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[[Image:Firebaseg.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Siege of Firebase Gloria'' (1989)]] | [[Image:Firebaseg.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Siege of Firebase Gloria'' (1989)]] | ||
'''''The Siege of Firebase Gloria''''' is a 1989 Vietnam War film directed by [[Brian Trenchard-Smith]] and starring [[R. Lee Ermey]] and [[Wings Hauser]] as US Marines on a Long Range Recon Patrol who find themselves at an isolated American | '''''The Siege of Firebase Gloria''''' is a 1989 Vietnam War film directed by [[Brian Trenchard-Smith]] and starring [[R. Lee Ermey]] and [[Wings Hauser]] as US Marines on a Long Range Recon Patrol who find themselves at Firebase Gloria, an isolated American fire support base that appears to be on the verge of an all-out assault by both the NVA and the Viet Cong on the eve of the Tet Offensive. The cast for the Australian production includes [[Albert Popwell]], [[Robert Arevalo]], and [[Gary Hershberger]]. | ||
{{Film Title|The Siege of Firebase Gloria}} | {{Film Title|The Siege of Firebase Gloria}} | ||
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The [[M14 Rifle|M14 rifle]] is carried by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]). A scoped M14 is carried by the ARVN sniper in the LRRP team. | The [[M14 Rifle|M14 rifle]] is carried by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]). A scoped M14 is carried by the ARVN sniper in the LRRP team. | ||
[[Image:M14Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M14Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M14 Rifle|M14 rifle]] is carried by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]).]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SOFBG 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px| A scoped M14 is carried by the ARVN sniper in the LRRP team. ]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 2.2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]) fires the M14.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the center, a soldier fires the M14 during the final battle.]] | |||
[[Image:SFBG 2.1.0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US sharpshooter fires the M14 during the final battle.]] | |||
== M16A1 Rifle == | == M16A1 Rifle == | ||
The [[M16A1]] rifle, with 30-round magazines, are seen used by American forces in the film including Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo and | The [[M16A1]] rifle, with 30-round magazines, are seen used by American forces in the film including Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo and Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]). | ||
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]). | |||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 14.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M16A1]] rifle is held up by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]).]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 08.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 6.2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The [[M16A1]] rifle is being fired on full auto by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo ([[Wings Hauser]]) at suspected female VC "sappers".]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 17.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:SOFBG 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]) carries the rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is fired by Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]).]] | |||
[[Image:SFBG 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the left, Sgt. Jones ([[Albert Popwell]]) fires his rifle.]] | |||
==Norinco Type 56== | |||
VC forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. Both Hafner and DiNardo use the rifles in the final battle. | |||
==Norinco Type | |||
VC forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. DiNardo | |||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC fighter uses her Norinco.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SOFBG 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is used by Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]).]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|DiNardo briefly fires a Norinco Type-56 when his M16A1 runs dry. Note the broken under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker").]] | |||
[[Image:SOFBG 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is used by NVA officer Cao Van ([[Robert Arevalo]]) .]] | |||
== SKS Rifle == | == SKS Rifle == | ||
The VC sniper is seen armed with an [[SKS rifle]]. | The VC sniper is seen armed with an [[SKS rifle]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:SKS with no bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SKS with no bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 19.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The VC sniper is seen armed with an [[SKS rifle]], which is not equipped with a bayonet.]] | ||
=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
==Colt M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
The [[M1911A1]] is seen used by several US soldiers and chopper pilots in the film including Lt. Moran ([[Gary Hershberger]]). | The [[M1911A1]] is seen used by several US soldiers and chopper pilots in the film including Lt. Moran ([[Gary Hershberger]]). | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 67.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M1911A1]] is seen carried by Lt. Moran ([[Gary Hershberger]]).]] | |||
== | ==Squires Bingham M100 Revolver == | ||
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]) carries what appears to be a | Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]) carries what appears to be a Squires Bingham M100 revolver as his sidearm. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:SBM100.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Squires Bingham M100 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]) carries what appears to be a [[ | [[File:SOFBG 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner ([[R. Lee Ermey]]) carries what appears to be a Squires Bingham M100 revolver.]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 65.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner gets his revolver out.]] | |||
[[File:SOFBG 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner pulls his revolver.]] | [[File:SOFBG 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner pulls his revolver.]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner with his revolver.]] | [[File:SOFBG 30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner with his revolver.]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 81.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The revolver is put to the head of DiNardo.]] | |||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
NVA officer Cao Van ([[Robert Arevalo]]) can be seen armed with the [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol. | NVA officer Cao Van ([[Robert Arevalo]]) can be seen armed with the [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol. | ||
[[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.]] | [[Image:TT-33-Wartime.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.]] | ||
[[File:SOFBG 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA officer Cao Van ([[Robert Arevalo]]) can be seen armed with the [[Tokarev TT-33]] pistol.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team as well as other American forces at the firebase. | The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team as well as other American forces at the firebase. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 05.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 16.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US machine gun uses the M60 to defend the base.]] | ||
[[Image:SOFBG 24.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team.]] | |||
[[Image:SOFBG 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Jones ([[Albert Popwell]]) operates the [[M60 machine gun]].]] | |||
==M60D Machine Gun== | ==M60D Machine Gun== | ||
The [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine gun]] appears in the film door-mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters. | The [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine gun]] appears in the film door-mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters. | ||
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine gun]] is used by a doorgunner.]] | ||
[[Image:SOFBG 51.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A doorgunner lays down fire with the M60D.]] | |||
[[Image:SOFBG 73.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The spade grips of the M60D visible behind Lt. Moran.]] | |||
==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 21.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Browning M2 fitted with an anti-aircraft target sight is used by VC forces who shot at American helicopters. ]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US machine gun team defends the base with the M2.]] | [[Image:SFBG 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US machine gun team defends the base with the M2.]] | ||
[Image:SOFBG 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, Hafner defends the base with the M2.] | [[Image:SOFBG 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2 seen at the right.]] | ||
[[Image:SOFBG 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, Hafner defends the base with the M2.]] | |||
[[Image:SFBG 2.0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner fires the Browning M2HB during the final battle.]] | [[Image:SFBG 2.0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner fires the Browning M2HB during the final battle.]] | ||
= | =Other= | ||
== M79 Grenade Launcher== | == M79 Grenade Launcher== | ||
The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen used both by DiNardo and Hafner. | The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen used both by DiNardo and Hafner. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SOFBG 45.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of Hafner's M79 grenade launcher.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 13.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. DiNardo firing the M79 grenade launcher.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.5.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SFBG 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Maj. Hafner with an M79 grenade launcher in his arms.]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|At the left, Sgt. Maj. Hafner firing the M79 grenade launcher.]] | |||
==M26 Hand Grenade== | |||
The [[M26 hand grenade]] is the carried by US troops. | |||
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|left|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | |||
[[File:SOFBG 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner carries the [[M26 hand grenade]].]] | |||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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[[Image:M18a1 07.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine]] | [[Image:M18a1 07.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M18A1 Claymore planted on the VC headquarters.]] | [[Image:SFBG 2.4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M18A1 Claymore planted on the VC headquarters.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 29 July 2023
The Siege of Firebase Gloria is a 1989 Vietnam War film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring R. Lee Ermey and Wings Hauser as US Marines on a Long Range Recon Patrol who find themselves at Firebase Gloria, an isolated American fire support base that appears to be on the verge of an all-out assault by both the NVA and the Viet Cong on the eve of the Tet Offensive. The cast for the Australian production includes Albert Popwell, Robert Arevalo, and Gary Hershberger.
The following weapons were used in the film The Siege of Firebase Gloria:
Rifles
M14 Rifle
The M14 rifle is carried by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo (Wings Hauser). A scoped M14 is carried by the ARVN sniper in the LRRP team.
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 rifle, with 30-round magazines, are seen used by American forces in the film including Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo and Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner (R. Lee Ermey).
Norinco Type 56
VC forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film. Both Hafner and DiNardo use the rifles in the final battle.
SKS Rifle
The VC sniper is seen armed with an SKS rifle.
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
The M1911A1 is seen used by several US soldiers and chopper pilots in the film including Lt. Moran (Gary Hershberger).
Squires Bingham M100 Revolver
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner (R. Lee Ermey) carries what appears to be a Squires Bingham M100 revolver as his sidearm.
Tokarev TT-33
NVA officer Cao Van (Robert Arevalo) can be seen armed with the Tokarev TT-33 pistol.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team as well as other American forces at the firebase.
M60D Machine Gun
The M60D machine gun appears in the film door-mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Several Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are used in the film. A Browning fitted with an anti-aircraft target sight is used by VC forces who shot at American helicopters. US forces defending Firebase Gloria also are seen using them. Hafner briefly uses one during the final battle
Other
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 Grenade Launcher is seen used both by DiNardo and Hafner.
M26 Hand Grenade
The M26 hand grenade is the carried by US troops.
Other
M18A1 Claymore
M18A1 Claymore mines are seen used in the film.
