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== XM16E1== | == XM16E1== | ||
The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|XM16E1]] assault rifle are used by the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division including Lt. Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]). Later on the film during the Ia Drang battle Joe Galloway ([[Barry Pepper]]) uses one as well. These were actual XM16E1's used on the film for the heroes. | The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|XM16E1]] assault rifle are used by the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division including Lt. Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]), First Lieutenent Charlie Hastings ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046768/ Robert Bagnell]),Second Lieutenent Jack Geoghegan ([[Chris Klein]]), Seargent Ernie Savage([[Ryan Hurst]]) and most United States Army soldiers. Later on the film during the Ia Drang battle Joe Galloway ([[Barry Pepper]]) uses one as well. These were actual XM16E1's used on the film for the heroes. | ||
[[Image:XM16E1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|XM16E1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:XM16E1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|XM16E1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:HeroXM16E1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Actual XM16E1 used by [[Mel Gibson]] in the movie. Picture taken from Long Mountain Outfitters website.]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-82003.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt.Colonel Hal Moore ([[Mel Gibson]]) Lands on the Ia Drang Valey.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-82003.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt.Colonel Hal Moore ([[Mel Gibson]]) Lands on the Ia Drang Valey.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-83078.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds his XM16E1. Note the forward assist. He has pretty crappy stance too. Maybe all the "training" they did that Moore loved so much didn't help.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-83078.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds his XM16E1. Note the forward assist. He has pretty crappy stance too. Maybe all the "training" they did that Moore loved so much didn't help.]] | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-83195.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt.Col. Hal Moore and another soldier can be seen carryng XM16E1s during the Battle of Ia Drang.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-83195.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lt.Col. Hal Moore and another soldier can be seen carryng XM16E1s during the Battle of Ia Drang.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-92633.jpg|thumb|none|500px||A soldier fires his XM16E1 rifle at NVA soldiers.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-92633.jpg|thumb|none|500px||A soldier fires his XM16E1 rifle at NVA soldiers.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91374.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91374.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Specialist Robert Ouellette holds a XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-92336.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers run from enemy fire while holding their XM16E1s.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-92336.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers run from enemy fire while holding their XM16E1s.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91319.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a XM16E1 while receiving orders.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91319.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier holds a XM16E1 while receiving orders.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-95915.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A United States Army Private fires his XM16E1 from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-1_Iroquois/ UH-1 Iroquois].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-95915.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A United States Army Private fires his XM16E1 from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-1_Iroquois/ UH-1 Iroquois].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-101337.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenent Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]) with his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-101337.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenent Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]) with his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-96165.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[Image:Vlcsnap-96165.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Specialist Robert Ouellette with his XM16E1 at the ready behind [[Mel Gibson]] and another soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-132650.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Galloway([[Barry Pepper]]) with his XM16E1 at the ready. He has a pretty good grip for someone that is not a soldier.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-132650.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Joe Galloway([[Barry Pepper]]) with his XM16E1 at the ready. He has a pretty good grip for someone that is not a soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-99262.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier to left of the screencap with his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-99262.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier to left of the screencap with his XM16E1 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-98975.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his XM16E1.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-98975.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his XM16E1.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-94579.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenent Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]) fires back at the charlie with his XM16E1 after a enemy bullet hits his flashlight.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-94579.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Lieutenent Colonel Hal Moore([[Mel Gibson]]) fires back at the charlie with his XM16E1 after a enemy bullet hits his flashlight.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-131762.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two US Army specialists with their XM16E1s at the ready.]] | |||
== M1 Carbine == | == M1 Carbine == | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-82336.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Vietnamese advisor lands on the Ia Drang Valley with his [[M1 Carbine]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-82336.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Vietnamese advisor lands on the Ia Drang Valley with his [[M1 Carbine]].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91624.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Vietnamese advisor wielding a [[M1 Carbine]] and a very cool mustache, interrogates the NVA soldier.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-91624.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Vietnamese advisor wielding a [[M1 Carbine]] and a very cool mustache, interrogates the NVA soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-91714.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The South Vietnamese advisor points his [[M1 Carbine]] at the captured NVA soldier. Note the Bayonet Lug.]] | |||
== M60 machine gun == | == M60 machine gun == | ||
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-23377.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] can be seen mounted on the jeep on the left.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-23377.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] can be seen mounted on the jeep on the left.]] | ||
== MAT-49 == | == MAT-49 == | ||
Various French Soldiers use [[MAT-49]] submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various North Vietnam soldiers and Vietcong soldiers use them | Various French Soldiers use [[MAT-49]] submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various North Vietnam soldiers and Vietcong soldiers use them during the rest of the movie, probably scavenged from French and South Vietnamise troops during the Indochina war. | ||
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|325px|A MAT-49 submachine gun.]] | [[Image:MAT-49.jpg|thumb|none|325px|A MAT-49 submachine gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-22831.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A french soldier can be seen with a [[MAT-49]] in the center of the screencap.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-22831.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A french soldier can be seen with a [[MAT-49]] in the center of the screencap.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-165653.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A MAT-49 sits on the top of the pile of guns while US soldiers pile up dead NVA soldiers in the background.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-165653.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A MAT-49 sits on the top of the pile of guns while US soldiers pile up dead NVA soldiers in the background.]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-72625.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Vietcong fighter gets shot while holding his MAT-49.]] | |||
== RPG-2 == | == RPG-2 == | ||
A NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses a [[RPG-2]] to kill american soldiers. | A NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses a [[RPG-2]] to kill american soldiers. | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 29 April 2009
XM16E1
The XM16E1 assault rifle are used by the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division including Lt. Colonel Hal Moore(Mel Gibson), First Lieutenent Charlie Hastings (Robert Bagnell),Second Lieutenent Jack Geoghegan (Chris Klein), Seargent Ernie Savage(Ryan Hurst) and most United States Army soldiers. Later on the film during the Ia Drang battle Joe Galloway (Barry Pepper) uses one as well. These were actual XM16E1's used on the film for the heroes.
M1 Carbine
A Korean war era M1 Carbine is carried by the South Vietnamese (ARVN) advisor dressed in Tigerstripe fatigues. He appears in the scene in which the NVA scout is caught and interrogated. Viet Minh soldiers also use them against the french during the intro.
M60 machine gun
The M60 machine gun is are used by US soldiers. Various Door gunners use them as well.
Colt M1911 pistol
A Colt M1911 is fired by Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley (Sam Elliott) during a close combat sequence and is also seen in the holsters of his fellow soldiers.
- I read somewhere (I think LMO) that Sam Elliot used an older M1911 not an A1. Gibson on the other hand did use an A1. I'm sure Steve would know something about it, since he worked on the film. - Gunmaster45
Sam Elliot did indeed used a Colt 1911 rebuilt for World War II and Mel Gibson used a Colt 1911A1 pre-war commercial issued to the military during World War II. -Steve
Colt M1911A1 pistol
A Colt M1911A1 is seen in the holster of Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) during a close combat sequence, shooting an NVA soldier attempting to bayonet him while he's on the radio.
M26 Hand Grenades
In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches.
PPSh-41
The NVA and the Vietcong use PPSh-41s submachine guns during the intro sequence and the rest of the movie.
Genuine AK-47s
During the movie the North Vietnamise Army (NVA) use Genuine AK-47s with Milled Receivers.
The AK-47s used in the movie were build by the Movie's Armourer Mike Papac.
M79 grenade launcher
Various US soldiers can be seen carrying M79 grenade launchers in a few scenes.
MAS-36 Rifle
In the opening scene where the french soldiers are ambushed during the Indochina War, various french soldiers use MAS-36 rifles.
Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman
The .38 caliber revolver pulled out by Maj. Bruce "Snake S!@#" Crandall (Greg Kinnear) is most likely a Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman, an unsuccessful lightweight aluminium-cylindered revolver designed for US military flyers.
GE M134 Minigun
A pair each of GE M134 Miniguns are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys at the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table in the beginning of the movie.
M1928A1 Thompson
As the American soldiers are heading off for battle you can see a South Vietnamese soldier holding up an M1928A1 Thompson with a 20-round magazine.
Browning M1919A4
Two Browning M1919A4s can be seen mounted on French jeeps on the intro sequence.
MAT-49
Various French Soldiers use MAT-49 submachine guns during the opening Scene. Various North Vietnam soldiers and Vietcong soldiers use them during the rest of the movie, probably scavenged from French and South Vietnamise troops during the Indochina war.
RPG-2
A NVA soldier wearing a gas mask uses a RPG-2 to kill american soldiers.
SKS rifle
Several Viet Minh soldiers and NVA soldiers use SKS rifles during intro sequence and during the Battle of Ia Drang.
