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'''The following weapons were seen in the film ''Air America'':''' | |||
''The following | [[Image:Air america.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Air America'' (1990)]] | ||
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==Uzi submachine gun== | ==Uzi submachine gun== | ||
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[[Image:AirAmerica 006.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gene ([[Mel Gibson]]) shows off the Uzi to Bobby ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]).]] | [[Image:AirAmerica 006.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gene ([[Mel Gibson]]) shows off the Uzi to Bobby ([[Robert Downey Jr.]]).]] | ||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1 Rifle== | ||
Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong ([[Burt Kwouk]]). | Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong ([[Burt Kwouk]]). | ||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | ||
[[Image:AirAmerica 024.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Laotian soldier is seen carrying the M16A1 as they clear out the village to seize the poppy fields.]] | [[Image:AirAmerica 024.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Laotian soldier is seen carrying the M16A1 as they clear out the village to seize the poppy fields.]] | ||
==M60 | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
Seen used by Laotian rebels and carried by Gene as he prepares to sell off his cache of weapons. | Seen used by Laotian rebels and carried by Gene as he prepares to sell off his cache of weapons. | ||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
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[[Image:AirAmerica 008.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Closeup of Neely's silenced P38.]] | [[Image:AirAmerica 008.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Closeup of Neely's silenced P38.]] | ||
==M1911A1 | ==M1911A1== | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|400px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]] | ||
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Fired by Laotian soldiers. | Fired by Laotian soldiers. | ||
[[Image:AirAmerica 025.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A Laotian soldier fires an RPG-7 at the rebels.]] | [[Image:AirAmerica 025.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A Laotian soldier fires an RPG-7 at the rebels.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 9 January 2010
The following weapons were seen in the film Air America:
Uzi submachine gun
Seen in the hands of Air America pilots Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) and Babo (Tim Thomerson). The Uzi was officially adopted in 1951 by the Israeli Army. Since the film takes place in 1969, it is not unreasonable that a gunrunner would be able to have one in Laos during the time of the Vietnam War.
M16A1 Rifle
Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong (Burt Kwouk).
M60 Machine Gun
Seen used by Laotian rebels and carried by Gene as he prepares to sell off his cache of weapons.
M1 Garand
Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong.
M1 Carbine
Carried by the soldiers of Laotian General Soong.
AK-47
Seen in the hands of many characters in the film include NVA soldiers, Viet Cong guerrillas and Laos villagers as well as Air America pilot Babo (Tim Thomerson).
PPS-43
The brother-in-law of Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) offers a case of PPS-43's machine guns for Gene to buy. Gene's brother-in-law says that the crate of PPS-43s were dropped to the Pathet Lao forces by the Russians and he was able to get them before the Pathet Lao did.
Walther P38
Jack Neely (Art LaFleur) carries a Walther P38 fitted with a silencer. He's seen firing it at an iguana and at a golf ball.
M1911A1
Unknown Rifle
A Laotian peasant shoots down an Air America plane with his rifle at the beginning of the film.
Flintlock Rifle
French Flintlock Rifles designed for desert warfare are used by a Laotian tribe with outdated weapons that dont work in the rain.
RPG-7
Fired by Laotian soldiers.
