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[[Image:PlatoonAR15-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crawford with his M16 at the ready.]]
[[Image:PlatoonAR15-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crawford with his M16 at the ready.]]


== CAR 15 ==
==Colt Model 653==
 
Sgt. Elias Grodin([[Willem Dafoe]]), Sgt. Robert Barnes ([[Tom Berenger]]), and Lt. Wolfe ([[Mark Moses]]) are armed with [[M16#Colt Commando|Colt Model 653]] rifles noted by their forward assists an 14.5" barrels.
[[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 653 14.5" barrel 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Barnes approaches a dead Vietnamese soldier with his Model 653 at the ready. Note how he keeps two mags taped together "jungle-style"]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Barnes locks and loads his Model 653.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Barnes shoots a Vietnamese woman with his Model 653.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Elias with his Colt 653.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Close up of Elias' Model 653.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Wolfe with his Colt 653.]]
[[Image:PlatoonColt654-8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wolfe fires his 653 during the final stand.]]
::'''What does it mean when the forward assist is rounded? Modern update?'''


== M1911A1 ==
== M1911A1 ==

Revision as of 22:22, 6 September 2008

The following guns were used in the film Platoon

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I got the movie, you'll see it soon. -Gunmaster45



M16A1

Marines in both Elias and Barnes' squads use M16A1s, most commonly seen in the hands of Pvt. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen).

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M16A1 5.56x45mm (ones in film use 20 round mags.
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Taylor fires his M16A1.
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A Marine with his M16A1.
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Taylor with his M16A1 at the ready.
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Francis (Corey Glover) fires his M16A1 during the final stand.
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Taylor fires his M16A1 during the final stand.

MGC M16 replica

In several scenes, MGC-16 replica rifle in place of blank firing M16A1 rifles. They are noted by their shortened forward assists. Most MGCs have blued magazines but they appear to have regular mags stuck in instead.

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MGC-16 M16 replica.
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Big Harold (Forrest Whitaker) with the MGC replica.
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A Marine rests with his MGC at his side.
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Sgt. Red O'Niell (John C. McGinley) with an MGC replica.

M16

Crawford (Chris Pedersen) is briefly seen using what appears to be an original M16 as it lacks a forward assist. It could also be an AR-15/SP1 rifle, but since he is not seen firing it, it is unknown.

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M16 or AR-15/SP1 rifle 5.56x45mm.
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Crawford with his M16 at the ready.

Colt Model 653

Sgt. Elias Grodin(Willem Dafoe), Sgt. Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger), and Lt. Wolfe (Mark Moses) are armed with Colt Model 653 rifles noted by their forward assists an 14.5" barrels.

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Colt Model 653 14.5" barrel 5.56x45mm.
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Barnes approaches a dead Vietnamese soldier with his Model 653 at the ready. Note how he keeps two mags taped together "jungle-style"
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Sgt. Barnes locks and loads his Model 653.
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Barnes shoots a Vietnamese woman with his Model 653.
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Sgt. Elias with his Colt 653.
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Close up of Elias' Model 653.
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Lt. Wolfe with his Colt 653.
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Wolfe fires his 653 during the final stand.
What does it mean when the forward assist is rounded? Modern update?

M1911A1

The M1911A1 was the standard sidearms for all of the NCOs and officers in the film "Platoon".

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Sgt. Barnes threatens a little girl in the Vietnamese Village

Remington 870

Bunny(Kevin Dillon) Uses The Remington 870 Throught The Movie

M60

Used by King (Keith David) and Tex (David Neidorf), namely.

FN MAG

Can be seen and mentioned during the scene where the platoon inspects the suspected NVA hideout village.

RPG-7

Several NVA soldiers are armed with RPG-7's.

Chinese Type 56

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Norinco Type 56 AK variant with 'stamped receiver' and underfolding Bayonet - 7.62x39mm
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Taylor holds a milled receiver Chinese Type 56 - 7.62x39mm


In the movie Platoon, the NVA soldiers used the Chinese Type 56, their copy of the Russian AK-47. In the real war, North Vietnamese used many real Russian and Chinese AKs, with the vast majority of supplied weapons coming from the Chinese. The Chinese Type 56 AK was also the rifle that Chris Taylor, played by Charlie Sheen, uses to shoot Sgt. Barnes.