Coordinates of Death (Koodinaty smerti)
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Coordinates of Death Koordinaty smerti / Координаты смерти Samvel Gasparov and Nguyen Xuan Chan. Set during the Vietnam War (presumably during Operation Linebacker II in 1972), the film is about a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk, interspersed with scenes depicting the brutality of Americans towards Vietnamese civilians as seen through the eyes of an actress named Kate Francis (Tatyana Lebedeva ) (a Jane Fonda analogue).
The following weapons are seen in the film Coordinates of Death:
Rifles SKS Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese militia use SKS rifles throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A militia woman holds a SKS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guerrillas fire SKS rifles at an American helicopter. Norinco Type 56 Norinco Type 56 rifles with attached "pig sticker" bayonets are used by Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese Army soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Viet Cong guerrillas fire Type 56 rifles after being ambushed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vietnamese militia capture an American airman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guerrilla holds a Type 56. AKM NVA soldiers hold AKM rifles while escorting a group of American prisoners.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA soldiers escort captured American pilots. M1 Carbine Vietnamese militia marching along a section of the Ho Chi Minh Trail can be seen holding M1 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 American soldiers throughout the film wield M16A1 rifles. Viet Cong guerrillas also fire M16A1s when they are ambushed by American helicopters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Viet Cong guerrilla fires a M16A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the M16A1's receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier prepares to kick down the door of a hut. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An American soldier (Uldis Veispals ) holds a M16A1 and a hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing American troops fire M16s from a helicopter. CAR-15 American soldiers who raid and destroy a Vietnamese village wield CAR-15 -type rifles, which appear to be the XM177E2 model with the original flash suppressor replaced by a M16A1 "birdcage"-style flash hider, giving it a slight resemblance to the Colt Model 733 . Such rifles were referred to in ARVN service (and continue to be known in Vietnamese service) as the M18 carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing XM177E2 Carbine aka Colt Model 629 aka - 5.56x45mm. This was the last variant of the XM177 rifle used in the Vietnam War.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires a CAR-15 at a hut. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier holds a CAR-15. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier fires his CAR-15. Machine Guns M60 Viet Cong guerrillas use M60 machine guns to attack American helicopters after they are ambushed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guerrillas fire a M60. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another M60-wielding guerrilla takes down an attacking helicopter. Browning M1919 Browning M1919 machine guns are mounted on American jeeps.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers in jeeps enter a village. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The jeeps leave after burning down the village. GE M134 Minigun Gunners aboard American UH-1 'Huey' helicopters fire M134 miniguns when they attack Viet Cong guerrillas and citizens. The weapons are not actually fired; rather, the gunners mimic firing the weapons by rocking them and the sounds were added in post-production.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing General Electric M134 with first pattern spade grip mount and crosshair sights. Note the lack of flash suppressor and three disked barrel cluster - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A helicopter gunner "fires" a M134 minigun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gunner fires a minigun at Vietnamese boats while enjoying a beer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another angle. The camouflage uniforms worn by the Americans appear to be a Soviet attempt to imitate ERDL camo, similar to American attempts to imitate Soviet camouflage in movies such as Rambo III DShK A DShK heavy machine gun is used by Vietnamese soldiers defending the port of Haiphong.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vietnamese troops man a DShK machine gun. Other M79 Grenade Launcher A M79 Grenade Launcher is held by one of the American soldiers after they burn down a village.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier holds a M79. M67 Hand Grenade American soldiers use the M67 Hand Grenade to destroy Vietnamese huts.
M67 High Explosive-Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A M67 grenade is attached to a soldier's belt. 37-mm AA gun V-11 A V-11, twin naval version of 61-K , is seen mounted on a North Vietnamese Navy ship.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 37-mm V-11 twin naval automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ship-mounted AA gun opens fire. AA Guns Various anti-aircraft guns are used by the North Vietnamese to shoot at American aircraft.
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