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==Browning Hi-Power== | ==Browning Hi-Power== | ||
Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton ([[Gene Hackman]]) | Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton ([[Gene Hackman]]) carries a [[Browning Hi-Power]] as his sidearm after being shot down. He also has to use it to kill a Vietnamese peasant in self defense. | ||
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerStd.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerStd.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Browning Hi Power - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:BAT21 001.JPG|thumb| | [[Image:BAT21 001.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton ([[Gene Hackman]]) with his Hi-Power as he is helpless to prevent the capture of the downed helicopter crew.]] | ||
[[Image:BAT21 002.JPG|thumb| | [[Image:BAT21 002.JPG|thumb|600px|none|Hambleton fires his Hi-Power.]] | ||
==Makarov PM== | ==Makarov PM== | ||
Revision as of 01:23, 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) carries a Browning Hi-Power as his sidearm after being 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.
