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[[Image:We_Were_Soldiers_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''';We Were Soldiers''''' (2002)]] | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''We Were Soldiers'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''We Were Soldiers'':''' | ||
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== XM16E1== | ==XM16E1== | ||
The [[M16 rifle series#XM16E1 Rifle|XM16E1 assault rifles]] are used by the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, including Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore ([[Mel Gibson]]), First Lieutenant Charlie Hastings ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046768/ Robert Bagnell]), Second Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan ([[Chris Klein]]), Sergeant Ernie Savage ([[Ryan Hurst]]) and most U.S. Army soldiers. Later on the film during the Battle of Landing Zone X-Ray, Joe Galloway ([[Barry Pepper]]) uses one as well. The rifles used in this movie were not actual XM16E1s. Real historical XM16E1s had only a partial magazine fence. The rifles were actually M16A1s mocked up to look like XM16E1s, modified with chromed bolt carriers and 3 prong flash hiders. | |||
The [[M16 rifle series# | [[Image:XM16E1 WeWereSoldiers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Screen used XM16E1 rifle (Hero Gun), carried and fired by Mel Gibson in the film - 5.56mm. This rifle was built from an M16A1 and modified with a chromed bolt carrier and 2nd pattern three prong flash hider.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-82003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) lands on LZ X-Ray. "I will be the first to set foot on the field..."]] | |||
[[Image:XM16E1 WeWereSoldiers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Screen used XM16E1 rifle (Hero Gun), carried and fired by Mel Gibson in the film - 5.56mm. | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-82003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore ( | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-83078.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds his XM16E1; note the forward assist.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-83078.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier holds his XM16E1; note the forward assist.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-90584.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A specialist holds | [[Image:Vlcsnap-90584.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A specialist holds an XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-83195.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore and another soldier can be seen carrying XM16E1s during the Battle of LZ X-Ray.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-83195.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore and another soldier can be seen carrying XM16E1s during the Battle of LZ X-Ray.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-92270.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Savage ( | [[Image:Vlcsnap-92270.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Savage (Ryan Hurst) and his men engage the enemy.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91374.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Robert Ouellette ([[Josh Daugherty]]) holds an XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91374.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Robert Ouellette ([[Josh Daugherty]]) holds an XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-92336.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers run from enemy fire while holding their XM16E1s.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-92336.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers run from enemy fire while holding their XM16E1s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-97294.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Bungum ([[Blake Heron]]) fires back at NVA soldiers with his XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-97294.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Bungum ([[Blake Heron]]) fires back at NVA soldiers with his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-107213.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wounded private with his XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-107213.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A wounded private with his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91319.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore asks for | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91319.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore asks for sit-rep from Capt. Metsker ([[Clark Gregg]]).]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-95915.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:Vlcsnap-95915.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Army Private fires his XM16E1 from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-1_Iroquois/ UH-1 Iroquois].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-101337.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore continues to fire his XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-101337.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore continues to fire his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-154249.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal fires at the treeline to goad enemy forces into revealing themselves.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-154249.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal fires at the treeline to goad enemy forces into revealing themselves.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-106714.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore retrieves more magazines as he tells Major Plumley that they will be last in reserve.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-106714.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore retrieves more magazines as he tells Major Plumley that they will be last in reserve.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-106476.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stack of XM16s from the battle.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-106476.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A stack of XM16s from the battle.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-96165.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore is asked to return from the battlefield to give a situation report to his superiors. ]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-96165.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore is asked to return from the battlefield to give a situation report to his superiors.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-132650.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Galloway( | [[Image:Vlcsnap-132650.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Galloway(Barry Pepper) with his XM16E1 at the ready. He has a pretty good grip for someone that is not a soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-135100.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore | [[Image:Vlcsnap-135100.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hal Moore fires his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-161618.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore | [[Image:Vlcsnap-161618.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore fires his XM16E1, and the impressive triangular muzzle flash is seen.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-161898.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-161898.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moore fires the XM16E1. Note the flash suppressor.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-99262.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Edwards ([[Dylan Walsh]]) gets on the radio to report his situation as the soldier to left has his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-99262.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Edwards ([[Dylan Walsh]]) gets on the radio to report his situation as the soldier to left has his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-98975.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with his XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-98975.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-94579.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-94579.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore fires back with his XM16E1 after a enemy bullet hits his flashlight.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-131762.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two wounded US Army specialists with their XM16E1s at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-131762.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two wounded US Army specialists with their XM16E1s at the ready.]] | ||
== M1 Carbine == | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
A Korean War-era [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by the ARVN interpreter dressed in tiger stripe fatigues. He appears in the scene in which the NVA scout is captured and interrogated. Viet Minh soldiers also use them against the French during the intro. | |||
A Korean | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Carbine with Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight - .30 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Carbine with Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight .30 Carbine]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-33726.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds a M1 Carbine to a French soldier.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-33726.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds a M1 Carbine to a French soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-82336.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter lands on the Ia Drang Valley with his | [[Image:Vlcsnap-82336.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter lands on the Ia Drang Valley with his M1 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91624.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter wielding a | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91624.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter wielding a M1 Carbine interrogates the NVA soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91714.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter points his | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91714.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The South Vietnamese interpreter points his M1 Carbine at the captured NVA soldier. Note the bayonet lug.]] | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
The [[M60 machine gun]] is used by several US soldiers. Various door gunners use them as well. Specialist 4 Russell Adams and his assistant gunner Specialist 4 Bill Beck also use an M60 in a deleted scene. | |||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:M60 WWS.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An M60 team lays down fire.]] | [[Image:M60 WWS.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An M60 team lays down fire.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-39931.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US soldiers train with their | [[Image:Vlcsnap-39931.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US soldiers train with their M60s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-82893.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner fires | [[Image:Vlcsnap-82893.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner fires an M60 during the Battle of LZ X-Ray.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-40045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the M60 during the training]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-40045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the M60 during the training.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-39994.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A FPS view of a M60 firing in training.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-39994.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A FPS view of a M60 firing in training.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-75605.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier can be seen holding a M60 on the left.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-75605.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier can be seen holding a M60 on the left.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91127.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M60 is seen with the bipod down during one of the training exercises.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91127.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M60 is seen with the bipod down during one of the training exercises.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-102263.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner gets plastered against his helicopter while holding | [[Image:Vlcsnap-102263.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner gets plastered against his helicopter while holding an M60 machine gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-106362.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner fires his M60.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-106362.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door gunner fires his M60.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-126262.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A machine gun team firing their M60.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-126262.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A machine gun team firing their M60.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-154314.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US machine gunner provides | [[Image:Vlcsnap-154314.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US machine gunner provides suppressing fire with his M60 while the rest of the 1/7CAV troopers prepare to conduct a bayonet charge against the NVA position.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-79713.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An US Army 1st Cavalry door gunner fires his | [[Image:Vlcsnap-79713.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An US Army 1st Cavalry door gunner fires his M60 from an Huey helicopter. Note the flak jacket he is wearing and the patch on his right arm, meaning he's a Specialist 4.]] | ||
== M1911 == | ==M1911== | ||
A Colt [[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911]] is used by Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley ([[Sam Elliott]]) as his main weapon since he prefers the .45 over the XM16E1 (which he calls a "Piece of Plastic"). It is strange to see the first model of the M1911 being used by Plumley, since the M1911 was replaced in 1924 by the improved [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] which was the sidearm of the US Military in the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War. It could be that the M1911 was used to make Plumley more "Badass". As if a Sergeant Major that fought against a entire regiment of heavily armed NVA and a NFL Battalion armed only with an M1911A1 was not badass enough. | |||
A Colt [[M1911]] is used by Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley ([[Sam Elliott]]) as his main weapon since he prefers the .45 | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1911 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-99097.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Gentleman. Prepare to Defend Yourselves!" Plumley cocks his M1911.]] | |||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1911 .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-99097.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Gentleman. Prepare to Defend Yourselves!" Plumley | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-137131.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Plumley reloads his M1911.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-137131.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Plumley reloads his M1911.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-155397.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Plumley fires his M1911.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-155397.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Plumley fires his M1911.]] | ||
== M1911A1 == | ==M1911A1== | ||
A Colt [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] is seen in the holster of Lt. Col. Hal Moore and most of the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division that appear in the movie. Some soldiers use the M1911A1s. | A Colt [[M1911 pistol series#M1911A1|M1911A1]] is seen in the holster of Lt. Col. Hal Moore and most of the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division that appear in the movie. Some soldiers use the M1911A1s. | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1911A1 .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-133597.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-133597.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with his M1911A1.]] | ||
==M26 Hand Grenades== | |||
In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with [[M26 hand grenade]]s strapped to their pouches. | In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with [[M26 hand grenade]]s strapped to their pouches. | ||
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:WWSM26Frag.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An production photo of Captain Nadal and his RTO patrol the battlefield with M16s in hand and M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches. Note the trigger discipline - fingers resting alongside the trigger guard.]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-93047.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US soldiers drag a dead or wounded soldier off the battle. Three M26s can be seen in his pouch.]] | |||
==PPSh-41== | |||
The NVA and the Vietcong use [[PPSh-41 / PPS-43#PPSh-41|PPSh-41]]s submachine guns during the intro sequence and the rest of the movie, with both the standard drum magazine and 35-round box magazines. | |||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.]] | |||
== PPSh-41 == | |||
The NVA and the Vietcong use [[PPSh-41 / PPSh- | |||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PPSh-41 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-30728.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier gets shot while holding a PPSh-41.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-30728.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier gets shot while holding a PPSh-41.]] | ||
[[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PPSh-41 | [[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-31305.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds a PPSh-41 with a 35-round box magazine.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-31305.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds a PPSh-41 with a 35-round box magazine.]] | ||
== PPS-43 == | ==PPS-43== | ||
The Viet Minh uses [[PPSh-41 / PPS-43#PPS-43|PPS-43]] submachine guns along side their SKS's and PPSh-41s to kill the French soldiers in the intro sequence that takes place in 1953 in the Indochina War. During the rest of the movie, the PAVN (People's Army of Viet Nam, the formal name of the PAVN. Also known as the North Vietnamese Army or NVA.) and Vietcong (Informal name for the National Liberation Front, or NLF.) use the PPS-43 sub machine guns against US Army soldiers in the Battle of Ia Drang. | |||
The Viet Minh uses [[PPS-43]] submachine guns along side their SKS's and | |||
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An PPS-43 submachine gun. Also incorrectly called PPS''h''-43. 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An PPS-43 submachine gun. Also incorrectly called PPS''h''-43. 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-26359.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Viet Minh soldier carrying an | [[Image:Vlcsnap-26359.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Viet Minh soldier carrying an PPS-43 gets shot during the intro.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-31089.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier gets blown up by a French grenade while his PPS-43 falls to the ground.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-31089.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier gets blown up by a French grenade while his PPS-43 falls to the ground.]] | ||
== AK-47 == | ==AK-47== | ||
During the movie the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) use genuine [[AK-47]]s with milled receivers. Victor Charlie (The official name NATO gave to the Vietcong) fighters also use AK-47s. The AK-47s used in the movie were built by the Movie's Armorer [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660143/ Mike Papac]. | |||
During the movie the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) use genuine [[AK-47]]s with milled receivers. Victor Charlie (The official name NATO gave to the Vietcong) fighters also use AK-47s. The AK-47s used in the movie were built by the Movie's | [[Image:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-47 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-47 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-103898.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldiers fire their AK-47s.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-103898.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldiers fire their AK-47s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-123086.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-123086.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier moves in the dark with a AK-47.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-128590.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:Vlcsnap-128590.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong gets shot and drops his AK-47. Note bayonet attached.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-128779.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN (People's Army of | [[Image:Vlcsnap-128779.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN (People's Army of Viet Nam) soldier reloads his AK-47.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-129123.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same scared PAVN soldier rushes through the jungle and | [[Image:Vlcsnap-129123.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same scared PAVN soldier rushes through the jungle and tries to bayonet Lt. Col. Moore.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-130516.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same PAVN soldier gets hit in the head by a single round from Moore | [[Image:Vlcsnap-130516.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same PAVN soldier gets hit in the head by a single round from Moore's XM16E1. Note the milled receiver.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-156900.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldiers armed with AK-47s.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-156900.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldiers armed with AK-47s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-158010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pile of | [[Image:Vlcsnap-158010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pile of AK-47s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-106465.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the receiver of the AK-47 carried by | [[Image:Vlcsnap-106465.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the receiver of the AK-47 carried by an NVA soldier who gets killed by the charging Americans.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-158182.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-158182.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier aims his AK-47 at the US Army soldiers when they charge on the NVA position.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-113810.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-113810.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier gets killed by the Huey helicopters and their M134 miniguns. All while still firing his AK.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-114077.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same NVA soldier from the above | [[Image:Vlcsnap-114077.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same NVA soldier from the above screen-cap gets thrown across a wagon. Notice how he has his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pith_helmet Pith helmet] back on.]] | ||
==M79 Grenade Launcher== | |||
Various US soldiers can be seen carrying [[M79 grenade launcher]]s in a few scenes. Specialist Galen Bungum ([[Blake Heron]]) uses one since he is the grenadier of Sergeant Savage's squad. | Various US soldiers can be seen carrying [[M79 grenade launcher]]s in a few scenes. Specialist Galen Bungum ([[Blake Heron]]) uses one since he is the grenadier of Sergeant Savage's squad. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm grenade]] | |||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher | [[Image:Vlcsnap-41883.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier jumps from a chopper during training while carrying an M79 grenade launcher.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-41883.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier jumps from a chopper during training while | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-93589.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American soldier fires his [[M79 grenade launcher]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-93589.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American soldier fires his [[M79 grenade launcher]].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-93116.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American grenadier gets shot while holding his M79.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-93116.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An American grenadier gets shot while holding his M79.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-40534.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bungum's M79 slung over his back.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-40534.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bungum's M79 slung over his back.]] | ||
== MAS-36 Rifle == | ==MAS-36 Rifle== | ||
In the opening scene where the French soldiers are ambushed during the French-Indochinese War, various French soldiers use [[MAS-36]] rifles. | |||
In the opening scene where the French soldiers are ambushed during the French-Indochinese War, various | [[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]] | ||
[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-23252.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French convoy gets ambushed.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-23252.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French convoy gets ambushed.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-23792.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers armed with | [[Image:Vlcsnap-23792.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers armed with MAS-36 rifles.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-25677.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers fire their | [[Image:Vlcsnap-25677.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two French soldiers fire their MAS-36 rifles.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-31354.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier gets shot while holding | [[Image:Vlcsnap-31354.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier gets shot while holding an MAS-36 rifle.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 13 Aircrewman== | |||
The .38 caliber revolver pulled out by Maj. Bruce "Snake Shit" Crandall ([[Greg Kinnear]]) is most likely a Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman, an unsuccessful lightweight aluminum-cylindered revolver designed for US military flyers. This was part of a generally badly thought-out push to make things from aluminum in the 1960s, also resulting in the M551 Sheridan's lightweight aluminum armor that could be penetrated by machine gun fire and a number of disastrous fires on warships with aluminum superstructures. In 2007, the real Crandall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Ia Drang Valley. | |||
[[Image:Skt239.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson M-13 .38 Special, demonstrating WHY the aluminum cylinder was unsuccessful.]] | [[Image:Skt239.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson M-13 .38 Special, demonstrating WHY the aluminum cylinder was unsuccessful.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-113243.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Model 13 in Snake Shit's holster when he gets out of his Huey at Regiment Headquarters.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-113243.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Model 13 in Snake Shit's holster when he gets out of his Huey at Regiment Headquarters.]] | ||
[[Image:Revolver WWS.JPG|thumb|none|600px|"You have the balls to face me and not the balls to face the enemy?" Crandall pulls his Model 13 after he gets reprimanded by a | [[Image:Revolver WWS.JPG|thumb|none|600px|"You have the balls to face me and not the balls to face the enemy?" Crandall pulls his Model 13 after he gets reprimanded by a medevac pilot.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-113651.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the same scene.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-113651.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the same scene.]] | ||
== GE M134 Minigun == | ==GE M134 Minigun== | ||
A pair of [[GE M134 Minigun]]s are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys that rip apart PAVN soldiers in the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table near the beginning of the film. | |||
A pair of [[GE M134 Minigun]]s are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys that rip apart PAVN soldiers in the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table near the beginning of the film. | [[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|500px|GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-38494.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The AirCav officers admire the M134 Minigun before Moore briefs them on their mission.]] | |||
[[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|500px|GE M134 Minigun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-38494.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-114448.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One Huey helicopter fires it's mounted M134.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-114448.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One Huey helicopter fires it's mounted M134.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-117926.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M134 Minigun mounted on a UH-1 helicopter.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-117926.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M134 Minigun mounted on a UH-1 helicopter.]] | ||
== M1928A1 Thompson == | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
As the American soldiers are heading off for battle you can see a South Vietnamese soldier holding up an [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] with a 30-round magazine. | As the American soldiers are heading off for battle you can see a South Vietnamese soldier holding up an [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] with a 30-round magazine. | ||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round box magazine - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-79844.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Gary Owen!" An ARVN soldier with an M1928A1 Thompson as well as other U.S. soldiers cheer the rest of the 1st Cavalry as they prepare to enter the Ia Drang.]] | |||
==Browning M1919A4== | |||
Two [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4s]] can be seen mounted on French jeeps on the intro sequence. | |||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 Tripod - .30-06]] | |||
== Browning M1919A4 == | |||
Two [[Browning M1919|Browning | |||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-30185.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier fires the Browning M1919A4 at Viet Minh forces.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-30185.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier fires the Browning M1919A4 at Viet Minh forces.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-23377.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M1919A4 can be seen mounted on the jeep on the left.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-23377.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M1919A4 can be seen mounted on the jeep on the left.]] | ||
== MAT-49 == | ==MAT-49== | ||
Various French Soldiers use [[MAT-49]] submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various NVA and VC soldiers use them during the rest of the movie, probably scavenged from French and South Vietnamese troops during the Indochina war. | Various French Soldiers use [[MAT-49]] submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various NVA and VC soldiers use them during the rest of the movie, probably scavenged from French and South Vietnamese troops during the Indochina war. | ||
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A MAT-49 submachine gun - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | |||
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A MAT-49 submachine gun 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-22831.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier can be seen with a MAT-49 in the center of the screen-cap.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-22831.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier can be seen with a | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-165653.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A MAT-49 sits on the top of the pile of guns while US soldiers pile up dead NVA soldiers in the background.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-165653.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A MAT-49 sits on the top of the pile of guns while US soldiers pile up dead NVA soldiers in the background.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-72625.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong fighter gets shot while holding his MAT-49.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-72625.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong fighter gets shot while holding his MAT-49.]] | ||
== RPG-2 == | ==RPG-2== | ||
An NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses an [[RPG-2]] (Vietnamese made version was known as the B-40) to kill American soldiers. | An NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses an [[RPG-2]] (Vietnamese made version was known as the B-40) to kill American soldiers. | ||
[[Image:Rpg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket]] | [[Image:Rpg-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-126730.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier carrying the RPG-2 prepares to engage the American forces.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-126730.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier carrying the RPG-2 prepares to engage the American forces.]] | ||
== SKS Rifle == | ==SKS Rifle== | ||
Several Viet Minh soldiers and NVA soldiers use [[SKS rifle]]s during intro sequence and during the Battle of Ia Drang. | Several Viet Minh soldiers and NVA soldiers use [[SKS rifle]]s during intro sequence and during the Battle of Ia Drang. | ||
[[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SKS rifle 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-26996.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh soldiers rush the French in the intro of the movie. Note how you can see a Kar98k in the backround.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-26996.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh soldiers rush the French in the intro of the movie. Note how you can see a Kar98k in the backround.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-33261.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds his SKS to a French soldier]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-33261.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier holds his SKS to a French soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34495.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh officer picks up an French Bungle during the intro.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-34495.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh officer picks up an French Bungle during the intro.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34672.jpg|thumb|none|600px|POV of a Viet Minh soldier with his SKS.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-34672.jpg|thumb|none|600px|POV of a Viet Minh soldier with his SKS.]] | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-25555.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier with his SKS.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-25555.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier with his SKS.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-28285.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier before being blown up by a French grenade.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-28285.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier before being blown up by a French grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-28497.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh to the left- | [[Image:Vlcsnap-28497.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh to the left-center is armed with a SKS rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-77472.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier comes out of a underground base armed with an SKS rifle.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-77472.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier comes out of a underground base armed with an SKS rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-49825.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier rushes the french during the intro.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-49825.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier rushes the french during the intro.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-75037.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-75037.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA or Vietcong soldier runs around with his SKS while the Ia Drang valley burns in the background by the napalm bombs dropped by U.S. Air Force planes.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-99460.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier armed with a SKS creeps throught the dark.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-99460.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier armed with a. SKS creeps throught the dark.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-92508.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two NVA soldiers tending after their DShK. Which is in reality an American M2. The soldier on the left has an SKS. The one on the right has an AK-47 like the rest of the NVA soldiers in the background.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-92508.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two NVA soldiers tending after their DShK. Which is in reality an American M2. The soldier on the left has an SKS. The one on the right has an AK-47 like the rest of the NVA soldiers in the background.]] | ||
== Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine == | ==Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine== | ||
During the intro sequence a Viet Minh soldier can be seen with a [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M44 carbine]]. | During the intro sequence a Viet Minh soldier can be seen with a [[Mosin Nagant Rifle|Mosin Nagant M44 carbine]]. | ||
[[Image:M44Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine - 7.62x54mmR]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34173.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Viet Minh soldier in the center of the screen-cap has a M44 carbine while the other Viet Minh soldier has a Kar98k.]] | |||
==Karabiner 98k== | |||
== Karabiner 98k == | |||
A Viet Minh soldier during the intro sequence and a Vietcong soldier later on can be seen using [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. It should be noted that acording to one of the Armorers of the film, Steve Karnes, the Kar98ks used in the movie came from Israel and were chambered to 7.62x51mm NATO. | A Viet Minh soldier during the intro sequence and a Vietcong soldier later on can be seen using [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. It should be noted that acording to one of the Armorers of the film, Steve Karnes, the Kar98ks used in the movie came from Israel and were chambered to 7.62x51mm NATO. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34173.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kar98K is carried by one of Viet Minh soldiers.]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-70352.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong with a Kar98k.]] | |||
==M1A1 "Bazooka"== | |||
A Viet Minh soldier uses an [[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"#M1A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)|M1A1 "Bazooka"]] with a modified rear sight to destroy a French jeep during the intro sequence. While it seems that a Viet Minh soldier using a Bazooka could be an anachronism, the French army widely used the M1A1, [[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"#M9A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)|M9A1 "Bazookas"]] and [[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"#M20 "Super Bazooka" (3.5" Rocket)|M20 "Super Bazooka"]] during the Indochina War. The Viet Minh widely used scavanged French weapons during the Indochina War, and the PAVN and Vietcong also widely used them during the Vietnam War. | |||
== M1A1 "Bazooka" == | |||
A Viet Minh soldier uses an [[M1 Rocket Launcher "Bazooka"#M1A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)|M1A1 "Bazooka"]] with a modified rear sight to destroy a French jeep during the intro sequence. While it seems that a Viet Minh soldier using a Bazooka could be | |||
[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1A1 "Bazooka" 2.36 inch]] | [[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1A1 "Bazooka" 2.36 inch]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-23699.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier fires at French soldiers with a M1A1 "Bazooka". Note the modified rear sight and how it has only one grip.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-23699.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Minh soldier fires at French soldiers with a M1A1 "Bazooka". Note the modified rear sight and how it has only one grip.]] | ||
== Degtyaryov DP-28 Machine Gun == | ==Degtyaryov DP-28 Machine Gun== | ||
In the scene where the men of the 1st Cavalry Division perform a bayonet charge against the NVA position (an event which actually didn't happen in real life), a small crew of PAVN soldiers man a DP-28, a varient of the Soviet [[Degtyarov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyarov light machine gun]]. | In the scene where the men of the 1st Cavalry Division perform a bayonet charge against the NVA position (an event which actually didn't happen in real life), a small crew of PAVN soldiers man a DP-28, a varient of the Soviet [[Degtyarov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyarov light machine gun]]. | ||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Degtyaryov DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR]] | |||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Degtyaryov DP-28 7. | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-164041.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun is glimpsed as Moore's troops advance.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-164041.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun is glimpsed as Moore's troops advance.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-163052.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A DP-28 is seen among the fallen NVA soldiers as the Huey gunship continues to fire.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-163052.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A DP-28 is seen among the fallen NVA soldiers as the Huey gunship continues to fire.]] | ||
== Type 67 Grenade == | ==Type 67 Grenade== | ||
A Chinese [[Type 67 hand grenade]] is thrown at the 1st Cavalry Division's position. | A Chinese [[Type 67 hand grenade]] is thrown at the 1st Cavalry Division's position. | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-134626.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 67 hand grenade lands near a U.S. soldier.]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap- | ==RPD Light Machine Gun== | ||
During the Battle of Ia Drang, one PAVN soldier can be seen carrying an [[RPD light machine gun]]. | |||
[[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPD - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-72255.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NVA soldier carries an [RPD to the left of the screen-cap.]] | |||
==ZB26 Light Machine Gun== | |||
A [[ZB26 Machine Gun]] is used by a Viet Minh machine gunner during the opening sequence of the film set during the Indochina War. Acording to Steve Karnes, the movie's Armorer, the ZB26 used in the movie was sold to the Chinese and converted to 7.62x39 later in its life. It also has Chinese characters on the side of the receiver. Another one is used by an Vietcong fighter during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang Battle of Ia Drang]. | |||
[[Image:ZB-26.jpg|thumb|none|500px|ZB26 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34273.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close-up of the ZB26 in the hands of a Viet Minh Soldier.]] | |||
== ZB26 Light Machine Gun == | |||
A [[ZB26 Machine Gun]] is used by a Viet Minh machine gunner during the opening sequence of the film set during the Indochina War. Acording to Steve Karnes, | |||
[[Image:ZB-26.jpg|thumb|none|500px|ZB26 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34273.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-34330.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the same scene]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-34330.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the same scene]] | ||
== MG34 Machine Gun== | ==MG34 Machine Gun== | ||
When the American Soldiers charge the NVA position, a two man crew of NVA soldiers man an [[MG34]] machine gun before they get killed by the Huey helicopters. One NVA soldier also mans another MG34 in the same scene. | |||
When the American Soldiers charge the NVA position, a two man crew of NVA soldiers man an [[MG34 | [[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-158234.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two NVA soldiers man a MG34 machine gun.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-158234.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two NVA soldiers man a MG34 machine gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-158338.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A different NVA machine gunner aims his MG34 at the oncoming American forces.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-158338.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A different NVA machine gunner aims his MG34 at the oncoming American forces.]] | ||
==Fake DShK Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Fake DShK Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
A [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is seen manned by an NVA machine gun team in the final battle before being wasted by the Huey helicopters. The DShK seen in the film is actually an [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine gun mocked up to look like a DShK. | A [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is seen manned by an NVA machine gun team in the final battle before being wasted by the Huey helicopters. The DShK seen in the film is actually an [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine gun mocked up to look like a DShK. | ||
[[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG on M3 tripod.]] | |||
[[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG on M3 tripod]] | |||
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DShK 12.7x109mm on tripod.]] | [[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|500px|DShK 12.7x109mm on tripod.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-157072.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN soldier cocks the fake DShK in the final sequence of the movie. Note the M2 charging handle in the right side of the receiver, showing that the DShK is actually an Browning M2HB.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-157072.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN soldier cocks the fake DShK in the final sequence of the movie. Note the M2 charging handle in the right side of the receiver, showing that the DShK is actually an Browning M2HB.]] | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-119805.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M2HB after the machine gun team gets killed by the UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-119805.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M2HB after the machine gun team gets killed by the UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.]] | ||
== Browning Hi-Power Pistol == | ==Browning Hi-Power Pistol== | ||
During the Intro of the Movie set during the Indochina War, a French Officer uses his siderarm, a [[Browning Hi-Power]], to kill several Viet Minh soldiers before being killed himself. The use of the Browning Hi-Power pistol by the French Army in the movie is an error. The armorers couldn't get French MAB pistols and since Hi-Powers were at the region the armorers used those instead. | |||
During the Intro of the Movie set during the Indochina War, a French Officer uses his | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-28610.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French Army officer fires his Browning Hi-Power at a Viet Minh soldier.]] | |||
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Hi-Power 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-31533.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French Officer gets bayoneted by a Viet Minh officer.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-28610.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French Army officer fires his | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-31533.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French Officer gets bayoneted by a Viet Minh | |||
==M34 White Phosphorous Grenade== | |||
In one scene, a wounded NVA soldier throws an [[M34 White Phosphorous grenade]] (Nicknamed "Willy Pete" by US Military personel) at Sergeant Forrester, severely wounding him. | |||
[[Image:M34 2-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade]] | [[Image:M34 2-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-93657.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NVA soldier, covered in blood and burn marks, pins the M34 grenade.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-93657.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NVA soldier, covered in blood and burn marks, pins the M34 grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-94126.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Forrester (Who is armed with an XM16E1 and an 7.62x51mm NATO Bullet belt.) gets his face burned by the Willy Pete.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-94126.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Forrester (Who is armed with an XM16E1 and an 7.62x51mm NATO Bullet belt.) gets his face burned by the "Willy Pete".]] | ||
==Remington 870== | |||
In a deleted scene, Bungum's wife uses an [[Remington Model 870 Shotgun|Remington 870]] to shoot skeet. The version used is the hunting version. | |||
Note: The quality of the screencaps are low due to the fact that the scene was deleted. | Note: The quality of the screencaps are low due to the fact that the scene was deleted. | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-154940.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Bungum's wife firing the Remington.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-154940.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Bungum's wife firing the Remington 870.]] | ||
There are several errors also in the uniforms of French troops | ==Notes== | ||
There are several errors also in the uniforms of French troops: | |||
# No lieutenant from "troupes de Marine" (2 golden horizontal stripes on bleu) whould have a white kepi (Kepi blanc for Foreign Legion soldiers only, excluding NCOs and officers) | |||
# The red berets are worn the wrong way (Insigna on the right in France for all the Army. Only exception French Navy Commando green berets) | |||
Sorry, not hardware but military exactitude as well | # Insigna on the red berets are wrong (infantry instead of paratroopers) | ||
Sorry, not hardware but military exactitude as well. | |||
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The following weapons were used in the film We Were Soldiers:
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XM16E1
The XM16E1 assault rifles are used by the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, including Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson), First Lieutenant Charlie Hastings (Robert Bagnell), Second Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan (Chris Klein), Sergeant Ernie Savage (Ryan Hurst) and most U.S. Army soldiers. Later on the film during the Battle of Landing Zone X-Ray, Joe Galloway (Barry Pepper) uses one as well. The rifles used in this movie were not actual XM16E1s. Real historical XM16E1s had only a partial magazine fence. The rifles were actually M16A1s mocked up to look like XM16E1s, modified with chromed bolt carriers and 3 prong flash hiders.
M1 Carbine
A Korean War-era M1 Carbine is carried by the ARVN interpreter dressed in tiger stripe fatigues. He appears in the scene in which the NVA scout is captured and interrogated. Viet Minh soldiers also use them against the French during the intro.
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is used by several US soldiers. Various door gunners use them as well. Specialist 4 Russell Adams and his assistant gunner Specialist 4 Bill Beck also use an M60 in a deleted scene.
M1911
A Colt M1911 is used by Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley (Sam Elliott) as his main weapon since he prefers the .45 over the XM16E1 (which he calls a "Piece of Plastic"). It is strange to see the first model of the M1911 being used by Plumley, since the M1911 was replaced in 1924 by the improved M1911A1 which was the sidearm of the US Military in the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War. It could be that the M1911 was used to make Plumley more "Badass". As if a Sergeant Major that fought against a entire regiment of heavily armed NVA and a NFL Battalion armed only with an M1911A1 was not badass enough.
M1911A1
A Colt M1911A1 is seen in the holster of Lt. Col. Hal Moore and most of the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division that appear in the movie. Some soldiers use the M1911A1s.
M26 Hand Grenades
In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches.
PPSh-41
The NVA and the Vietcong use PPSh-41s submachine guns during the intro sequence and the rest of the movie, with both the standard drum magazine and 35-round box magazines.
PPS-43
The Viet Minh uses PPS-43 submachine guns along side their SKS's and PPSh-41s to kill the French soldiers in the intro sequence that takes place in 1953 in the Indochina War. During the rest of the movie, the PAVN (People's Army of Viet Nam, the formal name of the PAVN. Also known as the North Vietnamese Army or NVA.) and Vietcong (Informal name for the National Liberation Front, or NLF.) use the PPS-43 sub machine guns against US Army soldiers in the Battle of Ia Drang.
AK-47
During the movie the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) use genuine AK-47s with milled receivers. Victor Charlie (The official name NATO gave to the Vietcong) fighters also use AK-47s. The AK-47s used in the movie were built by the Movie's Armorer Mike Papac.
M79 Grenade Launcher
Various US soldiers can be seen carrying M79 grenade launchers in a few scenes. Specialist Galen Bungum (Blake Heron) uses one since he is the grenadier of Sergeant Savage's squad.
MAS-36 Rifle
In the opening scene where the French soldiers are ambushed during the French-Indochinese War, various French soldiers use MAS-36 rifles.
Smith & Wesson Model 13 Aircrewman
The .38 caliber revolver pulled out by Maj. Bruce "Snake Shit" Crandall (Greg Kinnear) is most likely a Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman, an unsuccessful lightweight aluminum-cylindered revolver designed for US military flyers. This was part of a generally badly thought-out push to make things from aluminum in the 1960s, also resulting in the M551 Sheridan's lightweight aluminum armor that could be penetrated by machine gun fire and a number of disastrous fires on warships with aluminum superstructures. In 2007, the real Crandall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Ia Drang Valley.
GE M134 Minigun
A pair of GE M134 Miniguns are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys that rip apart PAVN soldiers in the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table near the beginning of the film.
M1928A1 Thompson
As the American soldiers are heading off for battle you can see a South Vietnamese soldier holding up an M1928A1 Thompson with a 30-round magazine.
Browning M1919A4
Two Browning M1919A4s can be seen mounted on French jeeps on the intro sequence.
MAT-49
Various French Soldiers use MAT-49 submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various NVA and VC soldiers use them during the rest of the movie, probably scavenged from French and South Vietnamese troops during the Indochina war.
RPG-2
An NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses an RPG-2 (Vietnamese made version was known as the B-40) to kill American soldiers.
SKS Rifle
Several Viet Minh soldiers and NVA soldiers use SKS rifles during intro sequence and during the Battle of Ia Drang.
Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine
During the intro sequence a Viet Minh soldier can be seen with a Mosin Nagant M44 carbine.
Karabiner 98k
A Viet Minh soldier during the intro sequence and a Vietcong soldier later on can be seen using Karabiner 98k rifles. It should be noted that acording to one of the Armorers of the film, Steve Karnes, the Kar98ks used in the movie came from Israel and were chambered to 7.62x51mm NATO.
M1A1 "Bazooka"
A Viet Minh soldier uses an M1A1 "Bazooka" with a modified rear sight to destroy a French jeep during the intro sequence. While it seems that a Viet Minh soldier using a Bazooka could be an anachronism, the French army widely used the M1A1, M9A1 "Bazookas" and M20 "Super Bazooka" during the Indochina War. The Viet Minh widely used scavanged French weapons during the Indochina War, and the PAVN and Vietcong also widely used them during the Vietnam War.
Degtyaryov DP-28 Machine Gun
In the scene where the men of the 1st Cavalry Division perform a bayonet charge against the NVA position (an event which actually didn't happen in real life), a small crew of PAVN soldiers man a DP-28, a varient of the Soviet Degtyarov light machine gun.
Type 67 Grenade
A Chinese Type 67 hand grenade is thrown at the 1st Cavalry Division's position.
RPD Light Machine Gun
During the Battle of Ia Drang, one PAVN soldier can be seen carrying an RPD light machine gun.
ZB26 Light Machine Gun
A ZB26 Machine Gun is used by a Viet Minh machine gunner during the opening sequence of the film set during the Indochina War. Acording to Steve Karnes, the movie's Armorer, the ZB26 used in the movie was sold to the Chinese and converted to 7.62x39 later in its life. It also has Chinese characters on the side of the receiver. Another one is used by an Vietcong fighter during the Battle of Ia Drang.
MG34 Machine Gun
When the American Soldiers charge the NVA position, a two man crew of NVA soldiers man an MG34 machine gun before they get killed by the Huey helicopters. One NVA soldier also mans another MG34 in the same scene.
Fake DShK Heavy Machine Gun
A DShK heavy machine gun is seen manned by an NVA machine gun team in the final battle before being wasted by the Huey helicopters. The DShK seen in the film is actually an Browning M2HB machine gun mocked up to look like a DShK.
Browning Hi-Power Pistol
During the Intro of the Movie set during the Indochina War, a French Officer uses his siderarm, a Browning Hi-Power, to kill several Viet Minh soldiers before being killed himself. The use of the Browning Hi-Power pistol by the French Army in the movie is an error. The armorers couldn't get French MAB pistols and since Hi-Powers were at the region the armorers used those instead.
M34 White Phosphorous Grenade
In one scene, a wounded NVA soldier throws an M34 White Phosphorous grenade (Nicknamed "Willy Pete" by US Military personel) at Sergeant Forrester, severely wounding him.
Remington 870
In a deleted scene, Bungum's wife uses an Remington 870 to shoot skeet. The version used is the hunting version. Note: The quality of the screencaps are low due to the fact that the scene was deleted.
Notes
There are several errors also in the uniforms of French troops:
- No lieutenant from "troupes de Marine" (2 golden horizontal stripes on bleu) whould have a white kepi (Kepi blanc for Foreign Legion soldiers only, excluding NCOs and officers)
- The red berets are worn the wrong way (Insigna on the right in France for all the Army. Only exception French Navy Commando green berets)
- Insigna on the red berets are wrong (infantry instead of paratroopers)
Sorry, not hardware but military exactitude as well.