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SWAT officers fire [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]] rifles as they attempt to take down Blue Thunder during the chase in the Los Angeles river basin. | SWAT officers fire [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]] rifles as they attempt to take down Blue Thunder during the chase in the Los Angeles river basin. | ||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | |||
[[Image:BlueT 3015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT officer fires an M16A1 at Blue Thunder from his police helicopter.]] | [[Image:BlueT 3015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SWAT officer fires an M16A1 at Blue Thunder from his police helicopter.]] | ||
[[Image:BlueT 3018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the officer firing his M16A1.]] | [[Image:BlueT 3018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the officer firing his M16A1.]] | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 31 October 2009
Blue Thunder is a 1983 action film that stars Roy Scheider as a Los Angeles police helicopter pilot who is assigned to a top secret military helicopter program that involves flying the armed airship over the city. There is a title card at the beginning of the film that states all of the technology portrayed in the film is real and currently in use in the United States military.
The following weapons were used in the movie Blue Thunder:
M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon
The M61 Vulcan is main offensive weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter. It is chin-mounted on a turret in the front and is able to be guided by pilot's helmet movements.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 is drawn by the LA police officer who stops Kate on the bridge.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Snubnose
Colonel Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell) takes out his Smith & Wesson Model 10 snubnose and fires at Murphy as he takes off with Blue Thunder. Officer Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider) points his .38 snub at an angry mechanic while he sits in Blue Thunder.
M230 Chain Gun
The Hughes 30mm M230 Chain Gun is typically mounted on the AH-64 Apache, but two are mounted on Col. Cochrane's Hughes 500 helicopter.
M60 Machine Gun
SWAT officers try to knock down Blue Thunder with their M60 machine guns.
M16A1
SWAT officers fire M16A1 rifles as they attempt to take down Blue Thunder during the chase in the Los Angeles river basin.
Remington 870
The standard police riot Remington 870 is seen being carried and fired by LA police officers.
Trivia Section
- The "Blue Thunder" chopper in reality is a French Aerospatiale Gazelle with the cockpit section modded. This cockpit section was also used as part of a Mil-24 Hind in the movie Firefox.
