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Red Scorpion
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The following weapons were used in the film Red Scorpion:
Rifles
AO-63 assault rifle (mocked up FN FAL)
The prominent weapon used by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) is in reality an FN FAL mocked up to resemble the Russian Avtomat AO-63 assault rifle. The FN FAL rifle has the muzzle modded to imitate twin barrels of the AO-63. The magazine also has its front slightly extended to form a foregrip. This can be seen if you click here at 01:45 seconds. Not to forget it is seen tested by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) on the rifle range impressed by its performance. The filmmakers have also modified this gun with a Lewis gun's drum magazine and the pistol grip from an SS-77 general purpose machine gun. Although not related to the AO-63 but a Two barrel FN FAL does exist that was made by Winchester/Olin for US Army trials.
AK-47
AKM
Seen in the hands of Soviet troops, Cuban troops, the African rebels, and Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) (who's seen armed with a bayonet fixed AKM rifle) throughout the film.
AMD-65
The AMD-65 rifle is used by vRachenko to shoot up a bar. The rifle is also seen used by various Russian troops/guerrillas and by Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh).
FN FAL
Unmodified FN FAL rifles are used by guerrilla fighters.
FN FAL (fitted with grenade launcher)
An Israeli FN FAL is seen with a grenade launcher is used by Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) and Kallunda Kintash (Al White).
Vektor R4
Vektor R4 rifles are used by the Angolan troops.
Shotgun
Mossberg 500
Mossberg 500 shotguns with extended mag tubes are used by the Russian Military Policemen and Dewey Ferguson (M. Emmet Walsh) during the road chase. The shotguns were also used by Nikolai and the African guerrillas later in the film.
Machine Guns
M1919A4 machine gun
A Browning M1919A4 machine gun is seen mounted on a Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicle vehicle.
Vektor SS-77
A South African Vektor SS-77 machine gun is seen mounted on the armored vehicle during the road chase, and also on the motorcycle and sidecar being ridden by Cuban troops.
RPK
An RPK is used by various Cuban troops and by Lt. Nikolai Rachenko (Dolph Lundgren) when he is ambushed in the field.
Submachine Guns
PPSh41
Seen wielded by the African guerrillas.
Handguns
Colt Combat Commander
Used by a Cuban soldier. Oddly used by General Vortek (T.P. McKenna) as a substitute for the Russian Tokarev TT-33 handgun.
Mosin-Nagant
Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines (without the bayonet) were seen in the hands of African guerrillas.
Other
M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle
Used on the siege on the joint Soviet/Cuban military camp.
M134 Minigun
An M134 minigun can be see in the nose of the Sikorsky S-62.
Mk 40 grenade launcher
A MK 40 is seen underslung the barrel of the Israeli FN FAL used by Nikolai Rachenko(Dolph Lundgren) and previously by Kallunda Kintash(Al White).
Flamethrower
Custom flamethrowers are also used.
SA-7 Grail
An SA-7 Grail launcher is also used.
RKG-3
A mockup of an RKG-3 anti-tank grenade is wielded by Colonel Zayas (Carmen Argenziano) before getting his arm blown off by Nikolai Rachenko.
Unknown Magnetic Grenade
Just after the road chase when the truck crashes, Nikolai Rachenko(Dolph Lundgren) places a Magnetic Grenade onto the trucks fuel tank.
Trivia
- Many of the 'Soviet' vehicles were on loan from the S.A.D.F.(South African Defense Forces).
- The movie was funded by the anti-communist S.A.D.F. with the foundation ran by co-producer and future Washington DC lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who later would gain notoriety for being implicated in a scandal involving the bribery of US government officials.
- Screenshots to be added
- The 'Mil Mi-24 Hind' seen in the movie is mocked up from a Sikorsky S-62. The same modified helicopter can be seen in Braddock: Missing In Action 3 and Bulletproof (1988). (albeit less convincingly modified).
