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[[Image:EasternCondorsPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Eastern Condors'' (1987)]] | |||
[[Image:EasternCondorsPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Eastern Condors (1987)'']] | '''''Eastern Condors''''' is a 1987 Hong Kong action martial arts film directed by and starring [[Sammo Hung]]. Set after the end of the Vietnam War, the film follows a team of Chinese American convicts who are recruited by the US military to destroy an American weapons bunker in Vietnam before the enemy can capture it. | ||
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=Handguns= | |||
==Colt M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
Tung Ming-sun ([[Sammo Hung]]), Lieutenant Colonel Lam ([[Lam Ching-ying]]) and | Tung Ming-sun ([[Sammo Hung]]), Lieutenant Colonel Lam ([[Ching-Ying Lam|Lam Ching-ying]]) and Guerrilla Girl Leader ([[Joyce Godenzi]]) use the [[Colt M1911A1]] in combat. Vietnamese officers also use it. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:ECondors-M1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ECondors-M1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tung Ming-sun ([[Sammo Hung]]) and Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]) pull M1911A1s on each other.]] | ||
[[Image:EC 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol is fired by Tung.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 50.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guerrilla Girl Leader ([[Joyce Godenzi]]) holds the Colt M1911A1.]] | |||
== | == Nagant M1895 == | ||
A [[Nagant M1895]] revolver is pulled by Guerrilla Girl #2 ([[Man Yan Chiu|Chiu Man-yan]]). | |||
[[Image: | [[File:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38mmR]] | ||
[[Image:EC 51.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nagant M1895 revolver is pulled by Guerrilla Girl #2 ([[Man Yan Chiu|Chiu Man-yan]]).]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ||
[[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is | Vietnamese child soldiers use a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] to play Russian roulette. It's possible that this is a clone. | ||
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 - 5 shot - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:EC 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver lies on a banana leaf.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child soldier holds the revolver.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 45.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver was put to the head of Lung Yeung ([[Haing S. Ngor]]).]] | |||
==Webley Mk VI== | ==Webley Mk VI== | ||
Angry | Angry Customer ([[James Tien]]) in the village uses a [[Webley Mk VI]] to threaten Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]). | ||
[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:EC 47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Angry Customer ([[James Tien]]) in the village uses a Webley Mk VI to threaten Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]).]] | |||
[[Image:EC 48.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Webley Mk VI held on Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]).]] | |||
[[Image:EC 35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rat holds the revolver.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Uzi== | ==Uzi== | ||
Uzi is seen in hands of | A full-size [[Uzi]] is seen in the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Lam ([[Ching-Ying Lam|Lam Ching-ying]]) and Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]). | ||
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:EC 43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full-size Uzi is seen in the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Lam ([[Ching-Ying Lam|Lam Ching-ying]]).]] | |||
[[Image:EC 42.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Uzi is held by Rat Chieh ([[Biao Yuen|Yuen Biao]]).]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"== | ==Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"== | ||
Szeto Chin ([[Charlie Chin]]) | Szeto Chin ([[Charlie Chin]]) carries a [[Winchester Model 1912|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"]]. | ||
[[Image:WinchesterM12Trench.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:WinchesterM12Trench.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun" with heat shield and bayonet lug - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:EC 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, the "Trench Gun" is carried by Chin.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 46.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Szeto Chin ([[Charlie Chin]]) holds the Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun".]] | |||
=Rifles/Carbines= | |||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
Several men on Lt. Col. Lam's team | Several men on Lt. Col. Lam's team use [[M16A1]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M16A1 with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:EC 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifles seen at the top and left.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Both Yun Yen-hoy ([[Yuen Woo-ping]]) and Judy Wu ([[Corey Yuen]]) carry the rifles while on the left, the rifle carried by Ching Dai-hoi ([[Billy Lau]]) is fitted with an M203 grenade launcher.]] | |||
==Colt Sporter II Carbine== | |||
Ching Dai-kong (Cheung Kwok-keung) carries what appears to be a [[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine|Colt Sporter II Carbine]]. | |||
[[Image:ColtSporterIIw30RdMag.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:EC 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ching Dai-kong (Cheung Kwok-keung) holds his rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle on the right.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tung holds the rifle.]] | |||
== | ==Type 56 Assault Rifle== | ||
[[ | [[Type 56 assault rifle]]s are used by Vietcong and NVA soldiers throughout the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Type 56 assault rifle with under-folding bayonet ("pig-sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:EC 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifles are carried by Cambodian guerrilla girls.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 29.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle seen on the side.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 40.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tung Ming-sun ([[Sammo Hung]]) holds the rifle.]] | |||
==M60 | =Machine Guns= | ||
==M60 Machine Gun== | |||
[[Image:M60GPMG.jpg|thumb|none| | The [[M60 machine gun]] is mounted on various Vietcong boats and vehicles. | ||
[[Image:M60GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60 machine gun with bipod folded - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:EC 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier opens fire with the M60.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guerrilla Girl Leader opens fire with the M60.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M60 is held by Rat.]] | |||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
Vietcong soldiers | Vietcong soldiers use the [[Browning M2HB]] at the bridge along with M60 machine guns. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:EC 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tung ([[Sammo Hung]]) fires the Browning M2.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M2 is used by Judy Wu ([[Corey Yuen]]).]] | |||
==M203 | =Other= | ||
==M203 Grenade Launcher== | |||
[[M203 grenade launcher|M203 grenade launchers]] are attached to M16A1 rifles. | [[M203 grenade launcher|M203 grenade launchers]] are attached to M16A1 rifles. | ||
[[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M203 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[Image:EC 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M203 is seen being loaded.]] | |||
[[Image:EC 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Judy Wu ([[Corey Yuen]]) uses the launcher.]] | |||
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==M26 | ==M26 Hand Grenade== | ||
Lieutenant Colonel Lam | Lieutenant Colonel Lam's team also carry [[M26 hand grenade|M26 hand grenades]]. | ||
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|180px|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
[[Image:EC 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Judy Wu and Yun Yen-hoy use several grenades to ambush NVA troops.]] | |||
==M101 Howitzer | ==M101 Howitzer== | ||
NVA soldiers are seen readying an M101 Howitzer to use against Lieutenant Colonel Lam's team. | |||
[[File:M101Howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M101 Howitzer - 105mm]] | [[File:M101Howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M101 Howitzer - 105mm]] | ||
[[Image:EC 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldiers with their howitzer.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 13 September 2023
Eastern Condors is a 1987 Hong Kong action martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung. Set after the end of the Vietnam War, the film follows a team of Chinese American convicts who are recruited by the US military to destroy an American weapons bunker in Vietnam before the enemy can capture it.
The following weapons were used in the film Eastern Condors:
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
Tung Ming-sun (Sammo Hung), Lieutenant Colonel Lam (Lam Ching-ying) and Guerrilla Girl Leader (Joyce Godenzi) use the Colt M1911A1 in combat. Vietnamese officers also use it.
Nagant M1895
A Nagant M1895 revolver is pulled by Guerrilla Girl #2 (Chiu Man-yan).
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Vietnamese child soldiers use a Smith & Wesson Model 36 to play Russian roulette. It's possible that this is a clone.
Webley Mk VI
Angry Customer (James Tien) in the village uses a Webley Mk VI to threaten Rat Chieh (Yuen Biao).
Submachine Guns
Uzi
A full-size Uzi is seen in the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Lam (Lam Ching-ying) and Rat Chieh (Yuen Biao).
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun"
Szeto Chin (Charlie Chin) carries a Winchester Model 1912 "Trench Gun".
Rifles/Carbines
M16A1
Several men on Lt. Col. Lam's team use M16A1 rifles.
Colt Sporter II Carbine
Ching Dai-kong (Cheung Kwok-keung) carries what appears to be a Colt Sporter II Carbine.
Type 56 Assault Rifle
Type 56 assault rifles are used by Vietcong and NVA soldiers throughout the film.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is mounted on various Vietcong boats and vehicles.
Browning M2HB
Vietcong soldiers use the Browning M2HB at the bridge along with M60 machine guns.
Other
M203 Grenade Launcher
M203 grenade launchers are attached to M16A1 rifles.
M26 Hand Grenade
Lieutenant Colonel Lam's team also carry M26 hand grenades.
M101 Howitzer
NVA soldiers are seen readying an M101 Howitzer to use against Lieutenant Colonel Lam's team.
