Tour of Duty
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Tour of Duty was an American military series that followed a platoon of US soldiers through their tour of duty in the Vietnam War. The series aired on CBS from 1987-1990 and was one of very first to portray the Vietnam War in a weekly drama. While the first two seasons followed the platoon in a regular Army unit where they carried standard American weapons, the third season had them join the Special Operations Group, where they went on missions carrying more non-descript weaponry.
The following weapons were used in the television series Tour Of Duty :
Handguns M1911A1 The M1911A1 is seen used by Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey ) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing In Season 1's "Roadrunner", USAF CPT J.T Slaney (William Allen Young ) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver as his sidearm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 NVA officers and some other characters can be seen armed with the Tokarev TT-33 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA soldier holds the TT pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA soldier aims the TT pistol at American soldiers Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA doctor aims the TT pistol (Season 1 Episode 2) Rifles M16 Variants The M16 rifle was the main rifle of the U.S. Army soldiers in Vietnam and is seen carried by most of the platoon. In the series, various models of the M16 are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16SP1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Baker (Eric Bruskotter ) holds the M16SP1 in the pilot episode. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The platoon armed with M16 rifles checks out a village in the Season 1's "Notes from the Underground". Error creating thumbnail: File missing SP4 Tucker (Ving Rhames ) rides in a Huey with his M16 in the Season 1's "Burn, Baby, Burn". Error creating thumbnail: File missing XM16E1 rifle with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of the forward assist button and a chrome bolt carrier (which was later dropped with the M16A1). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Goldman opens fire with a XM16E1 in the pilot episode. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Purcell (Tony Becker ) holds the XM16E1 with magazines taped together "jungle" style. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers are seen holding the MGC replicas in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground". Colt XM177 (Colt Sporter Carbine) A Colt Sporter Carbine modified to resemble the XM177 rifle is mainly seen being used by SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox ). In Season 1, Anderson's Colt Carbine is seen loaded with a 30-round magazine (unusual for the time period of the series). For the remainder of the series, the Colt is loaded with the more accurate 20 round magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The original XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm. The variant used in the show was a mockup made from a Colt Sporter Carbine with the barrel cut down to 10.25" and an aftermarket "CAR-15 style" flash hider installed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Anderson (Terence Knox ) fires his Colt in the Season 1 episode "Under Siege". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Wallace (Kevin Conroy ) carries the Colt Carbine that's been loaded with a 30 round magazine. M14 The M14 Rifle was seen twice, used by Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen ) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier ) as sniper rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen ) takes aim with his camo-painted M14. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier ) with the M14 sniper rifle. M2 Carbine The M2 Carbine was used by Sgt. Marcus Taylor (Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. ) in some of the SOG missions.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM The AKM is also used by enemy forces as well as Lt. Goldman.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Goldman opens fire with his AKM during a SOG mission. Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS In later episodes, Goldman carries an AKMS . In Season 3's "War is a Contact Sport", an NVA tank gunner atop a T-55 is seen using one that's fitted with a drum magazine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing SKS rifle The SKS rifle is seen a couple of times by VC soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SVD Dragunov The SVD Dragunov is seen twice used by NVA snipers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A female VC sniper holds the SVD Dragunov. Submachine Guns Smith & Wesson M76 The Smith & Wesson M76 is seen used by Pvt. Ruiz (Ramon Franco ) on some SOG missions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing S&W Model 76 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz opens up with the S&W M76. Carl Gustav M45 A Carl Gustav M/45 is used by Cpl. Danny Purcell (Tony Becker ) on some SOG missions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Swedish K / Carl Gustav M45 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" The M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" is seen used by Sgt. Marvin Johnson (Stan Foster ) during the SOG missions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Johnson (Stan Foster ) with his M3. Shotguns Ithaca 37 The Ithaca 37 shotgun is seen in the hands of SFC Clayton "Zeke" Anderson (Terence Knox ). Anderson uses an Ithaca with a "Stakeout" style grip in Season 1, and a full-size one in Season 3. Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen ) also is seen with a full size shotgun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Anderson fires his Ithaca 37 in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anderson with the Ithaca that has a "Stakeout"-style grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen ) unloads on a VC with his Ithaca 37. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anderson carries the full-size Ithaca in Season 3. Machine Guns M60 The M60 is the chief weapon carried by Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco ) in the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco ) readies his M60 in Season 1's "Notes from the Underground". M60D The "D" variant of the M60 is seen mounted on Huey helicopters as well as fired by enemy forces in the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing NVA soldiers seen firing an M60 D in the Pilot Episode. Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60D seen mounted on a UH-1 "Huey". Browning M2 HB A Browning M2 .50 cal is seen mounted on US vehicles throughout the series.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet SGM Goryunov The Soviet Goryunov SGM Machine Gun or Chinese Type 57 machine gun is also seen used by NVA forces in the series. Actually it's not a real Goryunov machine gun. It's visually modified Browning M1919
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54mm R. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hand Grenades RGD5 RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The RGD5 hand grenade (grenade №1) on a table Mk 2 Hand Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Anderson armed with two Mk 2 hand grenades M6A1 Gas Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Goldman throws the M6A1 CN-DM gas grenade into a tunnel M18 Smoke Grenade American soldiers widely use M18 smoke grenades
M18 smoke grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Goldman and radioman with their M18 smoke grenades Grenade Launchers M79 grenade launcher The M79 grenade launcher is seen used by US forces throughout the series including SFC Anderson and Johnson.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires his M79 in the season 1 episode "Notes from the Underground" M72 LAW The M72 LAW is seen used by US troops throughout the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Johnson prepares to fire the LAW in the Pilot episode. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Percell uses the LAW on a T-55 tank in Season 3's "War is a Contact Sport". RPG-7 The RPG-7 is used throughout the series by VC and NVA forces.
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