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Lt. Knight pulls a [[Browning Hi-Power]] when confronting Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | Lt. Knight pulls a [[Browning Hi-Power]] when confronting Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | ||
[[Image:HiPowerMk3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Commercial Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:HiPowerMk3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Commercial Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL | [[File:PlatoonL 10.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lt. Knight pulls a [[Browning Hi-Power]] when confronting Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]).]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 03.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The pistol is seen on a table in the officer's tent.]] | |||
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== Smith & Wesson Model 29 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 29 == | ||
Sgt. Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a revolver that resembles a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]]. | Sgt. Michael McNamara ([[Robert F. Lyons]]) carries a revolver that resembles a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]]. | ||
[[Image:Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29-8.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | [[Image:Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29-8.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL | [[File:PlatoonL 14.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The revolver is cleaned by Sgt. McNamara.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[File:PlatoonL 19.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The Browning M2 about to be fired during a VC attack.]] | [[File:PlatoonL 19.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The Browning M2 about to be fired during a VC attack.]] | ||
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== M79 Grenade Launcher== | == M79 Grenade Launcher== | ||
The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
[[File:PlatoonL 09.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen held by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). ]] | [[File:PlatoonL 09.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] is seen held by Private Raymond Bacera ([[Michael DeLorenzo]]). ]] | ||
==M26 Hand Grenade== | |||
The [[M26 Hand Grenade]] is carried by US troops. | |||
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 15.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lt. Knight about to pull the pin on the [[M26]] grenade.]] | |||
==M72 LAW== | |||
[[M72 LAW]]s are carried by members of the platoon. | |||
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW 66mm]] | |||
[[File:PlatoonL 26.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The M72 LAW is seen carried.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Aaron Norris]] | [[Category:Aaron Norris]] | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 1 August 2017
Platoon Leader is a 1988 Vietnam War film starring Michael Dudikoff as Jeffrey Knight, a US Army lieutenant freshly graduated from West Point and who is assigned to a forward base in Vietnam. The film was an adaptation of the memoirs written by James R. McDonough and was produced by B-movie studio Cannon Films, likely to capitalize on the popularity of Vietnam War-themed features in the late 1980s. Platoon Leader also was directed by Aaron Norris and marked the only film he helmed that did not star his brother Chuck.
The following weapons were used in the film Platoon Leader:
Rifles/Carbines
M16A1 Rifle
The M16A1 rifle, sometimes loaded with 30-round magazines, is the primary rifle carried by US forces in the film, notably by Lt. Jeffrey Knight (Michael Dudikoff).
Colt AR-15 Sporter II Lightweight
Sgt. Michael McNamara (Robert F. Lyons) carries a carbine that resembles a Colt Sporter II Lightweight that has been fitted with a fixed A2-style buttstock.
Norinco Type-56
VC forces are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles throughout the film.
Shotguns
Winchester 1300
A Winchester 1300 shotgun is carried by Sgt. "Roach" (Brian Libby).
Handguns
Browning Hi-Power
Lt. Knight pulls a Browning Hi-Power when confronting Private Raymond Bacera (Michael DeLorenzo).
Smith & Wesson Model 29
Sgt. Michael McNamara (Robert F. Lyons) carries a revolver that resembles a Smith & Wesson Model 29.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
The M60 machine gun is primarily carried by Jan Shultz (Tony Pierce) as well as mounted as door guns on Huey helicopters.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
A Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is seen at the forward base.
Other
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 Grenade Launcher is seen primarily carried by Private Raymond Bacera (Michael DeLorenzo).
M26 Hand Grenade
The M26 Hand Grenade is carried by US troops.
M72 LAW
M72 LAWs are carried by members of the platoon.
