Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kokoda (2010) Kokoda is a 2010 ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) documentary about the Kokoda Campaign. Using a mixture of archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstructions, it tells the story of the fierce and bitter campaign, from the fighting on the ground to the politics behind the battle. It is noteworthy for the impressive effort put into obtaining historically accurate firearms for the productions.
Admin note: Normally documentaries are not allowed on IMFDB, however this "Mini-Series" (there were only two episodes) utilized major re-enactments of the events, using actors dressed in period correct uniforms and period correct weapons. This qualifies this title for inclusion into IMFDB.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries Kokoda (2010) :
Rifles Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* The main weapon of both the 39th Battalion Militiamen and the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in the documentary is the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* , in particular by Captain Basil Catterns and Pte. Laurie 'Smoky' Hausen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A member of the 39th Militia Battalion conducting a bayonet drill with his Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Lee-Enfield rifles sit stacked against one another. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman fires his Lee-Enfield during the initial skirmishes at Deniki. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Militiamen fix bayonets to their Lee-Enfield rifles in preparation for a Japanese attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pte. Laurie 'Smoky' Howsen fires his Lee-Enfield at attacking Japanese soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman fires his Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman with his Lee-Enfield shortly before realizing that he is out of ammunition. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIF soldier carries his Lee-Enfield around his shoulder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 'Smoky' Howson and an AIF soldier await a Japanese attack in their foxhole. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Basil Catterns with his Lee-Enfield during the Battle of Eora Creek. His actions during this battle would lead to him being awarded a Military Cross, the third highest military decoration of the British Empire. Arisaka Type 38 The Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the documentary use the Arisaka Type 38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 Carbine - 6.5x50mm Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numerous Japanese soldiers wading ashore at New Guinea carry Arisaka Type 38 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of an Arisaka rifle barrel; the shape easily distinguishes it as a Type 38 rather then the Type 99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers fire Arisaka rifles at Australian defenses. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier works the bolt on his Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier fires his bayonet-fitted Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese sniper firing his Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier running into battle with his Arisaka. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese soldier chambers another round into his Arisaka. Submachine Guns M1928A1 Thompson Several Militiamen can be seen carrying and firing the M1928A1 Thompson during the Kokoda Track Campaign.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman fires his M1928A1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman firing his Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman carrying a Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman opens up with his Thompson. M1A1 Thompson This is not an M1A1 Thompson. I think that is what it is supposed to be, but the forestock is wrong (it is rounded at the front, possibly damage), the front sight post is too high, the rear sight is just wrong, the bolt handle is that from an M1921/M1928 and not that from an M1 series Thompson. Additionally, the standard M1A1 could not accept drum magazines. I know that there were many different cost cutting measures taken during the production run of the Thompson, and that as a result there were a number of very different but not differently designated Thompsons that were produced, but I do not think that this is the case here. I think that this is a parts gun, and a very bad one at that. It does look basically like a Thompson, but not at all like one if it is examined. Actually, I just looked at it again, it looks like a resin gun, and not a firearm at all.SAWGunner89 18:03, 1 March 2011 (UTC) Captain Sam Templeton uses an M1A1 Thompson during the initial skirmish at Deniki. Interestingly enough, an AIF soldier can at one point be seen using an M1A1 Thompson with a 50-round drum magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Sam Templeton aims his M1A1 Thompson during a skirmish at Deniki. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Templeton with his M1A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIF soldier prepares to ambush a small Japanese unit with his M1A1 Thompson; note the 50-round drum magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the iron sights. Owen Submachine Gun 39th Battalion Militiamen and AIF soldiers carry Owen Submachine Gun 's during the Australian counterattack and the battles at the Buna-Gona beachfront.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Owen Mk I Submachine Gun - 9x19mm. The Owen Submachine Gun was considered to be an excellent weapon especially suited for jungle warfare, and remained in service throughout Korea and in Vietnam Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIF scout carries an Owen Submachine Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman runs into battle with his Owen Gun. Machine Guns Bren Gun Soldiers from both the 39th Militia Battalion and the AIF carry and operate Bren Gun 's on a regular basis during the campaign.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren Mk1 - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman in a foxhole prepares to operate his Bren Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman carrying a Bren Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman pours down fire with his Bren. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several AIF soldiers standing around an unloaded Bren Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIF soldier aims his Bren. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another AIF soldier lugging his Bren. Lewis Gun Several 39th Battalion soldiers carry a Lewis Gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman fires his Lewis Gun during a skirmish at Deniki. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman lugs his Lewis Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lewis Gun resting against a tree. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militiaman hunched over his Lewis Gun. Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun Several Japanese soldiers use the Type 92 heavy machine gun , noticeably the soldiers who bypass and ambush Brigadier General Arnold Potts headquarters at Isurava.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese machine gun crew set up a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun on a tripod. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another gun crew carry a Type 92 during the bypassing of Potts HQ. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Japanese gunners open fire on the HQ. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the ammunition belt on a Type 92. Type 99 Light Machine Gun Several IJA soldiers, including Corporal Michiharu Wake, carry and operate the Type 99 Light Machine Gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese machine gunner fires his Type 99 Light Machine Gun from a camouflaged defensive position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Michiharu Wake fires his Type 99 into the air in an attempt to spook the Australian defenders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Wake firing his Type 99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Wake in action with the Type 99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the rear gun barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Wake firing the Type 99. Sidearms Webley Mk IV A Webley Mk IV is used by Brigadier General Arnold Potts when his HQ is ambushed by Japanese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brigadier General Arnold Potts draws his Webley Mk VI when Japanese soldiers open fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Potts cocks the hammer on his Webley. Grenades Mills Bomb A wounded Pte. Laurie 'Smoky' Howson almost wipes out a Red Cross HQ with a Mills Bomb when he mistakes the flag for a Japanese one.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mills Bomb Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded and exhausted Pte. Laurie 'Smoky' Howson carries two Mills Bombs on his jacket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 'Smoky' Howson pulls the pin from a Mills Bomb. 
