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|character2=The Officer #2  
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|actor2=Tomoya Okamoto  
|actor2=Tomoya Okamoto  
|character3=The Female Nurse #1
|character3= Female Nurse #1
|actor3=Yukari Fujimoto
|actor3=Yukari Fujimoto
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'''Philosophy of a Knife''' is a 2008 Russian-American horror movie, based on the story of the Japanese Unit 731.
'''Philosophy of a Knife''' is a 2008 Russian-American horror movie, based on the story of the Japanese Unit 731.


''Note'': This movie was filmed at the Khabarovsk, Russia, which likely influenced the choice of the weapons shown in the movie.  
''Note'': This movie was filmed at Khabarovsk, Russia, which likely influenced the choice of the weapons shown in the movie.  


{{Film Title|Philosophy of a Knife}}
{{Film Title|Philosophy of a Knife}}
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=Pistols=
=Pistols=
==Nambu Type 14==
==Nambu Type 14==
A very rare guest of the Russian movie, the historically correct [[Nambu Type 14]] was used by the The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) throughout the movie. This gun had never seen in action: at the firing scenes, the muzzle flash is obviosly GI added and the slide hadn't moving. After a close inspection it can be seen, that, despute the screen gun is obviosly a Late Nambu model, part of the slade was tooked from the Early Nambu model. Most likely, the movie prop was partualy broken and repared with the parts of the other Namby Type 14 pistols or even assembled of the numerous heavy damaged Nambus. Two Namby Type 14 can be seen on the wall.
A rare appearance in the Russian movie, the historically correct [[Nambu Type 14]] was used by the The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) throughout the movie. This gun had never seen in action: at the firing scenes, the muzzle flash is obviously GI added and the slide hadn't moving. Upon close inspection it can be seen that, despite the screen gun obviously being a Late Nambu model, part of the slide was taken from the Early Nambu model. Most likely, the movie prop was partially broken and repaired with the parts of the other Nambu Type 14 pistols, or possibly even assembled from numerous heavy damaged Nambus. Two Nambu Type 14s can be seen on the wall.
[[Image:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer draws his Nambu.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer draws his Nambu.]]
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[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close Up.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close Up.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer grabs his Nambu from the table of guns.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer grabs his Nambu from the table of guns.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the ejector's port.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the ejection port.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the slide.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the slide.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer draws his Nambu.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer draws his Nambu.]]
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[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 11.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the wooden grips.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 11.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A close view of the wooden grips.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 12.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer aims his Nambu on the girl (Elena Romanova Probatova).]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 4 12.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer aims his Nambu on the girl (Elena Romanova Probatova).]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two Nambus can be seen at the left, under the Mauser..]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Nambus can be seen at the left, under the Mauser.]]


==Walther PP==
==Walther PP==
The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) briefly holds [[Walther PP]] at the one moment.
The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) briefly holds [[Walther PP]] at one moment.
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎|thumb|300px|none|War Time Walther PP Pistol.  The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]]
[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|300px|none|War Time Walther PP Pistol.  The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer grabs the pistol frome the table of guns.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer grabs the pistol from the table of guns.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The another view of this pistol.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The another view of this pistol.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A more close view of the pistol.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A more close view of the pistol.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer prepairs to puts the pistol back.]]
[[Image:Philosophy pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The officer prepares to puts the pistol back.]]


==Walther P88 Compact==
==Walther P88 Compact==
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==Nagant M1895==
==Nagant M1895==
The [[Nagant M1895]] can be seen holded by the Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami).
The [[Nagant M1895]] can be seen held by The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami).
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.]]
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.]]
[[Image:Philosophy revolver 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.]]
[[Image:Philosophy revolver 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.]]
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=Rifles=
=Rifles=
==Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle==
==Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle==
The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers were armed with the [[Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle]] , which is complitely historicaly uncorrect.
The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers were armed with the [[Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle]] , which is completely historically incorrect.
[[Image:MosinNagantM9130Sniper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope (this example is one of the repurposed SVT-40 scopes, 91/30 PU scopes had consistent tube diameter as the mount rings were shorter) and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[Image:MosinNagantM9130Sniper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope (this example is one of the repurposed SVT-40 scopes, 91/30 PU scopes had consistent tube diameter as the mount rings were shorter) and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[Image:Philosophy rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Numerous Mosin-Nagants near the wall.]]
[[Image:Philosophy rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Numerous Mosin-Nagants near the wall.]]
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The [[F-1 hand grenade]] can be seen on the table of guns.
The [[F-1 hand grenade]] can be seen on the table of guns.
[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The greande at the left.]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade at the left.]]


==F1 hand grenade==
==F1 hand grenade==
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[[Image:French F1 Mle 1916 Billant.JPG|thumb|none|200px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.]]
[[Image:French F1 Mle 1916 Billant.JPG|thumb|none|200px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The greande at the right.]]
[[Image:Philosophy firearms 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade at the right.]]


=Other=
=Other=
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[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Russian Navy ships, sunk in Port Arthur in 1904.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Russian Navy ships, sunk in Port Arthur in 1904.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The heavy cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The heavy cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The rifle vielding soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The rifle wielding soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The naval cannon during the battle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The naval cannon during the battle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The naval ship.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 2 5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The naval ship.]]
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[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The heavy cannon...]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The heavy cannon...]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...is fired.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...is fired.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers prepairs to attack, Arisaka rifles in hands.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers prepares to attack, Arisaka rifles in hands.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese tanks.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese tanks.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Iperial Japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The partisans.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The partisans.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IJN Vickers Crossley armored car.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The IJN Vickers Crossley armored car.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle vieldied Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle wielding Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese poster.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese poster.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese soldiers with the rifles.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese soldiers with the rifles.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial japanese Army soldiers with the arisaka rifle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisaka rifle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese soldiers fires their Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 4 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese soldiers fires their Arisakas.]]


==Battle of Lake Khasan==
==Battle of Lake Khasan==
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The poster.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The poster.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Iperial Japanese Army soldiers fires his [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers fires his [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Arisaka rifle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Arisaka rifle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the [[Type 11 Light Machine Gun]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the [[Type 11 Light Machine Gun]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial japanese Army soldier with the arisaka.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Arisaka.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannons.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannons.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannons.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 5 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannons.]]
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==Battles of Khalkhin Gol==
==Battles of Khalkhin Gol==
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mongolian soldier with the [[Degtyaryov DP-28]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mongolian soldier with the [[Degtyaryov DP-28]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle vielding soldiers and the tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle wielding soldiers and the tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sSoviet soldiers with the Mosin-Nagants and [[PPD-34/38]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sSoviet soldiers with the Mosin-Nagants and [[PPD-34/38]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese soldier charges his [[Arisaka Type 99]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 6 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese soldier charges his [[Arisaka Type 99]].]]
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==Attack on Pearl Harbor==
==Attack on Pearl Harbor==
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army combat planes attack the Pearl Harbor.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army combat planes attack the Pearl Harbor.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bombing.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bombing.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The armament of destroed American planes.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 11 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The armament of destroyed American planes.]]


==Battle of Iwo Jima==
==Battle of Iwo Jima==
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldiers with the [[M1A1 Carbine]]s.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldiers with the [[M1A1 Carbine]]s.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldiers with the [[M2 Flamethrower]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldiers with the [[M2 Flamethrower]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The american soldiers with the [[M1 Garand]]s and M2 Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The american soldiers with the [[M1 Garand]]s and M2 Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier with the M2 Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 15 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier with the M2 Flamethrower.]]
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[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet cannon.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet soldier with the [[PPSh-41]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet soldier with the [[PPSh-41]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Il-2 (or maybe mix of Il-2 and Il-10) planes.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Il-2 (or maybe mix of Il-2 and Il-10) planes.]]
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[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet ISU-152 tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet ISU-152 tank.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet [[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]], mounted on motorcycle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Soviet [[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]], mounted on motorcycle.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 19 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]


==Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki==
==Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki==
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[[Image:Philosophy footage 8 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nazi German soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 8 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nazi German soldiers.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 9 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 9 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 9 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 9 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 10 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese boys with the toy guns during the festival. The boy at the center holds a [[Tanegashima]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 10 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese boys with the toy guns during the festival. The boy at the center holds a [[Tanegashima]].]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 13 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers with the rifles.]]
[[Image:Philosophy footage 13 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers with the rifles.]]

Revision as of 22:35, 8 April 2019


Philosophy of a Knife
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Poster
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Directed by Andrey Iskanov
Release Date 2008
Language English
Russian
Studio Unearthed Films
Distributor TLA Releasing
Main Cast
Character Actor
The Officer #1 Tetsuro Sakagami
The Officer #2 Tomoya Okamoto
Female Nurse #1 Yukari Fujimoto
The Female Nurse #2 Yumiko Fujiwara
The Female Nurse #3 Masaki Kitagava
The Female Nurse #4 Reiko Niakawa
The Favorite Girl Elena Romanova Probatova
The Pregnant Girl Irina Nikitina
The Blond Girl Tatyana Kopeykina
The Brunette Girl Veronika Leonova


Philosophy of a Knife is a 2008 Russian-American horror movie, based on the story of the Japanese Unit 731.

Note: This movie was filmed at Khabarovsk, Russia, which likely influenced the choice of the weapons shown in the movie.


The following weapons were used in the film Philosophy of a Knife:


Pistols

Nambu Type 14

A rare appearance in the Russian movie, the historically correct Nambu Type 14 was used by the The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) throughout the movie. This gun had never seen in action: at the firing scenes, the muzzle flash is obviously GI added and the slide hadn't moving. Upon close inspection it can be seen that, despite the screen gun obviously being a Late Nambu model, part of the slide was taken from the Early Nambu model. Most likely, the movie prop was partially broken and repaired with the parts of the other Nambu Type 14 pistols, or possibly even assembled from numerous heavy damaged Nambus. Two Nambu Type 14s can be seen on the wall.

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Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu
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The officer draws his Nambu.
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The officer threatens the girl (Irina Zenkina).
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The officer puts his Nambu to the boy (Vladimir Volodin).
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A close Up.
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The officer grabs his Nambu from the table of guns.
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A close view of the ejection port.
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A close view of the slide.
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The officer draws his Nambu.
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A close Up.
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The officer aims.
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A close view of the wooden grips.
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The officer aims his Nambu on the girl (Elena Romanova Probatova).
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Two Nambus can be seen at the left, under the Mauser.

Walther PP

The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) briefly holds Walther PP at one moment.

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War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).
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The officer grabs the pistol from the table of guns.
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The another view of this pistol.
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A more close view of the pistol.
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The officer prepares to puts the pistol back.

Walther P88 Compact

A heavy anachronistic Walther P88 Compact can be seen in the hands of the Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) at the one moment.

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Walther P88 Compact - 9x19mm
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The officer grabs the P88 from the table of guns.
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A good view of the gun.
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A close view.
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The officer aims.

Makarov PM

At the firing scenes, officer #1's P88 switches to Makarov PM.

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Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov
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The officer aims...
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...and fires.

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

The Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" can be seen on the wall.

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Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the rear tangent sight; in something of a display of wishful thinking, the C96's sight is adjustable for ranges up to 1000 meters. Later examples had a sight adjustable to a still unrealistic 500 meters. C96 pistols with fixed rear sights are very rare.
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The Mauser can be seen at the top, left. Note the two Nambus under it.

Revolvers

Blow 38

The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami) investigate the Blow 38 at the one scene.

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Blow 38, black finish - 9mm R.K and P.A.K. blanks
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The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.
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The officer investigate the revolver.
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The revolver can be seen.
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The officer puts the revolver back to the table.
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Nagant M1895

The Nagant M1895 can be seen held by The Officer #1 (Tetsuro Sakagami).

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Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.
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The officer grabs the revolver from the table of guns.
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The hammer can be seen.
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The top of the Nagant can be seen.
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The rear sight can be seen.
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The grip can be seen.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle

The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers were armed with the Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle , which is completely historically incorrect.

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Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope (this example is one of the repurposed SVT-40 scopes, 91/30 PU scopes had consistent tube diameter as the mount rings were shorter) and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R
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Numerous Mosin-Nagants near the wall.
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Note the turned down bolt handle.

Arisaka Type 38

Numerous Arisaka Type 38s can be seen on the gun stand.

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Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
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Numerous rifles can be seen.
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The muzzles can be seen (The officer holds a Nambu.

Grenades

F-1 hand grenade

The F-1 hand grenade can be seen on the table of guns.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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The grenade at the left.

F1 hand grenade

The F1 hand grenade also can be seen on the table with the guns.

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F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.
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The grenade at the right.

Other

The gun room

Numerou unknown guns can be seen in the gun room.

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The guns on the table.
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The numerous guns.

MS-1 Tank

The Imperial Japanese Army owns a Soviet MS-1 tank. According to the shape of the turret and especially the gun mounting, the actual MS-1 in the movie is an exhibit from the Museum of Russian military history.

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The front...
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...and rear parts.
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The main weaponry.
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The left...
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...the right...
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...and center parts.

Archive Footage

The numerous footages from old movies, as well as old war photos can be seen.

Russo-Japanese War

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Russian Navy ships, sunk in Port Arthur in 1904.
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The heavy cannon.
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The rifle wielding soldiers.
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The naval cannon during the battle.
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The naval ship.
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The naval ship.
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The naval cannons.

Japanese intervention in Siberia

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Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisaka Rifles.
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The Naval ships.
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The fiels cannon.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, armed with the Arisaka Type 38s.
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The rifle armed Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.

Second Sino-Japanese War

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The soldiers with the rifles.
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Japanese poster.
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Imperial Japanese soldiers with the Arisaka Rifles.
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The cannon.
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The field cannon.
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The field cannon.
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The heavy cannon...
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...is fired.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers prepares to attack, Arisaka rifles in hands.
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The Japanese tanks.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.
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The cannon.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
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The partisans.
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The IJN Vickers Crossley armored car.
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The rifle wielding Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
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The Japanese poster.
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The Japanese soldiers with the rifles.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisaka rifle.
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The Imperial Japanese soldiers fires their Arisakas.

Battle of Lake Khasan

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The poster.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers fires his Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Arisaka rifle.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Type 11 Light Machine Gun.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldier with the Arisaka.
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The cannons.
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The cannons.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPD-34/38.

Battles of Khalkhin Gol

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The Mongolian soldier with the Degtyaryov DP-28.
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The rifle wielding soldiers and the tank.
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The sSoviet soldiers with the Mosin-Nagants and PPD-34/38.
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The Japanese soldier charges his Arisaka Type 99.
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Despite posting as Khalkhin Gol footage, this is in reality much later footage as these planes are Soviet Pe-2 bombers that appeared only in 1940. Most likely that this is a 1943-1945 footage.

Winter War

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The Finnish soldier fires his Maxim M1910.
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The Finnish soldiers with the Finnish Mosin-nagants.
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The soldiers with the rifles.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Imperial Japanese Army combat planes attack the Pearl Harbor.
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Ditto.
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The bombing.
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The armament of destroyed American planes.

Battle of Iwo Jima

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The American soldiers with the M1A1 Carbines.
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The American soldiers with the M2 Flamethrower.
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Ditto.
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The american soldiers with the M1 Garands and M2 Flamethrower.
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The American soldier with the M2 Flamethrower.

Surrender of Germany

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The Soviet tank.
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The Soviet soldiers with the Mosin-Nagant Rifles.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPSh-41.
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The Soviet soldiers with the Mosin-Nagants during the parade on the Red Square.

Soviet–Japanese War

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The Soviet T-34-85 tank.
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The Soviet tank.
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The Soviet tank.
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The Soviet cannon.
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Ditto.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPSh-41.
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The Il-2 (or maybe mix of Il-2 and Il-10) planes.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPSh.
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The Soviet soldiers.
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The Soviet soldier fires his PTRD-41.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPSh-41.
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The Soviet soldier with the PPSh.
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The Soviet ISU-152 tank.
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The Soviet Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun, mounted on motorcycle.
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Ditto.

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The Little Boy bomb.
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The B-29 Enola Gay bomber.
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The Fat Man bomb.
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The Bockscar bomber.
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The Bombers.

Surrender of Japan

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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers puts their Arisaka Type 99 rifle on the ground
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The holstered Mauser C96.

Other Footages

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The Japanese cadets (Meiji era) with the rifles.
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The rifles in Japanese military plant.
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The Nazi German soldiers.
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The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers with the Arisakas.
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Ditto.
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The Japanese boys with the toy guns during the festival. The boy at the center holds a Tanegashima.
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The soldiers with the rifles.
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The rocket artillery.
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The American soldiers during the attack.
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The LVT class amphibious vehicles (cannot identify the exact model but possibly LVT-4).
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The tank.
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The American soldiers.