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==Firefox's Machine Guns==
==Firefox's Machine Guns==
In addition to its missiles, A two-barrel [[Nordenfelt gun|Nordenfelt]]-type machine gun is part of the MiG-31 Firefox's weaponry.
In addition to its missiles, twin machine guns are part of the MiG-31 Firefox's weaponry.
[[Image:Nordenfelt.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Nordenfelt Gun]]
 
[[Image:Firefox04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Firefox's guns are mounted beneath.]]
[[Image:Firefox04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Firefox's guns are mounted beneath.]]


Revision as of 00:34, 20 July 2011

The following weapons seen in the movie Firefox:

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Firefox (1982)



Walther PP

Former USAF pilot Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) carries a Walther PP series pistol during his mission into Russia. As he sees the Firefox take off, Gant's Russian contact puts a Walther to his head as the soldiers close in on him.

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Walther PP - The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).
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Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) holds a Walther as he attempts to evade the questions of a Russian officer.

Valmet M71S

A Valmet M71S rifle (standing in for a Kalashnikov Variant) can be seen in the hands of a Russian soldier checking the men's bathroom of a Moscow subway station. At the Bilyark Airbase, the rifles are seen fired by the soldiers to prevent the escape of the MiG-31 Firefox.

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A Valmet M71S chambered in 5.56mm (.223). The Valmet was also offered in 7.62x39mm
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Russian soldiers fire their Valmets as they attempt to stop the Firefox from taking off.

GE M134 Minigun

A helicopter doorgunner is seen firing a GE M134 Minigun as Gant experiences a flashback to the Vietnam War.

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GE M134 Minigun - 7.62x51mm NATO.
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A doorgunner fires the mingun. Stock footage was used in the flashback.
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Stock footage of the minigun firing.


Remington 870

As a military helicopter lands at his cabin, Mitchell Gant runs into his home and grabs a Remington 870 Police Folder shotgun to defend himself.

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Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge
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Gant with his Remington 870 with an extended tube and a top folding stock.

Firefox's Machine Guns

In addition to its missiles, twin machine guns are part of the MiG-31 Firefox's weaponry.

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The Firefox's guns are mounted beneath.

Trivia Section

  • The "Moscow" scenes were filmed in Vienna with the countryside scenes in Hungary. In one subway scene, you can read German signs.
  • The helicopter cockpits of the Mi-24 Hinds that search for the Firefox are in fact the same cockpits used in the film Blue Thunder.
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The Blue Thunder cockpit as seen in Firefox.
  • MiG-31 depicted in the film is entirely fictional and nothing to do with real MiG-31 "Foxhound"
  • The Soviet cruiser shown in one scene is in fact an American Belknap class guided missile cruiser.
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