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[[M16_rifle_series#M16A1_Rifle|M16A1]]s 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. | [[M16_rifle_series#M16A1_Rifle|M16A1]]s 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. | ||
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | [[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:ApnowM16-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CPT Ben Willard ([[Martin Sheen]]) and MM3 Tyrone 'Clean' Miller ([[Laurence Fishburne]]) with their M16A1's as a camera crew films.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lance Johnson ([[Sam Bottoms]]) with his M16A1.]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MM3 Lance Johnson ([[Sam Bottoms]]) with his M16A1.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean with his M16A1.]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean with his M16A1.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier sets the bullets in his magazine by tapping it against his helmet.]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier sets the bullets in his magazine by tapping it against his helmet.]] | ||
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[[Image:ApnowM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Kilgore:''' Smell that? You smell that? <BR> '''Lance:''' What? <BR> '''Kilgore:''' Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like...victory. Someday this war's gonna end...]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Kilgore:''' Smell that? You smell that? <BR> '''Lance:''' What? <BR> '''Kilgore:''' Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like...victory. Someday this war's gonna end...]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) fires an M16A1.]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Phillips ([[Albert Hall]]) fires an M16A1.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jay 'Chef' Hicks ([[Fredric Forrest]]) armed with his M16A1, while speaking French to the colonist.]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|GM3 Jay 'Chef' Hicks ([[Fredric Forrest]]) armed with his M16A1, while speaking French to the colonist.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:ApnowM16-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CPT Willard surrenders his M16A1 to the colonists, while showing bad trigger discipline.]] | ||
==M16 (SP1)== | ==M16 (SP1)== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 13 August 2009
The following guns were used in the film Apocalypse Now:
M16A1
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.
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like...victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
M16 (SP1)
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 gun
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.
M60D
M60D machine guns are mounted on Col. Kilgore's (Robert Duvall) choppers during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.
Jimmy: Like a mean motherfucker sir!
Browning M2HB
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.
M1911A1
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.
M79 grenade launcher
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.
GE M134 Minigun
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.
DShK heavy machine gun (mock up)
NVA fire at the Huey helicopters with a DShK heavy machine gun, in reality a mocked up Browning M2HB machine gun.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub
Chief Phillips (Albert Hall) draws his Smith & Wesson Model 19 with a 2" barrel while the fishermens' boat is being searched.
Norinco Type 56
NVA are seen using Norinco Type 56 assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men.
Ithaca 37
Lt. Colby (Scott Glenn) carries an Ithaca 37 fitted with a heat shield and bayonet lug.
M2 Carbine
Most of the colonists are armed with M2 Carbines.
MAT-49
A French Colonist is seen armed with a MAT-49 submachine gun.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2
A Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 is seen resting on the shoulders of one of the French Colonists.
M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery
M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) launchers are mounted on the sides of the UH-1 Hueys in the film.
M-6E3 Weapons System
Mounted on the UH-1 Huey helicopters are M-6E3 Weapon Systems, which are dual automated M60C machine guns controlled by the pilot.
