(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 from 1986's Aliens.

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 the full-size rifles also containing an underslung short-barreled Ithaca 37 shotgun. The weapons utilize a modified Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock to house the Ruger 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 in the film:

Actor	Character	Title	Date
Casper Van Dien	Johnny Rico	Starship Troopers	1997
Jake Busey	Ace Levy	Starship Troopers	1997
Dina Meyer	Dizzy Flores	Starship Troopers	1997
Various Actors	Mobile Infantry troops	Starship Troopers	1997

Morita Mk I Carbine

Morita Mk I Carbine.

A shortened version of the Morita Rifle that is issued to Federation Pilots, as well as Officers and Senior NCOs of the Mobile Infantry (also known as the "Hero Carbine"). It is the same Ruger AC556-based Muzzelite Custom stocked rifle as the full sized Morita, except that it contains a shorter barrel and forend without the Ithaca 37 shotgun.

This weapon is used by the following actors:

Actor	Character	Title	Date
Michael Ironside	Jean Rasczak	Starship Troopers	1997
Casper Van Dien	Johnny Rico	Starship Troopers	1997
Patrick Muldoon	Zander Barcalow	Starship Troopers	1997
Denise Richards	Carmen Ibanez	Starship Troopers	1997
Steven Ford	Lt. Willy	Starship Troopers	1997

Morita Mk I Sniper Rifle

Morita Mk I Scoped Sniper Rifle.

Basically a full-size Morita Rifle with a large multitask 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:

Actor	Character	Title	Date
Michael Ironside	Jean Rasczak	Starship Troopers	1997
Seth Gilliam	'Sugar' Walkins	Starship Troopers	1997