Tour of Duty
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Main Cast
Character
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The following weapons were used in Season 1 of the television series Tour of Duty :
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
The M1911A1 is seen used by Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Myron Goldman (Stephen Caffrey ) armed with a M1911 becomes a tunnel rat in the Season 1's "Notes from the Underground" (S1E02).
Colt MK IV Series 80
Unlike other officer and soldiers, First Lieutenant John McKay's (Dan Gauthier ) sidearm is a blued Colt MK IV Series 80 with pearl grips. This is anachronistic for the time period of the series, as the MK IV Series 80 was first produced in 1983.
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Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver
In Season 1's "Roadrunner", USAF CPT J.T Slaney (William Allen Young ) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver as his sidearm.
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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.
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MGC M1911A1
Throughout the series, the MGC M1911A1 is seen held by various actors.
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Tokarev TT-33
NVA officers and some other characters can be seen armed with the Tokarev TT-33 pistols.
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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.
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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".
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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).
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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.
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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.
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M14
The M14 Rifle was seen twice, used by Sgt. Block (Michael Madsen ) and Lt. John McKay (Dan Gauthier ) as sniper rifles.
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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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M1 Garand
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M1-C Garand
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Norinco Type 56
The Norinco Type 56 is seen in the hands of the NVA and VC soldiers.
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AKM
The AKM is also used by enemy forces as well as Lt. Goldman.
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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.
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SKS rifle
The SKS rifle is seen a couple of times by VC soldiers.
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SVD Dragunov
The SVD Dragunov is seen twice used by NVA snipers.
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Full-length Mosin Nagant Rifle
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Submachine Guns
Smith & Wesson M76
The Smith & Wesson M76 is seen used by Pvt. Ruiz (Ramon Franco ) on some SOG missions.
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Carl Gustav M45
A Carl Gustav M/45 is used by Cpl. Danny Purcell (Tony Becker ) on some SOG missions.
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M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun"
The M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" is seen used by Sgt. Marvin Johnson (Stan Foster ) during the SOG missions.
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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.
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Machine Guns
M60
The M60 is the chief weapon carried by Pvt. Alberto Ruiz (Ramon Franco ) in the series.
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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.
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Browning M2 HB
A Browning M2 .50 cal is seen mounted on US vehicles throughout the series.
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Valmet M78
NVA forces are sometimes seen firing the Valmet M78 .
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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
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Browning M1919
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Browning Automatic Rifle
In S3E15 ("Road to Long Binh"), Staff Sergeant Jonathan Digby (James Sutorius ) used a Browning Automatic Rifle .
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Hand Grenades
RGD5
RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Mk 2 Hand Grenade
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M26 Hand Grenade
American soldiers widely use M26 hand grenades almost in each episode.
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M67 Hand Grenade
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M6A1 Gas Grenade
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M18 Smoke Grenade
American soldiers widely use M18 smoke grenades
M18 smoke grenade
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Grenade Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
The M79 grenade launcher is seen used by US forces throughout the series including SFC Anderson and Johnson.
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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.
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RPG-7
The RPG-7 is used throughout the series by VC and NVA forces.
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Other
M2 Flamethrower
Sgt. Anderson uses M2 Flamethrower to destroy the NVA machine gun crew in Season 1 Episode 12.
M2 Flamethrower
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M18A1 Claymore
M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel miner
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M224 Mortar
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M29 Mortar
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M102 Howitzer
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Bell OH-58 Kiowa
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F-4 Phantom II
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