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[[Image:PlatoonL.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Platoon Leader'' (1988)]] | [[Image:PlatoonL.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Platoon Leader'' (1988)]] | ||
'''''Platoon Leader''''' is a 1988 Vietnam War film | '''''Platoon Leader''''' is a 1988 Vietnam War film starring [[Michael Dudikoff]] as Jeffrey Knight, a US Army lieutenant freshly graduated from West Point and who is assigned to a forward base in Vietnam. The film was an adaptation of the memoirs written by James R. McDonough and was produced by B-movie studio Cannon Films, likely to capitalize on the popularity of Vietnam War-themed features in the late 1980s. ''Platoon Leader'' also was directed by [[Aaron Norris]] and marked the only film he helmed that did not star his brother [[Chuck Norris|Chuck]]. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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=Rifles/Carbines= | =Rifles/Carbines= | ||
== M16A1 Rifle == | == M16A1 Rifle == | ||
The [[M16A1]] rifle, sometimes loaded with 30-round magazines, is the primary rifle carried by US forces in the film, notably by Lt. Jeffrey Knight ([[Michael Dudikoff]]). | The [[M16A1]] rifle, sometimes loaded with (anachronistic) 30-round magazines, is the primary rifle carried by US forces in the film, notably by Lt. Jeffrey Knight ([[Michael Dudikoff]]). | ||
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 06.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M16A1]] rifle is carried by Lt. Jeffrey Knight ([[Michael Dudikoff]]).]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 150.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Knight ([[Michael Dudikoff]]) uses his [[M16A1]].]] | |||
==M16 (SP1)== | |||
Some members of the unit carry [[M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifles instead of the A1 model. | |||
[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (AR-15 SP1) with A1 flash hider and 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 105.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle resting next to Sgt. Robert Hayes ([[Rick Fitts]]).]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 142.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "slab side" [[M16 Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle is carried by Lt. Jeffrey Knight ([[Michael Dudikoff]]) instead of an M16A1.]] | |||
==Colt AR-15 Sporter II Lightweight== | ==Colt AR-15 Sporter II Lightweight== | ||
Sgt. Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a carbine that resembles a [[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine|Colt Sporter II Lightweight]] that has been fitted with a fixed A2-style buttstock. | |||
[[Image:AR15_Sporter_carbine_solid.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30 round magazine and fixed stock - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:AR15_Sporter_carbine_solid.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30 round magazine and fixed stock - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a carbine that resembles a [[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine|Colt Sporter II Lightweight]].]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 21.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 111.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) with his carbine. Note the fixed buttstock was used instead of an adjustable variant.]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The carbine is seen at the right.]] | |||
==Norinco Type-56== | ==Norinco Type-56== | ||
VC forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. | VC and NVA forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:Early type 56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:Early type 56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 17.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA troops with their rifles.]] | ||
==Norinco Type 84S Target== | |||
An enemy soldier appears to be armed with the [[Norinco Type 84|Norinco Type 84S Target]]. | |||
[[Image:NorincoType84STarget.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 84S "Target" Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Basically a standard Norinco Type 84S with a slightly longer barrel. This variant was ready for market just as the 1989 US import ban was implemented, so it is mostly seen in Canada. It has an 18.5" barrel and was very rarely seen in the U.S. Gun market.]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 134.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An enemy soldier appears to be armed with the [[Norinco Type 84|Norinco Type 84S Target]].]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 135.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Opening fire with the rifle.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
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A [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" ([[Brian Libby]]). | A [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" ([[Brian Libby]]). | ||
[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL | [[File:PlatoonL 107.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" ([[Brian Libby]]).]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. "Roach" ([[Brian Libby]]) hands off his [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun in order to disarm a landmine.]] | |||
=Handguns= | |||
== Browning Hi-Power == | |||
Lt. Knight carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his sidearm. He draws the pistol when confronting Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | |||
[[Image:HiPowerMk3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Commercial Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol is seen on a table in Knight's tent.]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Knight pulls his [[Browning Hi-Power]] when confronting Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]).]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 29 == | |||
Sgt. Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a revolver that resembles a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]]. | |||
[[Image:Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29-8.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is cleaned by Sgt. McNamara.]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 149.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is used by a wounded Sgt. McNamara.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
== M60 Machine Gun == | == M60 Machine Gun == | ||
The [[M60 machine gun]] is primarily carried by Jan Shultz ([[Tony Pierce]]). | The [[M60 machine gun]] is primarily carried by Jan Shultz ([[Tony Pierce]]) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 102.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A helicopter doorgunner operates the M60.]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M60 machine gun]] is carried by Jan Shultz ([[Tony Pierce]]).]] | |||
==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is seen at the forward base. | A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun is seen at the forward base. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | [[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 19.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2 about to be fired during a VC attack.]] | ||
= | =Other= | ||
== M79 Grenade Launcher== | == M79 Grenade Launcher== | ||
The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). He discharges the launcher to threaten Lt. Knight. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 09.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:PlatoonL 121.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen next to Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]).]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is used by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]) to threaten Lt. Knight. ]] | |||
==M26 Hand Grenade== | |||
The [[M26 Hand Grenade]] is carried by US troops. | |||
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Knight about to pull the pin on the [[M26]] grenade.]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 119.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The unit toss their [[M26]] grenades.]] | |||
==M72 LAW== | |||
[[M72 LAW]]s are carried by members of the platoon. | |||
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW 66mm]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 151.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M72 LAW is used.]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M72 LAW is seen carried by the downed soldier.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Aaron Norris]] | [[Category:Aaron Norris]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:03, 8 July 2019
Platoon Leader is a 1988 Vietnam War film starring Michael Dudikoff as Jeffrey Knight, a US Army lieutenant freshly graduated from West Point and who is assigned to a forward base in Vietnam. The film was an adaptation of the memoirs written by James R. McDonough and was produced by B-movie studio Cannon Films, likely to capitalize on the popularity of Vietnam War-themed features in the late 1980s. Platoon Leader also was directed by Aaron Norris and marked the only film he helmed that did not star his brother Chuck.
The following weapons were used in the film Platoon Leader:
Rifles/Carbines
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 rifle, sometimes loaded with (anachronistic) 30-round magazines, is the primary rifle carried by US forces in the film, notably by Lt. Jeffrey Knight (Michael Dudikoff).
M16 (SP1)
Some members of the unit carry M16 (SP1) rifles instead of the A1 model.
Colt AR-15 Sporter II Lightweight
Sgt. Michael McNamara (Robert F. Lyons) carries a carbine that resembles a Colt Sporter II Lightweight that has been fitted with a fixed A2-style buttstock.
Norinco Type-56
VC and NVA forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film.
Norinco Type 84S Target
An enemy soldier appears to be armed with the Norinco Type 84S Target.
Shotguns
Winchester 1300
A Winchester 1300 shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" (Brian Libby).
Handguns
Browning Hi-Power
Lt. Knight carries a Browning Hi-Power as his sidearm. He draws the pistol when confronting Private Raymond Bacera (Michael DeLorenzo).
Smith & Wesson Model 29
Sgt. Michael McNamara (Robert F. Lyons) carries a revolver that resembles a Smith & Wesson Model 29.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is primarily carried by Jan Shultz (Tony Pierce) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
A Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is seen at the forward base.
Other
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 Grenade Launcher is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera (Michael DeLorenzo). He discharges the launcher to threaten Lt. Knight.
M26 Hand Grenade
The M26 Hand Grenade is carried by US troops.
M72 LAW
M72 LAWs are carried by members of the platoon.
