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Filmed in Italy, the film is about a Green Beret who enters Afghanistan trying to find "documents lost by his father during the fall of Iran. He ends up having to drive to the Pakistani border in an old school bus. | |||
{{Film Title|Afghanistan: Last War Bus}} | |||
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==Zastava M70== | ==Zastava M70== | ||
The [[Zastava M70]] is seen in the hands of most "Soviet" conscripted troops. It is also used by | The [[Zastava M70]] is seen in the hands of most "Soviet" conscripted troops. It is also used by Afghan bandits and Johnny Hondo ([[Mark Gregory]]) when his MP5 runs out of ammo. | ||
[[Image:Zastava M70AB2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:Zastava M70AB2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Zastava M70AB2 folding stock rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Afak.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | [[Image:Afak.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:Afak3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | [[Image:Afak3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Afak4.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | [[Image:Afak4.jpg|thumb|400px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Warbus_M70_3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Why you don't try and get "Fresh" with Afghan Girls. She will Shank you, steal your assault Rifle and then kill a dozen of your buddies.]] | |||
==SKS== | ==SKS== | ||
a Yugoslavian version of the [[SKS]] is another common weapon of the "soviet" conscript troops. In the film the sound of the M70 is used instead of the sound of a single shot. | a Yugoslavian version of the [[SKS]] is another common weapon of the "soviet" conscript troops. In the film the sound of the M70 is used instead of the sound of a single shot. | ||
[[Image:YugoSKS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Yugoslavian SKS M59/66 rifle with blade bayonet and grenade launcher attached to barrel, the variant most seen during the Balkan Wars - 7.62x39mm. | [[Image:YugoSKS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Yugoslavian SKS M59/66 rifle with blade bayonet and grenade launcher attached to barrel, the variant most seen during the Balkan Wars - 7.62x39mm. The Yugoslavian M59 is nearly identical to the Russian SKS, it is the M59/66 which has the grenade launcher attachment at the end of the barrel.]] | ||
[[Image:Afsks.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | [[Image:Afsks.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | ||
==MP5A3== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3== | ||
Johnny Hondo's main weapon during the film is an early model [[ | Johnny Hondo's main weapon during the film is an early model [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] fitted with what looks to be a blank firing device on the muzzle. Used totally from the hip when fired. Linda Cain ([[Savina Gersak]]). | ||
[[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with original "slimline" forearm - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Afmp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | [[Image:Afmp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | ||
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==M1911== | ==M1911== | ||
Johnny Hondo uses a [[M1911]] throughout the film. Before the mission starts his dying father gives him his personal M1911. During the supply depot raid Johnny Hondo gives the M1911 to Kaber and almost gets himself killed by a | Johnny Hondo uses a [[M1911]] throughout the film. Before the mission starts his dying father gives him his personal M1911. During the supply depot raid Johnny Hondo gives the M1911 to Kaber and almost gets himself killed by a Spetsnaz officer. Latter Captain Bowie steals the pistol from Kaber and holds it on Johnny Hondo when it is revealed that it is not documents that they are carrying but gold. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | ||
==RPK== | ==RPK== | ||
A [[RPK light machine gun]] is used during Johnny Hondo's first rescue mission by the "Soviets". Later it is used as a doorgun on Mi-17 "Hip" assault helicopters.RPK light machineguns were used in such a roll in Afganistan by the Soviets. May in fact be a [[RPK light machine gun#Zastava M72B1|Crvena Zastava M72B1 light machine gun]] but the image is unclear. | |||
[[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm with 40 round magazine]] | [[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm with 40 round magazine]] | ||
[[Image:Warbus_RPK_1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK mounted in the doorway of a MI-17 HIP Assault Helicopter. ]] | |||
[[Image:Warbus_RPK_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK opening fire on Johnny Hondo as he crosses a Pontoon bridge. ]] | |||
[[Image:Warbus_RPK_3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK mount shown from outside the helicopter. ]] | |||
[[Image:Warbus_RPK_4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPK shown firing from the outside. ]] | |||
== | ==M57 Rocket launcher== | ||
Johnny Hondo uses | Johnny Hondo uses a Yugoslavian M57 Rocket launcher sans rocket to destroy a squad of "Soviet" conscripts during his first mission into Afghanistan. latter the Spetsnaz officer tries to use the same Rocket launcher to destroy the bus and only sets it on fire. | ||
[[Image:Warbus_M57_1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Johnny Hondo about to say goodbye to a platoon of Soviet troops.]] | |||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
Two [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1 rifles]] are seen | Two [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1 rifles]] are seen hanging up in the forward base in Pakistan. | ||
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:Warbus_Armory.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16s hanging in the center of the Forward base armory.]] | |||
==M60 Machine Gun== | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
An [[M60 machine gun]] is seen sitting under the M16A1 rifles. | An [[M60 machine gun]] is seen sitting under the M16A1 rifles. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:Warbus_Armory.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 sitting in the center of the Forward base armory.]] | |||
==Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ==Mosin Nagant Rifle== | ||
the [[Mosin Nagant | Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifle]] is rarely seen in the film. Some "soviet" conscripts are seen with Mosin Nagant rifles. This would be an anachronism as by that time the rifle was long out of service. | the [[Mosin Nagant|Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifle]] is rarely seen in the film. Some "soviet" conscripts are seen with Mosin Nagant rifles. This would be an anachronism as by that time the rifle was long out of service. | ||
[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]] | |||
[[Image:Afgmosin.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Afghan government conscript and Mosin Nagant M91/30]] | |||
==Mossberg 500== | ==Mossberg 500== | ||
Johnny Hondo's credit card is a [[Mossberg 500-series shotgun#Mossberg 500|Sawed-off Mossberg 500]]. In the film he uses it to shoot down a Soviet Mi-17 "HIP" assault helicopter. | Johnny Hondo's credit card is a [[Mossberg 500-series shotgun#Mossberg 500|Sawed-off Mossberg 500]]. In the film he uses it to shoot down a Soviet Mi-17 "HIP" assault helicopter. | ||
:This actually appears to be a Remington Model 31 shotgun. - [[User:Gunmaster45|Gunmaster45]] | |||
[[Image:Sawed-off_mossberg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed off Mossberg 500 - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Sawed-off_mossberg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed off Mossberg 500 - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Afheli.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | [[Image:Afheli.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | ||
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The Soviet MB-LT Armored Vehicles are armed with a single [[PK machine gun|PKMT Machine gun]]. | The Soviet MB-LT Armored Vehicles are armed with a single [[PK machine gun|PKMT Machine gun]]. | ||
[[Image:Machine gun PKT.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PKT machine gun 7.62x54mm R with 250-round ammo drum]] | [[Image:Machine gun PKT.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PKT machine gun 7.62x54mm R with 250-round ammo drum]] | ||
[[Image:Warbus_MBLT_1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Soviet MB-LT moving into contact with Johnny Hondo. The PKMT can be seen in the front turret.]] | |||
[[Image:Warbus_MBLT_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Close up of the front of the Turret of the MB-LT. Notice that the barrel does not seem to be installed.]] | |||
[[Image:Warbus_MBLT_3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The MB-LT firing at Johnny Hondo.]] | |||
==Unknown Mortar== | ==Unknown Mortar== | ||
The Soviets use what looks like an 82mm Mortar to try and stop the bus before it gets started. | |||
==Unknown Pistol== | ==Unknown Pistol== | ||
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Filmed in Italy, the film is about a Green Beret who enters Afghanistan trying to find "documents lost by his father during the fall of Iran. He ends up having to drive to the Pakistani border in an old school bus.
The following weapons were used in the film Afghanistan: Last War Bus:
Zastava M70
The Zastava M70 is seen in the hands of most "Soviet" conscripted troops. It is also used by Afghan bandits and Johnny Hondo (Mark Gregory) when his MP5 runs out of ammo.
SKS
a Yugoslavian version of the SKS is another common weapon of the "soviet" conscript troops. In the film the sound of the M70 is used instead of the sound of a single shot.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Johnny Hondo's main weapon during the film is an early model Heckler & Koch MP5A3 fitted with what looks to be a blank firing device on the muzzle. Used totally from the hip when fired. Linda Cain (Savina Gersak).
M1911
Johnny Hondo uses a M1911 throughout the film. Before the mission starts his dying father gives him his personal M1911. During the supply depot raid Johnny Hondo gives the M1911 to Kaber and almost gets himself killed by a Spetsnaz officer. Latter Captain Bowie steals the pistol from Kaber and holds it on Johnny Hondo when it is revealed that it is not documents that they are carrying but gold.
RPK
A RPK light machine gun is used during Johnny Hondo's first rescue mission by the "Soviets". Later it is used as a doorgun on Mi-17 "Hip" assault helicopters.RPK light machineguns were used in such a roll in Afganistan by the Soviets. May in fact be a Crvena Zastava M72B1 light machine gun but the image is unclear.
M57 Rocket launcher
Johnny Hondo uses a Yugoslavian M57 Rocket launcher sans rocket to destroy a squad of "Soviet" conscripts during his first mission into Afghanistan. latter the Spetsnaz officer tries to use the same Rocket launcher to destroy the bus and only sets it on fire.
M16A1
Two M16A1 rifles are seen hanging up in the forward base in Pakistan.
M60 Machine Gun
An M60 machine gun is seen sitting under the M16A1 rifles.
Mosin Nagant Rifle
the Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifle is rarely seen in the film. Some "soviet" conscripts are seen with Mosin Nagant rifles. This would be an anachronism as by that time the rifle was long out of service.
Mossberg 500
Johnny Hondo's credit card is a Sawed-off Mossberg 500. In the film he uses it to shoot down a Soviet Mi-17 "HIP" assault helicopter.
- This actually appears to be a Remington Model 31 shotgun. - Gunmaster45
PKMT
The Soviet MB-LT Armored Vehicles are armed with a single PKMT Machine gun.
Unknown Mortar
The Soviets use what looks like an 82mm Mortar to try and stop the bus before it gets started.
