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[[Image:FOTI-SnubMud03a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Grafton ([[Brad Johnson]]) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 12 "Airweight" snub while Camparelli ([[Danny Glover]]) looks on - .38 special]] | [[Image:FOTI-SnubMud03a.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Grafton ([[Brad Johnson]]) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 12 "Airweight" snub while Camparelli ([[Danny Glover]]) looks on - .38 special]] | ||
[[Image:FOTI-SnubEnda.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Though a blurry shot, this verifies conclusively that this is a 6 shot revolver, not a 5 shot, so it cannot be a Model 36/38 but looks to be a Smith & Wesson Model 12 "Airweight" revolver - .38 special]] | [[Image:FOTI-SnubEnda.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Though a blurry shot, this verifies conclusively that this is a 6 shot revolver, not a 5 shot, so it cannot be a Model 36/38 but looks to be a Smith & Wesson Model 12 "Airweight" revolver - .38 special]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | |||
Lieutenant JG Jack 'Razor' Barlow ([[Jared Chandler]]) is seen preparing for Operation Linebacker II, and loading his small J-Framed revolver. It appears to be a 5 shot Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special. | |||
[[Image:FOTI-AirweightA.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Lieutenant JG Jack 'Razor' Barlow ([[Jared Chandler]]) prepares his Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Airweight" snub during the preparations for "Operation Linebacker II" - .38 special]] | |||
== SKS Rifle / Type 56 Carbine == | == SKS Rifle / Type 56 Carbine == | ||
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[[Image:FOTI-Browning50-fires-JungleA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of the Browning M2HB mocked up to look like a Soviet DShK machine gun - .50 BMG. All in all this is a pretty good mockup of the Soviet gun.]] | [[Image:FOTI-Browning50-fires-JungleA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of the Browning M2HB mocked up to look like a Soviet DShK machine gun - .50 BMG. All in all this is a pretty good mockup of the Soviet gun.]] | ||
==RPG-7== | |||
Seen briefly, an NVA soldier carries an RPG-7 while riding in a troop truck. Though the RPG-2 was much more commonly used by the NVA (known as the B-40 rocket), the RPG-7 is not impossible, considering that the events occur in 1972. | |||
[[Image:FOTI-RPGa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|NVA soldier holds an RPG-7 while riding in a truck. This RPG-7 looks very much like the same RPG mockup used in the film ''[[Red Dawn]]''. Both ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' and ''[[Red Dawn]]'' were directed by John Milius.]] | |||
==Gun Platforms== | |||
===Mocked up Soviet ZSU-23 Mobile AA gun=== | |||
We see an excellent mocked up ZSU-23 Mobile AA gun. This is probably the same ZSU-23 that was mocked up for the film ''[[Red Dawn]]'', however, it makes one wonder what the cost was of shipping it from Newhall, California to the island of Kauai, HI. This ZSU is armed with quad Browning M2HB heavy machine guns for it's main armament (note the guns in the [[Red Dawn]] ZSU were different as they were mockups that never fired. This ZSU does fire it's Browning M2HB machine guns at the oncoming American planes. | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ZSUMockupA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An excellent mockup of the Soviet ZSU-23 mobile AA gun, this one using Browning M2HB heavy machine guns as it's main armament - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ZSUMockup-and-ColeA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The "ZSU-23" lies in wait, as a face pained Cole ([[Willem Dafoe]]'' lies seriously injured on the next hill. ]] | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ZSU-Quad-50a.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The ZSU's main guns - quad Browning M2HB heavy machine guns all fire at the sky - .50 BMG.]] | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ZSU-Quad-50- 02A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another shot of the Quad 50s firing from the fake ZSU turret - .50 BMG]] | |||
== | ===Miniature Fake ZSU-23 Gun=== | ||
In the studio sound stage shots, we see a lot of excellent, but obvious miniature models. One of the models seen firing "acetylene flashes" to simulate AA fire is a miniature model of the ZSU-23. | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ModelZSU-23.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A turret of the miniature ZSU-23 fires puffs of flame from it's working acetylene 'cannons'.]] | |||
[[Image:FOTI-FakeAA-Fire-SceneA.jpg |thumb|none|500px|In this composite scene, live actors are (rather badly) blue screened into a miniature set, where we see the model guns 'firing' their acetylene gas flames to simulate gun fire. The live actors are obviously put into the shot later, however these shots are very quick and the audience never notices.]] | |||
[[Image:FOTI-AAposition BadAniA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In some of the frames, the lighting on the actors playing NVA soldiers doesn't match the miniature set, however, these shots are quick, thankfully enough.]] | |||
===Miniature Fake AA gun=== | |||
[[Image:FOTI-ModelAAAgunA.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another AA gun miniature (not a full scale weapon) is seen firing 'acetylene gas' flame flashes to simulate gunfire. There were many excellent miniatures on this film, mostly limited to the special technology that existed at the time the movie was filmed.]] | |||
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Revision as of 07:36, 27 August 2009
The following weapons were used in the film Flight of the Intruder:
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Rifle
Near the start of the film where a peasant in a rice paddy takes a pot shot at the A-6 Intruder piloted by Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his Bombadier/Navagator Lieutenant Morgan "Morg" McPhearson (Christopher Rich), "Morg" being fatally wounded by the shot, bleeding to death by the time the two return to their carrier.
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle
Near the end of the film, an N.V.A. sniper (Dr. Akio Mitamura) can be seen using a sniper version of the Mosin Nagant, chasing after the protagonists as they're trying to flee from the combat zone after being shot down in order to be rescued by helicopter.
M60 Machine Gun
Near the end of the film, an HH-3 "Jolly Green" rescue helicopter sent to airlift "Cool Hand" and Commander Fanke "Duke" Camparelli (Danny Glover) can be seen armed with an M60 machine gun for the door gunner, though the choppers rely mostly on the A-1 "Sandy" ground-attack planes to clear out most of the enemy ground fire for them.
M1911
An M1911 appears in the film as the sidearm of Lt. Commander Virgil "Tiger" Cole (Willem Dafoe) during the film. He can be seen cleaning it when discussing the "Sam City" mission with "Cool Hand" (Brad Johnson). It is a Government Issued M1911, not the M1911A1, as it has the straight back strap and no relief cuts around the trigger guard on the frame.
Colt Mark IV Series 70
Virgil "Tiger" Cole (Willem Dafoe) has a blued Colt MK IV Series 70 pistol when he is shot down over enemy territory.
M1911A1
The only instances where an actual M1911A1 appears are in the holsters of the Marines who escort Cole and Grafton for their court martial, however, these pistols are always holstered (so it is only a guess that they are indeed M1911A1 pistols) and later in the hands of Commander Camparelli (has his survival sidearm). Camparelli uses the M1911A1 to kill a Pathet Lao soldier and the gun is later used by Grafton to take out an NVA sniper.
Smith & Wesson Model 12
Grafton (Brad Johnson) carries a K-Frame 6 shot Smith & Wesson Model 12 "Airweight" Snub nose revolver. The Model 12 was built between 1953 to 1986 and had an alloy frame, designed for pilots. It is basically an alloy frame Model 10 snub revolver. It is distinguishable from the Model 36 or USAF M-13 because it is a 6 shot revolver as opposed to a 5 shot. The actor Brad Johnson also has large hands, so a J-frame revolver would look much smaller in his grip.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Lieutenant JG Jack 'Razor' Barlow (Jared Chandler) is seen preparing for Operation Linebacker II, and loading his small J-Framed revolver. It appears to be a 5 shot Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special.
SKS Rifle / Type 56 Carbine
The SKS rifle is seen commonly mixed in with AK47 variants amongst the enemy troops at the end of the film. Being that they all appear to have the Chinese style 'pig sticker' spike bayonet, they should officially be called "Type 56 Carbine" (the name for the Chinese SKS).
After being shot down, Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe) accidentally stumbles upon an NVA soldier (Eddie Badiang) armed with an Type 56 Carbine. The soldier attempts to shoot Virgil but his aim is knocked off as Virgil kicks the muzzle of the weapon just as he fires, though still suffers a mortal wound from the shot, Virgil then using his survival knife to kill the soldier.
AK-47
AK-47s were used by NVA soldiers throughout the film. We never see any truly good closeups of the guns, however, they look to be Poly Tech Legends and not Norinco Type 56 rifles.
Replica AK-47
In some shots, the rifles appear to be the Hudson AK-47 replica (a Japanese metal replica gun) that is commonly used in films for non-firing scenes.
Long Barreled AK variant
M14 Rifle
M2HB Browning Machine Gun
There are several appearances in the film of Browning M2HB heavy machine guns, erroneously shown being used by North Vietnamese forces as anti-aircraft weapons when in reality they'd be using DShK heavy machine guns instead. M2HB's also appear in a quad mount used as the main armament of a faux ZSU-23/4 anti-aircraft vehicle instead of the real vehicle's quad 23mm autocannons.
RPG-7
Seen briefly, an NVA soldier carries an RPG-7 while riding in a troop truck. Though the RPG-2 was much more commonly used by the NVA (known as the B-40 rocket), the RPG-7 is not impossible, considering that the events occur in 1972.
Gun Platforms
Mocked up Soviet ZSU-23 Mobile AA gun
We see an excellent mocked up ZSU-23 Mobile AA gun. This is probably the same ZSU-23 that was mocked up for the film Red Dawn, however, it makes one wonder what the cost was of shipping it from Newhall, California to the island of Kauai, HI. This ZSU is armed with quad Browning M2HB heavy machine guns for it's main armament (note the guns in the Red Dawn ZSU were different as they were mockups that never fired. This ZSU does fire it's Browning M2HB machine guns at the oncoming American planes.
Miniature Fake ZSU-23 Gun
In the studio sound stage shots, we see a lot of excellent, but obvious miniature models. One of the models seen firing "acetylene flashes" to simulate AA fire is a miniature model of the ZSU-23.