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Difference between revisions of "A Bridge Too Far"
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== Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1* == | == Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1* == | ||
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Used by all British Troops, mostly the Grenadier Guards in the Armored Column as well as the British 1st Airborne Division when they were trapped in Arnhem. The No 4 Mk 1* rifle was also seen in the hands of the Polish Airborne brigade troops. | Used by all British Troops, mostly the Grenadier Guards in the Armored Column as well as the British 1st Airborne Division when they were trapped in Arnhem. The No 4 Mk 1* rifle was also seen in the hands of the Polish Airborne brigade troops. | ||
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[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1]] .303]] | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Short_Magazine_Lee-Enfield_(SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1]] .303]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-Bren&No4A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British troops from the Grenadier Guards advance.]] | ||
== M1 Garand == | == M1 Garand == | ||
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Used by American troops. | Used by American troops. | ||
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[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[M1 Garand]] .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[M1 Garand]] .30-06]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
| − | + | Used by American Soldiers and mounted on jeeps and other vehicles. Most notably seen when [[James Caan]] pulls one out of it's Jeep mount when he is hiding from a German Patrol in the Forest. Also used by [[Elliott Gould]] when leading the charge to capture a bridge. | |
| − | Used by American Soldiers and mounted on jeeps and other vehicles. Most notably seen when [[James Caan]] pulls one out of it's Jeep mount when he is hiding from a German Patrol in the Forest. | ||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era [[M1 Carbine|M1A1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and Magazine pouch for buttstock]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era [[M1 Carbine|M1A1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and Magazine pouch for buttstock]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-M1Carbine 01A.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Col. Robert Stout [[Elliott Gould]] leads paratroopers to capture a bridge. Stout carries an M1 Carbine - .30 carbine]] | ||
== M1911 == | == M1911 == | ||
Used throughout the movie, especially by [[James Caan]] when threatening a 101st Airborne combat surgeon (Arthur Hill) in order to get him to treat his wounded lieutenant (Nicholas Campbell). | Used throughout the movie, especially by [[James Caan]] when threatening a 101st Airborne combat surgeon (Arthur Hill) in order to get him to treat his wounded lieutenant (Nicholas Campbell). | ||
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[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[M1911|M1911A1]] .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[M1911|M1911A1]] .45 ACP]] | ||
==M1 Thompson== | ==M1 Thompson== | ||
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Used by American troops. | Used by American troops. | ||
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| + | ==Browning M2 HB== | ||
| + | Used by British Armored troops mounted to their Lend Lease Sherman Tanks. | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-BrowningM2A.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Grenadier Guard fires his Browning M2 - .50 Cal]] | ||
== Sten Mk5 == | == Sten Mk5 == | ||
The standard submachine gun for British and Polish Airborne units. Differentiated from earlier models by the wooden vertical foregrip and wooden stock. | The standard submachine gun for British and Polish Airborne units. Differentiated from earlier models by the wooden vertical foregrip and wooden stock. | ||
| − | [[Image:Sten Mk5.JPG|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Sten Mk5.JPG|thumb|none|250px|[[Sten|Sten Mk5]] as used by British Airborne.]] |
| − | [[Image:Arnhem1.jpg]] | + | [[Image:Arnhem1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|[[Sten|Sten Mk5]] as used by British Airborne.]] |
''(one of the iconic images of the real Battle of Arnhem showing the Sten Mk.5 in the hands of British Paras)'' | ''(one of the iconic images of the real Battle of Arnhem showing the Sten Mk.5 in the hands of British Paras)'' | ||
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Used in the aborted attack on the German bunker on the Arnhem bridge this weapon, known as the "Lifebuoy" for its' resemblance to a lifesaver, was the standard British flamethrower. | Used in the aborted attack on the German bunker on the Arnhem bridge this weapon, known as the "Lifebuoy" for its' resemblance to a lifesaver, was the standard British flamethrower. | ||
| − | [[Image:Flame1. | + | [[Image:Flame1.JPG|thumb|none|250px|No2 Portable Flamethrower as used by British Airborne.]] |
| + | ''A similar weapon in use by a Canadian soldier during the war'' | ||
== PIAT == | == PIAT == | ||
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== [[Bren gun]] == | == [[Bren gun]] == | ||
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| − | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG| | + | [[Image:BTF-BrenA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|British Grenadier Guards fight with a Bren Gun - .303]] |
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== Vickers Heavy Machine Gun == | == Vickers Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
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Used by British soldiers when the armored convoy is ambushed. | Used by British soldiers when the armored convoy is ambushed. | ||
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== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
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Used by German troops. | Used by German troops. | ||
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[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[MP40]] 9mm]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[MP40]] 9mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-MP40A.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Closeup of an MP40 - 9mm]] | ||
==MG42== | ==MG42== | ||
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Used by German troops | Used by German troops | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-MG42A.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Carried by retreating German Soldiers - MG42]] | ||
==MG34== | ==MG34== | ||
| + | The most commonly seen MG used by German troops in the film. | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-MG34a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG34]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BTF-MG34 02A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG34]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:34, 15 October 2008
The following guns were used in the movie A Bridge Too Far
Mauser 98K
Mauser Karabiner 98 (98K) was the standard weapon for all German ground forces during World War 2.
Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1*
Used by all British Troops, mostly the Grenadier Guards in the Armored Column as well as the British 1st Airborne Division when they were trapped in Arnhem. The No 4 Mk 1* rifle was also seen in the hands of the Polish Airborne brigade troops.
M1 Garand
Used by American troops.
M1 Carbine
Used by American Soldiers and mounted on jeeps and other vehicles. Most notably seen when James Caan pulls one out of it's Jeep mount when he is hiding from a German Patrol in the Forest. Also used by Elliott Gould when leading the charge to capture a bridge.
M1911
Used throughout the movie, especially by James Caan when threatening a 101st Airborne combat surgeon (Arthur Hill) in order to get him to treat his wounded lieutenant (Nicholas Campbell).
M1 Thompson
Used by American troops.
Browning M2 HB
Used by British Armored troops mounted to their Lend Lease Sherman Tanks.
Sten Mk5
The standard submachine gun for British and Polish Airborne units. Differentiated from earlier models by the wooden vertical foregrip and wooden stock.
(one of the iconic images of the real Battle of Arnhem showing the Sten Mk.5 in the hands of British Paras)
No2 Portable Flamethrower
Used in the aborted attack on the German bunker on the Arnhem bridge this weapon, known as the "Lifebuoy" for its' resemblance to a lifesaver, was the standard British flamethrower.
A similar weapon in use by a Canadian soldier during the war
PIAT
Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank
Used throughout the movie by British and Polish airborne units (who were similarly equipped) this weapon fired a 3 lb. hollow charge warhead via means of a powerful spring which ignited it's propellant. The weapon had a powerful recoil which necessitated it being fired prone since any other position would knock the user flat down. Seen especially during the repulse of the initial German assault on the Arnhem bridge.
Bren gun
Vickers Heavy Machine Gun
Used by British soldiers when the armored convoy is ambushed.
MP40
Used by German troops.
MG42
Used by German troops
MG34
The most commonly seen MG used by German troops in the film.
