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Talk:We Were Soldiers
About The ARVN Soldier
He's ARVN, note the beret The Winchester
- You´r right. I Dont really know much about the ARVN. Oliveira
About the XM16A1
These are actually M16E1s, which were available to the men of the 1st Cavalry Division at the time of the Battle of Ia Drang and therefore not an anachronism. The M16E1 (sometimes also known as the XM16E1) was a variant of the M16 that featured a forward assist but maintained the three-pronged flashhider of the original M16. If you look closly in some of the posted photographs as well as throughout the film, this is readily apparent.SAWGunner89 20:50, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
- You´r right too. I never noticed the forward assist on the pre-1967 M16.Oliveira
SKS Rilfes
You see an SKS here and there in the hands of North Vietnamese soldiers and on the pile of guns at the end of the film.
Need Help
I need help identifying the guns in those screencaps: The Mosin-Nagant is a Model 44 not sure about the country of origin but can check during the week. The Mauser is a K98K that came from Israel chamber for 7.62 NATO we used in the location. - Steve
(comment-Yeah the Mosin is a M44. I would recognize that gun anywhere.-S&Wshooter)
Need Help identifying the rocket launcher in the screencap below. The Rocket Launcher is a M1A1 Bazooka it has only one forward grip and a modified rear sight.- Steve
I need help identifying what kind of mosin-nagants are those in the screencaps below. These are M91/38 Carbines used on the show we also had M91/30 rifles.- Steve
- Steve, could you tell me at what part in the movie do M91/30 rifles appear? I didn't see them.Oliveira 18:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
- We had them on the truck and issued them to background but not sure if they made it to the final cut. - Steve
- Those two Mosin Nagants in the above pictures are M91/30 rifles or M91/38 rifles?Oliveira 13:04, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
I need help identifying the machine gun being carried by the Viet Minh soldier in the screencaps below.
- It is a Czech ZB26 sold the the Chinese and was converted to 7.62x39 later in it's life. The weapon has Chinese characters on the side of the receiver.- Steve
I need help identifying the pistol that the french officer uses in the intro sequence. I will get back to you on this one later.- Steve
- Went back and looked at the weapons list for the film it was a Browning Hi Power since we were unable to get a French MAB and HiPowers were in the region at that time. - Steve
I need help identifying the grenade in the screencap below. The grenade is a Chinese Type 67 Hand Grenade.- Steve
I need help identifying the machine gun carried by the NVA soldier in the left-centre of the screencap. I think it might be a RPD but i am not sure. The weapon is a RPD that the NVA soldier is carrying. Loaded many belts for the weapon during filming. - Steve
I also need help identifying what kind of degtyaryov machine gun is in the screencaps below. The weapon is a DP-28 that we used on the show. - Steve
I think i gonna need Steve to help me in this one.Oliveira 01:36, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Taken from the main article
- He was a non combatant Army soldier, who mostly likley fired that or the M14 during basic. He knows how to shoot. I.E. Saving Private Ryan."- Tyler Durden
- Actually during the battle of Ia drang Joe Galloway carried a XM16E1 and a revolver for self-defense and before going in the battle he was trained on how to use it while in the movie he goes to the battlefield empty handed.Oliveira 16:37, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Mosin Rifles
I really feel for the poor sons of bitches that got stuck with the M44's. That gun is a monster to shoot and the bolt is the exact opposite of smooth-S&Wshooter 03:24, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
MG34
How did the VC get the German weapons?Did they get it from the Soviet Union who scavenged it from German troops during WW2? - Kenny99 02:23, 29 July 2009 (UTC)