(Starship Troopers) - Morita Rifle Series

The Morita rifle series is a series of fictional weapons created for the movie Starship Troopers, with obvious influence from the M41A Pulse Rifle.

Morita Mk I Rifle

Morita Mk I Rifle; this example is missing the M60-style muzzle brake fitted to the rifle barrel.

The full-sized Morita rifle is used by Mobile Infantry standard/enlisted soldiers with the Morita Carbine being carried by fleet pilots and officers (See below). The weapons themselves are built around Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles with an underslung short-barreled Ithaca 37 shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified Muzzelite MZ-14 bullpup stock to house the Ruger Mini-14/AC-556 rifles and the Ithaca 37 shotguns (for the Morita rifle only). The Morita rifles and carbines in the film also feature a muzzle brake from the M60 GPMG.

This weapon is used by the following actors:

• Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers

• Jake Busey as Ace Levy in Starship Troopers

• Dina Meyer as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers

• Various actors playing Mobile Infantry soldiers in Starship Troopers

Morita Mk I Carbine

Morita Mk I Carbine.

A version of the Morita Rifle that is issued to Federation Pilots, as well as Officers and Senior NCOs of the Mobile Infantry. It is the same Ruger AC556-based Muzzelite Custom stocked rifle as the full sized Morita, except that it is shorter and missing the Ithaca Model 37 shotgun.

This weapon is used by the following actors:

• Michael Ironside as Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers

• Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers

• Patrick Muldoon as Zander Barcalow in Starship Troopers

• Denise Richards as Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers

Morita Mk I Sniper Rifle

Morita Mk I Scoped Sniper Rifle.

Basically a full-size Morita Rifle with a large multi-task Scope. It is the same basic weapon with the addition of an advanced scope capable of tracking and zooming in on a target.

This weapon is used by the following actors:

• Michael Ironside as Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers

• Seth Gilliam as 'Sugar' Walkins in Starship Troopers