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Braddock: Missing in Action III

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Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

The following weapons were used in the film Braddock: Missing in Action III:


Rifles

M16A1

The M16A1 is first seen held by both ARVN and American soldiers during the fall of Saigon. It's also seen held by Thai border guards and US Army Green Berets at the border.

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M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm

AK Variants

Both the Type-56 and the (AK-47) are used by Vietnamese soldiers. Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris) is seen a Norinco during his escape from the prison camp as well as when he is engaging General Quoc's Mil MI-24 Hind helicopter.

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Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm

Heckler & Koch G3 with under-barrel 6 shot launcher

The Heckler & Koch G3 with under-barrel 6 shot launcher is Colonel James Braddock's main weapon of the movie. The G3 has a telescoping stock and fitted underbarrel is a custom 6-shot 40mm rotary launcher. The weapon also has an auto-telescoping bayonet. The under-barrel launcher is similar to the one used by Pancho in Predator.

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Heckler & Koch G3A3 with slimline handguard 7.62x51mm NATO
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Machine Guns

M60 machine gun

The M60 is used throughout the film. The machine gun is first seen mounted as door guns on American Huey helicopters during the fall of Saigon. Vietnamese Huey helicopters also are armed with the M60. It's also mounted in guard towers at the Vietnamese camp.

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M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO


Handguns

M1911A1

Col. Braddock is seen with an M1911A1 holstered during the fall of Saigon. Braddock then pulls one on the transport pilot as he and children make their escape from the camp. General Quoc (Aki Aleong) also uses one to fire at Braddock's plane.

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M1911


Walther P38

General Quoc (Aki Aleong) pulls his Walther P38 during Braddock's escape.

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Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War Two dated - 9x19mm

Smith & Wesson Model 30

A Vietnamese guard pulls a Smith & Wesson Model 30 when confronted by Braddock.

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Smith & Wesson Model 30 - .32 S&W Long. This is the actual screen used Model 30 carried and used by (Tim Roth) in the film Pulp Fiction.

Smith & Wesson Model 60

During the fall of Saigon, a Vietnamese man pulls a Smith & Wesson Model 60 when Braddock denies him access to the helicopter.

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Classic Smith & Wesson Model 60 - .38 Special


Shotguns

Remington Model 31

A Remington Model 31 shotgun appears to be used in a torture device inside the Vietnamese prison camp. It is seen welded onto a metal stand, with a cable tied around the trigger that leads to a pair of handcuffs from the ceiling.

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Remington Model 31 - 12 Gauge.


Trivia Section

  • The "Mi-24 Hind" flown by General Quoc (Aki Aleong) is mocked up from a Sikorsky S-62, It was modified again for the-then later movie Red Scorpion.
  • Vietnam borders Laos and Cambodia first; and then Thailand.
  • During production of the movie filmed in the Philippines, A Philippine Air Force helicopter that was hired by the Cannon Film Group, crashed into Manila Bay with four Filipino troops killed alongside five other people wounded. Coincidentally, this accident occurred the same day the "Twilight Zone Tragedy" verdict was handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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