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== AO-63 assault rifle (mocked up FN FAL) == | == AO-63 assault rifle (mocked up FN FAL) == | ||
The | The large assault rifle used prominently by Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) during the final assault is an [[FN FAL]] mocked up to resemble the experimental Russian Avtomat [[AO-63]] assault rifle. The weapon is also seen being tested by Colonel Zayas ([[Carmen Argenziano]]) on the rifle range near the beginning of the film. The FN FAL used in the movie has been modified with twin barrels, a custom stock, the pistol grip from a [[Vektor SS-77]] general purpose machine gun, an enlarged magazine/foregrip and a Lewis gun's drum magazine mounted on top. Upon closer inspection only the lower barrel can actually be seen firing; presumably this is because building a weapon that could fire from two barrels would be a far more difficult modification, and the discrepancy isn't that noticeable on-screen. | ||
Although not related to the AO-63 but a [http://www.google.com/patents?id=IoJgAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#PPA1,M1 Two barrel FN FAL] does exist that was made by Winchester/Olin for US Army trials. | |||
[[Image:AO-63.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Avtomat AO-63, 5.45x39mm.]] | [[Image:AO-63.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Avtomat AO-63, 5.45x39mm.]] | ||
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== AKM == | == AKM == | ||
Seen in the hands of Soviet troops, Cuban troops, the African rebels, and Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]] | Seen in the hands of Soviet troops, Cuban troops, the African rebels, and Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) throughout the film, occasionally with attached bayonets | ||
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]] | ||
== AMD-65 == | == AMD-65 == | ||
An [[AMD-65]] rifle is used by Rachenko to drunkenly shoot up a bar on the Soviet base, so that he can be arrested and subsequently aid guerilla Kallunda Kintash ([[Al White]]) in his escape, thereby gaining the trust of the rebels (in an incredibly convoluted plan that actually involves the deaths of several Russian soldiers). AMD-65s are also seen being used by various Russian soldiers/guerillas and by Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]). | |||
[[Image:AMD-65.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hungarian AMD-65 - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AMD-65.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hungarian AMD-65 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:RedScorp 010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rachenko shoots up a bar with the AMD-65.]] | [[File:RedScorp 010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rachenko shoots up a bar with the AMD-65.]] | ||
== FN FAL == | == FN FAL == | ||
Unmodified [[FN FAL]] rifles are used by | Unmodified [[FN FAL]] rifles are used by guerilla fighters. | ||
[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|none|500px| FN FAL 50.00 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|none|500px| FN FAL 50.00 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
== FN FAL (fitted with grenade launcher) == | == FN FAL (fitted with grenade launcher) == | ||
An Israeli [[FN FAL]] | An Israeli [[FN FAL]] fitted with a grenade launcher is seen being used by Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) and Kallunda Kintash ([[Al White]]). | ||
[[Image:Fal13-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Israeli FAL ''"Romat"'' with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO ]] | [[Image:Fal13-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Israeli FAL ''"Romat"'' with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO ]] | ||
[[Image:LundgrenRedScorpionFAL.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) armed with an Israeli contract FN FAL]] | [[Image:LundgrenRedScorpionFAL.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) armed with an Israeli contract FN FAL]] | ||
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=Shotgun= | =Shotgun= | ||
== Mossberg 500 == | == Mossberg 500 == | ||
[[Mossberg 500]] shotguns with extended mag tubes are used by the Russian Military Policemen and Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) during the road chase. | [[Mossberg 500]] shotguns with extended mag tubes are used by the Russian Military Policemen and Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) during the road chase. A Mossberg 500 is also used by Nikolai during the final assault, along with other members of the guerilla force. | ||
[[File:50577.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | [[File:50577.jpg|thumb|none|450px]] | ||
[[File:RedScorp 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:RedScorp 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:RedScorp 045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:RedScorp 045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== RPK == | == RPK == | ||
An [[RPK]] is used by various Cuban troops | An [[RPK]] is used by various Cuban troops. by Lt. Nikolai Rachenko ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) takes one and uses it during the ambush at the oasis. | ||
[[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPK light machine gun - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPK light machine gun - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Redscorpionrpklundgren.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | [[Image:Redscorpionrpklundgren.jpg|thumb|none|601px|]] | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== PPSh41 == | == PPSh41 == | ||
Seen wielded by the African | Seen wielded by the African guerillas. | ||
[[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
== Colt Combat Commander == | == Colt Combat Commander == | ||
Incongruously used by a Cuban soldier and General Vortek ([[T.P. McKenna]]). It is likely supposed to portray the Russian [[Tokarev TT-33]]. | |||
[[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Redscorpioncoltcommander.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Redscorpioncoltcommander.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== Mosin-Nagant == | == Mosin-Nagant == | ||
Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines (without the bayonet) | Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines (without the bayonet) are seen in the hands of African guerillas. | ||
[[Image:M44Carbine.jpg |thumb|none|550px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, chambered in 7.62x54R, with attached side-folding bayonet. Note the slightly longer barrel ahead of the front sight to accommodate locking in the bayonet, brass reinforcements around the sling holes and an integral bayonet attached to the barrel.]] | [[Image:M44Carbine.jpg |thumb|none|550px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, chambered in 7.62x54R, with attached side-folding bayonet. Note the slightly longer barrel ahead of the front sight to accommodate locking in the bayonet, brass reinforcements around the sling holes and an integral bayonet attached to the barrel.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
== M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle == | == M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle == | ||
Used | Used during the assault on the joint Soviet/Cuban military camp. | ||
[[Image:RedScorpion105mmRecoilessRifle.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Nikolai Rachenko([[Dolph Lundgren]]) uses an M40 recoilless rifle.]] | [[Image:RedScorpion105mmRecoilessRifle.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Nikolai Rachenko([[Dolph Lundgren]]) uses an M40 recoilless rifle.]] | ||
== M134 Minigun == | == M134 Minigun == | ||
An [[M134 minigun]] can be | An [[M134 minigun]] can be seen mounted in the nose of the Sikorsky S-62 "Hind gunship". | ||
[[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|400px|General Electric M134 - 7.62x51mm]] | [[Image:M134.JPG|thumb|none|400px|General Electric M134 - 7.62x51mm]] | ||
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== Mk 40 grenade launcher == | == Mk 40 grenade launcher == | ||
A MK 40 is seen underslung the barrel of the Israeli FN FAL used by Nikolai Rachenko([[Dolph Lundgren]]) and previously by Kallunda Kintash([[Al White]]). | A MK 40 is seen underslung the barrel of the Israeli FN FAL used by Nikolai Rachenko([[Dolph Lundgren]]) and previously by Kallunda Kintash ([[Al White]]). | ||
[[File:RedScorp 041.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:RedScorp 041.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Flamethrower== | ==Flamethrower== | ||
Custom flamethrowers are | Custom flamethrowers are used by Soviet troops to 'cleanse' a tribal village in a scene in the extended cut. | ||
[[File:RedScorp 036.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:RedScorp 036.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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== Unknown Magnetic Grenade == | == Unknown Magnetic Grenade == | ||
At the end of the truck chase, Nikolai Rachenko([[Dolph Lundgren]]) places a Magnetic Grenade onto the truck's fuel tank to destroy it. | |||
=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
* Many of the 'Soviet' vehicles were on loan from the S.A.D.F.(South African Defense Forces). | * Many of the 'Soviet' vehicles were actually on loan from the S.A.D.F.(South African Defense Forces). | ||
* The movie was funded by the anti-communist S.A.D.F. with the | * The movie was funded by the anti-communist S.A.D.F., with the production run by co-producer and future Washington DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who later would gain notoriety for being implicated in a scandal involving the bribery of US government officials. | ||
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie_98180-Red-Scorpion.html Screenshots to be added] | * [http://www.imcdb.org/movie_98180-Red-Scorpion.html Screenshots to be added] | ||
* The | * The "Mil Mi-24 Hind" seen in the movie is mocked up from a Sikorsky S-62. The same modified helicopter can be seen in ''[[Braddock: Missing In Action 3]]'' and ''[[Bulletproof (1988)]]'' (albeit less convincingly modified). | ||
[[Image:RedScorpionS-62Hind 1.jpg|300px|thumb|none|]] | [[Image:RedScorpionS-62Hind 1.jpg|300px|thumb|none|]] | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 30 April 2012
Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:Red Scorpion for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
The following weapons were used in the film Red Scorpion:
Rifles
AO-63 assault rifle (mocked up FN FAL)
The large assault rifle used prominently by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) during the final assault is an FN FAL mocked up to resemble the experimental Russian Avtomat AO-63 assault rifle. The weapon is also seen being tested by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) on the rifle range near the beginning of the film. The FN FAL used in the movie has been modified with twin barrels, a custom stock, the pistol grip from a Vektor SS-77 general purpose machine gun, an enlarged magazine/foregrip and a Lewis gun's drum magazine mounted on top. Upon closer inspection only the lower barrel can actually be seen firing; presumably this is because building a weapon that could fire from two barrels would be a far more difficult modification, and the discrepancy isn't that noticeable on-screen.
Although not related to the AO-63 but a Two barrel FN FAL does exist that was made by Winchester/Olin for US Army trials.
AK-47
AKM
Seen in the hands of Soviet troops, Cuban troops, the African rebels, and Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) throughout the film, occasionally with attached bayonets
AMD-65
An AMD-65 rifle is used by Rachenko to drunkenly shoot up a bar on the Soviet base, so that he can be arrested and subsequently aid guerilla Kallunda Kintash (Al White) in his escape, thereby gaining the trust of the rebels (in an incredibly convoluted plan that actually involves the deaths of several Russian soldiers). AMD-65s are also seen being used by various Russian soldiers/guerillas and by Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh).
FN FAL
Unmodified FN FAL rifles are used by guerilla fighters.
FN FAL (fitted with grenade launcher)
An Israeli FN FAL fitted with a grenade launcher is seen being used by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) and Kallunda Kintash (Al White).
Vektor R4
Vektor R4 rifles are used by the Angolan troops.
Shotgun
Mossberg 500
Mossberg 500 shotguns with extended mag tubes are used by the Russian Military Policemen and Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh) during the road chase. A Mossberg 500 is also used by Nikolai during the final assault, along with other members of the guerilla force.
Machine Guns
M1919A4 machine gun
A Browning M1919A4 machine gun is seen mounted on a Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicle vehicle.
Vektor SS-77
A South African Vektor SS-77 machine gun is seen mounted on the armored vehicle during the road chase, and also on the motorcycle and sidecar being ridden by Cuban troops.
RPK
An RPK is used by various Cuban troops. by Lt. Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) takes one and uses it during the ambush at the oasis.
Submachine Guns
PPSh41
Seen wielded by the African guerillas.
Handguns
Colt Combat Commander
Incongruously used by a Cuban soldier and General Vortek (T.P. McKenna). It is likely supposed to portray the Russian Tokarev TT-33.
Mosin-Nagant
Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines (without the bayonet) are seen in the hands of African guerillas.
Other
M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle
Used during the assault on the joint Soviet/Cuban military camp.
M134 Minigun
An M134 minigun can be seen mounted in the nose of the Sikorsky S-62 "Hind gunship".
Mk 40 grenade launcher
A MK 40 is seen underslung the barrel of the Israeli FN FAL used by Nikolai Rachenko(Dolph Lundgren) and previously by Kallunda Kintash (Al White).
Flamethrower
Custom flamethrowers are used by Soviet troops to 'cleanse' a tribal village in a scene in the extended cut.
SA-7 Grail
An SA-7 Grail launcher is also used.
RKG-3
A mockup of an RKG-3 anti-tank grenade is wielded by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) before getting his arm blown off by Nikolai Rachenko.
Unknown Magnetic Grenade
At the end of the truck chase, Nikolai Rachenko(Dolph Lundgren) places a Magnetic Grenade onto the truck's fuel tank to destroy it.
Trivia
- Many of the 'Soviet' vehicles were actually on loan from the S.A.D.F.(South African Defense Forces).
- The movie was funded by the anti-communist S.A.D.F., with the production run by co-producer and future Washington DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who later would gain notoriety for being implicated in a scandal involving the bribery of US government officials.
- Screenshots to be added
- The "Mil Mi-24 Hind" seen in the movie is mocked up from a Sikorsky S-62. The same modified helicopter can be seen in Braddock: Missing In Action 3 and Bulletproof (1988) (albeit less convincingly modified).
