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[[Image:GoingBack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Going Back'' (2001)]] | [[Image:GoingBack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Going Back'' (2001)]] | ||
− | ''Going Back'' is a 2001 drama starring [[Casper Van Dien]] as Capt. Ramsey, a Vietnam War veteran and former Marine C.O of Echo Company who returns to Vietnam with several of his former E Company Marines to film a TV documentary about their reunion. | + | '''''Going Back''''' (Released on DVD in the United States under the title ''[[Under Heavy Fire]]'') is a 2001 war drama starring [[Casper Van Dien]] as Capt. Ramsey, a Vietnam War veteran and former Marine C.O of Echo Company who returns to Vietnam with several of his former E Company Marines to film a TV documentary about their reunion. During the reunion, tensions began to rise as the men of E Company blame Ramsey for a friendly fire incident that resulted in the deaths of several Marines. As the men revisit old battlefields, the events leading up to the day in question are shown in a series of flashbacks. The film co-starred [[Jaimz Woolvett]], [[Bobby Hosea]], [[ Pablo Espinosa]] and [[Kenny Johnson]], and was directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]], who had previously directed the Vietnam War-themed films as ''[[The Boys in Company C]]'' and ''[[Purple Hearts]]''. [[Sidney J. Furie]] would later direct a quasi-sequel, 2006's ''[[The Veteran (2006)|The Veteran]]'', which also co-stars [[Bobby Hosea]] and utilized footage from this film. |
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==M16A1== | ==M16A1== | ||
− | The main weapon used by the U.S.Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]), Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]), Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]), Chico Spaceman ([[ Pablo Espinosa]]), Gunnery Sergeant. 'Gunny' Bailey ([[Jim Morse]]), Chicago ([[Mark Williams]]) and 'Top' Taylor ([[Lance Glass Green]]), is the [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]] | + | The main weapon used by the U.S. Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]), Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]), Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]), Chico Spaceman ([[ Pablo Espinosa]]), Gunnery Sergeant. 'Gunny' Bailey ([[Jim Morse]]), Chicago ([[Mark Williams]]) and 'Top' Taylor ([[Lance Glass Green]]), is the [[M16 rifle series|M16A1]]. The rifles in the film notably have the round forward button of the [[M16A2]] rather than the correct teardrop-shaped button. |
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm. What distinguishes it from the original M16 was the addition of a raised rib around the magazine release button, changing of the forward Receiver pins, and the addition of the forward assist button on the upper receiver.]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB GunnyBailey M16A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:GB GunnyBailey M16A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric ([[Daniel Kash]]) with his M16A1.]] |
[[Image:GB Chicago M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicago ([[Mark Williams]]) aims his M16A1.]] | [[Image:GB Chicago M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chicago ([[Mark Williams]]) aims his M16A1.]] | ||
[[Image:GB Tex M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) unloads his M16A1 on full automatic at a Vietcong sniper in a spider hole.]] | [[Image:GB Tex M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) unloads his M16A1 on full automatic at a Vietcong sniper in a spider hole.]] | ||
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[[Image:GB CaptRamsey M16A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsey's M16A1 slung around his shoulder.]] | [[Image:GB CaptRamsey M16A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ramsey's M16A1 slung around his shoulder.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Norinco Type 56== |
− | The main weapon of the Vietcong is the [[AK-47]] | + | The main weapon of the Vietcong is the [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]]. |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Early type 56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56, early milled receiver model with under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong sniper carrying an | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vietcong sniper carrying an Type 56 is shot out of a tree.]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Type 56 rifles rest against a dugout wall in the VC tunnels.]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|VC Guerrillas firing | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|VC Guerrillas firing Type 56's at Marines in Hue.]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC Guerrilla fires his | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC Guerrilla fires his Type 56.]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC Guerrilla trains his | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A VC Guerrilla trains his Type 56 on 'Doc' Jordan ([[Austin Farwell]]), giving us a good look at the front sight that confirms it as an Chinese variant, the Norinco Type 56.]] |
− | [[Image:GB VC AK47 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fleeing VC Guerrilla raises his | + | [[Image:GB VC AK47 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fleeing VC Guerrilla raises his Type 56.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==M60D Machine Gun== | ==M60D Machine Gun== | ||
− | An [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' | + | An [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters. |
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB DoorGunner M60 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good shot of the M60D Machine Gun ammunition belt/box, mounted on a UH-1 'Huey' | + | [[Image:GB DoorGunner M60 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good shot of the M60D Machine Gun ammunition belt/box, mounted on a UH-1 'Huey' helicopter.]] |
==M60 Machine Gun== | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:GB JimmyJoe M60 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'Jimmy Joe' clutches an M60 as he rests against a tree.]] | [[Image:GB JimmyJoe M60 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'Jimmy Joe' clutches an M60 as he rests against a tree.]] | ||
[[Image:GB Marine M60.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires an M60 on his bipod as Echo Company lands at Da Nang.]] | [[Image:GB Marine M60.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires an M60 on his bipod as Echo Company lands at Da Nang.]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB Ray M60 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray fires his M60 in Hue, | + | [[Image:GB Ray M60 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray fires his M60 in Hue, one handed.]] |
=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
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Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries an [[M79 grenade launcher|M79 Grenade Launcher]]) until he becomes Capt. Ramsey's ([[Casper Van Dien]]) RTO. | Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries an [[M79 grenade launcher|M79 Grenade Launcher]]) until he becomes Capt. Ramsey's ([[Casper Van Dien]]) RTO. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB Tex M79.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) takes cover from a VC | + | [[Image:GB Tex M79.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) takes cover from a VC machine gun with his M79 Grenade Launcher.]] |
[[Image:GB Tex M79 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires a green smoke grenade from his M79 to indicate where an enemy APC is (in reality, red smoke would be used to mark a position for a fire mission, and green smoke would be used to mark friendly positions).]] | [[Image:GB Tex M79 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires a green smoke grenade from his M79 to indicate where an enemy APC is (in reality, red smoke would be used to mark a position for a fire mission, and green smoke would be used to mark friendly positions).]] | ||
[[Image:GB Tex M79 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires his M79 at a VC sniper in a spider hole.]] | [[Image:GB Tex M79 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires his M79 at a VC sniper in a spider hole.]] | ||
[[Image:GB Tex M79 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In this shot, Woolvett demonstrates somewhat exaggerated recoil.]] | [[Image:GB Tex M79 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In this shot, Woolvett demonstrates somewhat exaggerated recoil.]] | ||
[[Image:GB Tex M79 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires his M79.]] | [[Image:GB Tex M79 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex fires his M79.]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB Tex M79 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex holds his M79 as Echo Company move an M40 Recoilless Rifle | + | [[Image:GB Tex M79 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex holds his M79 as Echo Company move an jeep-mounted M40 Recoilless Rifle.]] |
==M72 LAW== | ==M72 LAW== | ||
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==M40 Recoilless Rifle== | ==M40 Recoilless Rifle== | ||
− | Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) and 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) use an M40 Recoilless Rifle mounted on a jeep to knock out several heavily fortified VC positions in Hue City. | + | Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) and 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) use an [[M40 Recoilless Rifle]] mounted on a jeep to knock out several heavily fortified VC positions in Hue City. |
− | [[ | + | |
− | [[Image:GB Jeep RecoilessRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M40 Recoilless Rifle mounted on a jeep.]] | + | [[File:M40 Type 73 jeep mount.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M40 Recoilless Rifle (Licensed in Japan as the Type 60) mounted on Type 73 Kyu jeep - 106mm Rocket]] |
+ | [[Image:GB Jeep RecoilessRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M40 Recoilless Rifle mounted on a jeep. Note the sight is just an empty circle: it should have an optical sight.]] | ||
[[Image:GB JimmyJoe Tex RecoilessRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) inspects the barrel, making sure that the gun is loaded.]] | [[Image:GB JimmyJoe Tex RecoilessRifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'Jimmy Joe' Coulter ([[Kenny Johnson]]) inspects the barrel, making sure that the gun is loaded.]] | ||
[[Image:GB JimmyJoe Tex RecoilessRifle 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) and 'Jimmy Joe' sight in the Recoilless Rifle.]] | [[Image:GB JimmyJoe Tex RecoilessRifle 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) and 'Jimmy Joe' sight in the Recoilless Rifle.]] | ||
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[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Sidney J. Furie]] |
Latest revision as of 23:57, 3 November 2018
Going Back (Released on DVD in the United States under the title Under Heavy Fire) is a 2001 war drama starring Casper Van Dien as Capt. Ramsey, a Vietnam War veteran and former Marine C.O of Echo Company who returns to Vietnam with several of his former E Company Marines to film a TV documentary about their reunion. During the reunion, tensions began to rise as the men of E Company blame Ramsey for a friendly fire incident that resulted in the deaths of several Marines. As the men revisit old battlefields, the events leading up to the day in question are shown in a series of flashbacks. The film co-starred Jaimz Woolvett, Bobby Hosea, Pablo Espinosa and Kenny Johnson, and was directed by Sidney J. Furie, who had previously directed the Vietnam War-themed films as The Boys in Company C and Purple Hearts. Sidney J. Furie would later direct a quasi-sequel, 2006's The Veteran, which also co-stars Bobby Hosea and utilized footage from this film.
The following weapons were used in the film Going Back:
Rifles
M16A1
The main weapon used by the U.S. Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey (Casper Van Dien), Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett), Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa), Gunnery Sergeant. 'Gunny' Bailey (Jim Morse), Chicago (Mark Williams) and 'Top' Taylor (Lance Glass Green), is the M16A1. The rifles in the film notably have the round forward button of the M16A2 rather than the correct teardrop-shaped button.
Norinco Type 56
The main weapon of the Vietcong is the Norinco Type 56.
Machine Guns
M60D Machine Gun
An M60D Machine Gun is seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' helicopters.
M60 Machine Gun
'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry the M60 machine gun for Echo Company.
Launchers
M79 Grenade Launcher
Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) carries an M79 Grenade Launcher) until he becomes Capt. Ramsey's (Casper Van Dien) RTO.
M72 LAW
Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa) and other Marines carry the M72 LAW, which is never seen fired.
M40 Recoilless Rifle
Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) and 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) use an M40 Recoilless Rifle mounted on a jeep to knock out several heavily fortified VC positions in Hue City.
Sidearms
Colt M1911A1
Capt. Ramsey (Casper Van Dien), 'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) and 'Doc' Jordan (Austin Farwell) use the Colt M1911A1 in the film.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett) carries a Mk 2 Hand Grenade on his jacket throughout the film.
M67 Hand Grenade
Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry M67 Hand Grenades on their jackets.
M26 Hand Grenade
Echo Company Marines Lance Corporal Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) and Private Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa) carry M26 hand grenades on their jackets.
Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade
The Type 67 stick grenade, commonly known as the "Chi-com", (short for Chinese-Communist), is used by several VC Guerrillas.