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(Starship Troopers) - Morita Rifle Series

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The Morita rifle series is a series of fictional weapons created for the Starship Troopers series, with obvious influence from the M41A Pulse Rifle from 1986's Aliens.

The Morita rifle series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Morita Mk I Rifle

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Morita Mk I Rifle; this example is missing the M60-style muzzle brake fitted to the rifle barrel.

The full-sized Morita rifle is used by Mobile Infantry standard/enlisted soldiers with the Morita Carbine being carried by fleet pilots and officers (see below). The weapons themselves are built around Ruger AC556 rifles with the full-size rifles also containing an underslung short-barreled Ithaca 37 shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock to house the Ruger AC-556 rifles and the Ithaca 37 shotguns (for the Morita rifle only). The Morita rifles and carbines in the film also feature a muzzle brake from the M60 machine gun.

Title Actor Character Date
Starship Troopers Casper Van Dien Johnny Rico 1997
Jake Busey Ace Levy
Dina Meyer Dizzy Flores
Various Actors Mobile Infantry troops


Morita Mk I Carbine

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Morita Mk I Carbine.

A shortened version of the Morita Rifle that is issued to Federation Pilots, as well as Officers and Senior NCOs of the Mobile Infantry (also known as the "Hero Carbine"). It is the same Ruger AC556-based Muzzelite Custom stocked rifle as the full sized Morita, except that it contains a shorter barrel and forend without the Ithaca 37 shotgun.

Title Actor Character Date
Starship Troopers Michael Ironside Jean Rasczak 1997
Casper Van Dien Johnny Rico
Patrick Muldoon Zander Barcalow
Denise Richards Carmen Ibanez
Steven Ford Lt. Willy


Morita Mk I Sniper Rifle

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Morita Mk I Scoped Sniper Rifle.

Basically a full-size Morita Rifle with a large multitask scope. It is the same basic weapon with the addition of an advanced scope capable of tracking and zooming in on a target.

Title Actor Character Date
Starship Troopers Michael Ironside Jean Rasczak 1997
Seth Gilliam 'Sugar' Walkins