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[[Image:Rk3-upg82.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RKG-3 anti-tank grenade]] | [[Image:Rk3-upg82.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RKG-3 anti-tank grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) Informs Nikoli that he has a RKG-3 grenade.]] | [[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) Informs Nikoli that he has a RKG-3 grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) uses a grenade with a pin in it as a threat as to not be shot.Shows you the intelligence of the man.]] | [[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) uses a grenade with a pin in it as a threat as to not be shot. Shows you the intelligence of the man.]] | ||
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"This is such a small space... and this is such a very big grenade!"]] | [[Image:Red_Scorpion_Grenade_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"This is such a small space... and this is such a very big grenade!"'']] | ||
[[File:RedScorp 062.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the grenade.]] | [[File:RedScorp 062.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:RedScorpionRGK-3BlownOffArm.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) reaches for the mockup of the RKG-3 grenade, but to no avail. He appears to be trying to reinsert the arming pin, which really wouldn't help him all that much as the fuse has already been triggered and detonation is inevitable at this point.]] | [[Image:RedScorpionRGK-3BlownOffArm.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) reaches for the mockup of the RKG-3 grenade, but to no avail. He appears to be trying to reinsert the arming pin, which really wouldn't help him all that much as the fuse has already been triggered and detonation is inevitable at this point.]] | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 18 April 2016
Red Scorpion is a 1989 action film starring Dolph Lundgren as Nikolai Rachenko, a Soviet Spetsnaz-trained agent sent to assist Soviet forces in the putting down of a rebel movement in an African country. Nikolai then finds himself siding with the rebels after being betrayed by his superiors. Directed by Joseph Zito (Missing in Action), the film was produced in South Africa and used the resources of the South African Defense Force for vehicles and weapons (somewhat controversial because this was filmed during the time of apartheid).
The following weapons were used in the film Red Scorpion:
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Rifles / Carbines
Soviet Assault Rifle (mocked up FN FAL)
The large assault rifle used prominently by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) during the final assault is an FN FAL mocked up to resemble the experimental Soviet Avtomat AO-63 assault rifle. The weapon is also seen being tested by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) on the rifle range near the beginning of the film. The FN FAL used in the movie has been modified with twin barrels, a custom stock, the pistol grip from a Vektor SS-77 general purpose machine gun, an enlarged magazine/foregrip and a Lewis gun's drum magazine mounted on top. Upon closer inspection only the lower barrel can actually be seen firing; presumably this is because building a weapon that could fire from two barrels would be a far more difficult modification, and the discrepancy isn't that noticeable on-screen.
Threatening the general with the rifle.
FN FAL
Unmodified FN FAL rifles are seen in the hands of guerilla fighters.
IMI Romat (fitted with grenade launcher)
An Israeli contract FAL "Romat" fitted with a Mk 40 grenade launcher is used by rebel Kallunda Kintash (Al White). It is later taken and used by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) for much of the final assault on the Soviet camp.
AK-47
After the truck chase, Nikolai is seen with a milled receiver AK-47 that is fitted with a bayonet.
AMD-65
An AMD-65 is used by Rachenko to drunkenly shoot up a bar on the Soviet base so that he can be arrested and subsequently aid guerilla Kallunda Kintash (Al White) in his escape, thereby gaining the trust of the rebels and allowing him to assassinate their leader (in an incredibly convoluted plan that actually involves the deaths of several Soviet soldiers). AMD-65s are also seen being used by various Soviet soldiers/guerillas and by Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh).
Vektor R4
Vektor R4 rifles are used by the Angolan troops.
Mosin-Nagant M44
Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines (without the bayonet) are seen in the hands of African guerillas.
SKS M59/66
Several Rebels are seen with Yugoslavian M59/66 variants of the SKS. Interestingly enough, the rifles have their bayonets removed.
Shotguns
South African Musler 12 Gauge Tactical Action
A shotgun with extended mag tube and sawed-off stock is seen in the hands of Krasnov (Brion James), Soviet Military Policemen, as well as Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh) during the road chase. As this film was produced in South Africa, the shotgun is likely a 12 Gauge Musler, a South African-manufactured shotgun similar in appearance to the Mossberg 500. A Musler fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 machine gun (which would never be used by Soviet forces) is seen mounted on a Soviet Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
Vektor SS-77
A South African Vektor SS-77 machine gun is seen mounted on an armored vehicle during the road chase, and also on a motorcycle and sidecar being ridden by Cuban troops.
RPK
RPKs are used by various Soviet and Cuban troops. Lt. Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) takes one and uses it during the ambush at the oasis.
M134 Minigun
What appears to be an M134 minigun can be seen mounted in the nose of the Sikorsky S-62 "Hind gunship". Upon closer inspection, this appears to be a mockup as the barrel cluster seems to be fused to the fuselage of the helicopter and therefore could not possibly rotate. Furthermore, it seems to fire from each of these stationary barrels in sequence (with acetylene-powered muzzle blasts), rather than always firing from the barrel in the uppermost position as a real minigun would. It is most likely an acetylene-powered mock-up, although it is difficult to tell for sure as it is never seen firing in close-up.
Degtyaryov DT Machine Gun
A DT machine gun is seen firing from the hull of a Soviet-manufactured T-34/85 tank. While this tank (and the DT machine gun) had long since been taken out of Soviet service by the time the film was made, some “Client States” still had such outdated armor; both Angola and Cuba continued to retain T-34s in second-line or reserve roles.
Submachine Guns
PPSh41
Also seen wielded by the African guerillas is the PPSh41 submachine gun.
Handguns
Colt Combat Commander
What appears to be a Colt Combat Commander is seen the hands of the Cuban officer and General Vortek (T.P. McKenna). It is likely supposed to portray the Soviet Tokarev TT-33, as Cuban officers would've never been issued a handgun of American manufacture.
Other
M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle
An M40 Recoilless Rifle is seen mounted on a Land Rover and used by Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) during the assault on the joint Soviet/Cuban military camp.
Mk 40 grenade launcher
A MK 40 grenade launcher is seen underslung on the Israeli IMI Romat used by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) and Kallunda Kintash (Al White). Rachenko fires the launcher several times during the assault on the Soviet base at the end of the film, using both high explosive grenades and buckshot rounds. However, he is never once shown reloading it and consequently manages to fire off six rounds from the single-shot launcher!
RPG-7
An RPG-7 launcher is used by a Czech tank gunner during the escape of Kallunda Kintash (Al White), although curiously it is not loaded with a warhead!
RKG-3
A mockup of an RKG-3 anti-tank grenade is wielded by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) before getting his arm blown off by Nikolai Rachenko.
M26 Hand Grenade
During the truck chase, Kallunda cuts a belt of grenades off of an unconscious soldier. These appear to be M26 Hand Grenades.
Magnetic Grenade
At the end of the truck chase, Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) places what appears to be a magnetic grenade based on an SPM Limpet Mine onto the truck's fuel tank to destroy it.
Flamethrower
Custom flamethrowers are used by Soviet troops to 'cleanse' a tribal village in a scene in the extended cut.
Trivia
"Faux" Mil Mi-24 "Hind" Gunship
The "Mi-24 Hind" seen in the movie is a cosmetically modified Sikorsky S-62. The helicopter appears to be the same one previously seen in Braddock: Missing in Action III and Bulletproof, albeit fitted with more extensive and slightly more convincing modifications this time; it has now been fitted with slightly larger, more sturdy-looking wings, incorporating large faux engine intakes at the wing roots and additional winglets at the tip. The longer wings have allowed for an extra rocket pod to be added on either side, increasing the total number from four to six (which is in fact two more than the real Hind could carry beneath its wings). The non-functional side-mounted cannon on the earlier version has been removed and replaced with the new acetylene-powered M134 Minigun assembly in the nose, and the helicopter's outrigger floats (containing the main landing gear) have been cosmetically joined to the hull with additional plating. Finally, the helicopter has been painted with a new desert camouflage scheme, as opposed to the plain black with gray hull seen in its previous film appearances. A similar (but far more convincing) "Faux Hind" modification was done to another type of helicopter for the films Red Dawn, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III, utilizing an Aérospatiale Puma.
