The following guns were used in The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
M1A1 Thompson
Major Wright (Telly Savalas) and several other American soldiers (the MP's at the prison in particular) wield M1A1 Thompsons.
M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine
M3 "Grease Gun
The majority of the American soldiers and Yugoslavian resistance members use M3 "Grease Guns".
M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.
M1911A1
Major Wright uses an M1911A1 pistol in one scene, as does an Army captain during Hamilton's attempted escape.
World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP
The captain, holding his
M1911A1, hides behind a Jeep with Wright.
The captain and his
M1911A1 contemplate the situation.
The captain watches as Wright talks Hamilton down.
Wright investigates something suspicious.
Walther P38
SS General Kurt Richter (Matthew Burton) uses a Walther P38 as his sidearm of choice.
Walther P38 pistol World War II date of production
Luger P08
Many Germans as well as some Yugoslavians throughout the film use the Luger P08.
A Nazi official aboard the train with a
Luger P08.
The Nazi official shouting orders while holding his
Luger P08.
MP40
The MP40 makes its triumphant return as the firearm of choice for nearly every German soldier seen in the film. The guards at the Bulgarian border use them as well.
An SS soldier crouches with his
MP40.
A SS soldier perched atop the speeding train shoots at the Americans with his
MP40.
Demchuk kills a Bulgarian soldier who is armed with an
MP40.
General Richter grabs an
MP40 and fires at the train.
Karabiner 98k
A handful of German soldiers use Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifles, although the MP40 is still the dominant German weapon in this film. The Dozen also utilize them for bayonet practice.
A German soldier at the Yugoslavian border unslings his
Karabiner 98k seconds before Major Wright shoots him.
A SS soldier perched on a truck takes aim with his
Karabiner 98k.
A SS soldier on the train fires with his
Karabiner 98k even as his
MP40-toting comrade is killed.
Collins supervises the training with a Kar98k in hand.
Joe Stern (
Hunt Block) after "killing" a "German soldier." with his bayonet-fixed Kar98k
Roberto Echevarria (
Richard Yniguez), wearing a Rambo-esque headband, thrusts his bayonet-fixed Kar98k into a "German officer."
MG42
Two German soldiers at the Grecian border are seen with an MG42 mounted on a tripod.
The soldiers set the
MG42 up.
The Soldiers fire the
MG42. Two
MP40-wielding soldiers are to the left
Browning M1919
Joseph Hamilton (Ernie Hudson) commandeers a Browning M1919 machine gun in a guard tower while trying to escape from military prison.
Several tracked "German" vehicles (actually Soviet Ural AT-L's) have these machine guns mounted on them.
The machine gunner overlooking the prison courtyard with a M1919.
Hamilton armed with the M1919 pins the MP's down.
Hamilton, still armed, tells of why he killed his French wife.
The "German" Ural AT-L with a mounted M1919.
German mortars
German soldiers at the Grecian border fire several mortars.
The German mortar firers take up their positions.
A soldier loads the mortar while another prepares to cover his ear.
Scout car gun
An American scout car seen at the prison is shown with an enormous gun mounted in back.
The scout car with large gun arrives filled with MP's.
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