Operation Dumbo Drop - Revision history

Spartan198 at 17:48, 17 October 2020

2020-10-17T17:48:36Z

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	[[Image:ODDDtype566.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Nguyen's soldiers holding their Type 56s.]]		[[Image:ODDDtype566.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Nguyen's soldiers holding their Type 56s.]]
	[[Image:ODDDtype568.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Probably not the best idea to keep the captured Type 56s with their loaded magazines so close to the POWs.]]		[[Image:ODDDtype568.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Probably not the best idea to keep the captured Type 56s with their loaded magazines so close to the POWs.]]

	~~=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==~~
	~~A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS stripper clips instead of AK-style mags.~~
	~~[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]~~

	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
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	[[Image:M197Gatling.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|General Dynamics M197 Vulcan - 20mm.]]		[[Image:M197Gatling.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|General Dynamics M197 Vulcan - 20mm.]]
	[[Image:ODDCobra.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|AH-1 Cobra taking off near the beginning of the film.]]		[[Image:ODDCobra.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|AH-1 Cobra taking off near the beginning of the film.]]

			=Trivia=
			=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==
			A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS stripper clips instead of AK-style mags.
			[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]


	[[Category:Movie]]		[[Category:Movie]]

AgentGumby: /* SKS Bandolier Goof */

2019-05-29T23:27:37Z

SKS Bandolier Goof

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	=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==		=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==
	A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS ~~magazines~~ instead of AK-style mags.		A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS stripper clips instead of AK-style mags.
	[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]		[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]

Crouchbk at 17:38, 5 April 2019

2019-04-05T17:38:34Z

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	[[Image:Operation_dumbo_dropposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Operation Dumbo Drop'' (1995)]]		[[Image:Operation_dumbo_dropposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Operation Dumbo Drop'' (1995)]]

	'''''Operation Dumbo Drop''''' is a 1995 [[Disney]] family film directed by [[Simon Wincer]] and tells the true story of the journey taken by several US servicemen to deliver an elephant to a ~~local~~ tribe during the Vietnam War. The film's cast included [[Danny Glover]], [[Ray Liotta]], [[Denis Leary]], and [[Doug E. Doug]].		'''''Operation Dumbo Drop''''' is a 1995 [[Disney]] family film directed by [[Simon Wincer]] and tells the true story of the journey taken by several US servicemen to deliver an elephant to a friendly Montagnard tribe during the Vietnam War. The film's cast included [[Danny Glover]], [[Ray Liotta]], [[Denis Leary]], and [[Doug E. Doug]].

	{{Film Title}}		{{Film Title}}

Mandolin: /* Colt Model 715 with A1 Triangular Handguard */

2017-10-11T20:50:21Z

Colt Model 715 with A1 Triangular Handguard

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	==Colt Model 715 with A1 Triangular Handguard ==		==Colt Model 715 with A1 Triangular Handguard ==
	With the exception of Lt. David Poole ([[Denis Leary]]), all the US soldiers in the film appear to be armed with [[M16 rifle series#Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715\|Colt Model 715]]s built up as [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle\|M16A1]]s with A1-style triangular handguards. The ARVN Soldiers and C-123 airmen also utilize the Colt Model 715. They are fitted ~~With~~ A1-style buttstocks, pistol grips, A1 birdcage flash hiders, handguards and forward assists.		With the exception of Lt. David Poole ([[Denis Leary]]), all the US soldiers in the film appear to be armed with [[M16 rifle series#Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715\|Colt Model 715]]s built up as [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle\|M16A1]]s with A1-style triangular handguards. The ARVN Soldiers and C-123 airmen also utilize the Colt Model 715. They are fitted with A1-style buttstocks, pistol grips, A1 birdcage flash hiders, handguards and forward assists.
	[[Image:Colt715 C7Rifle.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Colt Model 715 5.56x45mm]]		[[Image:Colt715 C7Rifle.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Colt Model 715 5.56x45mm]]
	[[Image:ODDm163.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Capt. Doyle ([[Ray Liotta]]) with his Colt Model 715 and a Nestle Crunch bar.]]		[[Image:ODDm163.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Capt. Doyle ([[Ray Liotta]]) with his Colt Model 715 and a Nestle Crunch bar.]]

Ben41 at 13:58, 11 October 2017

2017-10-11T13:58:16Z

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	[[Image:ODDDtype566.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Nguyen's soldiers holding their Type 56s.]]		[[Image:ODDDtype566.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Nguyen's soldiers holding their Type 56s.]]
	[[Image:ODDDtype568.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Probably not the best idea to keep the captured Type 56s with their loaded magazines so close to the POWs.]]		[[Image:ODDDtype568.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Probably not the best idea to keep the captured Type 56s with their loaded magazines so close to the POWs.]]

			=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==
			A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS magazines instead of AK-style mags.
			[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]

	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
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	[[Image:ODDDsHK3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|View through the anti-aircraft sight.]]		[[Image:ODDDsHK3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|View through the anti-aircraft sight.]]

	=~~Miscellaneous~~=		=Other=

	==M26 Hand Grenade==		==M26 Hand Grenade==
	The [[M26 hand grenade]] is worn by several US soldiers in the film and one is used to scare Spc. Ashford ([[Doug E. Doug]]) out of his Hooch.		The [[M26 hand grenade]] is worn by several US soldiers in the film and one is used to scare Spc. Ashford ([[Doug E. Doug]]) out of his Hooch.
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	[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]		[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]

	~~=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==~~
	~~A continuity error shows NVA soldiers carrying chest rigs with pouches meant for SKS magazines instead of AK-style mags.~~
	~~[[Image:ODDsksbandolier.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Despite being armed with Type 56s these NVA soldiers have SKS bandoliers.]]~~

	=Weapons Platforms=		=Weapons Platforms=

Ben41 at 13:56, 11 October 2017

2017-10-11T13:56:45Z

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	[[Image:Operation_dumbo_dropposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Operation Dumbo Drop'' (1995)]]		[[Image:Operation_dumbo_dropposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|''Operation Dumbo Drop'' (1995)]]

	'''''Operation Dumbo Drop''''' is a 1995 Disney family film directed by [[Simon Wincer]] and tells the true story of the journey taken by several US servicemen to deliver an elephant to a local tribe during the Vietnam War. The film's cast included [[Danny Glover]], [[Ray Liotta]], [[Denis Leary]], and [[Doug E. Doug]].		'''''Operation Dumbo Drop''''' is a 1995 [[Disney]] family film directed by [[Simon Wincer]] and tells the true story of the journey taken by several US servicemen to deliver an elephant to a local tribe during the Vietnam War. The film's cast included [[Danny Glover]], [[Ray Liotta]], [[Denis Leary]], and [[Doug E. Doug]].

	{{Film Title}}		{{Film Title}}

Ben41: /* Mortar */

2017-10-11T13:55:48Z

Mortar

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	[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The recoilless about to be fired.]]		[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The recoilless about to be fired.]]

	==Mortar==		==M2 Mortar==
			In the prologue, there is a NVA mortar crew operating what appears to be an [[M2 Mortar]].
	In the prologue there is a NVA mortar crew operating an ~~unknown mortar~~.		[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M2 Mortar - 60mm]]
			[[Image:ODDmortarshell.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDmortarshell.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDmortarshell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDmortarshell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMortar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDMortar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMortar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDMortar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]


	=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==		=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==

Ben41: /* Recoiless Rifle */

2017-10-11T13:52:03Z

Recoiless Rifle

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	[[Image:ODDsmoke2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Several [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.]]		[[Image:ODDsmoke2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Several [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.]]

	==~~Recoiless~~ Rifle==		==M18 Recoilless Rifle==
			In the prologue, there is a standoff between an NVA mortar crew and US Army troops manning on an [[M18 Recoilless Rifle]] mounted on an M151 MUTT.
	In the prologue there is a standoff between an NVA mortar crew and US Army troops manning a M151 MUTT ~~mounted Recoiless Rifle~~.		[[File:M18 RR tripod.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M18 Recoilless Rifle with tripod - 57mm]]
			[[Image:ODDarty.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The sight is used.]]
	[[Image:ODDarty.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMUTT.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|US Army troops manning a M151 MUTT mounted Recoiless Rifle.]]
	[[Image:ODDMUTT.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The recoilless about to be fired.]]
	[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]

	==Mortar==		==Mortar==

Ben41: /* M18 Smoke Grenade */

2017-10-11T13:47:18Z

M18 Smoke Grenade

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	==M18 Smoke Grenade==		==M18 Smoke Grenade==

	Several [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.		Several [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.
			[[Image:M18red.jpg\|thumb\|none\|250px\|M18 smoke grenade]]
	[[Image:M18red.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~450px~~\|M18 smoke grenade]]		[[Image:ODDsmoke2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Several [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.]]
	[[Image:ODDsmoke2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]

	==Recoiless Rifle==		==Recoiless Rifle==

Ben41: /* M26 Hand Grenade */

2017-10-11T13:46:52Z

M26 Hand Grenade

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	==M26 Hand Grenade==		==M26 Hand Grenade==
			The [[M26 hand grenade]] is worn by several US soldiers in the film and one is used to scare Spc. Ashford ([[Doug E. Doug]]) out of his Hooch.
	The [[M26 hand grenade]] is worn by several US soldiers in the film ,and one is used to scare Spc. Ashford ([[Doug E. Doug]]) out of his Hooch.		[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg\|thumb\|none\|250px]]
			[[Image:ODDm26.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|At the right, Capt. Doyle ([[Ray Liotta]]) carries two grenades on his belt.]]
	[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~450px~~]]
	[[Image:ODDm26.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]

	==M18 Smoke Grenade==		==M18 Smoke Grenade==

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	[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The recoilless about to be fired.]]		[[Image:ODDMutt2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The recoilless about to be fired.]]

	==Mortar==		==M2 Mortar==
			In the prologue, there is a NVA mortar crew operating what appears to be an [[M2 Mortar]].
	In the prologue there is a NVA mortar crew operating an ~~unknown mortar~~.		[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M2 Mortar - 60mm]]
			[[Image:ODDmortarshell.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDmortarshell.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDmortarshell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDmortarshell1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMortar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDMortar3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDMortar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDMortar4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]		[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px]]
	[[Image:ODDsampan2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~]]


	=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==		=='''SKS Bandolier Goof'''==