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[[Image:TRLWin97-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Queen ([[David Harrod]]) holds his Winchester 1897 shotgun on Japanese prisoners.]] | [[Image:TRLWin97-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Queen ([[David Harrod]]) holds his Winchester 1897 shotgun on Japanese prisoners.]] | ||
[[Image:TRLWin97-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Queen ([[David Harrod]]) fires his Winchester 1897 shotgun at a Japanese soldier in a tree.]] | [[Image:TRLWin97-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Queen ([[David Harrod]]) fires his Winchester 1897 shotgun at a Japanese soldier in a tree.]] | ||
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+ | ==MK II Hand Grenade== | ||
+ | Several US soldiers are seen using [[Mk 2 hand grenade|MK II Hand Grenades]]s in the film. At one point we see Sgt. Keck ([[Woody Harrelson]]) cutting off the folds on the pin of his grenade, which proves to be a fatal mistake on his behalf when the pin pulls too easily while still attached to his belt. | ||
+ | [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|MK II hand grenade.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:TRLMkIIgrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A MK II grenade hanging on Capt. Staros' ([[Elias Koteas]]) jacket.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:TRLMkIIgrenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A MK II grenade hanging on Pvt. Sico's ([[Robert Roy Hofmo]]) as he fakes sickness to avoid fighting.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:TRLMkIIgrenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Keck ([[Woody Harrelson]]) tries to pull a MK II grenade off his belt but grabs it by the pin. By cutting off the pin's folds which hold it place better, the pin pulled out all too easy. Note how the spoon is flying off.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:TRLMkIIgrenade-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Keck ([[Woody Harrelson]]) realizes how screwed he is.]] | ||
== Oerlikon 20 mm cannon == | == Oerlikon 20 mm cannon == |
Revision as of 02:19, 16 April 2009
The following gun were used in the film The Thin Red Line:
M1 Garand
M1 Garand rifles are used heavily by the US soldiers in the film such as Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel), Pvt. Bell (Ben Chaplin), and Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok).
M1 Carbine
M1 Carbine rifles are used by the officers in the film such as Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson), Sgt. Gaff (John Cusack), Capt. Staros (Elias Koteas), and 2nd Lt. Whyte (Jared Leto).
M1928A1 Thompson
M1928A1 Thompsons are carried by 1st Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn), Sgt. Storm (John C. Reilly), and others.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2
Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) keeps a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 slung over his back, which he carries along with his Winchester 1897. On occasion he is seen using this gun instead with the Winchester slung over his back.
M1911A1
Pfc. Doll (Dash Mihok) steals an M1911A1 hanging from a bunk in the ship carrying Charlie company to the island. He notabley uses it when he charges a Japanese machine gun emplacement and fires it at them. Basically every other US soldier also has an M1911A1 as their sidearm, although only few soldiers such as Sgt. Gaff (John Cusack) are seen using them.
Winchester 1897
Cpl. Queen (David Harrod) is seen using a Winchester 1897 shotgun, along with a BAR as his main weapons in the film.
MK II Hand Grenade
Several US soldiers are seen using MK II Hand Grenadess in the film. At one point we see Sgt. Keck (Woody Harrelson) cutting off the folds on the pin of his grenade, which proves to be a fatal mistake on his behalf when the pin pulls too easily while still attached to his belt.
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
On the ship under the command of Brig. Gen. Quintard (John Travolta) is a pair of Oerlikon 20mm Autocannons mounted on a Mk 20 Mod 2 gun mount.
Bofors Twin Mount
On the ship under the command of Brig. Gen. Quintard (John Travolta) is a Bofors Twin Mount or "Pom-Pom" gun, 40mm.
Arisaka Type 38
Japanese soldiers are seen mainly using Arisaka Type 38 rifles.
Arisaka Type 99
Some Japanese soldiers are seen using Arisaka Type 99 rifles.