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[[Image:The losers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Movie poster.]] | [[Image:The losers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Movie poster.]] | ||
'''''The Losers''''', A.K.A. | '''''The Losers''''', A.K.A. ''Nam's Angels'', (not to be confused with the 1989 movie ''Nam Angels'' or the ''[[The Losers (2010)|2010 DC Comics film]]''), is a 1970 Vietnam War action film starring [[William Smith]] as head biker "Link Thomas" with [[Paul Koslo]] as "Limpy". | ||
The film follows a small group of Hell's Angels bikers who are recruited by the US Army to rescue an American CIA agent, (portrayed by the film's director [[Jack Starrett]]), from a NVA/Viet Cong military camp in | The film follows a small group of Hell's Angels bikers who are recruited by the US Army to rescue an American CIA agent, (portrayed by the film's director [[Jack Starrett]]), from a NVA/Viet Cong military camp in neighboring Cambodia. The movie was shot in the Philippines and was based by an original script by novelist Alan Caillou. | ||
{{Film Title|The Losers}} | {{Film Title|The Losers}} | ||
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= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Madsen M50 == | == Madsen M50 == | ||
Each of the bikers motorcycles sport a [[Madsen M50]] | Each of the bikers' motorcycles sport a [[Madsen M50]] welded on the front of the bike. | ||
[[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:DanishMadsenm50.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Madsen M50 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:The losers madsen 501.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader of the biker gang in the middle "Link" (William Smith) together with three of the customized Yamaha motorcycles, each fitted with a Madsen | [[File:The losers madsen 501.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader of the biker gang in the middle, "Link" (William Smith), together with three of the customized Yamaha motorcycles, each fitted with a Madsen M50 SMG.]] | ||
[[File:The losers madsen 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Second view of the bikes.]] | [[File:The losers madsen 502.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Second view of the bikes.]] | ||
== PPSh-41 == | == PPSh-41 == | ||
More than one Viet Cong/NVA soldier is seen with a PPSh-41 fitted with a stick magazine. | More than one Viet Cong/NVA soldier is seen with a [[PPSh-41]] fitted with a stick magazine. | ||
[[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|none|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|none|thumb|none|450px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[File:The losers ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Cong soldier aims his PPSh.]] | [[File:The losers ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Cong soldier aims his PPSh.]] | ||
[[File:The losers ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This time a Chinese advisor uses the PPSh.]] | [[File:The losers ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This time, a Chinese advisor uses the PPSh.]] | ||
== M1928 Thompson SMG == | == M1928 Thompson SMG == | ||
The biker known as "Speed" ([[Eugene Cornelius]]) uses a M1928 Thompson with a stick magazine during the | The biker known as "Speed" ([[Eugene Cornelius]]) uses a M1928 Thompson with a stick magazine during the movie's climax. | ||
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1928 "Tommy Gun". This version has a 50 round drum.]] | ||
[[file:The losers thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Speed" firing his | [[file:The losers thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Speed" firing his Thompson. Note the buttstock has been removed.]] | ||
=Rifles & Carbines= | =Rifles & Carbines= | ||
== M16 == | == M16 == | ||
Several US soldiers are seen with the original [[M16]] rifle. | Several US soldiers are seen with the original [[M16]] rifle. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, 5.56x45mm, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The original M16, 5.56x45mm, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider. In February 1967, a new and improved version of the M16 rifle, named the M16A1, was formally adopted by the US Armed Forces in Vietnam. In 1969, the new M16A1 officially replaced the M14 rifle as well.]] | ||
[[File:The losers m16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Soldier with an original M16.]] | [[File:The losers m16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Soldier with an original M16.]] | ||
[[File:The losers m162.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Winston ([[John Garwood]]) with his M16. Note the lack of a forward assist.]] | [[File:The losers m162.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Winston ([[John Garwood]]) with his M16. Note the lack of a forward assist.]] | ||
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== M1 Carbine == | == M1 Carbine == | ||
The M1 Carbine | The [[M1 Carbine]] is seen in the hands of several US soldiers plus some Viet Cong. M1 Carbines with 30-round magazines are used by some American soldiers. | ||
[[File:M1ExtdMag.jpg |thumb|none|450px|A post- | [[File:M1ExtdMag.jpg |thumb|none|450px|A post-World War II M1 carbine with a 30 round magazine - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[File:The losers m1carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier with a M1 Carbine in a dramatic situation during the movie's climax.]] | |||
[[File:The losers m1carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:The losers m1carbine2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier with his M1 Carbine during the movie's intro.]] | ||
[[File:The losers m1carbine2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US | [[File:The losers m1carbine3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Second screen of the above soldier.]] | ||
[[File:The losers m1carbine3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Second screen of above soldier.]] | |||
== M1903 Springfield == | == M1903 Springfield == | ||
An NVA soldier is | An NVA soldier is armed with an [[M1903 Springfield]]. | ||
[[File:M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06]] | [[File:M1903A1Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:The losers springfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA firing the Springfield]] | [[File:The losers springfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NVA soldier firing the Springfield.]] | ||
=Machine | =Machine Guns= | ||
== M1919A4 | == Browning M1919A4 == | ||
The bikers specially made "hog-wagon" | The bikers' specially-made "hog-wagon" sports two [[Browning M1919A4]]s. According to "Link", the wagon is "part Harley, part Volkswagen". | ||
[[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[File:M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:The losers hog-wagon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of Brownings with an added rocket launcher in the middle.]] | [[File:The losers hog-wagon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of Brownings with an added rocket launcher in the middle.]] | ||
[[File:The losers wagon2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The biker "Limpy" ([[Paul Koslo]]) preparing his "wagon" before combat.]] | [[File:The losers wagon2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The biker "Limpy" ([[Paul Koslo]]) preparing his "wagon" before combat.]] | ||
[[File:The losers hog wagon 2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:The losers hog wagon 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A full shot of the "hog-wagon".]] | ||
[[File:The losers browning2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC is seen using | [[File:The losers browning2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC is seen using an M1919 during the movie's climax.]] | ||
= | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
A [[Browning M2HB]] is pintle-mounted on an M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[File:The losers tank 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M41's gunner mounting an M2HB]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== Sawed off double-barreled shotgun == | == Sawed off double-barreled shotgun == | ||
The biker "Dirty Denny" ([[Houston Savage]]) carries a sawed off double- | The biker "Dirty Denny" ([[Houston Savage]]) carries a [[12_Gauge_Double_Barreled_Shotgun#Short_barreled_Side_by_Side_Shotgun_.28Sawed_Off.29|sawed off double-barreled shotgun]]. | ||
[[Image:Sawed off exposed hammers.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Sawed off side by side shotgun with exposed hammers - 12 gauge]] | [[Image:Sawed off exposed hammers.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Sawed off side by side shotgun with exposed hammers - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:Shotgun the losers2.jpg |thumb|none|600px|"Dirty Denny" with his shotgun during the | [[File:Shotgun the losers2.jpg |thumb|none|600px|"Dirty Denny" with his shotgun during the movie's climax.]] | ||
[[File:Shotgun the losers.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Reloading the shotgun. Note the exposed hammers.]] | [[File:Shotgun the losers.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Reloading the shotgun. Note the exposed hammers.]] | ||
=Other= | |||
== M41 Walker Bulldog == | == M41 Walker Bulldog == | ||
[[File:The losers tank 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US M41 Walker Bulldog giving fire-support to the gang as they advance into enemy territory.]] | [[File:The losers tank 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US M41 Walker Bulldog giving fire-support to the gang as they advance into enemy territory.]] | ||
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[[Category:Action Movie]] | [[Category:Action Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 12 June 2021
The Losers, A.K.A. Nam's Angels, (not to be confused with the 1989 movie Nam Angels or the 2010 DC Comics film), is a 1970 Vietnam War action film starring William Smith as head biker "Link Thomas" with Paul Koslo as "Limpy". The film follows a small group of Hell's Angels bikers who are recruited by the US Army to rescue an American CIA agent, (portrayed by the film's director Jack Starrett), from a NVA/Viet Cong military camp in neighboring Cambodia. The movie was shot in the Philippines and was based by an original script by novelist Alan Caillou.
The following weapons were used in the film The Losers:
Submachine Guns
Madsen M50
Each of the bikers' motorcycles sport a Madsen M50 welded on the front of the bike.
PPSh-41
More than one Viet Cong/NVA soldier is seen with a PPSh-41 fitted with a stick magazine.
M1928 Thompson SMG
The biker known as "Speed" (Eugene Cornelius) uses a M1928 Thompson with a stick magazine during the movie's climax.
Rifles & Carbines
M16
Several US soldiers are seen with the original M16 rifle.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is seen in the hands of several US soldiers plus some Viet Cong. M1 Carbines with 30-round magazines are used by some American soldiers.
M1903 Springfield
An NVA soldier is armed with an M1903 Springfield.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
The bikers' specially-made "hog-wagon" sports two Browning M1919A4s. According to "Link", the wagon is "part Harley, part Volkswagen".
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is pintle-mounted on an M41 Walker Bulldog light tank.
Shotguns
Sawed off double-barreled shotgun
The biker "Dirty Denny" (Houston Savage) carries a sawed off double-barreled shotgun.
