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{{ | '''The Killing Fields''' is a 1984 drama directed by Roland Joffe and starring Sam Waterston as Sydney Schanberg who along with his fellow journalist Dith Pran ([[Haing S. Ngor]]) are witnesses to the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 1970s. | ||
{{Film Title|The Killing Fields}} | |||
== AK-47 == | == AK-47 == | ||
Many of the Khmer Rouge soldiers are seen using AK- | Many of the Khmer Rouge soldiers are seen using [[AK-47]]s. | ||
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 (with 3rd pattern stamped receiver) with pig-sticker bayonet 7.62x39mm]] | |||
== Colt | == M1911A1 == | ||
A Cambodian soldier is seen cleaning a Colt [[M1911A1]] with a rag as he converse with Pran. Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) is seen being threatened by a Khmer Rouge soldier with M1911A1 as well. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]] | |||
== M16A1 == | |||
American troops as well as Cambodian FANK soldiers are seen carrying [[M16A1]]s. | |||
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
== M60 == | |||
While the FANK soldier is cleaning his M1911A1, an [[M60]] is also seen in the foreground. | |||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm.]] | |||
== | == M60D == | ||
The [[M60#M60D|M60D]] is used by doorgunners on Marine Huey's during the evacuation of the embassy. | |||
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB .50 cal]] is seen mounted on for use on an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier commandeered by the Khmer Rouge. | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB 12.7x99mm(.50 BMG).]] | |||
==B-40 RPG== | |||
The [[RPG-2|B-40]] RPG, a Vietnamese copy of the RPG-2, is seen in the hands of Khmer Rouge soldiers as well in the Khmer Rouge re-education camp. | |||
[[Image:Rpg-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 05:39, 27 October 2010
The Killing Fields is a 1984 drama directed by Roland Joffe and starring Sam Waterston as Sydney Schanberg who along with his fellow journalist Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) are witnesses to the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 1970s.
The following weapons were used in the film The Killing Fields:
AK-47
Many of the Khmer Rouge soldiers are seen using AK-47s.
M1911A1
A Cambodian soldier is seen cleaning a Colt M1911A1 with a rag as he converse with Pran. Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) is seen being threatened by a Khmer Rouge soldier with M1911A1 as well.
M16A1
American troops as well as Cambodian FANK soldiers are seen carrying M16A1s.
M60
While the FANK soldier is cleaning his M1911A1, an M60 is also seen in the foreground.
M60D
The M60D is used by doorgunners on Marine Huey's during the evacuation of the embassy.
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB .50 cal is seen mounted on for use on an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier commandeered by the Khmer Rouge.
B-40 RPG
The B-40 RPG, a Vietnamese copy of the RPG-2, is seen in the hands of Khmer Rouge soldiers as well in the Khmer Rouge re-education camp.
