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During the rooftop scene near the end of the movie, FBI Special Agent Johnson ([[Robert Davi]]) attempts to shoot McClain with an [[M40 sniper rifle]] fitted with a night-vision scope, mistaking him for one of the terrorists. Before Johnson can fire the fatal shot, the bombs planted on the roof are detonated, the fireball engulfing his helicopter. | During the rooftop scene near the end of the movie, FBI Special Agent Johnson ([[Robert Davi]]) attempts to shoot McClain with an [[M40 sniper rifle]] fitted with a night-vision scope, mistaking him for one of the terrorists. Before Johnson can fire the fatal shot, the bombs planted on the roof are detonated, the fireball engulfing his helicopter. | ||
[[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg |thumb|none|350px|Remington M40 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
== Walther PPK == | == Walther PPK == | ||
Revision as of 03:23, 19 August 2007
The following weapons were used in the film Die Hard:
Beretta M92F
The Beretta M92F features prominently in the film as the main weapon of Detective John McClaine (Bruce Willis). At one point, McClaine's nemesis Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) gets ahold of it, albeit with no ammo in the magazine which enables McClaine to figure out who Hans is, and another terrorist gets ahold of it during a fight near the end of the film and shoots McClaine in the shoulder with it. Another Beretta can also be seen being used by one of the SWAT members involved in the ill-fated raid on the Nakatomi Building.
Heckler & Koch P7
The primary villian of the film, Hans Gruber carries a stainless steel Heckler & Koch P7 as his main weapon. The most notable scenes involving it include Gruber threatening and then killing Joe Tagaki (James Shigeta) and Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner) with it, and then brandishing it at the climax of the film, holding McClaine's wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) at gunpoint and then falling to his death still holding it.
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
Another frequently-seen weapon in the film is the Heckler & Koch MP5A3. Used primarily by Gruber's men (and occasionally Gruber himself), McClain manages to comandeer one from one of the terrorists, informing his comrades of this by leaving a note on the corpse saying that "Now I've got a machine gun". At one point, McClain extends the stock hoping to use it as an anchor so he can descend down the elevator shaft via the sling, though the sling doesn't support his weight for long, soon coming undone and sending him falling into the shaft before he catches himself on the opening of an air vent. He then procures another MP5 from another slain terrorist, using it for the remainder of the film.
Steyr AUG
One of the most unique weapons in the film, the Steyr AUG is used by Karl (Alexander Godunov) during his personal mission to get revenge against McClaine for killing one of the terrorists, who happened to be his brother. In a memorable scene of the film, a bloodied and left-for-dead Karl emerges from the rubble of the Nakatomi Building with his AUG in hand, hell-bent on killing McClaine, only to be killed by three shots from Sergeant Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson)'s police revolver.
M60E3
Another weapon in the terrorists' arsenal, an M60E3 machine gun is the weapon used by the terrorists to turn Sgt. Powell's police car into "swiss cheese" after McClaine throws a dead terrorist out of a window and onto the hood of his car. It is also used to shoot out spotlights during the attempted SWAT raid on the Nakatomi building. Another M60 can be seen being used by the door gunner of the gunship helicopter used by the FBI Agents.
M16 Rifle
When the SWAT team makes their ill-fated raid on the Nakatomi building, they can be seen carrying M16 rifles. The raid goes so badly that not one shot is fired by any of the SWAT officers.
M40 sniper rifle
During the rooftop scene near the end of the movie, FBI Special Agent Johnson (Robert Davi) attempts to shoot McClain with an M40 sniper rifle fitted with a night-vision scope, mistaking him for one of the terrorists. Before Johnson can fire the fatal shot, the bombs planted on the roof are detonated, the fireball engulfing his helicopter.
Walther PPK
During the takeover of the Nakatomi Building, Karl can be seen using a silenced Walther PPK to kill the security guard at the front desk and by the elevators.
"Hockey Puck" Flash-Bang
During the takeover of the Nakatomi building, the terrorists use flash-bang grenades shaped like hockey pucks to disorient the guard bythe elevators long enough for Karl to kill him. One of these weapons is also used during the gun battle that ensues after McClaine and Gruber's first meeting when the terrorists are attempting to pin down McClaine by shattering the glass windows surrounding him.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
At the end of the film, McClaine finally gets to meet Powell in person and is introducing him to his wife when Karl suddenly emerges from the rubble of the Nakatomi Building intent on killing McClaine but three shots from Powell's Smith & Wesson Model 15 finally put him down once and for all, the first shots Powell has fired since accidentally killing a kid sometime in his past.
