Apocalypse Now: Difference between revisions
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An [[M1911A1]] is seen on Capt. Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) nightstand in hotel bedroom in Saigon at the start of the film. Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) uses one as his sidearm throughout the movie.
An [[M1911A1]] is seen on CPT Benjamin Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) nightstand in hotel bedroom in Saigon at the start of the film. LTC Bill Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) uses one as his sidearm throughout the movie.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|450px|WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|450px|WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The camera pans on Willards M1911A1 resting on the bed.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The camera pans on Willard's M1911A1 resting on the bed.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911A1 rests next to Willard on the nightstand.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lietenent Colonel Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore of the 1st Cavalry Division carries an M1911A1 with pearl grips in his holster. Note the Cavalry symbols on the grips.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) finishes off Vietnamese civilians with his M1911A1 after Chief's men accidentally open fire on them.]]
[[Image:Apocnow1911-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) finishes off Vietnamese civilians with his M1911A1 after Chief's men mistakenly open fire on them.]]
==M79 grenade launcher==
==M79 grenade launcher==
Revision as of 13:49, 10 August 2009
The following guns were used in the film Apocalypse Now:
M16A1s are used by various characters throughout the film. Since this film takes place in the early '70s, the introduction of the 30-round magazine is historically accurate.
Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall) is seen briefly holding an M16 (SP1) rifle noted by its "slab-side" reciever after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notabley has an A1-style lower reciever, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is a "franken-gun". The Use of the M16 is an error as the original M16 was never used by the US Army or any other branch of the US Military other than the Air Force. By the time the movie takes place (1970) the all M16s that were being used by the entire US Military were already replaced by the M16A1 as seen above.
M60 machine guns are used by Col. Kilgore's (Robert Duvall) gunners during the battle at Vinh Din Drop. Clean (Laurence Fishburne) is the M60 gunner on the Navy PBR. Chef (Fredric Forrest) is seen with it briefly while taking incoming arrows from natives, but switches to the single mounted M2.
Browning M2HBs are single and double hand mounted on the Navy PBR. Chef (Fredric Forrest) is the rear gunner with the single mounted M2HB (nicknamed "Canned Heat"). Lance Johnson (Sam Bottoms) is the front gunner with double hand mounted M2's. While traveling on the river through the Do Lung Bridge two soldiers are seen firing an M2 trying to kill a single VC under all the dead VC bodies.
An M1911A1 is seen on CPT Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) nightstand in hotel bedroom in Saigon at the start of the film. LTC Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) uses one as his sidearm throughout the movie.
An M79 grenade launcher is used by The Roach (Herb Rice) to kill an NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. Roach had customized his with a tiger-strip paint job.
A GE M134 Minigun is seen door-mounted on one of the UH-1 Huey choppers during the famous raid scene. Being that the movie was filmed in the Philippines, they also supplied the helicopters which were outfitted with real guns. Since the weapons require no blank adaption to fire, all they needed was lots of blank ammunition to get the guns running.
