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[[Image:Aliens_VP70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Frost holding his [[Heckler & Koch VP70]].]] | [[Image:Aliens_VP70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Frost holding his [[Heckler & Koch VP70]].]] | ||
[[Image:ALIENS-HKVP70-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Ferro attempts to draw her VP70 after an alien gets aboard her ship.]] | [[Image:ALIENS-HKVP70-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Ferro attempts to draw her VP70 after an alien gets aboard her ship.]] | ||
[[Image:ALIENS-HKVP70-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Gorman ([[William Hope]]) with his VP70 drawn as he and | [[Image:ALIENS-HKVP70-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Gorman ([[William Hope]]) with his VP70 drawn as he and Hicks wait for Vasquez to bring up the rear.]] | ||
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[[Image:ALSF-VP70.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Atherton displays one of the VP70's.]] | [[Image:ALSF-VP70.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Atherton displays one of the VP70's.]] | ||
Revision as of 08:42, 18 February 2010
The following weapons were used in the movie Aliens:
M41A Pulse Rifle
The Marines of the USCMC (United States Colonial Marine Corps) famously use the M41A Pulse Rifle as their standard issue weapon, a futuristic assault rifle with a magazine capacity of 95 rounds of armor piercing ammunition with a pump action 30mm grenade launcher underneath the barrel. This weapon was made from a M1 Thompson submachine gun with a Remington 870 shotgun underneath with the shroud and foregrip of a SPAS 12 covering it. At the end of the film, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) tapes one of these rifles to an M240 Flamethrower when going to rescue Newt (Carrie Henn).
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The movie prop was only designed to fire blanks from the .45 ACP Thompson Submachinegun (20 rounds) and Remington 870 Shotgun. The prop did not have to survive the recoil form real 12 gauge rounds being fired.
Lage Manufacturing in currently working on a real live fire replica called the Max-41A. The MAX-41A is a combination submachinegun in 9mm and short barreled 12 gauge shotgun designed to resemble the M-41A Pulse Rifle from the movie.
Submachinegun component is a NFA registered SWD M-11/9 with an Anthony Smith style Suomi upper receiver. Magazine used is a Suomi "Coffin" magazine that holds 50 rounds of 9mm. Shotgun component is a NFA registered Remington 870 short barreled shotgun and holds two rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber.
BATFE letter was obtained confirming this is a legal configuration, prior to manufacturing.
The MAX-41A is a prototype that is currently being tested. My main concern is durability when fired with 12 guage buckshot and slugs. So far, most testing has been with light birdshot loads. The subgun component has run flawlessly.
The bullet counter has a minor problem when firing in full auto, only counts half of the rounds fired. When firing singles, there is no problem. Should be fixable.
The test phase is expected to take about a year.
M56 Smart Gun
Both PFC J. Vasquez (Jenette Goldstein), and Private M. Drake (Mark Rolston) use M56 Smart Guns. These were made from German MG42 machine guns. The body-mounting apparatus was made from Steadicam "arms," with other miscellaneous parts coming from various motorcycles.
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M240 Flamethrower
Another weapon used by the Marines is the M240 Flamethrower, it most notably used by Gunnery Sergeant A. Apone (Al Matthews), Private M. Drake (Mark Rolston), and Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) when she famously tapes it to an M41A Pulse Rifle before she goes to rescue Newt (Carrie Henn). These flamethrowers also appear to have been created from parts from M16 rifles with the M203 handguard. The 'faux' flamethrower used the upper receiver assembly of an M16A1 - cut into two parts, using the top handle facing forward, but the section with the ejection port turned backwards.
Ithaca 37 "Stakeout"
Corporal Hicks' (Michael Biehn) shotgun is an Ithaca 37 "Stakeout" which he keeps for "Close Encounters". One memorable scene with this gun is when Hicks sticks the barrel of the weapon in an aliens' mouth, and yells "Eat This!" and proceeds to blow its head off. In the process the acidic blood gets sprayed on to Pvt. Hudson's (Bill Paxton) arm because he was trying to close the door of the APC.
Heckler & Koch VP70
The Heckler & Koch VP70 is the service pistol of the Marines in the movie. This gun is notably seen in the hands of Private Frost (Ricco Ross) just before the aliens attack. Cpl. Ferro (Colette Hiller) attempts to draw hers of the holster, but is unable to in time when an alien gets aboard her ship. Lieutenant Gorman (William Hope) uses one to shoot at aliens during the airshaft scene.
Trivia Note: In the special features included with the Collector's Edition DVD, it is mentioned by one of the film's armorers that the VP-70 was chosen as the standard issue sidearm for the Colonial Marines because of its "futuristic look" as well as its relative obscurity; it is also is no longer manufactured.
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Sentry Turret
In the extended version of the film, the Marines set up sentry turrets in the hallways leading to their refuge. These were built upon WWII German MG42 machine guns, the same used for the smartguns and provided by Bapty's (movie armorer of the UK). Only the ammo drums on the side are from WW1 German Spandau Maxim LMG 08/15 machine guns
Smith & Wesson Model 39
PFC Vasquez (Jenette Goldstein) uses a blued Smith & Wesson Model 39 with Ivory grips as her sidearm. She most notably uses it to kill an alien while moving through the vents, but burns her foot from the creature's acidic blood in the process.
M16A1
Seen on the gun racks in the USS Sulaco's armory.
SA80
Seen on the gun racks in the Sulaco's armory.
Colt Commando
Seen on the gun racks in the USS Sulaco's armory.
