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Flight of the Intruder
The following weapons were used in the film Flight of the Intruder:
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Mosin Nagant M91/30 Rifle
Near the start of the film where a peasant in a rice paddy takes a pot shot at the A-6 Intruder piloted by Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his Bombadier/Navagator Lieutenant Morgan "Morg" McPhearson (Christopher Rich), "Morg" being fatally wounded by the shot, bleeding to death by the time the two return to their carrier.
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle
Near the end of the film, an N.V.A. sniper (Dr. Akio Mitamura) can be seen using a sniper version of the Mosin Nagant, chasing after the protagonists as they're trying to flee from the combat zone after being shot down in order to be rescued by helicopter.
M60 Machine Gun
Near the end of the film, an HH-3 "Jolly Green" rescue helicopter sent to airlift "Cool Hand" and Commander Fanke "Duke" Camparelli (Danny Glover) can be seen armed with an M60 machine gun for the door gunner, though the choppers rely mostly on the A-1 "Sandy" ground-attack planes to clear out most of the enemy ground fire for them.
M1911
An M1911 appears in the film as the sidearm of Lt. Commander Virgil "Tiger" Cole (Willem Dafoe) during the film. He can be seen cleaning it when discussing the "Sam City" mission with "Cool Hand" (Brad Johnson). It is a Government Issued M1911, not the M1911A1, as it has the straight back strap and no relief cuts around the trigger guard on the frame.
Colt Mark IV Series 70
Virgil "Tiger" Cole (Willem Dafoe) has a blued Colt MK IV Series 70 pistol when he is shot down over enemy territory.
M1911A1
The only instances where an actual M1911A1 appears are in the holsters of the Marines who escort Cole and Grafton for their court martial, however, these pistols are always holstered (so it is only a guess that they are indeed M1911A1 pistols) and later in the hands of Commander Camparelli (has his survival sidearm). Camparelli uses the M1911A1 to kill a Pathet Lao soldier and the gun is later used by Grafton to take out an NVA sniper.
SKS Rifle / Type 56 Carbine
The SKS rifle is seen commonly mixed in with AK47 variants amongst the enemy troops at the end of the film. Being that they all appear to have the Chinese style 'pig sticker' spike bayonet, they should officially be called "Type 56 Carbine" (the name for the Chinese SKS).
After being shot down, Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe) accidentally stumbles upon an NVA soldier (Eddie Badiang) armed with an Type 56 Carbine. The soldier attempts to shoot Virgil but his aim is knocked off as Virgil kicks the muzzle of the weapon just as he fires, though still suffers a mortal wound from the shot, Virgil then using his survival knife to kill the soldier.
AK-47
AK-47s were seen in the hands of NVA soldiers throughout the film.
M2HB Browning Machine Gun
There are several appearances in the film of Browning M2HB heavy machine guns, erroneously shown being used by North Vietnamese forces as anti-aircraft weapons when in reality they'd be much more likely to be using DShK heavy machine guns instead. M2HB's also appear in a quad mount used as the main armament of a faux ZSU-23/4 anti-aircraft vehicle instead of the real vehicle's quad 23mm autocannons.
Unknown Revolver
Near the end of the film, "Cool Hand" can be seen carrying a small-frame revolver (possibly a Smith & Wesson Model 36) as his sidearm when he's shot down. At one point, he uses the revolver and Commander Camparelli's M1911A1 akimbo, charging the sniper with both pistols blazing as the sniper's lining up on Camparelli.