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[[Image:SFBG 21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Browning M2 fitted with an anti-aircraft target sight is used by VC forces who shot at American helicopters. ]] | [[Image:SFBG 21.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Browning M2 fitted with an anti-aircraft target sight is used by VC forces who shot at American helicopters. ]] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US machine gun team defends the base with the M2.]] | [[Image:SFBG 22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US machine gun team defends the base with the M2.]] | ||
[Image:SOFBG 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, Hafner defends the base with the M2.] | [[Image:SOFBG 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, Hafner defends the base with the M2.] | ||
[[Image:SFBG 2.0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner fires the Browning M2HB during the final battle.]] | [[Image:SFBG 2.0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hafner fires the Browning M2HB during the final battle.]] | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 12 July 2019
The Siege of Firebase Gloria is a 1989 Vietnam War film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring R. Lee Ermey and Wings Hauser as US Marines on a Long Range Recon Patrol who find themselves at an isolated American firebase that appears to be on the verge of an all-out assault by the by the NVA and the Viet Cong.
The following weapons were used in the film The Siege of Firebase Gloria:
Rifles
M14 Rifle
The M14 rifle is carried by Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo (Wings Hauser). A scoped M14 is carried by the ARVN sniper in the LRRP team.
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 rifle, with 30-round magazines, are seen used by American forces in the film including Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo and Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner (R. Lee Ermey).
M16 (SP1)
In some scenes, Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner (R. Lee Ermey) carries an M16 (SP1) rifle instead of the A1 model.
Norinco Type-56
VC forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film. DiNardo briefly uses one in the final battle.
SKS Rifle
The VC sniper is seen armed with an SKS rifle.
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
The M1911A1 is seen used by several US soldiers and chopper pilots in the film including Lt. Moran (Gary Hershberger).
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner (R. Lee Ermey) carries what appears to be a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver as his sidearm.
Tokarev TT-33
NVA officer Cao Van (Robert Arevalo) can be seen armed with the Tokarev TT-33 pistol.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is used by a member of Hafner's LRRP team as well as other American forces at the firebase.
M60D Machine Gun
The M60D machine gun appears in the film door-mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Several Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are used in the film. A Browning fitted with an anti-aircraft target sight is used by VC forces who shot at American helicopters. US forces defending Firebase Gloria also are seen using them. Hafner briefly uses one during the final battle
[[Image:SOFBG 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, Hafner defends the base with the M2.]
Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 Grenade Launcher is seen used both by DiNardo and Hafner.
Other
M18A1 Claymore
M18A1 Claymore mines are seen used in the film.
