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Difference between revisions of "The Cowra Breakout"
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==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*== | ||
The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*]] is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]), Mick Murphy ([[Dennis Miller]]) and Nobby ([[Alex Broun]]). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well. | The [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*]] is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]), Mick Murphy ([[Dennis Miller]]) and Nobby ([[Alex Broun]]). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well. | ||
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[[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:Mills Bomb SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Davidson MillsBomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb.]] | [[Image:Davidson MillsBomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Davidson MillsBomb 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mills Bomb lying in the foxhole, miraculously intact despite being armed.]] | + | [[Image:Davidson MillsBomb 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mills Bomb lying in the foxhole, miraculously intact despite being armed for some time.]] |
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+ | =Japanese Weapons= | ||
+ | ==Arisaka Type 38== | ||
+ | Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida]]) uses an [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 38]] in New Guinea. After a failed banzai charge, Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) bayonets him in the chest but fails to kill him. | ||
+ | [[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
+ | [[Image:JunjiHayashi Arisaka38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Junji Hayashi ([[Junichi Ishida]]) with an Arisaka Type 38.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Hayashi Arisaka38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hayashi chambers his Arisaka Type 38.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Hayashi Arisaka38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Arisaka Type 38, fitted with bayonet, dug into the soil next to the foxhole as Hayashi and Stan Davidson ([[Alan David Lee]]) struggle.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Davidson Arisaka38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stan with the Arisaka Type 38 after bayoneting Hayashi.]] |
Revision as of 09:09, 13 November 2010
The following weapons were used in the film The Cowra Breakout:
Allied Weapons
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk III* is used by Australian soldiers in New Guinea, including Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee), Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller) and Nobby (Alex Broun). Most of the guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
![](/images/thumb/0/04/MickMurphy_EnfieldMkIII.jpg/600px-MickMurphy_EnfieldMkIII.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/0/05/Nobby_EnfieldMkIII.jpg/600px-Nobby_EnfieldMkIII.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/2/28/Davidson_EnfieldMkIII.jpg/600px-Davidson_EnfieldMkIII.jpg)
M1 Garand
An American GI can be briefly seen with an M1 Garand in New Guinea.
Owen Submachine Gun
The Owen Submachine Gun is used by Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) and Sergeant Best (Tony Barry) in New Guinea. Several guards at the Cowra POW camp use it as well.
![](/images/thumb/b/b5/StanDavidson_OwenGun.jpg/600px-StanDavidson_OwenGun.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/1/17/SergeantBest_OwenGun.jpg/600px-SergeantBest_OwenGun.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/a/ac/Davidson_Best_McDonaldson_OwenGun.jpg/600px-Davidson_Best_McDonaldson_OwenGun.jpg)
M1928A1 Thompson
An African-American GI (Lee Rice) carries an M1928A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
![](/images/thumb/4/4d/AmericanGI_M1928A1Thompson.jpg/600px-AmericanGI_M1928A1Thompson.jpg)
M1A1 Thompson
Another African-American GI can be seen with an M1A1 Thompson in New Guinea.
Bren Gun
Australian soldiers in New Guinea use the Bren Gun in the Anti-Aircraft role. Guards at the Cowra POW camp use it during the Japanese breakout.
Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun
Corporal Doyle (Laurie Moran) and Private Hook (Max Cullen) man a Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun mounted on a truck during the breakout. After being overrun, Hook manages to dismantle the gun to prevent its use by the Japanese.
![](/images/thumb/8/81/Doyle_Hook_VickersMachineGun.jpg/600px-Doyle_Hook_VickersMachineGun.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/6/6b/Doyle_Hook_VickersMachineGun_2.jpg/600px-Doyle_Hook_VickersMachineGun_2.jpg)
Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun
Sally Murphy (Tracy Mann) can be seen with a Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun after the Japanese POW breakout. A Farmer (Bill Brady) tries to capture Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida) and Komatsu (Kazuhiro Muroyama) with one, fatally shooting Komatsu during the process.
![](/images/thumb/6/6a/SallyMurphy_DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg/600px-SallyMurphy_DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/1/15/Sally_DoubleBarrelledShotgun_2.jpg/600px-Sally_DoubleBarrelledShotgun_2.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/e/e9/Farmer_DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg/600px-Farmer_DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg)
Mills Bomb
Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) pulls the pin on a Mills Bomb to scare Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida) in the New Guinea mission. Hayashi manages to grab it during hand-to-hand combat with Stan, but Stan manages to throw it away from the both of them.
![](/images/thumb/2/24/Davidson_MillsBomb.jpg/600px-Davidson_MillsBomb.jpg)
Japanese Weapons
Arisaka Type 38
Junji Hayashi (Junichi Ishida) uses an Arisaka Type 38 in New Guinea. After a failed banzai charge, Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) bayonets him in the chest but fails to kill him.
![](/images/thumb/a/ad/JunjiHayashi_Arisaka38.jpg/600px-JunjiHayashi_Arisaka38.jpg)
![](/images/thumb/e/e5/Hayashi_Arisaka38_2.jpg/600px-Hayashi_Arisaka38_2.jpg)