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Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries a [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] on his jacket throughout the film. | Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) carries a [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] on his jacket throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB Tex Mk2Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk 2 Hand Grenade on Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]) jacket.]] | + | [[Image:GB Tex Mk2Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk 2 Hand Grenade on Tex Atkins ([[Jaimz Woolvett]]) jacket.]] |
[[Image:GB Tex Mk2Grenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the Mk 2.]] | [[Image:GB Tex Mk2Grenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the Mk 2.]] | ||
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Echo Company Marines Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]), Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) and Chico Spaceman ([[Pablo Espinosa]]) carry [[M67 hand grenade|M67 Hand Grenades]] on their jackets. | Echo Company Marines Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]), Sgt. Ray Shepard ([[Bobby Hosea]]) and Chico Spaceman ([[Pablo Espinosa]]) carry [[M67 hand grenade|M67 Hand Grenades]] on their jackets. | ||
[[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
− | [[Image:GB ChicoSpaceman EricAimes M67Grenades.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]) and Chico Spaceman ([[Pablo Espinosa]]) sport M67 Hand Grenades as Echo Company is introduced to Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]). | + | [[Image:GB ChicoSpaceman EricAimes M67Grenades.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric Aimes ([[Daniel Kash]]) and Chico Spaceman ([[Pablo Espinosa]]) sport M67 Hand Grenades as Echo Company is introduced to Capt. Ramsey ([[Casper Van Dien]]).]] |
[[Image:GB Ray M67Grenades.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of M67 Grenades hang on Sgt. Ray Shepard's ([[Bobby Hosea]]) jacket as he and several other Marines mutiny against Ramsey.]] | [[Image:GB Ray M67Grenades.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of M67 Grenades hang on Sgt. Ray Shepard's ([[Bobby Hosea]]) jacket as he and several other Marines mutiny against Ramsey.]] | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 16 January 2011
Going Back is a 2001 made for TV movie starring Casper Van Dien as Capt. Ramsey, the former Marine C.O of Echo Company. Years after the war, Ramsey and several of his former Marines return to Vietnam to film a TV documentary about their reunion, but tensions are high, 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. In the United States, the film was released on DVD under the title Under Heavy Fire.
The following weapons were used in the movie Going Back:
Rifles
M16A1
The main weapon used by the Marines of Echo Company, including Capt. Ramsey (Casper Van Dien), Tex Atkins (Jaimz Woolvett), Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Gunnery Sergeant. 'Gunny' Bailey (Jim Morse), Chicago (Mark Williams) and Top Taylor (Lance Glass Green), is the M16A1.
AK-47
The main weapon of the Vietcong is the AK-47, most likely a Type II model.
Machine Guns
M60 Machine Gun
'Jimmy Joe' Coulter (Kenny Johnson) and Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) carry the M60 Machine Gun for Echo Company. The M60 is also seen mounted on UH-1 'Huey' Iroquois Helicopters.
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 Eric Aimes (Daniel Kash), Sgt. Ray Shepard (Bobby Hosea) and Chico Spaceman (Pablo Espinosa) carry M67 Hand Grenades on their jackets.
Chinese Type II Stick Grenade
The Chinese Type II Stick Grenade, commonly known as the "Chi-com", (short for Chinese-Communist), is used by several VC Guerrillas.]]