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== [[M14 Rifle]] ==
== [[M14 Rifle]] ==
Ron Kovic ([[Tom Cruise]]) and his fellow Marines use [[M14 Rifle|M14 rifles]] during the Vietnam sequences, which take place in early 1968 when the rifle was in the process of being replaced by the M16. The rifle is used in several pivotal sequences, including the accidental shooting of Vietnamese civilians in a hamlet, the death of one of Kovic's squadmates and finally when Kovic himself is paralyzed during an ambush.  
Ron Kovic ([[Tom Cruise]]) and his fellow Marines use [[M14 Rifle|M14 rifles]] during the Vietnam sequences, which take place in early 1968 when the rifle was in the process of being replaced by the [[M16A1]] in the United States Marine Corps in which Kovic is a member of. The rifle is used in several pivotal sequences, including the accidental shooting of Vietnamese civilians in a hamlet, the death of one of Kovic's squadmates and finally when Kovic himself is paralyzed during an ambush.  


[[Image:M14Rifle.jpg|thumb|right|500px|M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:M14Rifle.jpg|thumb|right|500px|M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]]

Revision as of 20:21, 8 May 2009

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M1 Garand

In the beginning scene during the procession on 4th of July, American soldiers can be seen holding M1 Garand rifles.

M14 Rifle

Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) and his fellow Marines use M14 rifles during the Vietnam sequences, which take place in early 1968 when the rifle was in the process of being replaced by the M16A1 in the United States Marine Corps in which Kovic is a member of. The rifle is used in several pivotal sequences, including the accidental shooting of Vietnamese civilians in a hamlet, the death of one of Kovic's squadmates and finally when Kovic himself is paralyzed during an ambush.

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M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A Marine searches a hamlet in Vietnam.
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Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) fires his M14 after being ambushed by NVA forces.
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A close-up of Kovic's M14, which jams several times before he is shot.

M60

Marines can be seen using M60 machine guns during the Vietnam scenes.

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M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO
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A Marine on patrol with a M60.
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A Marine with a M60 falling back after being ambushed.

M20 'Super Bazooka'

A Marine can be briefly seen assembling a 3.5 inch M20 rocket launcher when Kovic's platoon is ambushed.

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A Marine assembles his M20 rocket launcher.

Type 56 carbine (SKS)

North Vietnamese soldiers can be seen with Type 56 rifles during the ambush of the Marines.

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Chinese Type 56 Carbine aka the Chinese SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. The Chinese SKS has a stamped receiver and a spike bayonet (aka a "pig sticker") much like one of their AK47 copies - the Type 56 assault rifle. This version, like many imported SKS rifles, have the infamous 'orange cratewood' stocks, probably the lowest quality wood in any mass produced rifle, save for the last ditch Arisaka Type 99 rifles at the end of WW2. Many SKS rifles during the Vietnam War were issued with reddish plastic stocks, because of the incidents of 'wood rot' in the humid SE Asian jungles.
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A NVA soldier running with a Type 56 rifle.

Type 56(AK-47)

North Vietnamese soldiers fire Type 56 rifles during the ambush of Kovic's Marine platoon.

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Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm
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A NVA soldier fires his Type 56 from a fortified position.
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