(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

The full-sized Morita rifle is used by all the other 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 Ithaca 37 shotgun. Both the Morita rifle and carbine 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 all also feature a muzzle brake from the M60 GPMG.

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

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

A shorter barreled version of the Morita Rifle was issued to Federation Pilots and Senior NCOs of the Mobile Infantry.

Morita Mk II Carbine.

Morita Scoped Sniper Rifle

Basically a Morita Rifle with a large multi-task Scope. The Morita Scoped Rifle is used by Pvt. Watkins on Planet P. It is the same basic weapon with the addition of an advanced scope capable of tracking and zooming in on a target.

Morita Scope Sniper Rifle.