| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Platoon Leader: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
[[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|450px|Sergeant Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a carbine that resembles [[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine|Colt Sporter II Lightweight]].]] | [[File:PlatoonL 12.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sergeant Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a carbine that resembles [[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine|Colt Sporter II Lightweight]].]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 12.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The carbine is seen at the right. Note the fixed A2-style buttstock. | |||
==Norinco Type-56== | ==Norinco Type-56== | ||
VC forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. | VC 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|450px|VC with their rifles.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | =Shotguns= | ||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
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 18.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A [[Winchester 1300]] shotgun is handed off by Sgt. "Roach" ([[Brian Libby]]).]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
== M60 Machine Gun == | == M60 Machine Gun == | ||
The [[M60 machine gun]] is primarily carried by | The [[M60 machine gun]] is primarily carried by Jan Shultz ([[Tony Pierce]]). | ||
[[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|450px|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: | [[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 19.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The Browning M2 about to be fired during a VC attack.]] | |||
=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
== 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 | |||
[[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|450px|The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen held by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). ]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Aaron Norris]] | [[Category:Aaron Norris]] | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 27 July 2017
Platoon Leader is a 1988 Vietnam War film directed by Aaron Norris and 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.
The following weapons were used in the film Platoon Leader:
Rifles/Carbines
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).
Colt AR-15 Sporter II Lightweight
Sergeant Michael McNamara (Robert F. Lyons) carries a carbine that resembles Colt Sporter II Lightweight fitted with a fixed A2-style buttstock.
[[File:PlatoonL 12.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The carbine is seen at the right. Note the fixed A2-style buttstock.
Norinco Type-56
VC forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film.
Shotguns
Winchester 1300
A Winchester 1300 shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" (Brian Libby).
[[File:PlatoonL 18.jpg|thumb|none|450px|A Winchester 1300 shotgun is handed off by Sgt. "Roach" (Brian Libby).]]
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is primarily carried by Jan Shultz (Tony Pierce).
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
A Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is seen at the forward base.
Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 Grenade Launcher is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera (Michael DeLorenzo).
