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Difference between revisions of "The Fourth War"
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+ | == Colt Combat Commander == | ||
+ | Jack Knowles ([[Roy Scheider]]) carries a .45 [[1911#Colt Commander|Colt Commander]] compact pistol as his sidearm in the film. | ||
+ | [[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP.]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the [[1911#Colt Commander|Colt Commander]] compact pistol carried by Col. Knowles.]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 37.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. Jack Knowles ([[Roy Scheider]]) holds his .45 [[1911#Colt Commander|Colt Commander]] while confronting some Russian soldiers.]] | ||
==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]).]] | ||
==Makarov PM== | ==Makarov PM== | ||
− | + | A Russian officer is seen with a [[Makarov PM]]. | |
[[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|none|thumb|300px|[[Makarov PM]] - 9x18mm Makarov]] | [[Image:MakarovPM.jpg|none|thumb|300px|[[Makarov PM]] - 9x18mm Makarov]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, is threatened with a [[Makarov PM]].]] | ||
==M16A1 (A2 Handguards)== | ==M16A1 (A2 Handguards)== | ||
The majority of the US soldiers in the film carry what appear to be [[M16A2]]-style rifles. This appear to be [[M16A1]] rifles with A2-style round handguards. | The majority of the US soldiers in the film carry what appear to be [[M16A2]]-style rifles. This appear to be [[M16A1]] rifles with A2-style round handguards. | ||
[[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 33.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Norinco Type 56-1== | ==Norinco Type 56-1== | ||
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[[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | ||
[[File:56-1typeAKmilledreceiver.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56-1 assault rifle (under-folding stock variant), early model with milled receiver and plastic fittings - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:56-1typeAKmilledreceiver.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56-1 assault rifle (under-folding stock variant), early model with milled receiver and plastic fittings - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 31.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
[[Browning M2]] HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army APC's in the film. | [[Browning M2]] HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army APC's in the film. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== GP-25 Grenade launcher== | == GP-25 Grenade launcher== | ||
What appears to be a [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-25 Grenade launcher]] is mounted underneath the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle used by Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). This launcher could very well be a mockup. | What appears to be a [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-25 Grenade launcher]] is mounted underneath the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle used by Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). This launcher could very well be a mockup. | ||
[[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:4thWar 27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|What appears to be a [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-25 Grenade launcher]] is mounted underneath the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle used by Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]).]] | ||
Revision as of 01:12, 29 September 2018
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The Fourth War is a 1990 drama directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider as Jack Knowles, a US Army Colonel and decorated Vietnam veteran who comes to be at odds with a Russian colonel (Jürgen Prochnow) at the West German-Czechoslovakia border during the height of the Cold War in the late 1980s.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fourth War:
Colt Combat Commander
Jack Knowles (Roy Scheider) carries a .45 Colt Commander compact pistol as his sidearm in the film.
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow).
Makarov PM
A Russian officer is seen with a Makarov PM.
M16A1 (A2 Handguards)
The majority of the US soldiers in the film carry what appear to be M16A2-style rifles. This appear to be M16A1 rifles with A2-style round handguards.
Norinco Type 56-1
What appears to be the Norinco Type 56-1 rifle carried by Russian soldiers in the film. These rifles have the distinctive full-circle ("hooded") front sights of the Norinco, but have slant muzzle brakes of Russian-made AK rifles. Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow) appears to use one of these rifles that's been fitted with what appears to be a GP-25 Grenade launcher.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Browning M2 HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army APC's in the film.
GP-25 Grenade launcher
What appears to be a GP-25 Grenade launcher is mounted underneath the Norinco Type 56-1 rifle used by Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow). This launcher could very well be a mockup.