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Midway (2019)

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Midway
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Movie Poster
Country CAN.jpg Canada
CHN.jpg China
HKG.jpg Hong Kong
Flag of the United States.jpg United States
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Release Date November 8, 2019
Language English
Japanese
Studio Summit Entertainment
Distributor Lionsgate
Main Cast
Character Actor
Admiral Chester Nimitz Woody Harrelson
Commander Wade McClusky Luke Evans
Anne Best Mandy Moore
Edwin Layton Patrick Wilson
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi Tadanobu Asano
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Etsushi Toyokawa
Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey Dennis Quaid


Midway is a 2019 World War II film directed by Roland Emmerich that follows the events leading up to the Battle of Midway in 1942, where the US Navy attempted to prevent the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy from taking over the strategic air station on Midway island in the Pacific. The events of this battle had previously been chronicled in the similarly-named 1976 film. The cast includes Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Tadanobu Asano, Etsushi Toyokawa, Nick Jonas, and Dennis Quaid.


The following weapons were used in the film Midway:


Pistols

Colt M1911A1

U.S. pilots and officers can be seen with holstered Colt M1911A1 pistols.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
At the left, Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson (Luke Kleintank) with his Colt pistol visible in his holster.
Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart) with his Colt pistol holstered.

Mauser C96

A Mauser C96 can be seen in the holster of the Chinese Major (Philip Fu-Kang Wang) of the guerilla fighters.

Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser
At the left, the grip of the Mauser C96 pistol can be seen in the holster of the Chinese Major (Philip Fu-Kang Wang) talking to Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart).

Rifles

Springfield M1903

United States Marines on Midway Island can be seen with M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.

M1903 Springfield Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06 Springfield
Two Marines on the right with their Springfield rifles filmed by John Ford's (Geoffrey Blake) cameraman Dean Schaller (Jack MacKenzie).
A closer view of the front sight as a Marine turns around.
The Marine on the right attempting the cycle the rifle.
The two Marines on the right fire their rifles.

Arisaka Type 2

Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Takedown rifles are used by Japanese soldiers, which would be a peculiar oddity given that the standard-issue rifles at the time were either the Arisaka Type 38 or the Arisaka Type 99; the Arisaka Type 2 would primarily be issued to paratroopers.

TERA Type 2 - 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Two guards present their Arisaka rifles.
The Navy soldier on the left.

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of Chinese guerilla fighters. Some of them are equipped with late-war welded barrel bands. While the Kar 98k was exported to China before the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted in 1937 in some quantity, a more accurate rifle would either be the Hanyang 88 or the Type Zhongzheng Rifle. Despite this the seen Kar98ks are fitted with late-war welded barrel bands, which are anachronistic for 1942.

Karabiner 98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
After landing in China, Col. Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart) is surrounded by Chinese guerilla fighters confronting him with their Karabiner 98ks.

Machine Guns

Browning M2 Water Cooled

What appears to be a water-cooled version of the Browning M2HB machine gun is seen fired by US soldiers during the attack on Midway.

Browning M2 Water Cooled - .50 BMG
The water-cooled M2 on the left.
The Browning in the middle next to the camera tripod.

Type 93

Two Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun can briefly seen onboard the Akagi and Hiryu.

Type 93 - 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss
A sailor mans the Type 93 on the aircraft carrier tower.

Aircraft Machine Guns

Browning M2

The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart).

Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun - .50 BMG
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of the B-25 Mitchell bombers commanded by Col. James Doolittle (Aaron Eckhart).

.30 AN/M2

.30 AN/M2 machine guns are mounted on American carrier planes as defensive guns. The TBD Devastator torpedo planes have a single rear gun, while SBD Dauntless dive-bombers have twins.

.30 AN/M2, flexible mount - .30-06 Springfield
A Devastator rear gunner engages Japanese fighters
James Murray (Keean Johnson) fires the dual-mounted Brownings at two "Zeros".
Dual-mounted Brownings being fired by Bruno Gaido (Nick Jonas) mounted on an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.
First person view of James Murray's Brownings during the battle.

Type 92

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese D3A "Val" dive bombers and B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers can be seen with Type 92 light machine guns, a Japanese copy of the Lewis Gun, for the tail gunners.

Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Arisaka
Bombers attack the fleet at Pearl Harbor.

Type 97 Aircraft

Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 aircraft machine guns.

Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mmR
A cockpit view of an A6M fighter.

Type 99 20mm Cannon

Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with Type 99 cannons mounted in the wings.

Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB
Japanese "Zero" fighters are also armed with Type 99 cannons mounted in the wings.

Other

1.1"/75 caliber gun

US sailors can be seen with a 1.1"/75 caliber gun on the USS Enterprise.

1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS Pennsylvania - 28x199mm
A sailor inserts a magazine into the gun.
US sailors can be seen operating the 1.1"/75 caliber gun.
A close up of the firing barrels.

Oerlikon 20mm Cannon

US Navy ships at Pearl Harbor are also armed with Oerlikon 20mm Cannons. These are anachronistic for the period, not being adopted by the Navy until mid-1942. At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack the Navy's primary light antiaircraft gun would have been the water-cooled version of the Browning M2 heavy machine gun.

Oerlikon Cannon - 20x110mm RB
The Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon is seen on the right mounted on the Arizona.
Lt. Roy Pearce (Alexander Ludwig) mans the same Oerlikon.
First person view of his firing cannon.
Sailors on the Enterprise load a cannon with its drum magazine.

Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun

Japanese ships like the aircraft carriers Agaki and Hiryu are armed with twin-mounted Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns.

Type 96 twin AA mounting - 25x163mm
Japanese soldiers prepare the Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun near the airfield on Kwajalein Atoll.
AA-gun being fired at SBD Dauntless dive bombers.
Other sailors fire the Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun.
A rear view while the crew ducks from a strafing SBD Dauntless dive-bomber.

Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval gun

Type 89 naval guns are also mounted on Japanese ships.

Twin Type 89 - 127x580mmR
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