Red Scorpion: Difference between revisions
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Red Scorpion: Difference between revisions
[[Mossberg 500]] shotguns with extended mag tubes and sawed-off stock is seen in the hands of Krasnov ([[Brion James]]), Russian Military Policemen, as well as Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) during the road chase. A Mossberg 500 fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.
A shotgun with extended mag tube and sawed-off stock is seen in the hands of Krasnov ([[Brion James]]), Russian Military Policemen, as well as Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) during the road chase. As this film was produced in South Africa, the shotgun is likely a 12 Gauge Musler, a South African-manufactured shotgun similar in appearance to the Mossberg 500. A Musler fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.
[[File:M500PG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with sawed off stock - 12 gauge]]
[[File:M500PG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 with sawed off stock - 12 gauge - this particular Mossberg is a similar configuration to the Musler seen in the film.]]
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Mossberg_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Krasnov ([[Brion James]]) holding the Mossberg 500 while examining prisoners.]]
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Mossberg_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Krasnov ([[Brion James]]) holding the shotgun while examining prisoners.]]
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Mossburg_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kallunda holding the Mossberg 500 durring their escape. Note the way the sling mount is attached to the magazine tube.]]
[[Image:Red_Scorpion_Mossburg_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kallunda holding the Musler during their escape. Note the way the sling mount is attached to the magazine tube.]]
[[File:RedScorp 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) holds the Mossberg during the road chase.]]
[[File:RedScorp 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, Dewey Ferguson ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) holds the shotgun during the road chase.]]
[[File:50577.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mossberg 500 fitted with extended mag tube and heat shield - 12 gauge]]
[[File:RedScorp 045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.]]
[[File:RedScorp 045.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mossberg 500 fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.]]
Red Scorpion is a 1989 action film starring Dolph Lundgren as Nikolai Rachenko, Spetsnaz-trained agent sent to assist in the putting down of a rebel movement in an African country. Nikolai then finds himself siding with the rebels after being betrayed by his superiors. Directed by Joseph Zito (Missing in Action), the film was produced in South Africa and used the resources of the South African Defense Force for vehicles and weapons.
The following weapons were used in the film Red Scorpion:
The large assault rifle used prominently by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) during the final assault is an FN FAL mocked up to resemble the experimental Russian Avtomat AO-63 assault rifle. The weapon is also seen being tested by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) on the rifle range near the beginning of the film. The FN FAL used in the movie has been modified with twin barrels, a custom stock, the pistol grip from a Vektor SS-77 general purpose machine gun, an enlarged magazine/foregrip and a Lewis gun's drum magazine mounted on top. Upon closer inspection only the lower barrel can actually be seen firing; presumably this is because building a weapon that could fire from two barrels would be a far more difficult modification, and the discrepancy isn't that noticeable on-screen.
An AMD-65 rifle is used by Rachenko to drunkenly shoot up a bar on the Soviet base so that he can be arrested and subsequently aid guerilla Kallunda Kintash (Al White) in his escape, thereby gaining the trust of the rebels and allowing him to assassinate their leader (in an incredibly convoluted plan that actually involves the deaths of several Russian soldiers). AMD-65s are also seen being used by various Russian soldiers/guerillas and by Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh).
A shotgun with extended mag tube and sawed-off stock is seen in the hands of Krasnov (Brion James), Russian Military Policemen, as well as Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh) during the road chase. As this film was produced in South Africa, the shotgun is likely a 12 Gauge Musler, a South African-manufactured shotgun similar in appearance to the Mossberg 500. A Musler fitted with a full stock is used by Nikolai when he and the rebels make a final assault.
A South African Vektor SS-77 machine gun is seen mounted on an armored vehicle during the road chase, and also on a motorcycle and sidecar being ridden by Cuban troops.
What appears to be a Colt Combat Commander is seen the hands of the Cuban officer and General Vortek (T.P. McKenna). It is likely supposed to portray the Russian Tokarev TT-33, as Soviet officers would never use a handgun of American manufacture.
An M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle is seen mounted on a Land Rover and used by Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) during the assault on the joint Soviet/Cuban military camp.
An M134 minigun can be seen mounted in the nose of the Sikorsky S-62 "Hind gunship", although it appears to be a mockup as the barrel cluster seems to be fused to the fuselage of the helicopter and therefore could not possibly rotate. Furthermore, it seems to fire from each of these stationary barrels in sequence (with acetylene-powered muzzle blasts), rather than always firing from the barrel in the uppermost position as a real minigun would. However, it is difficult to tell for sure as it is never seen firing in close-up.
DT machine gun is seen firing from the hull of a Soviet T-34/85 tank. While long out of Soviet service by the time it is plausible that the “Client State” was still using such an outdated armored vehicle.
At the end of the truck chase, Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) places what is supposed be a magnetic grenade onto the truck's fuel tank to destroy it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingWhat is supposed to be a magnetic mine is placed on the truck by Nikolai. In reality, this prop appears to be vacuum-formed plastic and the detonator is a spark plug. Russian text on the magnetic grenade reads: "MZ-4" / "AT Mine DIT" / "Type K". This text is pure fiction and doesn't correspond to any real Soviet mine or grenade.
Trivia
Mi-24 Hind
The "Mil Mi-24 Hind" seen in the movie is a Sikorsky S-62 fitted with faux rocket pods and front mounted machine guns. The helicopter appears to be the same one seen in Braddock: Missing In Action 3 and Bulletproof (albeit more convincingly modified this time).
