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[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M16A2 - 5.56mm]] | [[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M16A2 - 5.56mm]] | ||
[[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm. Putting the distinctive A2 handguards on the older rifle was a method used by Movie/TV armorers to simulate A2 rifles when M16A1s were the only ones available.]] | [[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm. Putting the distinctive A2 handguards on the older rifle was a method used by Movie/TV armorers to simulate A2 rifles when M16A1s were the only ones available.]] | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-396080.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soldiers aiming their [[M16 rifle series#M16A2|M16A2s]] at Godzilla.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-396080.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soldiers aiming their [[M16 rifle series#M16A2|M16A2s]] at Godzilla.]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:05, 19 October 2013
Godzilla is the 1998 big budget "reimagining" of the legendary radioactive monster first featured in the original 1954 Japanese science fiction film. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film was lambasted by critics, especially by fans of the original. This particular version of the creature would be lampooned in a subsequent Japanese-made Godzilla film.
The following weapons were used in the film Godzilla (1998):
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch HK94A3 (mocked-up as MP5A3)
The French DGSE agents, including Agent Philip Roche (Jean Reno), bring Heckler & Koch HK94A3 carbines, converted to Heckler & Koch MP5A3 submachine guns, when they infiltrate Godzilla's nest in Madison Square Garden (one of which has a Surefire flashlight grip). Some of the U.S. soldiers in the movie are also seen with MP5A3s.
Rifles
M16A2
The M16A2 is used by U.S. Army personnel throughout the movie to shoot at Godzilla (it is also possible that some of them might actually be M16A1s with M16A2 handguards, which is common in action movies from the 1990s). During the scene in the French DGSE warehouse, several agents are seen unloading crates full of these weapons and lying them on tables.
M4A1
During the second scene in which Godzilla confronts the U.S. Army, several soldiers are seen firing M4A1 carbines at Godzilla, which have had their carry handles removed and replaced with C-More(CTAC) sights, and have something attached directly above the barrel. These are the exact same M4s used in Air Force One (which had the same armorer as this movie).
AK-47
AK-47 rifles can be seen in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers when they arrived in the Chernobyl exclusion zone via helicopter. From these scenes, it appears the Ukrainian soldiers are armed with the original, milled-receiver AK-47s and not the more modern AKM and AK-74 rifles the real-life Ukrainian Army is armed with. Note that they inaccurately exit a 1950's era Boeing Shawnee tandem rotor helicopter of US Origin.
Shotguns
SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper shotgun
When Godzilla charges a U.S. Army roadblock, some of the soldiers are shown firing at him with, oddly, Street Sweeper shotguns, a weapon that has never been used by any branch of the U.S. military.
Franchi SPAS-15
When the military has set its first trap and is waiting for Godzilla to show up, at least one soldier can be seen wielding a Franchi SPAS 15 combat shotgun, yet another weapon which is not used by the U.S. military.
Machine Guns
M60
The M60 machine gun appears in the film mounted on Humvees firing at Godzilla.
M60E3
M60E3 machine guns also are mounted on Humvees.
Heckler & Koch HK21/23 (?)
During the military's second attempt to lure Godzilla into the open and take him down, one of the soldiers accompanying Sgt. O'Neil is carrying some type of belt-fed machine gun that has no ammunition box or belt. Judging by the weapon's appearance and the fact that it has a forward grip and folded bipod, it appears to be either a Heckler & Koch HK21 or HK23, though this is not certain.
Browning M2
Browning M2HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army armored vehicles.
Apache Machine Guns
AH-64 Apache gunships are seen opening fire with what appear to be dual pylon-mounted machine guns instead of the 30mm chain gun.
Other
DefTech 37mm launcher
Some of the U.S. soldiers are shown using DefTech 37mm launchers, including Sergeant O'Neil (Doug Savant). Some are also seen on a table in the DGSE warehouse where weapons are being unpacked. As in most Hollywood movies, the DefTech (and similar 37mm launchers) is inaccurately depicted as a weapon capable of firing HE grenades, whereas in real life it can only fire less-than-lethal ordnance.
M136 AT4
Some of the U.S. soldiers in the film fire at Godzilla with M136 (AT4) rocket launchers. More are also visible in the DGSE warehouse where the weapons are being unpacked.
M203 Grenade Launcher
One soldier is seen carrying an M16A1 rifle fitted with an M203 grenade launcher.
