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VC and NVA forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles throughout the film. | VC and NVA 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: | [[File:war94_111.jpg|thumb|none|600px|VC and NVA forces are armed with [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles.]] | ||
== M60 Machine Gun == | == M60 Machine Gun == | ||
The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by Stephen Simmons ([[Kevin Costner]]) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters. | The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by Stephen Simmons ([[Kevin Costner]]) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:war94_108.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stephen Simmons ([[Kevin Costner]]) uses the [[M60]].]] | ||
==M26 Hand Grenade== | ==M26 Hand Grenade== | ||
Revision as of 04:43, 23 July 2019
The War is a 1994 drama starring Elijah Wood as Stu, a young boy growing up in Mississippi in the 1970s who struggles with his relationship with his father Stephen (Kevin Costner), a Vietnam veteran who suffers from nightmares due to his experiences in the war. The film was directed by Jon Avnet.
The following weapons were used in the film The War:
M1911A1
Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) draws his M1911A1 pistol when he is told to leave his fellow soldier behind.
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 rifle is the primary rifle carried by US forces in the film, notably by Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner).
Norinco Type-56
VC and NVA forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film.
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is used by Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters.
M26 Hand Grenade
The M26 Hand Grenade is carried by US troops.
