Wake Island John Farrow , loosely based on the Battle of Wake Island in 1941.
The following weapons were used in the film Wake Island :
Handguns Colt M1911 Nearly all U.S. officers and soldiers like Major Geoffrey Caton (Brian Donlevy ), Lieutenant Bruce Cameron (Macdonald Carey ), Captain Pete Lewis (Rod Cameron ), and Sergeant Higbee (Bill Goodwin ) have holstered Colt M1911 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911 - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant Bruce Cameron with his holstered Colt before taking off with his plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another American soldier with a holstered Colt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Aloysius K. Randall (William Bendix ) engages Japanese soldiers with his pistol. Colt New Army & Navy A Japanese officer at the end uses a Colt New Army & Navy revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Army Model of 1903 - .38 Colt Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer enters the radio room with the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He shoots the revolver at the radio operator because he kept transmitting. Submachine Guns M1928/M1928A1 Thompson A few Japanese soldiers are armed with automatic weapons that appear to be M1928A1 Thompson visually mocked-up to resemble German MP40s . During the time of the Battle of Wake Island in 1941, the Japanese were not producing or issuing any submachine guns at all, and the Type 100 submachine gun would only begin to be issued in late 1942. An unmodified Thompson can be briefly seen fired by an American soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier clears a foxhole with his submachine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American soldier fires an unmodified Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the left, a Thompson is held by another Japanese soldier. Note the hooded front sight. Rifles M1 Garand U.S. troops carry M1 Garands at the beginning of the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Troops exercising with the Garands. Springfield M1903 Both factions can be seen with M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in the background carries the rifle fitted with an M1905 bayonet over his back. Mauser Gewehr 1898 Some Japanese soldiers appear to be using German Mauser Gewehr 1898 , standing in for correct Arisaka Type 38 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shot Japanese soldier drops his rifle. Machine Guns Browning M2 Water Cooled Private Joe Doyle (Robert Preston ), Private Aloysius K. Randall (William Bendix ), and other U.S. soldiers on Wake island use the water-cooled version of the Browning M2HB machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2 Water Cooled - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun seen on the left as the fighter aircraft take off. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The foxhole of Doyle and Randall with the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MG being fired at Japanese planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rear view. Browning M2 Aircraft Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine guns are mounted in the wings of Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wing-mounted M2 being fired. Browning M1917A1 The garrison of the island is equipped with several Browning M1917A1 machine guns. Major Geoffrey Caton (Brian Donlevy ) and Cpl. Gus Goebbels (Philip Van Zandt ) man one at the climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1917 machine gun with tripod and ammo box - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American soldiers carries the Browning during the first air attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rear view of Doyle and Randall's Browning. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Gus Goebbels opens the top cover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning seen fired. Vickers Mk1 Some British Vickers machine guns are also used by the U.S. troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vickers MG position under attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goebbels mans a Vickers. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle At least one American soldier can be seen firing an early M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun The Lewis Gun can be briefly seen twice during the defense of the island.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lewis Gun lies next to his dead user. Other Grumman F4F Wildcat Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5"/51 (12.7 cm) Coastal Gun series Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 16 Stielhandgranate The Model 16 Stielhandgranate is used by Japanese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 16 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldiers primes a stick grenade. 
