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The Lighthorsemen
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian World War I film directed by Simon Wincer. The film tells about the men of the Australian Light Horse who were involved in the 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.
Several pieces of footage from the film were re-used for the episode "Palestine 1917" of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (re-released on video and DVD under the title "Daredevils of the Desert"), which Wincer also directed.
The following weapons are featured in the film The Lighthorsemen:
Handguns
Webley Mk. VI Revolver
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk IIIs are the mainstay weapon of the Australian and British troops.
Mauser Maodel 1903/30
Mauser 1903/30 Rifles, identify by the notch on top the receiver, are the mainstay weapon of the Turkish troops.
Machine Guns
Lewis Machine Gun
Vickers Mk. I
Maxim MG08
Maxim MG08/15
Parabellum MG17
Hand Grenades
Model 17 Stielhandgranate
Other
7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
Turkish troops use German 7,7 cm Feldkanone 96 n. A. field guns. Australian troops use these guns also.
Aerial bomb
German reconnaissance aircraft carries small aerial bombs.
Mark IV tank
British troops use tanks during the Second Battle of Gaza.
Explosive
Australian troops used explosives to destroy the Turkish railway.
