Godzilla vs. Gigan

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

Godzilla vs. Gigan (also known as Godzilla on Monster Island) is the 12th entry in the Toho-produced Godzilla film series. It depicts the battle of Godzilla and Anguirus against Gigan and King Ghidorah, monsters from space who serve as weapons of extra-terrestrial aggressive civilisation.

The following weapons were used in the film Godzilla vs. Gigan:

M1 Garand

JSDF personnel are armed with M1 Garand rifles.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

Soldiers with Garand rifles.

Browning M2HB Machine Gun

Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are mounted on Type 61 tanks and jeeps.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG

M2HB on Type 61 tank.

M2HB machine gun on jeep is seen at the left.

A close view of M2HB machine gun on jeep.

Bazooka

Bazooka launchers are also used by JSDF personnel. It's hard to say for sure if they are M9 or M20.

M9A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch

M20B1 "Super Bazooka" - 3.5"

Several Bazooka launchers are seen at the right.

Light Recoilless Gun

Another version of recoilless gun, also mounted on jeeps, has a shorter barrel and resembles 75-mm M20 Recoilless Rifle.

M20 Recoilless Rifle - 75x408 mm R

Light recoilless guns on position.

A close view of the gun.

M40 Recoilless Gun

In several scenes JSDF use 106-mm M40 Recoilless Rifles mounted on jeeps.

M40A1 Recoiless Rifle - 106x607 mm R

Jeep with recoilless gun on march.

Recoilless guns on position.