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== NVA Weapons == | == NVA Weapons == | ||
The NVA weapons in this movie are of the basic types one will usually see in Vietnam movies on the /NVA/Vietnminh/Vietcong - side. In the beginning when the Vietnminh troops attack the French forces, several [[SKS]] (or possibly Chinese copies of them) rifles and | The NVA weapons in this movie are of the basic types one will usually see in Vietnam movies on the /NVA/Vietnminh/Vietcong - side. In the beginning when the Vietnminh troops attack the French forces, several [[SKS]] (or possibly Chinese copies of them) rifles and as well as examples of the PPS-43, M1 Carbine, Mosin-Nagant M44 and a ZB-26 light machine gun . The opening scene also features an AT weapon of some sort, which would appear to be an [[M20 "Super Bazooka"]]. Later on in the movie standard [[AK-47]]'s (or possibly cloned Chinese Type-56 assault rifles)can be seen in addition to the SKS's. In the climax of the film, the NVA are also seen with a [[DShK heavy machine gun]] and German-made [[MG34]] machine gun at the ready. | ||
[[Image:AKtype56 WWS.JPG|thumb|left|500px| Real AK-47 or Chinese Type-56, you be the judge]] | [[Image:AKtype56 WWS.JPG|thumb|left|500px| Real AK-47 or Chinese Type-56, you be the judge]] | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 27 March 2008
The following weapons were used in the movie We Were Soldiers:
M16 Assault Rifle
The M16 assault rifle is carried by US troops. Some are fitted with the M7 bayonet.
M1 Carbine
An M1 Carbine is carried by the South Vietnamese (ARVN) advisor dressed in Tigerstripe fatigues. He appears in the scene in which the NVA scout is caught and interrogated.
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun is carried by US soldiers. Also pintle-mounted door gun in helicopters (M60D version).
Colt M1911A1 pistol
A Colt M1911A1 is fired by Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley (Sam Elliott) during a close combat sequence, and by Lt. Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) to kill an NVA soldier trying to bayonet him.
M26 Hand Grenades
In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches.
NVA Weapons
The NVA weapons in this movie are of the basic types one will usually see in Vietnam movies on the /NVA/Vietnminh/Vietcong - side. In the beginning when the Vietnminh troops attack the French forces, several SKS (or possibly Chinese copies of them) rifles and as well as examples of the PPS-43, M1 Carbine, Mosin-Nagant M44 and a ZB-26 light machine gun . The opening scene also features an AT weapon of some sort, which would appear to be an M20 "Super Bazooka". Later on in the movie standard AK-47's (or possibly cloned Chinese Type-56 assault rifles)can be seen in addition to the SKS's. In the climax of the film, the NVA are also seen with a DShK heavy machine gun and German-made MG34 machine gun at the ready.
M79 grenade launcher
Some individual US soldiers can be seen carrying M79 grenade launchers in a few short scenes.
French weapons
The opening scene with the ambushed French Foreign Legion convoy also features a few fairly unknown weapons. The legioneers can be seen carrying the MAS 36 bolt action rifles. Also at least one Browning M1919 machine gun can be seen mounted on top of the jeeps. The pistol that the French officer uses to defend himself isn't very well identifiable either, though.
Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman
The .38 caliber revolver pulled out by Capt. Tom Metsker (Clark Gregg) is most likely a Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman, an unsuccessful lightweight aluminium-cylindered revolver designed for US military flyers.
GE M134 Minigun
A pair each of GE M134 Miniguns are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys at the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table in the beginning of the movie.
