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We Were Soldiers

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The following weapons were used in the movie We Were Soldiers:








M16 Assault Rifle

The M16 assault rifle is carried by US troops. Some are fitted with the M7 bayonet.

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M16 5.56mm
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1st Cavalry Division soldiers engaging the N.V.A. with M16 rifles
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A Staff Sergeant of the 1st Cavalry Division giving us his mean war face while firing his M16

M1 Carbine

An M1 Carbine is carried by the South Vietnamese (ARVN) advisor dressed in Tigerstripe fatigues. He appears in the scene in which the NVA scout is caught and interrogated.

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M1 Carbine .30 Carbine

M60 machine gun

The M60 machine gun is carried by US soldiers. Also pintle-mounted door gun in helicopters (M60D version).

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M60 in 7.62x51mm NATO
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U.S. soldiers open up with an M60 in We Were Soldiers

Colt M1911A1 pistol

A Colt M1911A1 is fired by Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley (Sam Elliott) during a close combat sequence.

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M1911A1 .45 ACP

M26 Hand Grenades

In several scenes, U.S. soldiers can be seen with M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches.

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M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Captain Nadal and another soldier patrol the battlefield with M16's in hand and M26 hand grenades strapped to their pouches

NVA Weapons

The NVA weapons in this movie are of the basic types one will usually see in Vietnam movies on the /NVA/Vietnminh/Vietcong - side. In the beginning when the Vietnminh troops attack the French forces, several SKS (or possibly Chinese copies of them) rifles and as well as examples of the PPS-43, PPSh-41, M1 Carbine, Mosin-Nagant M44 and a ZB-26 light machine gun . The opening scene also features an AT weapon of some sort, which would appear to be an M20 "Super Bazooka" (Note: Most definitely NOT an M20 Super Bazooka, the front end is completely different).. Later on in the movie standard AK-47's (or possibly cloned Chinese Type-56 assault rifles)and RPG-7s can be seen in addition to the SKS's. In the climax of the film, the NVA are also seen with a DShK heavy machine gun and German-made MG34 machine gun at the ready, as well as brief glimpses of a DP-1928 and RPD.

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North Vietnamese soldiers firing AK-47s, indicated by the milled receiver
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The Vietminh AT weapon at the start of movie. Model and type to be determined.

M79 grenade launcher

Some individual US soldiers can be seen carrying M79 grenade launchers in a few short scenes.

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M79 grenade launcher - 40mm

French weapons

The opening scene with the ambushed French Foreign Legion convoy also features a few fairly unknown weapons. The Legionaires can be seen carrying the MAS-36 rifles and MAT-49 submachine guns. Also at least one Browning M1919 machine gun can be seen mounted on top of the jeeps. The pistol that the French officer uses to defend himself is a MAC Mle.50.

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French MAS-36 Rifle


Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman

The .38 caliber revolver pulled out by Capt. Tom Metsker (Clark Gregg) is most likely a Smith & Wesson M-13 Aircrewman, an unsuccessful lightweight aluminium-cylindered revolver designed for US military flyers.

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Cpt. Metsker pulls a revolver during an arguement in Vietnam
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A S&W M-13, demonstarting WHY the aluminium cylinder was unsuccessful.

GE M134 Minigun

A pair each of GE M134 Miniguns are seen mounted on the gunship Hueys at the climax of the film, and one is also on display on a table in the beginning of the movie.

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Soldiers inspect an M134 Minigun on display













M1A1 Thompson

As the American soldiers are heading off for battle you can see a South Vietnamese solider holding up an M1 Thompson

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M1 Thompson .45 ACP as used by the U.S. military in World War 2