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The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie ''The War Game'' include the following... | The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie ''The War Game'' include the following... | ||
+ | [[Image:WarGameCover.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]] | ||
− | == | + | Note: Do to the documentary-style cinematography, some of the images will be a bit blurry. |
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− | [[Image: | + | ==[[Webley Mk IV]]== |
+ | Webley revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanize the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain. | ||
+ | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mk VI .455 Webley]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargamewebley1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British army soldiers take Webley revolvers out of a crate before giving them to police officers.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargamewebley2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British police officers check their Webley revolvers before using them to euthanize dying civilians.]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Double-barreled shotgun== | ||
+ | A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a doubled-barreled shotgun, claiming he'll 'certainly use it' if someone tried to break in. | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargameshotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
− | == | + | ==[[Sten]] Mk.3 submachine gun== |
− | A | + | A few British police officers use Sten Mk.3 submachine guns, distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes. |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] |
+ | [[Image:Wargamesten1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargamesten2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer uses his Sten to hold back a crowd of protesters.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==PPSh-41 submachine gun (or Suomi M/31)== |
− | + | PPSh-41 or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
+ | [[Image:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suomi M/31]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargamesmg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
− | ==M1 | + | ==[[M1 Carbine]]== |
− | + | Seen in the hands of West Berlin police officers at one of the checkpoints to East Berlin. Also, a number of American soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany. | |
− | [[Image:M1 | + | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine]] |
+ | [[Image:Wargamecarbine1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|West German police officers with M1 carbines.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Wargamecarbine2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A West German police officer with a M1 carbine attempts to prevent a protester from charging the East German barricades.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==[[SKS rifle]]== |
− | + | SKS rifles are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] |
+ | [[Image:WargameSKS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Russian soldier in the background is armed with a SKS rifle.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== |
− | + | A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles. One L1A1 can also be seen during a scene depicting protests at a checkpoint between East and West Berlin. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR(Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62 Nato - Variation of the [[FN FAL]] battle rifle.]] |
+ | [[Image:WargameFAL.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WargameFAL2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A British soldier defending his position against Communist forces outside of Berlin.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==[[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)]] (Lee-Enfield No.4)== |
− | + | Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were seen in the hands of British police officers (and possibly a few soldiers) after Britain was hit by Soviet nuclear missiles. Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were also seen in the hands of survivors of the nuclear attack after seizing a police munitions truck a day after police officers shot a number of food rioters. Members of a police firing squad also use the rifles to execute rioters. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 the most common World War Two Rifle, in service between 1941–Present]] |
+ | [[Image:WargameEnfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British police officers load their Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifles before confronting protesters.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WargameEnfield2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A closer shot of the loading process.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WargameEnfield3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A survivor attempts to cock a Lee-Enfield No.4 that he just seized from a police munitions truck.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WargameEnfield4.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer and a survivor, both armed with Lee-Enfield No.4s, confront each other on the streets of Kent.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:WargameEnfield5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A police officer with a No.4 tries to block the cameraman from filming the execution of rioters.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==[[M1 Garand]]== |
− | + | A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands, particularly in the scene where rioters are being executed. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands during a failed attempt to relieve forces in West Berlin. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] |
+ | [[Image:WargameGarand1.jpg|thumb|none|450px| A British police officer armed with a M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] |
Revision as of 23:45, 3 February 2009
The firearms that were used in the 1965 BBC television movie The War Game include the following...
Note: Do to the documentary-style cinematography, some of the images will be a bit blurry.
Webley Mk IV
Webley revolvers were widely used by British police officers, especially to euthanize the dying victims of a Soviet nuclear attack on Great Britain.
Double-barreled shotgun
A British civilian who has prepared a fallout shelter for himself brandishes a doubled-barreled shotgun, claiming he'll 'certainly use it' if someone tried to break in.
Sten Mk.3 submachine gun
A few British police officers use Sten Mk.3 submachine guns, distinguished by their longer barrel shrouds, during the food riot scenes.
PPSh-41 submachine gun (or Suomi M/31)
PPSh-41 or Suomi M/31 submachine guns are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint. It is difficult to tell because the weapons are seen only at a distance.
M1 Carbine
Seen in the hands of West Berlin police officers at one of the checkpoints to East Berlin. Also, a number of American soldiers are seen with M1 Carbines before the launch of a tactical nuclar missile in West Germany.
SKS rifle
SKS rifles are seen in the hands of East German soldiers at an East Berlin checkpoint.
L1A1 Self Loading Rifle
A number of British soldiers in West Germany were seen armed with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles. One L1A1 can also be seen during a scene depicting protests at a checkpoint between East and West Berlin.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) (Lee-Enfield No.4)
Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were seen in the hands of British police officers (and possibly a few soldiers) after Britain was hit by Soviet nuclear missiles. Lee-Enfield No.4 rifles were also seen in the hands of survivors of the nuclear attack after seizing a police munitions truck a day after police officers shot a number of food rioters. Members of a police firing squad also use the rifles to execute rioters.
M1 Garand
A number of British police officers are seen armed with M1 Garands, particularly in the scene where rioters are being executed. Also, a number of American soldiers in West Germany were seen with Garands during a failed attempt to relieve forces in West Berlin.