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[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(3).jpg|thumb|550px|none|Capt. Davis with his M1928A1.]]
 
[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(3).jpg|thumb|550px|none|Capt. Davis with his M1928A1.]]
 
[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(4).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
 
[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(4).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(5).jpg|thumb|550px|none|IJA soldiers with Thompsons at the ready.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1928A1(6).jpg|thumb|550px|none|An M1928 in a machine gun mount. Presumably there were not enough Lewis Guns on hand to supply all the IJA extras.]]
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==Reising M50==
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A Marine can be seen with a [[Reising M50]] when they land on Guadalcanal.
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[[Image:Reising m50-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Reising M50- .45 ACP.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalReisingM50.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A Marine with a Reising M50.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalReisingM50(2).jpg|thumb|550px|none|The Marine charging behind enemy lines with his M50 in hand.]]
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==Reising M55==
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A [[Reising Submachine Gun|Reising M55]] can be seen hung on a Marine's bed below deck.
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[[File:20665 1800 1 lg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Reising M55 - .45 ACP.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalReisingM55.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A hung Reising M55 in the top right corner.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
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==M1903A3 Springfield==
 
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The [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A3 Springfield]] is correctly depicted the standard issue rifle of the United States Marines (as they did not get [[M1 Garand]]s until the end of the war). US Army soldiers and IJA soldiers use them as well (the later using them as a stand in for the [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 38]]and the [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]].
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The [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A3 Springfield]] is correctly depicted the standard issue rifle of the United States Marines (as they did not get [[M1 Garand]]s until the end of the war). US Army soldiers and IJA soldiers use them as well (the later using them as a stand in for the [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 38]] and the [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]].
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[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A3 - .30-'06]]
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[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 38 for comparison - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
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[[Image:Type 99 long rifle.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 for comparison - 7.7x58mm]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A Marine loading his M10903A3 Springfield.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3(2).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3(3).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3(4).jpg|thumb|550px|none|An IJA soldier with a Springfield.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3(5).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1903A3(7).jpg|thumb|550px|none|An M1903 on a US Army soldier's back.]]
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=Machine Guns=
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==Browning AN/M2==
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F4F Wildcats which typically mount [[Browning AN/M2]]s are seen in actual war footage.
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[[Image:ANM230fixed.jpg|thumb|none|401px|Browning AN/M2, fixed mount - .30-06 Springfield]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalF4FWildcat.jpg|thumb|550px|none|F4F Wildcats preparing to take off.]]
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==Browning M2==
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During the final push a soldier can be seen using a [[Browning M2]] mounted on a M4 Sherman.
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[[Image:BrowningM2_plain.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalBrowningM2.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A soldier firing a Browning M2.]]
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==Browning M1917==
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During the final push Marines are seen carrying [[Browning M1917]]s.
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[[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg|thumb|none|375px|Browning M1917 - .30-06‎]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1917.jpg|thumb|550px|none|Marines lugging Browning M1917s.]]
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==Browning M1919A4==
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[[Browning M1919A4]]s are carried by Marines and mounted on boats and M4 Sherman tanks.
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[[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4.jpg|thumb|550px|none|Multiple Marines with Browning M1919A4s.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4(2).jpg|thumb|550px|none|A Marine manning a M1919A4.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4(3).jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4(4).jpg|thumb|550px|none|A Marine firing a M1919.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4Sherman.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A M1919 mounted on top of a M4 Sherman.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1919A4Sherman2.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A look at a M4 Sherman's coaxial M1919A4s.]]
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==Lewis Gun==
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The Aircraft version of the [[Lewis Gun]] is used by IJA forces. Surprisingly this is correct as there are records of the Japanese military using the Lewis Gun during the war.
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[[Image:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalLewisGunAircraft.jpg|thumb|550px|none|An IJA soldier firing a Lewis Gun.]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalLewisGunAircraft2.jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalLewisGunAircraft3.jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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=Explosives=
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==M1 Mortar==
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US Marines use [[M1 Mortar]]s to provide supporting fire.
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[[Image:M1m81 1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Mortar - 81mm]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM1Mortar.jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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==M2 Mortar==
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IJA soldiers use [[M2 Mortar]]s to keep the Marines back.
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[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalM2Mortar.jpg|thumb|550px|none|]]
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==Mk 2 Grenade==
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[[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s are used to blow up Japanese MG nest.
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[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 Grenade]]
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[[File:GuadalcanalMk2.jpg|thumb|550px|none|A Marine readying an Mk 2.]]
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==TNT==
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TNT is also used to to blow up Japanese MG nest.
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[[File:GuadalcanalTNT.jpg|thumb|550px|none|Marines readying the TNT.]]
  
 
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Revision as of 21:16, 31 March 2013

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)


The following weapons were used in the film Guadalcanal Diary:


Handguns

Colt M1911A1

The Colt M1911A1 is carried by Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) but is never fired.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) with his Colt M1911A1 after landing on Guadalcanal.
GuadalcanalM1911A1(2).jpg

Luger P08

An IJA officer tries to reach for a Luger P08 (presumably standing in for the Nambu Type 14) to shoot a Marine reaching for his dropped Katana.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm.
Nambu Type 14 for comparison - 8x22mm Nambu
An IJA officer reaching for a Luger P08.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

The M1928A1 Thompson is the main weapon of Capt. Davis (Richard Conte), some of the Marines, and is used by some of the IJA (presumably standing in for the Bergmann MP18, the Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II, or the Type 100 none of which look nothing like a Thompson).

File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpeg
M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP
Bergmann MP18 for comparison - 9x19mm
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II for comparison - 9x19mm
Type 100 for comparison - 8x22mm Nambu
Capt. Davis (Richard Conte) cleaning his unloaded M1928A1 Thompson.
GuadalcanalM1928A1(2).jpg
Capt. Davis with his M1928A1.
GuadalcanalM1928A1(4).jpg
IJA soldiers with Thompsons at the ready.
An M1928 in a machine gun mount. Presumably there were not enough Lewis Guns on hand to supply all the IJA extras.

Reising M50

A Marine can be seen with a Reising M50 when they land on Guadalcanal.

Reising M50- .45 ACP.
A Marine with a Reising M50.
The Marine charging behind enemy lines with his M50 in hand.

Reising M55

A Reising M55 can be seen hung on a Marine's bed below deck.

File:20665 1800 1 lg.jpg
Reising M55 - .45 ACP.
A hung Reising M55 in the top right corner.

Rifles

M1903A3 Springfield

The M1903A3 Springfield is correctly depicted the standard issue rifle of the United States Marines (as they did not get M1 Garands until the end of the war). US Army soldiers and IJA soldiers use them as well (the later using them as a stand in for the Arisaka Type 38 and the Arisaka Type 99.

M1903A3 - .30-'06
Arisaka Type 38 for comparison - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
Arisaka Type 99 for comparison - 7.7x58mm
A Marine loading his M10903A3 Springfield.
GuadalcanalM1903A3(2).jpg
GuadalcanalM1903A3(3).jpg
An IJA soldier with a Springfield.
GuadalcanalM1903A3(5).jpg
An M1903 on a US Army soldier's back.

Machine Guns

Browning AN/M2

F4F Wildcats which typically mount Browning AN/M2s are seen in actual war footage.

Browning AN/M2, fixed mount - .30-06 Springfield
F4F Wildcats preparing to take off.

Browning M2

During the final push a soldier can be seen using a Browning M2 mounted on a M4 Sherman.

Browning M2HB - .50 BMG
A soldier firing a Browning M2.

Browning M1917

During the final push Marines are seen carrying Browning M1917s.

Browning M1917 - .30-06‎
Marines lugging Browning M1917s.

Browning M1919A4

Browning M1919A4s are carried by Marines and mounted on boats and M4 Sherman tanks.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield
Multiple Marines with Browning M1919A4s.
A Marine manning a M1919A4.
GuadalcanalM1919A4(3).jpg
A Marine firing a M1919.
A M1919 mounted on top of a M4 Sherman.
A look at a M4 Sherman's coaxial M1919A4s.

Lewis Gun

The Aircraft version of the Lewis Gun is used by IJA forces. Surprisingly this is correct as there are records of the Japanese military using the Lewis Gun during the war.

Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British
An IJA soldier firing a Lewis Gun.
GuadalcanalLewisGunAircraft2.jpg
GuadalcanalLewisGunAircraft3.jpg

Explosives

M1 Mortar

US Marines use M1 Mortars to provide supporting fire.

M1 Mortar - 81mm
GuadalcanalM1Mortar.jpg

M2 Mortar

IJA soldiers use M2 Mortars to keep the Marines back.

M2 Mortar - 60mm
GuadalcanalM2Mortar.jpg

Mk 2 Grenade

Mk 2 hand grenades are used to blow up Japanese MG nest.

Mk 2 Grenade
A Marine readying an Mk 2.

TNT

TNT is also used to to blow up Japanese MG nest.

Marines readying the TNT.
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