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[[Image:RescueDawnPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rescue Dawn (2006) Many critics and viewers noticed that one of the helicopters on | [[Image:RescueDawnPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rescue Dawn (2006) Many critics and viewers noticed that one of the helicopters on this poster is a modern UH-60 Blackhawk, which did not exist in 1965, the time frame of the movie.]] | ||
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Rescue Dawn'':''' | '''The following firearms were used in the film ''Rescue Dawn'':''' | ||
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==Type 56== | ==Type 56== | ||
[[Image:RD-Type56-2a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | The Chinese version of the Russian AK-47, the Type 56 rifle is most seen in the film, usually by Pathet Lao troops and later acquired by the escaping American Prisoners. | ||
[[Image:RD-Type56-2VillagerA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-Type56Trucka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-Type56-2a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pathet Lao regulars and irregulars dismount from a truck, some carrying Chinese Type 56 rifles - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-NorincoHeada.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-Type56-2VillagerA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While relaxing in a village, a Pathet Lao soldier checks the rifle sights on his Chinese Type 56 rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-Type56FullAutoA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-Type56Trucka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the long ride from the capture point the prison camp, a Laotian guard sleeps with his Chinese Type 56 rifle resting on his chest - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-NorincoHeada.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Dengler ([[Christian Bale]]) smirks when a sadistic guard, known to the prisoners as 'Little Hitler' points the barrel of his Chinese Type 56 rifle at Dengler's forehead - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:RD-Type56FullAutoA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dengler ([[Christian Bale]]) fights with a captured Chinese Type 56 rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
==Type 56 SKS== | ==Type 56 SKS== | ||
Another weapon used extensively by the Pathet Lao are SKS semi-automatic rifles. Interesting note is that the majority of them do not have the underfolded bayonets attached. One is later acquired by Duane Martin ([[Steve Zahn]]) during his escape from the POW camp with Dengler. | Another weapon used extensively by the Pathet Lao are SKS semi-automatic rifles. Interesting note is that the majority of them do not have the underfolded bayonets attached. One is later acquired by Duane Martin ([[Steve Zahn]]) during his escape from the POW camp with Dengler. | ||
[[Image:RD-SKSNoBayo4!!a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Dengler is first captured, the | [[Image:ChineseType56Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese Type 56 Carbine aka the Chinese SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-SKSNoBayo4!!a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|When Dengler is first captured, the Laotian militia carry Type 56 SKS rifles with the pig sticker bayonets removed - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:RD-SKSfireA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|To torment Dengler, the Laotian militia leader shoots at the jungle around a bound Dengler. In the film, the squib and sound effects sound like a full auto gun firing, which is incorrect for an SKS.]] | [[Image:RD-SKSfireA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|To torment Dengler, the Laotian militia leader shoots at the jungle around a bound Dengler. In the film, the squib and sound effects sound like a full auto gun firing, which is incorrect for an SKS.]] | ||
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==PPS-43== | ==PPS-43== | ||
[[Image:RD-PPS43a.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | A PPS-43 Submachine gun is seen briefly in the hands of a Laotian fighter. | ||
[[Image:PPSh-43-Submachine-Gun.jpg|none|400px|Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
[[Image:RD-PPS43a.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Three Laotian guerrillas walk through the rice paddies, the one in front is armed with a Soviet PPS-43 Submachine gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
==M3 "Greasegun"== | ==M3 "Greasegun"== | ||
An M3 or M3A1 submachine gun is seen in the hands of a female Pathet Low soldier. We never see the charging handle side so it is undetermined whether or not it is an M3 or M3A1. | |||
[[Image:RD-M3a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A female Pathet Lao Soldier (following her squad leader) carries an M3/M3A1 submachine gun - .45 acp]] | [[Image:RD-M3a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A female Pathet Lao Soldier (following her squad leader) carries an M3/M3A1 submachine gun - .45 acp]] | ||
[[Image:RD-M3 03a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A female Pathet Lao Soldier carries an M3/M3A1 submachine gun when she finds a glass shard amongst the prisoners and demands to know what it is for | [[Image:RD-M3 03a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A female Pathet Lao Soldier carries an M3/M3A1 submachine gun - .45 acp. It is seen when she finds a glass shard amongst the prisoners and demands to know what it is for. Despite her suspicions that it is a part of a makeshift weapon, Dengler manages to convince her that it is merely used for shaving.]] | ||
==MAT-49== | ==MAT-49== | ||
Another weapon | Another weapon seen was the French MAT-49 submachine gun. In an interesting scene, one of the prison guards is playing around with the gun and he accidentally fires it and drops it to the ground with the gun still firing causing bullets to fly all around the vicinity nearly hitting everyone close by. | ||
[[Image:MAT-49.jpg|400px|none|thumb|MAT-49 Submachine Gun 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MAT-49.jpg|400px|none|thumb|MAT-49 Submachine Gun 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-Mat-49a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-Mat-49a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Local villager prison guard test fires the MAT-49 Submachine gun - 9mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-Mat-49RunawayA.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-Mat-49RunawayA.jpg |thumb|none|600px|The MAT-49, suffering a firing malfunction, discharges its' entire magazine while spinning on the ground - 9mm]] | ||
==Mosin Nagant M44== | ==Mosin Nagant M44== | ||
A skinny villager is seen wielding an M44 Carbine with the bayonet removed. | A skinny villager is seen wielding an M44 Carbine with the bayonet removed. | ||
[[Image:M44Carbine.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, chambered in 7.62x54R, with attached side-folding bayonet.]] | |||
[[Image:RD-M44VillagerA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-M44VillagerA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:RD-M44CrowdA.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-M44CrowdA.jpg |thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==TT-33 Tokarev Pistol== | ==TT-33 Tokarev Pistol== | ||
[[Image:RD-TT33&SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | Seen from a distance, a Laotian officer wields a TT-33 pistol. | ||
[[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union)]] | |||
[[Image:RD-TT33&SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seen in the background, the Laotian officer points his TT-33 Pistol - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | |||
==Type 69 Rocket Launcher== | ==Type 69 Rocket Launcher== | ||
A | A guerrilla fighter runs through the forest with a Type 69 Chinese Rocket Launcher, with RPG-2 style rocketheads. This is another anachronism since the only rocket launcher available to these forces in 1965 would be the RPG-2 aka the Chinese B-40 rocket. | ||
[[Image:RD-Type69RPG2Head2a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chinese Type 69 RPG]] | ||
[[Image:RD-Type69RPG2Head2a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Guerrilla fighter runs with a Type 69 launcher (with RPG-2 rocket heads)]] | |||
==M16 (SP1)== | ==M16 (SP1)== | ||
When Dieter Dengler finally gets picked up by American forces, one of the soldiers on board the helicopter can be seen with an slab side M16 (aka SP1) with three pronged flash hider. | When Dieter Dengler finally gets picked up by American forces, one of the soldiers on board the helicopter can be seen with an slab side M16 (aka SP1) with three pronged flash hider. | ||
[[Image:RD-threeprongM16A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 (aka SP1) with 20 round magazine and slab side upper receiver - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:RD-threeprongM16A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A delirious Dengler still manages to repeat his 'verification codes' to prove his identity, a soldier to the right holds an M16 (SP1) rifle with slab side upper receiver and three prong flash hider - 5.56mm]] | |||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
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==M1911A1 Pistol== | ==M1911A1 Pistol== | ||
An M1911A1 pistol is seen in the holster of a rescue pilot rushing Dengler to the hospital. It is seen in the black leather issued holster. | An M1911A1 pistol is seen in the holster of a rescue pilot rushing Dengler to the hospital. It is seen in the black leather issued holster. | ||
[[Image:RD-M1911HolsterA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Military M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:RD-M1911HolsterA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seen in the holster of a rescue pilot rushing Denglers' gurney to the hospital, we see the recognizable butt of an M1911 Pistol - .45 acp.]] | |||
==M60D== | ==M60D== | ||
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==Colt Official Police== | ==Colt Official Police== | ||
[[Image:RD-ColtShoulderRigA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | Seen only briefly and between blurry shots, another pilot has what appears to be a vintage Colt Official Police in his shoulder rig, evident by the older style grips and frame. | ||
[[Image:RD-ColtShoulderRigA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colt Official Police is seen in a quick shot of the pilot as he runs alongside the gurney - .38 Special]] | |||
==M24 Stielhandgranates== | ==M24 Stielhandgranates== | ||
Rather anachronistically, the Pathet Lao soldiers don't carry the shorter Chinese Type II stick grenades, but the longer German M24 Stielhandgranate stick grenades of World War II vintage. | Rather anachronistically, the Pathet Lao soldiers don't carry the shorter Chinese Type II stick grenades, but the longer German M24 Stielhandgranate stick grenades of World War II vintage. | ||
[[Image:RD-StickGrenadesA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:RD-StickGrenadesA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Laotian soldiers stand ready with chest pouches filled with M24 German Stick grenades.]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 03:09, 2 April 2010
The following firearms were used in the film Rescue Dawn:
AK-47
A large number of the Vietcong carry what appear to be milled receiver AK-47s. Gene DeBruin (Jeremy Davies) later acquires one during the escape from the POW camp in Laos.
Type 56
The Chinese version of the Russian AK-47, the Type 56 rifle is most seen in the film, usually by Pathet Lao troops and later acquired by the escaping American Prisoners.
Type 56 SKS
Another weapon used extensively by the Pathet Lao are SKS semi-automatic rifles. Interesting note is that the majority of them do not have the underfolded bayonets attached. One is later acquired by Duane Martin (Steve Zahn) during his escape from the POW camp with Dengler.
Simonov Type 45 SKS
PPS-43
A PPS-43 Submachine gun is seen briefly in the hands of a Laotian fighter.
M3 "Greasegun"
An M3 or M3A1 submachine gun is seen in the hands of a female Pathet Low soldier. We never see the charging handle side so it is undetermined whether or not it is an M3 or M3A1.
MAT-49
Another weapon seen was the French MAT-49 submachine gun. In an interesting scene, one of the prison guards is playing around with the gun and he accidentally fires it and drops it to the ground with the gun still firing causing bullets to fly all around the vicinity nearly hitting everyone close by.
Mosin Nagant M44
A skinny villager is seen wielding an M44 Carbine with the bayonet removed.
TT-33 Tokarev Pistol
Seen from a distance, a Laotian officer wields a TT-33 pistol.
Type 69 Rocket Launcher
A guerrilla fighter runs through the forest with a Type 69 Chinese Rocket Launcher, with RPG-2 style rocketheads. This is another anachronism since the only rocket launcher available to these forces in 1965 would be the RPG-2 aka the Chinese B-40 rocket.
M16 (SP1)
When Dieter Dengler finally gets picked up by American forces, one of the soldiers on board the helicopter can be seen with an slab side M16 (aka SP1) with three pronged flash hider.
M16A1
Only seen in the film at the Thai Army base, all of the Thai soldiers have M16A1 Rifles. Since the film takes place in 1965, this is a complete anachronism.
M1911A1 Pistol
An M1911A1 pistol is seen in the holster of a rescue pilot rushing Dengler to the hospital. It is seen in the black leather issued holster.
M60D
When Dengler finally gets pickd up by American forces, an M60D can be seen mounted on board the helicopter that picks him up.
Colt Official Police
Seen only briefly and between blurry shots, another pilot has what appears to be a vintage Colt Official Police in his shoulder rig, evident by the older style grips and frame.
M24 Stielhandgranates
Rather anachronistically, the Pathet Lao soldiers don't carry the shorter Chinese Type II stick grenades, but the longer German M24 Stielhandgranate stick grenades of World War II vintage.
Trivia
Huey Helicopters
When Dengler is rescued, the helicopters are UH-1Ds which were correct (they were introduced in 1963) and supplemented the A,B & C models operating in Vietnam. However, their paint job is woodland camo, which is not correct.
In a continuity break, however, the helicopters change into UH-1N twin turbine variant from the 1970s, when they approach the Thai Army Base. Note: In the film, Dengler is trying to reach Thailand via the Mekong River. However, exactly where the base is at the end of the film is not clear, but technically Thailand tried to maintain it's neutrality during the conflict and it is doubtful they would have a large military base with so many Americans openly working there.
SPH-4 Helicopter Pilot Helmets
Inexplicably, the Skyraider pilots wear SPH-4 Helicopter Pilot helmets from the 1970s, all missing their visor assemblies. Not only is this anachronistic, it makes no sense, as the pilots have no eye protection.
Modern Footwear
Being that boots are such a strong plot point in the film, the film falters in showing obviously modern boots. The jungle boots have the thick Panama Tread (which is circa 1980s), the black leather boots are Corcoran soft leather duty boots and Dengler's boots are brown civilian lumberjack boots. The only period footwear is the black low quarters boots (center of image) which actually look like German NATO boots.
