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Apocalypse Now (1979)

Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)

Apocalypse Now is the 1979 Vietnam War epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay was co-written by Coppola and John Milius and was based on the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness. The film stars Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard , a Special Forces officer sent on a mission upriver to terminate Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a rogue American colonel who is waging an unsanctioned war against the enemy with his own army. Coppola encountered several production problems while making the film, much of which was documented in the acclaimed 1991 documentary Hearts of Darkness. Coppola would release two more versions of the film: an extended cut under the title Apocalypse Now Redux and then in 2019, another version dubbed Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut.

The following weapons were used in the film Apocalypse Now:

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Handguns

M1911A1

An M1911A1 is seen on the nightstand of the Saigon hotel bedroom of Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen). Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) is seen carrying one with pearl grips that have a Air Cavalry symbol imprinted as his sidearm throughout the movie. In a deleted scene, Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) aims Willard's 1911 at him when he's caged.

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 [[Image:AN-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) ]]
-[[Image:ApocalypseNow.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|''Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)'']]
+[[Image:ApocalypseNow.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|''Apocalypse Now Redux'' (2001)]]
-''Apocalypse Now'' is the 1979 epic Vietnam War film directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]].  The screenplay was co-written by Coppola and [[John Milius]] and was based on the Joseph Conrad novel ''Heart of Darkness''.   The film stars [[Martin Sheen]] as a Special Forces officer sent on a mission downriver to terminate a rogue American colonel ([[Marlon Brando]]).  Coppola encounted several production problems while making the film, much of which was documented in the acclaimed 1991 documentary ''Hearts of Darkness''.  In 2001, Coppola would release an extended version of the film under the title ''Apocalypse Now Redux''.
+'''''Apocalypse Now''''' is the 1979 Vietnam War epic directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]. The screenplay was co-written by Coppola and [[John Milius]] and was based on the Joseph Conrad novel ''Heart of Darkness''. The film stars [[Martin Sheen]] as Captain Benjamin Willard , a Special Forces officer sent on a mission upriver to terminate Walter E. Kurtz ([[Marlon Brando]]), a rogue American colonel who is waging an unsanctioned war against the enemy with his own army. Coppola encountered several production problems while making the film, much of which was documented in the acclaimed 1991 documentary ''Hearts of Darkness''. Coppola would release two more versions of the film: an extended cut under the title '''''Apocalypse Now Redux''''' and then in 2019, another version dubbed '''''Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut.'''''
+{{Film Title}}
-'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Apocalypse Now'':'''
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+{{spoiler}}
+=Handguns=
+==M1911A1==
+An [[M1911A1]] is seen on the nightstand of the Saigon hotel bedroom of Captain Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]). Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen carrying one with pearl grips that have a Air Cavalry symbol imprinted as his sidearm throughout the movie. In a deleted scene, Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ([[Marlon Brando]]) aims Willard's 1911 at him when he's caged.
+[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:Apocnow1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the film's opening, the camera pans on Willard's M1911A1 resting on the bed.]]
+[[Image:Apocnow1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand.]]
+[[Image:Apocnow1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LTC Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips.]]
+[[Image:Apocnow1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CPT Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) finishes off a gravely wounded Vietnamese civilian with his M1911A1 after Chief's men accidentally open fire on them.]]
+[[File:ApNow_Deleted.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a deleted scene, Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ([[Marlon Brando]]) displays Willard's 1911 at him when he's caged.]]
+==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
+Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) draws his [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] with a 3" barrel while the fisherman's boat is being searched.
+[[Image:SW103inch.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 with 3" barrel - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:ApnowS&W19-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) draws his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]
+[[Image:ApnowSW10-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chief Phillips with his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]
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+=Submachine Guns=
+==Madsen M50==
+One of Kurtz's men is armed with a [[Madsen M50]] submachine gun.
+[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:AN_M50_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guard behind the Photojournalist ([[Dennis Hopper]]) is armed with a Madsen M50.]]
+==MAT-49==
+In "Apocalypse Now Redux", a French Colonist is seen armed with a [[MAT-49]] submachine gun.
+[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:ApnowMAT49-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A French Colonist armed with a MAT-49.]]
+=Rifles / Carbines=
 ==M16A1==
-[[M16_rifle_series#M16A1_Rifle|M16A1]] fitted with 30 round "curved" magazines are used by various characters throughout the film. While the 30 round magazine was not the norm for the M16 in Vietnam, it would technically be accurate (since the film takes place in 1969), but probably not as prevalent in the film.
+[[M16A1]] rifles fitted with 30-round "curved" magazines are used by various characters throughout the film. The 30-round magazines would technically not be anachronistic (since the film takes place in 1969), but would not be as prevalent as seen in the film.
-[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]
+[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Capt. Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]])  and Gunner's Mate Tyrone 'Clean' Miller ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) with their M16A1's as a camera crew films.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) and Gunner's Mate Tyrone 'Clean' Miller ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) with their M16A1's as a camera crew films.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-11.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Gunner's Mate Lance Johnson ([[Sam Bottoms]]) with his M16A1.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gunner's Mate Lance Johnson ([[Sam Bottoms]]) with his M16A1.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Clean ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) with his M16A1.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) with his M16A1.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Air Cavalry soldiers sets the bullets in his magazine by tapping it against his helmet (note the crimp-nosed blank protruding from the magazine).]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Air Cavalry soldiers sets the rounds in his magazine by tapping it against his helmet (note the crimp-nosed blank protruding from the magazine).]]
-[[Image:AN 1220.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Soldier (left) with an M16A1, soldier (right) with an M16 on a Huey.]]
+[[Image:AN 1220.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldier (left) with an M16A1, soldier (right) with an M16 on a Huey.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|601px|'''Kilgore:''' Smell that? You smell that? <BR> '''Lance:''' What? <BR> '''Kilgore:''' Napalm, son! Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body! The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill! Smelled like...victory!]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''''Kilgore:''' "Smell that? You smell that?" <BR> '''Lance:''' "What?" <BR> '''Kilgore:''' "Napalm, son! Nothing else in the world smells like that... I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body! But the smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill! Smelled like... victory!"'']]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) fires an M16A1.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-12.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) fires an M16A1 during a battle with Kurtz's Montagnards.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-9.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Jay 'Chef' Hicks ([[Frederic Forrest]]) armed with his M16A1, while speaking French to the colonist.]]
+[[File:ApNow 318.jpg|thumb|none|601px|At the top right, Chief fires his M16A1 as Chef mans the M2. The M16 appears to change to an M60 only a scene later.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-15.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Capt. Willard with his M16A1 before surrendering it to the colonists.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jay 'Chef' Hicks ([[Frederic Forrest]]) armed with his M16A1, while speaking French to the colonist.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CPT Willard with his M16A1 before surrendering it to the colonists.]]
 ==M16 (SP1)==
-Col. Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen briefly holding an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle noted by its "slab-side" receiver after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notably has an A1-style lower receiver, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is a "franken-gun". The use of the M16 is an error as the original M16 was never used by the US Army or any other branch of the US Military other than the Air Force. By the time the movie takes place (1969), all M16's that were being used by the entire US Military were already replaced by the M16A1 as seen above.
+Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen briefly holding an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle noted by its "slickside" upper receiver (lacking a forward assist) after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notably has an A1-style lower receiver, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is likely a "franken-gun". The combination of a slickside upper receiver and a full fence A1 lower receiver is correct for USAF issued version of the M16, the Colt Model 604 (as the movie is set in 1969 Colt would have started producing Model 604s with the full fence lower used in the M16A1) although its use by an Army officer is inaccurate.
+[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (SP1) fitted with A1-style birdcage flash hider (to imitate the M16A1) and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16 (SP1) fitted with A1-style birdcage flashhider (to imitate M16A1) and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]]
 [[Image:AN 1220.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Soldier on the right with an M16.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore talking to Lance about surfing while holding the M16 (SP1).]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|LTC Kilgore talking to Lance about surfing while holding the SP1.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore looks over the battlefield while holding the M16 (SP1).]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) looks over the battlefield while holding the M16 (SP1).]]
 ==MGC M16==
-When the PBR boat is taking incoming tracer rounds, two [[MGC M16]] replica's are shot up.
+When the PBR boat is taking incoming tracer rounds, two [[MGC M16]] replicas are shot up, standing in for real M16s.
-[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MGC M16 replica]]
+[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MGC M16 replica]]
-[[Image:ApnowM16-16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two MGC M16 replicas being shot up.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM16-16.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Two MGC M16 replicas being shot up.]]
+==M1 Carbine==
+In "Apocalypse Now Redux", most of the colonists are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s loaded with 30 round magazines.
+[[Image:M1ExtdMag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Post-war M1 Carbine with 30-round magazine and metal barrel shroud - .30 Carbine]]
+[[Image:ApnowM1carb-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In a scene from ''Redux'', French Colonists with their M1 Carbines.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM1carb-2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|In a scene from ''Redux'', a distant shot of the Colonists with their M1 Carbines.]]
+==Norinco Type 56==
+NVA are seen using [[Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men. It is noteworthy that this film was released in 1979 and took nearly three years to complete (thus photography started in 1976). During the 1970s, the Norinco Type 56 were not being imported into the U.S., and none were in U.S. Armorer inventories. The only reason Coppola's film had them was because they were supplied by Filipino armorers in Luzon.
+[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 with folding "Pig Sticker" bayonet - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:ApnowAK-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Norinco Type 56 lying next to a dead VC, while Kilgore hands out death cards.]]
+[[Image:ApnowAK-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|VC firing Norinco Type 56's during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.]]
+[[Image:ApnowAK-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|French Colonists armed with Norinco Type 56's.]]
+[[Image:ApnowAK-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of Kurtz's men armed with a Norinco Type 56. Note the jungle taped magazines.]]
+==Remington 700==
+One of Kurtz's men is armed with a [[Remington Model 700]] bolt-action rifle.
+[[Image:Remington 700 BDL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington Model 700 - 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester)]]
+[[Image:ApnowWIN12-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is held by the soldier on the near left.]]
-==M60 machine gun==
+=Machine Guns=
-An [[M60 machine gun]] is seen carried by one of Col. Kilgore's ([[Robert Duvall]]) soldiers that rides in the helicopter with Chef and Clean. Clean ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) is the M60 gunner on the Navy PBR. Chef ([[Frederic Forrest]]) is seen firing the M60 briefly while taking incoming arrows from natives, but switches to the single mounted M2.
+==M60==
-[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
+An [[M60 machine gun]] is seen carried by one of LTC Kilgore's ([[Robert Duvall]]) soldiers that rides in the helicopter with Chef and Clean. Clean ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) is the M60 gunner on the Navy PBR. Chef ([[Frederic Forrest]]) is seen firing the M60 briefly while taking incoming arrows from natives, but switches to the single mounted M2. During the same sequence, Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) also handles the M60, although he had just been seen handling an M16A1.
-[[Image:ApnowM60-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with an M60 before the battle at Vinh Din Drop.]]
+[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The OH-6 gunner fires his M60 at the VC "sapper" after a grenade was thrown into a Huey.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-1.jpg|thumb|none|602px|A soldier with an M60 before the battle at Vinh Din Drop.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gunner continues to pour fire down with his M60.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The OH-6 gunner fires his M60 at the VC "sapper" after a grenade was thrown into a Medivac Huey.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A clearer shot of the M60.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The gunner continues to pour fire down with his M60.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 at the fisherman.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-5.jpg|thumb|none|602px|A clearer shot of the M60.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"I'm good."'' Clean looks in horror at what he just did.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Clean ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) fires the M60 at the fisherman.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 while taking incoming tracer rounds.  As what was common in Vietnam, a "C-rat" can is attached to the machine gun in order to prevent the rounds from snagging.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-7.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"I'm good."'' <BR> Clean looks in horror at what he just did.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean with the M60 while on patrol.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-8.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Clean fires the M60 while taking incoming tracer rounds. As was common in Vietnam, a "C-rat" can is attached to the machine gun in order to prevent the rounds from snagging.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM60-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chef with the M60 before switching to the M2.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-9.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Clean with the M60 while on patrol.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM60-10.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chef ([[Frederic Forrest]]) with the M60 before switching to the M2.]]
+[[Image:ApNow_302.jpg|thumb|none|601px| Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) in the center with the M60 during the engagement with Kurtz's Montagnards.]]
+[[Image:ApNow_320.jpg|thumb|none|601px|At the top right, Chief ([[Albert Hall]]) with the M60 during the engagement with the Montagnards, although he had just been seen holding an M16A1.]]
 ==M60D==
-[[M60_machine_gun#M60D_Machine_Gun|M60D]] machine guns are mounted on Col. Kilgore's ([[Robert Duvall]]) choppers during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.
+[[M60D]] machine guns are mounted on LTC Kilgore's ([[Robert Duvall]]) choppers during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.
-[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
+[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 [[Image:ApnowM60D-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore's doorgunner Jimmy (James Keane) prepares his M60D.]]
 [[Image:ApnowM60D-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|As Kilgore's helicopter surveys the area, Jimmy (James Keane) is seen with an M60D.]]
 [[Image:ApnowM60-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another doorgunner lays down fire with an M60D.]]
+==M60C==
+One of the UH-1 Huey helicopters mounts [[M60 machine gun#M60C Machine Gun|M60C machine gun]]s controlled by the pilot.
+[[Image:M60C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60C machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:ANR 405.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The Huey on the left front is armed with M60Cs.]]
 ==Browning M2HB==
 [[Browning M2HB]]s are single and double hand mounted on the Navy PBR. Jay 'Chef' Hicks ([[Frederic Forrest]]) is the rear gunner with the single mounted M2HB (nicknamed after the band "Canned Heat"). Lance Johnson ([[Sam Bottoms]]) is the front gunner with double hand mounted M2's. While traveling on the river through the Do Lung Bridge two soldiers are seen firing an M2 trying to kill a single VC under all the dead VC bodies.
-[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on pintle mount - .50 BMG.]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chef fires "Canned Heat" while taking incoming tracer rounds. Note Kilgore's surfboard.]]
+[[Image:BrowningM2_plain.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer shot of Chef firing "Canned Heat".]]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chef fires "Canned Heat" while taking incoming tracer rounds. Note Kilgore's surfboard.]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lance with the double mounted M2HB's.]]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Closer shot of Chef firing "Canned Heat".]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lance shows us his war face.]]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-7.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trench soldiers firing an M2HB.]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Where'd the dog go?"'']]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-8.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Trench soldiers fire an M2HB in an attempt to kill a single VC hiding under dead bodies. Unable to do so, they get the "Roach".]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trench soldiers firing an M2HB.]]
-[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trench soldiers fire an M2HB in an attempt to kill a single VC hiding under dead bodies. Unable to do so, they get the "Roach".]]
 [[Image:ApnowBrownM2-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chef fires "Canned Heat" while taking arrows from the natives.]]
-==M1911A1==
+[[File:Twin M2 machine guns PBR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dual Browning M2HB in PBR - .50 BMG]]
-An [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] is seen on the nightstand of the Saigon hotel bedroom of Capt. Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]). Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen carrying one with pearl grips that have a Air Cavalry symbol imprinted as his sidearm throughout the movie. In a deleted scene, Col. Walter E. Kurtz ([[Marlon Brando]]) aims Willard's 1911 at him when he's caged.
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-3.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Lance with the double mounted M2HBs.]]
-[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|450px|WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-4.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Lance ([[Sam Bottoms]]) shows us his war face.]]
-[[Image:Apocnow1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|During the film's opening, the camera pans on Willard's M1911A1 resting on the bed.]]
+[[Image:ApnowBrownM2-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Where'd the dog go?"'']]
-[[Image:Apocnow1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|His M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand.]]
-[[Image:Apocnow1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips.]]
-[[Image:Apocnow1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Captain Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) finishes off a gravely wounded Vietnamese civilian with his M1911A1 after Chief's men accidentally open fire on them.]]
-==M79 grenade launcher==
-An [[M79 grenade launcher]] is used by The Roach ([[Herb Rice]]) to kill an NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. Roach had customized his with a tiger-stripe paint job.
-[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM79-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"He's Close Man.. Real Close."'' Roach tips open his M79 grenade launcher. Note tiger-stripe paint scheme.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM79-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roach loads a 40mm HE round into his M79 grenade launcher.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM79-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roach fires his M79 grenade launcher. Note how in this scene he wraps the sling around his arm, a well known technique to steady aim.]]
 ==GE M134 Minigun==
 A [[GE M134 Minigun]] is seen door-mounted on one of the UH-1 Huey choppers during the famous raid scene. Being that the movie was filmed in the Philippines, they also supplied the helicopters which were outfitted with real guns. Since the weapons require no blank adaption to fire, all they needed was lots of blank ammunition to get the guns running.
-[[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|400px|GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
+[[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|400px|GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:ApnowG134-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-mounted GE M134 Minigun protruding from the Huey UH-1 helicopter.]]
+[[Image:ApnowG134-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A door-mounted GE M134 Minigun protruding from the Huey UH-1 helicopter.]]
-[[Image:ApnowG134-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The door gunner unleashes the GE M134 Minigun on the NVA.]]
+[[Image:ApnowG134-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The door gunner unleashes the GE M134 Minigun on the NVA.]]
 ==Fake DShK heavy machine gun (mock up)==
-NVA fire at the Huey helicopters with a [[DShK heavy machine gun]], in reality a mocked up [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun.
+What appears to be a [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is used by the NVA during the Kilgore's helicopter assault.  Pilots over the radio is heard calling the weapon a "50 cal". In reality, the machine appears to be a mocked up [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun.
-[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShKM heavy machine gun - 12.7x109mm.]]
+[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShKM heavy machine gun - 12.7x108mm]]
-[[Image:ApnowZU23-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA fire a mocked up DShK heavy machine gun in the AA position.]]
+[[Image:ApnowZU23-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|NVA fire a DShK heavy machine gun mockup in the AA position.]]
-[[Image:ApnowZU23-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A farther shot of the mock DShK.]]
+[[Image:ApnowZU23-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The mock DShK is seen in the center in this wide shot.]]
-==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
+==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2==
-Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) draws his [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] with a 3" barrel while the fisherman's boat is being searched.
+In the "Redux" version of the film, a [[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]] is seen resting on the shoulders of one of the French colonists confronted by Willard and the crew.
-[[Image:SW103inch.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 with 3" barrel - .38 Special.]]
+[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06]]
-[[Image:ApnowS&W19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Phillips draws his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]
+[[Image:ApnowB.A.R.-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In the "Redux" version, seen on the left is a French colonist with an M1918A2 BAR rested on his shoulders.]]
-[[Image:ApnowSW10-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Phillips with his Smith & Wesson Model 10.]]
-==Norinco Type 56==
-NVA are seen using [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men.  It is noteworthy that this film was released in 1979 and took nearly three years to complete (thus photography started in 1976).  During the 1970s, the Norinco Type 56 were not being imported into the U.S., and none were in U.S. Armorer inventories.  The only reason Coppola's film had them was because they were supplied by Filipino armorers in Luzon.
-[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56 with folding "Pig Sticker" bayonet - 7.62x39mm.]]
-[[Image:ApnowAK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Norinco Type 56 lying next to a dead VC, while Kilgore hands out death cards.]]
-[[Image:ApnowAK-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|VC firing Norinco Type 56's during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.]]
-[[Image:ApnowAK-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Colonists armed with Norinco Type 56's.]]
-[[Image:ApnowAK-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Kurtz's men armed with a Norinco Type 56. Note the jungle taped magazines.]]
+=Shotguns=
 ==Ithaca 37==
-Capt. Colby ([[Scott Glenn]]) carries an [[Ithaca 37]] fitted with a heat shield and bayonet lug. In a deleted scene, he uses it to kill the photojournalist ([[Dennis Hopper]]) for taking Kurtz's picture only for Willard to throw his knife hitting him in the gut, killing him.
+Captain Colby ([[Scott Glenn]]) carries an [[Ithaca 37]] fitted with a heat shield and bayonet lug. In a deleted scene, he uses it to kill the photojournalist ([[Dennis Hopper]]) for taking Kurtz's picture only for Willard to throw his knife hitting him in the gut, killing him.
-[[Image:IthacaBayo.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ithaca 37 Trench Gun - 12 Gauge.]]
+[[Image:IthacaBayo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ithaca 37 Trench Gun - 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:ApnowWIN12-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Far shot of Capt. Colby with his Ithaca 37 and Kurtz's "children."]]
+[[Image:ApnowWIN12-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Wide shot of CPT Colby with his Ithaca 37 and Kurtz's "children."]]
-[[Image:ApnowWIN12-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up shot of the Ithaca 37. Note the scalp.]]
+[[Image:ApnowWIN12-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Close up shot of CPT Colby ([[Scott Glenn]]) with the Ithaca 37. Note the scalp.]]
-==M1 Carbine==
+=Other=
-In "Apocalypse Now Redux", most of the colonists are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s.
+==M79 grenade launcher==
-[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch.  Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight.  This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s.  This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles]]
+The [[M79 grenade launcher]] is primarily seen used in the film by The Roach ([[Herb Rice]]) to kill an NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. This grenade launcher has been customized with a tiger-stripe paint job. A regular M79 is seen in the hands of Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) and one of Kurtz's men.
-[[Image:ApnowM1carb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Colonists with their M1 Carbines.]]
+[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]]
-[[Image:ApnowM1carb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Distant shot of the Colonist with their M1 Carbines.]]
+[[Image:ApNow_444.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An [[M79 grenade launcher]] is used by The Roach ([[Herb Rice]]).]]
+[[Image:ApnowM79-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"He's Close Man.. Real Close."'' <BR> Roach tips open his M79 grenade launcher. Note tiger-stripe paint scheme.]]
-==MAT-49==
+[[Image:ApnowM79-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Roach loads a 40mm HE round into his M79 grenade launcher.]]
-In "Apocalypse Now Redux", a French Colonist is seen armed with a [[MAT-49]] submachine gun.
+[[Image:ApnowM79-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Roach fires his M79 grenade launcher. Note how in this scene he wraps the sling around his arm, a well known technique to steady aim.]]
-[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAT-49 - 9mm.]]
+[[Image:M79_APNW.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) drops a standard M79 grenade launcher while taking incoming tracer rounds.]]
-[[Image:ApnowMAT49-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French Colonist armed with a MAT-49.]]
+[[Image:ApnowWIN12-1.2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Kurtz's men with the grenade launcher (circled in red).]]
-==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2==
-A [[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]] is seen resting on the shoulders of one of the French Colonists in "Apocalypse Now Redux".
-[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06.]]
-[[Image:ApnowB.A.R.-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French Colonist with an M1918A2 BAR rested on his shoulders.]]
-==M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery==
+==2.75" rocket launcher==
-M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) launchers are mounted on the sides of the UH-1 Hueys in the film.
+-round rocket pods for 2.75" (70mm) rockets are mounted on the sides of the UH-1 Hueys in the film. The launchers, which do not match those actually used in Vietnam, probably came with the UH-1s mounting them from the Philippino military.
-[[Image:ApnowM3rock-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier pats an ARA launcher.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM3rock-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A soldier pats a rocket launcher.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM3rock-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The right side rockets fire.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM3rock-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The right side rockets fire.]]
-[[Image:ApnowM3rock-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Simultaneously, the left side fires.]]
+[[Image:ApnowM3rock-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Simultaneously, the left side fires.]]
-==M-6E3 Weapons System==
-Mounted on the UH-1 Huey helicopters are [[M60 machine gun|M-6E3 Weapon Systems]], which are dual automated [[M60 machine gun#M60C Machine Gun|M60C machine gun]]s controlled by the pilot.
-[[Image:ApnowM3rock-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M-6E3 Weapons System mounted on a UH-1 Huey.]]
 ==Pontiac M39==
+During the helicopter assault, Kilgore calls in an airstrike which is conducted by Air Force F-5A & F-5B Freedom Fighters, complete with [[Pontiac M39]] cannons, though the fighters do not fire their guns during the attack.
-During the raid scene, Kilgore calls in an airstrike which is conducted by Air Force F-5A & F-5B Freedom Fighters, complete with [[Pontiac M39]] cannons, though the fighters do not fire their guns during the attack.
+[[Image:M39Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Pontiac M39 20mm]]
+[[File:ANR 414.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kilgore calls in an airstrike which is conducted by Air Force F-5A & F-5B Freedom Fighters, complete with [[Pontiac M39]] cannons, though the fighters do not fire their guns during the attack.]]
-[[Image:M39Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pontiac M39 20mm]]
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Apocalypse Now: Difference between revisions

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Handguns

M1911A1

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Submachine Guns

Madsen M50

MAT-49

Rifles / Carbines

M16A1

M16 (SP1)

MGC M16

M1 Carbine

Norinco Type 56

Remington 700

Machine Guns

M60

M60D

M60C

Browning M2HB

GE M134 Minigun

Fake DShK heavy machine gun (mock up)

Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

Other

M79 grenade launcher

2.75" rocket launcher

Pontiac M39

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