Tropic Thunder: Difference between revisions
Tropic Thunder: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Tropic Thunder: Difference between revisions
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:TTColtGoldCup-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla holds a Colt Gold Cup on Cody.]]
[[Image:TTColtGoldCup-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran kicks the Colt Gold Cup out of Portnoy's hand.]]
==M1911A1==
Lazarus is seen using an [[M1911|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.
[[Image:TTM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus holds his M1911A1 on Chino when he tells him not to rescue Speedman, all of which is acting.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''"Peak A Boo! I See You!"'''Lazarus fires his M1911A1 behind his back, in the 'over the top' sequence at the beginning of the movie.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I'm just like a little boy, playin' with his dick when he's nervous."]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy holds Tran hostage with Lazarus' M1911A1.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy holds Tran hostage with the M1911A1.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy aims the M1911A1 at Tran.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy tries to put clothes on, giving Tran time to disarm him of his M1911A1.]]
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.
[[Image:TTM1911A1-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"You die now, fatty!"]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran fires the M1911A1 Portnoy. Even at this range, blanks are considered dangerous, however from this shot, it appears that Tran is aiming away from Pornoy, yet another trick of the camera.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran looks at the M1911A1 in frustration.]]
==Beretta 92FS==
[[Martin Lawrence]] is seen armed with a [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92FS]] on a movie poster for a film he did with Speedman.
[[Image:TTBeretta92FS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Martin Lawrence with a Beretta 92FS.]]
==Glock 17==
While interrogating Speedman, Byong ([[Reggie Lee]]) has a 3rd gen [[Glock|Glock 17]] in his holster.
[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 17 3rd gen - 9mm.]]
[[Image:TTGlock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Byong with a 3rd gen Glock 17 in his holster.]]
=Rifle=
==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine==
==AR-15 Sporter II Carbine==
Line 41:
Line 70:
[[Image:TTM16A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino, again, holds his XM16E1 gangster style.]]
[[Image:TTM16A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino, again, holds his XM16E1 gangster style.]]
[[Image:TTM16A1-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino fires his XM16E1.]]
[[Image:TTM16A1-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chino fires his XM16E1.]]
==M60==
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy ([[Jack Black]]) wields an [[M60|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.
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
[[Image:TTM60-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner fires an M60 during the "Hot LZ" opening scene.]]
[[Image:TTM60-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy fires his M60 during the opening scene.]]
[[Image:TTM60-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner fires an M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy with his M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy with his M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"This thing's too heavy. I want the rubber one that the prop-guy gave me. Where's the fuckin' prop-guy?!"]]
==Colt Gold Cup National Match==
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:TTColtGoldCup-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla holds a Colt Gold Cup on Cody.]]
[[Image:TTColtGoldCup-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran kicks the Colt Gold Cup out of Portnoy's hand.]]
==M1911A1==
Lazarus is seen using an [[M1911|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.
[[Image:TTM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus holds his M1911A1 on Chino when he tells him not to rescue Speedman, all of which is acting.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''"Peak A Boo! I See You!"'''Lazarus fires his M1911A1 behind his back, in the 'over the top' sequence at the beginning of the movie.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I'm just like a little boy, playin' with his dick when he's nervous."]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy holds Tran hostage with Lazarus' M1911A1.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy holds Tran hostage with the M1911A1.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy aims the M1911A1 at Tran.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy tries to put clothes on, giving Tran time to disarm him of his M1911A1.]]
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.
[[Image:TTM1911A1-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"You die now, fatty!"]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran fires the M1911A1 Portnoy. Even at this range, blanks are considered dangerous, however from this shot, it appears that Tran is aiming away from Pornoy, yet another trick of the camera.]]
[[Image:TTM1911A1-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tran looks at the M1911A1 in frustration.]]
==Ithaca 37==
Lazarus uses a sawed-off [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun as his weapon of choice in the film. However, the gun mysteriously vanishes later in the movie.
[[Image:TTM60D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner mans and M60D.]]
==M67 "Baseball" grenade==
Speedman and Portnoy are seen with [[M67 hand grenade]]s 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.
[[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-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.]]
==M26 "Lemon" grenade==
Sandusky is seen with an [[M26 hand grenade]] attached to his belt.
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M26 hand grenade.]]
[[Image:TTM26grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M26 grenade is seen on Sandusky's belt, although it appears to be a blue inert dummy grenade.]]
==M18 Smoke grenade==
An [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] is seen on Speedman's jacket.
[[Image:TTsmokegrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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.
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72 LAW - 66mm.]]
[[Image:TTM72LAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M72 LAW is seen in Portnoy's pack.]]
[[Image:TTM72LAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M72 LAW is seen in Sandusky's pack, on the verge of falling out of it.]]
==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.
[[Image:TTModel24steilhandgrante.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese Type II Stick Grenade in mid-flight towards the Huey helicopter.]]
==Beretta 92FS==
[[Martin Lawrence]] is seen armed with a [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta 92FS]] on a movie poster for a film he did with Speedman.
[[Image:TTBeretta92FS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Martin Lawrence with a Beretta 92FS.]]
==AKM==
==AKM==
Line 150:
Line 102:
[[Image:TTAKMSU-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tru fires his AKMSU.]]
[[Image:TTAKMSU-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tru fires his AKMSU.]]
==Flamethrower==
==SKS==
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.
Some of the guerrillas are seen armed with [[SKS rifle]]s.
[[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:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chinese Type 56 Carbine a.k.a SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm.]]
[[Image:TTFlamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tayback blazes away with the Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla to the right is armed with an SKS rifle.]]
[[Image:TTFlamethrower-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tayback with the Flamethrower.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla with his SKS rifle.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with an SKS.]]
==M4A1==
==M4A1==
Line 168:
Line 121:
[[Image:TTM4A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with an M4A1.]]
[[Image:TTM4A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with an M4A1.]]
==CQBR==
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with an [[M16|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.
[[Image:M4A1CQBR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CQBR with 5.56x45mm with RIS handguard]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla points his CQBR at Cody.]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with the same CQBR.]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with a CQBR.]]
=Submachine guns=
==Heckler & Koch MP5A5==
==Heckler & Koch MP5A5==
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5A5]] submachine gun.
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5A5]] submachine gun.
Line 174:
Line 135:
[[Image:TTMP5A5-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla with an MP5A5.]]
[[Image:TTMP5A5-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla with an MP5A5.]]
[[Image:TTM4A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla to the right with an MP5A5.]]
[[Image:TTM4A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla to the right with an MP5A5.]]
==SKS==
Some of the guerrillas are seen armed with [[SKS rifle]]s.
[[Image:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chinese Type 56 Carbine a.k.a SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla to the right is armed with an SKS rifle.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla with his SKS rifle.]]
[[Image:TTSKS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with an SKS.]]
==CQBR==
One of the guerrillas is seen armed with an [[M16|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.
[[Image:M4A1CQBR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CQBR with 5.56x45mm with RIS handguard]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla points his CQBR at Cody.]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with the same CQBR.]]
[[Image:TTCAR-15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrilla armed with a CQBR.]]
==IMI Uzi==
==IMI Uzi==
Line 194:
Line 141:
[[Image:TTUzi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrillas armed with an IMI Uzi.]]
[[Image:TTUzi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guerrillas armed with an IMI Uzi.]]
==Glock 17==
While interrogating Speedman, Byong ([[Reggie Lee]]) has a 3rd gen [[Glock|Glock 17]] in his holster.
=Shotgun=
[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 17 3rd gen - 9mm.]]
==Ithaca 37==
[[Image:TTGlock17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Byong with a 3rd gen Glock 17 in his holster.]]
Lazarus uses a sawed-off [[Ithaca 37]] shotgun as his weapon of choice in the film. However, the gun mysteriously vanishes later in the movie.
[[Image:TTIthaca37-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with his Ithaca 37 during the opening "Hot LZ" scene.]]
[[Image:TTIthaca37-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with his Ithaca 37.]]
[[Image:TTIthaca37-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with his Ithaca 37 as he and Speedman discuss acting mental-retardation in movies.]]
[[Image:TTIthaca37-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lazarus with his Ithaca 37.]]
=Machine Guns=
==M60==
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy ([[Jack Black]]) wields an [[M60|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.
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
[[Image:TTM60-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner fires an M60 during the "Hot LZ" opening scene.]]
[[Image:TTM60-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy fires his M60 during the opening scene.]]
[[Image:TTM60-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner fires an M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy with his M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Portnoy with his M60.]]
[[Image:TTM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"This thing's too heavy. I want the rubber one that the prop-guy gave me. Where's the fuckin' prop-guy?!"]]
==M60D==
A door-gunner is seen manning an [[M60|M60D]] machine gun during the opening "Hot LZ" scene. The M60D was used on helicopters during the Vietnam War.
[[Image:TTM60D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A door-gunner mans and M60D.]]
=Other=
==M72 LAW==
Disposable [[M72 LAW]] launchers are seen strapped to both Sandusky and Portnoy's backpacks.
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72 LAW - 66mm.]]
[[Image:TTM72LAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M72 LAW is seen in Portnoy's pack.]]
[[Image:TTM72LAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M72 LAW is seen in Sandusky's pack, on the verge of falling out of it.]]
==Norinco Type 69==
==Norinco Type 69==
Line 207:
Line 182:
[[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. Also note the men standing directly behind the launcher, which is not a good idea when it's about to be fired.]]
[[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. Also note the men standing directly behind the launcher, which is not a good idea when it's about to be fired.]]
==M67 "Baseball" grenade==
Speedman and Portnoy are seen with [[M67 hand grenade]]s 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.
[[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-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.]]
==M26 "Lemon" grenade==
Sandusky is seen with an [[M26 hand grenade]] attached to his belt.
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M26 hand grenade.]]
[[Image:TTM26grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M26 grenade is seen on Sandusky's belt, although it appears to be a blue inert dummy grenade.]]
==M18 Smoke grenade==
An [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] is seen on Speedman's jacket.
[[Image:TTsmokegrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M18 smoke grenade is seen on Speedman's jacket.]]
==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.
[[Image:TTModel24steilhandgrante.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Chinese Type II Stick Grenade in mid-flight towards the Huey helicopter.]]
==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.
[[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-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tayback with the Flamethrower.]]
Revision as of 11:53, 22 September 2013
The following guns were used in the film Tropic Thunder:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM67 hand grenade.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpeedman keeps an M67 grenade hanging from his jacket.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpeedman 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.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPortnoy keeps an M67 on his belt.
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.
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.
