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==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine== | ==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine== | ||
Tugg Speedman ([[Ben Stiller]]), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled [[M16#AR-15 Sporter II Carbine|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine]] throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam . The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. | Tugg Speedman ([[Ben Stiller]]), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled [[M16#AR-15 Sporter II Carbine|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine]] throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam. The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The Colt Model 653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation or the original AR-15 to be accurate to the era. It may be an homage to the movie ''[[Platoon]]'' since the characters of Barnes ([[Tom Berenger]]) and Elias ([[Willem Dafoe]]) used the Philippine export Colt Model 653 rifles. This film uses what is available in the United States, which happens to be the Sporter II carbine, since most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Hawaii. | ||
[[Image:ColtSporterIICarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image:ColtSporterIICarbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AR-15 Sporter II Carbine with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
[[Image:ColtSporterIIw30RdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image:ColtSporterIIw30RdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Sporter II Carbine with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
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[[Image:TTSPorterII-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus fires two Sporter II Carbines (loaded with blanks) akimbo style at the Guerrillas, to force them to the ground and give up their live weapons.]] | [[Image:TTSPorterII-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus fires two Sporter II Carbines (loaded with blanks) akimbo style at the Guerrillas, to force them to the ground and give up their live weapons.]] | ||
[[Image:TTSporterII-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I'm a lead-farmer, motherfucker!".]] | [[Image:TTSporterII-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I'm a lead-farmer, motherfucker!".]] | ||
[[Image:TTSporterII-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Lazarus tosses Chino one of his Sporter II carbines, it is clearly a rubber prop | [[Image:TTSporterII-15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Lazarus tosses Chino one of his Sporter II carbines, it is clearly a rubber prop cast from one fitted with a 30 round magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:TTSporterII-16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The character Chino, being a famous 'rapper', tends to hold his Sporter II carbine on the Guerrillas, gangster style.]] | [[Image:TTSporterII-16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The character Chino, being a famous 'rapper', tends to hold his Sporter II carbine on the Guerrillas, gangster style.]] | ||
[[Image:TTSporterII-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino pulls the empty magazine from his Sporter II.]] | [[Image:TTSporterII-17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino pulls the empty magazine from his Sporter II.]] | ||
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==Colt Gold Cup National Match== | ==Colt Gold Cup National Match== | ||
One of the | One of the Guerrillas is seen holding a [[M1911|Colt Gold Cup National Match]] 1911 pistol on Cody ([[Danny McBride]]) when he flies a chopper to their Heroin base and Portnoy is seen armed with it before Tran kicks it out of his hand, implying it is a rubber prop. | ||
[[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Gold Cup National Match M1911A1 Series 70 - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Gold Cup National Match M1911A1 Series 70 - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:TTColtGoldCup-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla holds a Colt Gold Cup on Cody.]] | [[Image:TTColtGoldCup-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla holds a Colt Gold Cup on Cody.]] | ||
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[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M67 hand grenade.]] | [[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M67 hand grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:TTM67grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speedman keeps an M67 grenade hanging from his jacket.]] | [[Image:TTM67grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speedman keeps an M67 grenade hanging from his jacket.]] | ||
[[Image:TTM67grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speedman pulls the pin on his M67 grenade to throw at the enemy guerrillas, and despite it being a dummy grenade, Cody happens to set off some C4 at the same time. This is a common 'cliche' in action films, especially bad action films, which is why Speedman does it. | [[Image:TTM67grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speedman pulls the pin on his M67 grenade to throw at the enemy guerrillas, and despite it being a dummy grenade, Cody happens to set off some C4 at the same time. This is a common 'cliche' in action films, especially bad action films, which is why Speedman does it. In real life, one cannot pull the pin from a grenade with one's teeth without causing severe dental damage.]] | ||
[[Image:TTM67grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy keeps an M67 on his belt.]] | [[Image:TTM67grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy keeps an M67 on his belt.]] | ||
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==Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade == | ==Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade == | ||
During the opening "Hot LZ" scene, a Vietnamese soldier tries to throw a Vietnam Era Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade at the Huey chopper as it takes off, so Speedman jumps up and stops the grenade, losing his hands in the process. | During the opening "Hot LZ" scene, a Vietnamese soldier tries to throw a Vietnam Era Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade at the Huey chopper as it takes off, so Speedman jumps up and stops the grenade, losing his hands in the process. The "tin can" style Type 67 (also called the Type II) and the Pineapple style Type 58 stick grenades were commonly used by NVA (PAVN) soldiers or VC Guerrillas during the war. | ||
[[Image:TTModel24steilhandgrante.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese Type II Stick Grenade in mid-flight towards the Huey helicopter.]] | [[Image:TTModel24steilhandgrante.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese Type II Stick Grenade in mid-flight towards the Huey helicopter.]] | ||
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==AKM== | ==AKM== | ||
North Vietnamese soldiers are seen armed with [[AK-47|AKM]] rifles during the opening "Hot LZ" scene, one of which most notably disembowels Sandsuky with his bayonet. In real life, it would be more accurate for the Vietnamese to use Soviet AK-47s or Chinese Type 56 rifles, the Chinese copy of the AK. An AKM at this time in history is an anachronism, Hanoi didn't get AKMs from the Soviet Union in any sort of numbers until 1972 and it would take at least a year for guns to filter down to the troops in the field. | North Vietnamese soldiers are seen armed with [[AK-47|AKM]] rifles during the opening "Hot LZ" scene, one of which most notably disembowels Sandsuky with his bayonet. In real life, it would be more accurate for the Vietnamese to use Soviet AK-47s or Chinese Type 56 rifles, the Chinese copy of the AK. An AKM at this time in history is an anachronism, Hanoi didn't get AKMs from the Soviet Union in any sort of numbers until 1972 and it would take at least a year for guns to filter down to the troops in the field. Even during the fall of Saigon in 1975 there are virtually no AKMs seen in wartime photographs of front line NVA units. At the point depicted in the movie within a movie, 99% of the guns in the field were Chinese Type 56s or vintage AK-47s. Later the guerrilla soldiers can be seen armed with AKM rifles, which appear to be Egyptian Maadi ARM rifles, one of the most common AKMs used in films. | ||
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm.]] | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:TTAKM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "Movie" NVA soldier disembowels Sandusky with his AKM bayonet. The NVA soldier is played by veteran movie stuntman, Jeff Imada, more recognizable in his role in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''.]] | [[Image:TTAKM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "Movie" NVA soldier disembowels Sandusky with his AKM bayonet. The NVA soldier is played by veteran movie stuntman, Jeff Imada, more recognizable in his role in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''.]] | ||
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==AKMSU== | ==AKMSU== | ||
Several guerrillas, including Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) are armed with [[AK-47|AKMSU]] carbines modified with Krinkov parts kits with side-folding stocks and black furniture to resemble AKS-74U carbines. | Several guerrillas, including Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) are armed with [[AK-47|AKMSU]] carbines modified with Krinkov parts kits with side-folding stocks and black furniture to resemble AKS-74U carbines. | ||
[[Image:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. | [[Image:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit.]] | ||
[[Image:TTAKMSU-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader totes an AKMSU. Note how it features an AKS-74U-style side-folding stock, yet uses a 7.62x39mm magazine.]] | [[Image:TTAKMSU-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader totes an AKMSU. Note how it features an AKS-74U-style side-folding stock, yet uses a 7.62x39mm magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:TTAKMSU-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader with his AKMSU.]] | [[Image:TTAKMSU-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader with his AKMSU.]] | ||
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==Flamethrower== | ==Flamethrower== | ||
Cody finds a Flamethrower, which looks like a modified M2, in the enemy shack. When he and Four Leaf Tayback ([[Nick Nolte]]) try to escape from the guerrilla's heroin base, Cody | Cody finds a Flamethrower, which looks like a modified M2, in the enemy shack. When he and Four Leaf Tayback ([[Nick Nolte]]) try to escape from the guerrilla's heroin base, Cody gives Tayback the Flamethrower, which he uses to hold back the enemies. | ||
[[Image:TTFlamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''I don't know what it's called, I just know the sound it makes when it LIES!'']] | [[Image:TTFlamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''I don't know what it's called, I just know the sound it makes when it LIES!'']] | ||
[[Image:TTFlamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tayback blazes away with the Flamethrower.]] | [[Image:TTFlamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tayback blazes away with the Flamethrower.]] | ||
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[[Image:TTNorincoType69-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) shoulders the Type 69 as the gang drive away in the truck. Note carry handle and single pistol grip.]] | [[Image:TTNorincoType69-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) shoulders the Type 69 as the gang drive away in the truck. Note carry handle and single pistol grip.]] | ||
[[Image:TTNorincoType69-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) fires the Type 69 at the truck.]] | [[Image:TTNorincoType69-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) fires the Type 69 at the truck.]] | ||
[[Image:TTNorincoType69-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) prepares to fire the Type 69 at the chopper. | [[Image:TTNorincoType69-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran ([[Brandon Soo Hoo]]) prepares to fire the Type 69 at the chopper. Note the non-standard Anti-Aircraft sight. The flip up sight for the Type 67 looks nothing like this.]] | ||
Revision as of 05:04, 16 April 2012
The following guns were used in the film Tropic Thunder:
AR-15 Sporter II Carbine
Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), along with various other characters, uses a 16" barreled AR-15 Sporter II Carbine throughout the film, which is anachronistic for Vietnam. The original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1 (sold between 1978-1985)), so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter II version" in U.S. sales. The Colt Model 653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation or the original AR-15 to be accurate to the era. It may be an homage to the movie Platoon since the characters of Barnes (Tom Berenger) and Elias (Willem Dafoe) used the Philippine export Colt Model 653 rifles. This film uses what is available in the United States, which happens to be the Sporter II carbine, since most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Hawaii.
XM16E1
Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel) and Alpo Chino (Brandon T. Jackson) both carry XM16E1 noted by their A1-style forward assists and three pronged flash hiders.
M60
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy (Jack Black) wields an M60 Machine Gun as his weapon in the film. Jack Black commented on how he got stuck with the M60, which he knew was nicknamed "The Pig", and was told he was a natural with it, something he found disturbing. Some other random soldiers are also seen firing M60s during the opening scene.
Colt Gold Cup National Match
One of the Guerrillas is seen holding a Colt Gold Cup National Match 1911 pistol on Cody (Danny McBride) when he flies a chopper to their Heroin base and Portnoy is seen armed with it before Tran kicks it out of his hand, implying it is a rubber prop.
M1911A1
Lazarus is seen using an M1911A1 as his sidearm in the film and uses it several times. Portnoy later gets his hands on it and uses it to hold Tran (Brandon Soo Hoo) hostage.
In a deleted scene, Tran takes the M1911A1 from Portnoy and tries to shoot him with it, only to discover it is loaded with blanks.
Ithaca 37
Lazarus uses a sawed-off Ithaca 37 shotgun as his weapon of choice in the film.
M60D
A door-gunner is seen manning an M60D machine gun during the opening "Hot LZ" scene. The M60D was used on helicopters during the Vietnam War.
M67 "Baseball" grenade
Speedman and Portnoy are seen with M67 hand grenades attached to their belts and jackets. Since their film is supposed to take place in 1969, it makes sense to see them with these grenades, since '69 was when the M67 began to mass replace the M26 grenade.
M26 "Lemon" grenade
Sandusky is seen with an M26 hand grenade attached to his belt.
M18 Smoke grenade
An M18 Smoke Grenade is seen on Speedman's jacket.
M72 LAW
Disposable M72 LAW launchers are seen strapped to both Sandusky and Portnoy's backpacks.
Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade
During the opening "Hot LZ" scene, a Vietnamese soldier tries to throw a Vietnam Era Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade at the Huey chopper as it takes off, so Speedman jumps up and stops the grenade, losing his hands in the process. The "tin can" style Type 67 (also called the Type II) and the Pineapple style Type 58 stick grenades were commonly used by NVA (PAVN) soldiers or VC Guerrillas during the war.
Beretta 92FS
Martin Lawrence is seen armed with a Beretta 92FS on a movie poster for a film he did with Speedman.
AKM
North Vietnamese soldiers are seen armed with AKM rifles during the opening "Hot LZ" scene, one of which most notably disembowels Sandsuky with his bayonet. In real life, it would be more accurate for the Vietnamese to use Soviet AK-47s or Chinese Type 56 rifles, the Chinese copy of the AK. An AKM at this time in history is an anachronism, Hanoi didn't get AKMs from the Soviet Union in any sort of numbers until 1972 and it would take at least a year for guns to filter down to the troops in the field. Even during the fall of Saigon in 1975 there are virtually no AKMs seen in wartime photographs of front line NVA units. At the point depicted in the movie within a movie, 99% of the guns in the field were Chinese Type 56s or vintage AK-47s. Later the guerrilla soldiers can be seen armed with AKM rifles, which appear to be Egyptian Maadi ARM rifles, one of the most common AKMs used in films.
AKMS
The two guerrillas who halt Portnoy from using their heroin are armed with under-folding AKMS assault rifles.
AKMSU
Several guerrillas, including Tran (Brandon Soo Hoo) are armed with AKMSU carbines modified with Krinkov parts kits with side-folding stocks and black furniture to resemble AKS-74U carbines.
Flamethrower
Cody finds a Flamethrower, which looks like a modified M2, in the enemy shack. When he and Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte) try to escape from the guerrilla's heroin base, Cody gives Tayback the Flamethrower, which he uses to hold back the enemies.
M4A1
Three types of M4A1 carbines are seen used by the guerrilla forces, one of which is seen with the carry handle removed, Knights Armament RIS rails affixed (with no rail covers) and fitted with a Aimpoint red-dot sight, the other with the carry handle attached with an ACOG scope mounted on it. Lazarus grabs one of these rifles and is seen using it when searching for Speedman in the huts, however his does not have the ACOG sight.
Heckler & Koch MP5A5
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with a Heckler & Koch MP5A5 submachine gun.
SKS
Some of the guerrillas are seen armed with SKS rifles.
CQBR
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with an CQBR rifle with an A2 receiver, and an ACOG scope mounted on the carrying handle. The CQBR is a short 10.3in. barrel version of the M4A1 Carbine, so it certainly fits the profile.
IMI Uzi
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with an IMI Uzi when he captures Portnoy.
Glock 17
While interrogating Speedman, Byong (Reggie Lee) has a 3rd gen Glock 17 in his holster.
Norinco Type 69
Tran uses a Norinco Type 69 antitank launcher to take out the truck the gang tries to escape in and tries to shoot down their chopper as they escape, the rocket being stopped only by a perfectly thrown TiVo box from Speedman's agent, Rick "Pecker" Peck (Matthew McConaughey).
