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[[Image:Missing_in_action.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Missing In Action'' (1984)]] | [[Image:Missing_in_action.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Missing In Action'' (1984)]] | ||
| + | '''''Missing in Action''''' is the 1984 action film starring [[Chuck Norris]] as James Braddock, a US Special Forces colonel who escaped from a Vietnamese prison camp during the war and proceeds to return to Vietnam ten years later to investigate a report of American POW's still imprisoned in the country. Braddock then launches his own mission to free the imprisoned soldiers. The film proved to be one of [[Chuck Norris]]'s biggest hits and was the first in a trilogy of ''Missing in Action'' films that included 1985's ''[[Missing in Action 2: The Beginning]]'' (which was filmed back to back with this movie and was actually intended to be the initial entry) and 1988's ''[[Braddock: Missing in Action III]]''. | ||
{{Film Title|Missing In Action}} | {{Film Title|Missing In Action}} | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==M16A1 with M203 == | ==M16A1 with M203 == | ||
| − | During the opening sequence, Col. James Braddock ([[Chuck Norris]]) uses an M203 | + | During the opening sequence, Col. James Braddock ([[Chuck Norris]]) uses an [[M203 grenade launcher]] mounted on his M16A1. |
[[Image:M16wM203.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 5.56x45mm with [[M203 grenade launcher]] 40mm]] | [[Image:M16wM203.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 5.56x45mm with [[M203 grenade launcher]] 40mm]] | ||
[[Image:MIA 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Braddock holds his M16A1 with the M203 as he helps a fallen comrade.]] | [[Image:MIA 05.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Braddock holds his M16A1 with the M203 as he helps a fallen comrade.]] | ||
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== M16 SP1 == | == M16 SP1 == | ||
| − | One of the US | + | One of the US soldiers is seen armed with an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 SP1]] rifle. |
[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16 SP1/AR-15]] | [[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16 SP1/AR-15]] | ||
[[Image:MIAsp1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In the film's opening, one of the US American soldiers is seen armed with an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 SP1]] rifle. Note the lack of a forward assist but the presence of the birdcage flash-hider.]] | [[Image:MIAsp1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|In the film's opening, one of the US American soldiers is seen armed with an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 SP1]] rifle. Note the lack of a forward assist but the presence of the birdcage flash-hider.]] | ||
== M16A1 == | == M16A1 == | ||
| − | Most of the US soldiers during the Vietnam sequence are seen using the [[M16#M16A1|M16A1]]. Braddock and Tuck ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) also use the M16A1 during the rescue of American POWs. | + | Most of the US soldiers during the Vietnam sequence are seen using the [[M16#M16A1|M16A1]]. Braddock and Tuck ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) also use the M16A1 during the rescue of American POWs. The M16s used by Braddock and Tuck have heavier-profile barrels than normal which, combined with the movie being filmed in the Philippines, suggests they may be Elisco Tool-produced Model 611Ps. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:M16A1ColtModel611.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M16A1 Model 611 with 20-round magazine and M60 bipod - 5.56x45mm]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAm162.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. James Braddock with his M16A1.]] | + | [[Image:MIAm162.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. James Braddock with his M16A1. Note the thickness of the barrel in comparison to the M16A1/M203 and M16 SP1 above.]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAm169.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[Image:MIAm169.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sideview of Braddock's rifle.]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAm166.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAm166.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Tuck ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]) with his M16A1.]] |
== Colt Model 653 == | == Colt Model 653 == | ||
| − | Vietnamese Assassins who try to kill Braddock in Bangkok are armed with [[ | + | Vietnamese Assassins who try to kill Braddock in Bangkok are armed with [[M16_rifle_series#Colt_Carbine.2FModel_653.2FModel_727.2FModel_733|Colt Model 653]] carbines. A similar carbine is used to test out a boat's resistance to gunfire. Based on the round forward assist plunger seen on one of them, these may be locally-produced Model 653Ps. |
[[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt Model 653 Carbine 16" barrel - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:ColtM653.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Colt Model 653 Carbine 16" barrel - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:MIAxm1772.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:MIAxm1772.jpg|thumb|601px|none|An Assassin with his Colt Model 653.]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAxm1774.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:MIAxm1774.jpg|thumb|601px|none|The other assassin uses his rifle during the chase with Braddock. The round forward assist plunger can be seen in this shot.]] |
| + | [[File:MIA_075.jpg|thumb|601px|none| A similar carbine is used to test out a boat's resistance to gunfire.]] | ||
== M14 Rifle == | == M14 Rifle == | ||
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[[Image:MIAtype563.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier shoots at Col. James Braddock.]] | [[Image:MIAtype563.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A NVA soldier shoots at Col. James Braddock.]] | ||
[[Image:MIAtype565.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN soldier shoots at an escaping Col. James Braddock.]] | [[Image:MIAtype565.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN soldier shoots at an escaping Col. James Braddock.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:MIAt567.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAt567.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Tuck commandeers a Type 56.]] |
[[File:Type 56-1.jpg|thumb|none|451px|Type 56-1 assault rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:Type 56-1.jpg|thumb|none|451px|Type 56-1 assault rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:MIAmortar3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldier with a Type 56-1.]] | [[Image:MIAmortar3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|NVA soldier with a Type 56-1.]] | ||
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== Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
Col. Braddock has a flashback of an American POW being shot by an NVA officer armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]. | Col. Braddock has a flashback of an American POW being shot by an NVA officer armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]]. | ||
| − | [[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:S&WModel10Long.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 -.38 Special]] |
| − | [[Image:MIArevolver.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIArevolver.jpg|thumb|none|602px|NVA officer draws his revolver.]] |
== Star Model B == | == Star Model B == | ||
| − | Vietnamese Police officers in Saigon, a Vietnamese assassin in the taxi cab and Vihn | + | Vietnamese Police officers in Saigon, a Vietnamese assassin in the taxi cab and Vihn use the [[Star Model B]]. |
| − | [[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Blued Star Model B - 9mm]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAstar.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAstar.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Vietnamese assassin with a Star Model B.]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAstar2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAstar2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Another Vietnamese assassin readies his Star Model B.]] |
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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== Uzi == | == Uzi == | ||
The Vietnamese Assassin who jumps Col. Braddock's truck is armed with an [[Uzi]]. | The Vietnamese Assassin who jumps Col. Braddock's truck is armed with an [[Uzi]]. | ||
| − | [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Uzi -9x19mm Parabellum]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAuzi.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAuzi.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Vietnamese Assassin with Uzi.]] |
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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A Vietnamese assassin fires an [[M79 grenade launcher]] into Braddock's motel room. Braddock also uses an M79 to destroy a guard tower. | A Vietnamese assassin fires an [[M79 grenade launcher]] into Braddock's motel room. Braddock also uses an M79 to destroy a guard tower. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:MIAm79.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAm79.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A Vietnamese Assassin shoots his M79 at Col. James Braddock.]] |
| − | [[Image:MIAm792.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAm792.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Col. James Braddock readies his M79.]] |
== M9A1 Bazooka == | == M9A1 Bazooka == | ||
A PAVN soldier utilizes an [[M9A1 "Bazooka"]] when the POW convoy is attacked by Col. Braddock. | A PAVN soldier utilizes an [[M9A1 "Bazooka"]] when the POW convoy is attacked by Col. Braddock. | ||
[[Image:M9bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M9A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]] | [[Image:M9bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M9A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch]] | ||
| − | [[Image:MIAbazooka.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MIAbazooka.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A PAVN soldier with an M9A1 Bazooka.]] |
| + | [[File:MIA 133.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The PAVN soldiers celebrate after taking out Tuck's boat with the Bazooka.]] | ||
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==Mk 2 Hand Grenade== | ==Mk 2 Hand Grenade== | ||
| − | + | [[Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]s are utilized by Col. James Braddock during the film's opening and then while setting a trap.. | |
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|125px|Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|125px|Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:MIA 092.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. James Braddock has two Mk2 grenades on his web gear as he helplessly watches two wounded US soldiers being bayoneted during the film's opening.]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:MIA 093.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This scene...]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:MIA 095.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...makes ...no ...sense.]] |
| + | [[Image:MIA 116.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Col. James Braddock sets a trap with the grenade.]] | ||
== 81mm Mortar == | == 81mm Mortar == | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Action Movie]] | [[Category:Action Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 9 May 2021
Missing in Action is the 1984 action film starring Chuck Norris as James Braddock, a US Special Forces colonel who escaped from a Vietnamese prison camp during the war and proceeds to return to Vietnam ten years later to investigate a report of American POW's still imprisoned in the country. Braddock then launches his own mission to free the imprisoned soldiers. The film proved to be one of Chuck Norris's biggest hits and was the first in a trilogy of Missing in Action films that included 1985's Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (which was filmed back to back with this movie and was actually intended to be the initial entry) and 1988's Braddock: Missing in Action III.
The following weapons were used in the film Missing In Action:
Machine Guns
M60
Col. James Braddock (Chuck Norris) uses the M60 during the POW rescue mission. He famously is seen rising from the water with the machine gun. It's also seen used by both NVA and US forces throughout the film.
M60D
The M60D is used by the doorgunners on UH-1 "Huey" helicopters at the beginning and end of the film.
Browning M2HB
PAVN soldiers man a pair of Browning M2HBs against Col. Braddock.
Rifles
M16A1 with M203
During the opening sequence, Col. James Braddock (Chuck Norris) uses an M203 grenade launcher mounted on his M16A1.
M16 SP1
One of the US soldiers is seen armed with an M16 SP1 rifle.
M16A1
Most of the US soldiers during the Vietnam sequence are seen using the M16A1. Braddock and Tuck (M. Emmet Walsh) also use the M16A1 during the rescue of American POWs. The M16s used by Braddock and Tuck have heavier-profile barrels than normal which, combined with the movie being filmed in the Philippines, suggests they may be Elisco Tool-produced Model 611Ps.
Colt Model 653
Vietnamese Assassins who try to kill Braddock in Bangkok are armed with Colt Model 653 carbines. A similar carbine is used to test out a boat's resistance to gunfire. Based on the round forward assist plunger seen on one of them, these may be locally-produced Model 653Ps.
M14 Rifle
In the opening sequence, the M14 Rifle is seen in the hands of US and NVA forces. The M14 is also seen in the hands of PAVN soldiers during the climax.
AK
AKs are commonly used by PAVN soldiers.
Type 56
NVA/PAVN forces can be seen armed mostly with Type 56-series rifles, both the standard Type 56 and the folding-stock Type 56-1.
Type 56 Carbine
A PAVN soldier can briefly be seen with an Type 56 carbine.
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Col. Braddock has a flashback of an American POW being shot by an NVA officer armed with a Smith & Wesson Model 10.
Star Model B
Vietnamese Police officers in Saigon, a Vietnamese assassin in the taxi cab and Vihn use the Star Model B.
Submachine Guns
Madsen M50
A Vietnamese police officer is seen briefly with a Madsen M50 when Braddock's hotel is surrounded.
Uzi
The Vietnamese Assassin who jumps Col. Braddock's truck is armed with an Uzi.
Other
M79 Grenade Launcher
A Vietnamese assassin fires an M79 grenade launcher into Braddock's motel room. Braddock also uses an M79 to destroy a guard tower.
M9A1 Bazooka
A PAVN soldier utilizes an M9A1 "Bazooka" when the POW convoy is attacked by Col. Braddock.
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Mk 2 Hand Grenades are utilized by Col. James Braddock during the film's opening and then while setting a trap..
81mm Mortar
Both the North Vietnamese and US troops are seen using the 81mm Mortar.
