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__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
=Handguns= | |||
==Browning Hi-Power== | ==Browning Hi-Power== | ||
Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton ([[Gene Hackman]]) uses a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his main weapon when he is shot down. He also has to use it to kill a Vietnamese peasant in self defense. | Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton ([[Gene Hackman]]) uses a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his main weapon when he is shot down. He also has to use it to kill a Vietnamese peasant in self defense. | ||
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[[Image:BAT21 002.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Hambleton fires his Hi-Power.]] | [[Image:BAT21 002.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Hambleton fires his Hi-Power.]] | ||
==Makarov PM== | |||
An NVA officer is seen with a [[Makarov PM]] during the failed rescue attempt. | |||
[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|none|thumb|300px|]] | |||
[[Image:BAT21 010.JPG|thumb|500px|none|A Makarov PM is seen being held on Ross Carver ([[David Marshall Grant]]).]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
An [[M16A1]] is carried primarily by Captain Bartholomew Clark ([[Danny Glover]]) when he flies a helicopter to rescue Hambleton. Also seen fired by US helicopter crewman during the failed rescue attempt. | An [[M16A1]] is carried primarily by Captain Bartholomew Clark ([[Danny Glover]]) when he flies a helicopter to rescue Hambleton. Also seen fired by US helicopter crewman during the failed rescue attempt. | ||
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[[Image:BAT21 013.JPG|thumb|500px|none|A helicopter crewman is seen carrying an M16A1 in the UH-1N (This particular helicopter model is anachronistic for service in Vietnam).]] | [[Image:BAT21 013.JPG|thumb|500px|none|A helicopter crewman is seen carrying an M16A1 in the UH-1N (This particular helicopter model is anachronistic for service in Vietnam).]] | ||
==Norinco Type 56== | |||
NVA forces are seen throughout the film carrying the [[AK-47|Norinco Type 56]] standing in for the AK-47. | |||
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:BAT21 008.JPG|thumb|500px|none|NVA forces with their Type 56 rifles fire at the SAR helicopters.]] | |||
[[Image:BAT21 009.JPG|thumb|500px|none|NVA forces hold their Type 56 rifles on Carver ([[David Marshall Grant]]) and his co-pilot.]] | |||
[[Image:BAT21 011.JPG|thumb|500px|none|An NVA soldier hold his Type 56 rifle on Carver ([[David Marshall Grant]]).]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==M60 machine gun== | ==M60 machine gun== | ||
The [[M60|M60 Machine Gun]] is used by the S-61 Sea King door gunner during the failed rescue attempt as well as NVA forces in their attempt to shoot down the search and rescue helicopters. | The [[M60|M60 Machine Gun]] is used by the S-61 Sea King door gunner during the failed rescue attempt as well as NVA forces in their attempt to shoot down the search and rescue helicopters. | ||
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[[Image:BAT21 007.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Another shot of the Sea King doorgunner.]] | [[Image:BAT21 007.JPG|thumb|500px|none|Another shot of the Sea King doorgunner.]] | ||
[[Image:BAT21 004.JPG|thumb|500px|none|NVA forces try to shoot down the Sea King with an M60.]] | [[Image:BAT21 004.JPG|thumb|500px|none|NVA forces try to shoot down the Sea King with an M60.]] | ||
==Browning M2 HB== | ==Browning M2 HB== | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 7 October 2016
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BAT*21 is a 1988 Vietnam War film that is based on the true story of Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman), a USAF officer who was shot down while on a scouting mission and the subsequent attempts by US forces to recover him. The film co-stars Danny Glover and Jerry Reed and received aircraft and logistical support from the Royal Malaysian Army and Air Force.
The following weapons were used in the film BAT*21:
Handguns
Browning Hi-Power
Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) uses a Browning Hi-Power as his main weapon when he is shot down. He also has to use it to kill a Vietnamese peasant in self defense.
Makarov PM
An NVA officer is seen with a Makarov PM during the failed rescue attempt.
Rifles
M16A1
An M16A1 is carried primarily by Captain Bartholomew Clark (Danny Glover) when he flies a helicopter to rescue Hambleton. Also seen fired by US helicopter crewman during the failed rescue attempt.
Norinco Type 56
NVA forces are seen throughout the film carrying the Norinco Type 56 standing in for the AK-47.
Machine Guns
M60 machine gun
The M60 Machine Gun is used by the S-61 Sea King door gunner during the failed rescue attempt as well as NVA forces in their attempt to shoot down the search and rescue helicopters.
Browning M2 HB
NVA forces are seen using a Browning M2 to shoot down the rescue helicopters.
