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| − | ''Merrill's Marauders'' was a 1962 World War II film that tells the true story of a special American unit that conducted raids deep inside Japanese-occupied territory in Burma during 1942. Directed by [[Samuel Fuller]] (''[[The Steel Helmet]]'', ''[[The Big Red One]]''), the film co-starred [[Claude Akins]] and [[Peter Brown]] and was made with the cooperation of the United States military. [[Jeff Chandler]] starred as General Merrill and sadly passed away a year before the film was released. | + | '''''Merrill's Marauders''''' was a 1962 World War II film that tells the true story of a special American unit that conducted raids deep inside Japanese-occupied territory in Burma during 1942. Directed by [[Samuel Fuller]] (''[[The Steel Helmet]]'', ''[[The Big Red One]]''), the film co-starred [[Claude Akins]] and [[Peter Brown]] and was made with the cooperation of the United States military. [[Jeff Chandler]] starred as General Merrill and sadly passed away a year before the film was released. |
Revision as of 12:50, 28 February 2014
Merrill's Marauders was a 1962 World War II film that tells the true story of a special American unit that conducted raids deep inside Japanese-occupied territory in Burma during 1942. Directed by Samuel Fuller (The Steel Helmet, The Big Red One), the film co-starred Claude Akins and Peter Brown and was made with the cooperation of the United States military. Jeff Chandler starred as General Merrill and sadly passed away a year before the film was released.
The following weapons were used in the film Merrill's Marauders:
Rifles
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the main rifle carried by the Marauders.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is carried by several officers including Gen. Frank D. Merrill (Jeff Chandler).
Arisaka Type 99
The Arisaka Type 99 was one of the main battle rifles used by the Japanese Army.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson is the main weapon carried by Sgt. Kolowicz (Claude Akins).
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The Browning Automatic Rifle is one of the weapons seen in the hands of the Marauders.
Browning M1917
The Browning M1917 water-cooled machine gun is the heavy machine gun used by the Marauders.
Browning M1919A4
The Browning M1919A4 machine gun is also used by the Marauders.
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB machine gun is briefly seen used during the final battle.
Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
Japanese forces are also seen engaging the Marauders with Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns.
Type 99 Light Machine Gun
Japanese forces are seen firing the Type 99 Light Machine Gun.
Other
M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher with M9A1 Rifle Grenade
An M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher is used by the Marauders to launch M9A1 Rifle Grenades.
