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[[Image:waroftheworlds10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several U.S. soldiers fire their M20 "Super Bazookas" at the Martian war machines during the first battle in the film.]] | [[Image:waroftheworlds10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several U.S. soldiers fire their M20 "Super Bazookas" at the Martian war machines during the first battle in the film.]] | ||
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[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]] | ||
[[Image:waroftheworlds2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several USMC personnel are seen with their Browning M1919s at the ready in anticipation for the upcoming battle.]] | [[Image:waroftheworlds2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several USMC personnel are seen with their Browning M1919s at the ready in anticipation for the upcoming battle.]] | ||
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[[Image:waroftheworlds4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Browning M1919A4 as seen folded up on the Jeep as the U.S. military prepares to set up a base of operations at the crash site of the Martian meteor.]] | [[Image:waroftheworlds4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Browning M1919A4 as seen folded up on the Jeep as the U.S. military prepares to set up a base of operations at the crash site of the Martian meteor.]] | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 22 May 2012
The War of the Worlds is the 1953 film adaptation of the famous H.G. Wells novel of the same name. Widely regarded as one of the best science-fiction novel-to-film adaptations, the film does take several creative liberties with the original story, namely the location of the film taking place in California instead of the United Kingdom, the setting in the then-present day 1950s rather than the 1890s, and many of the title characters that appear in the novel being completely absent in the film adaptation. Nevertheless, the film garnered much critical acclaim and status that still continues to this day. A second film adaptation starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg was released in 2005.
The following weapons are seen in The War of the Worlds':
M1 Carbine
Used by the USMC and the U.S Army Soldiers.
M1 Garand
Used by the USMC and U.S Army Soldiers.
M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)
Used by the USMC and the U.S Army Soldiers.
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4s are used by the USMC Machine Gun Platoon.
Browning M2HB
Used by the USMC machine gun platoon.
Mortar
Used by the USMC Mortar Platoon.
Trivia Section
- The "Flying Wing" is a Northrop YB-49 which predates the present day B-2 Spirit of the same manufacturer. The flight scenes are original test flight footage.