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[[Image:ODDm1621.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle with his 715.]] | [[Image:ODDm1621.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Doyle with his 715.]] | ||
[[Image:ODDm1624.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sam Cahill ([[Danny Glover]]) with his 715.]] | [[Image:ODDm1624.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sam Cahill ([[Danny Glover]]) with his 715.]] | ||
==Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II== | |||
At one point in the film, Harvey Ashford's ([[Doug E. Doug]]) [[M16 rifle series#Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715|Colt Model 715]] switches to a different rifle, possibly a [[M16 rifle series#Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II|Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II]]. This rifle has triangular handguards, an A1 style pistol grip, and possibly an A1 style buttstock. The barrel is not visible though, so the rifle can't be thoroughly identified. | |||
[[File:1001147qb7.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II, early model with A1 upper receiver and magazine removed - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:Operation Dumbo Drop M16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Harvey Ashford ([[Doug E. Doug]]) snickers while holding his rifle. He was previously holding a Colt Model 715, but it switched to a different rifle in this scene. It's possibly a Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II since it has the same upper receiver as an M16A1, but has a flat "slab side" lower receiver. This gun also has triangular handguards, A1 style pistol grip, and possibly an A1 buttstock.]] | |||
==Norinco Type 56== | ==Norinco Type 56== | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 23 August 2016
The following weapons were used in the film Operation Dumbo Drop:
Rifles
Colt Model 715 with A1 Triangular Handguard
With the exception of Lt. David Poole (Denis Leary) all the protagonists are armed with Colt Model 715s built up as M16A1s with A1-style triangular handguards. The ARVN Soldiers and C-123 airmen also utilize the Colt Model 715. They are fitted With A1-style buttstocks, pistol grips, A1 birdcage flash hiders, handguards and forward assists.
Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II
At one point in the film, Harvey Ashford's (Doug E. Doug) Colt Model 715 switches to a different rifle, possibly a Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II. This rifle has triangular handguards, an A1 style pistol grip, and possibly an A1 style buttstock. The barrel is not visible though, so the rifle can't be thoroughly identified.
Norinco Type 56
The Norinco Type 56 is used by all NVA soldiers in the film. Some of them are also fitted with AKM-style slant compensators.
Handguns
Tokarev TT-33
When the NVA spies jump everyone in the city, one of them is armed with a Tokarev TT-33.
Browning Hi-Power
Lt. David Poole (Denis Leary) and Capt. T.C. Doyle (Ray Liotta) have Browning Hi-Powers as sidearms instead of the standard issue M1911A1.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is briefly seen in a US pillbox guarding the base.
M60D Machine Gun
The M60D machine gun can be seen door-mounted on all UH-1 Huey helicopters in the film.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
The NVA use a DShK heavy machine gun with anti-aircraft sights to shoot the C-123 carrying the protagonists. The crew then aim it at the protagonists as they bail out, but are not allowed to fire on them.
Miscellaneous
M26 Hand Grenade
The M26 hand grenade is worn by several US soldiers in the film ,and one is used to scare Spc. Ashford (Doug E. Doug) out of his Hooch.
M18 Smoke Grenade
Several M18 Smoke Grenade are worn on Spc. Farley's radio pack.
Recoiless Rifle
In the prologue there is a standoff between an NVA mortar crew and US Army troops manning a M151 MUTT mounted Recoiless Rifle.
Mortar
In the prologue there is a NVA mortar crew operating an unknown mortar.
Ka-Bar
SKS Bandolier Goof
Weapons Platforms
M197 Vulcan
M197 Vulcans can be seen on AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters.
