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[[Image:Ppsh41-2.jpg|none|thumb|none|400px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]]
[[File:The losers ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Cong soldier aims his PPSh.]]
[[File:The losers ppsh1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Cong soldier aims his PPSh.]]
[[File:The losers ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This time a NVA soldier uses the PPSh.]]
[[File:The losers ppsh3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This time a Chinese soldier uses the PPSh.]]
== M1928 Thompson SMG ==
== M1928 Thompson SMG ==
Revision as of 21:04, 1 December 2016
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Movie poster. "The Losers", A.K.A. "Nam's Angels", (not to be confused with the 1989 movie "Nam Angels" ), is a 1970 Vietnam war movie starring William Smith as the head biker "Link Thomas" with Paul Koslo as "Limpy".
A small group of Hells Angels bikers are recruited by the US Army to rescue an American CIA agent, (played by director Jack Starrett ), from a NVA/Viet Cong military camp in neighbouring Cambodia. The movie was shot in the Philippines and was based by an original script by Alan Caillou .
The following weapons were used in the film The Losers :
Submachineguns Madsen M50 Each of the bikers motorcycles sport a Madsen M50 9mm which is welded on the front of the bike.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madsen M50 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leader of the biker gang in the middle "Link" (William Smith) together with three of the customized Yamaha motorcycles, each fitted with a Madsen 50 SMG (9mm). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Second view of the bikes. PPSh-41 More than one Viet Cong/NVA soldier is seen with a PPSh-41 fitted with a stick magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Viet Cong soldier aims his PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This time a Chinese soldier uses the PPSh. M1928 Thompson SMG The biker known as "Speed" (Eugene Cornelius ) uses a M1928 Thompson with a stick magazine during the movies climax.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 "Tommy Gun". This version has a 50 round drum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Speed" firing his thompson. Note the buttstock has been removed. Rifles & Carbines M16 Several US soldiers are seen with the original M16 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. This has the original 3-prong flash hider . It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Soldier with an original M16. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Winston (John Garwood ) with his M16. Note the lack of a forward assist. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US soldier has just been shot and is rolling backwards. Note the M16 with the 3-prong flash hider on the ground. M1 Carbine The M1 Carbine are seen in the hands of several US soldiers plus some Viet Cong.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A post-war M1 carbine with a 30 round magazine. M1 Carbine with 30 round magazine is seen in the movie by American soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A NVA soldier with a M1 Carbine in a dramatic situation during the movies climax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Soldier with his M1 Carbine during the movie intro. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Second screen of above soldier. M1903 Springfield An NVA soldier is seen using a Springfield bolt action rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1903A1 Springfield - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA firing the Springfield Machine guns M1919A4 MG The bikers specially made "hog-wagon" sport two browning MG's. According to "Link" the wagon is "part Harley, part volkswagen".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of Brownings with an added rocket launcher in the middle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The biker "Limpy" (Paul Koslo ) preparing his "wagon" before combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A full shot of the "Hog-wagon". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A VC is seen using a .30 browning during the movies climax. Various Sawed off double-barreled shotgun The biker "Dirty Denny" (Houston Savage ) carries a sawed off double-barrelled shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawed off side by side shotgun with exposed hammers - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Dirty Denny" with his shotgun during the movies climax. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the shotgun. Note the exposed hammers. M41 Walker Bulldog Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US M41 Walker Bulldog giving fire-support to the gang as they advance into enemy territory. Tank heavy machinegun The M41 tank is seen armed with a .50 caliber machinegun.
