The Final Countdown

The following weapons were used in the film The Final Countdown:

The Final Countdown (1980)

M1911A1

During the hostage situation aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, a captured Japanese Zero pilot (Soon-Tek Oh) commandeers an M1911A1 pistol from a slain Marine guard. Another Marine responding to the crisis is also wielding an M1911A1, but doesn't fire it during the incident. It should also be noted that the M1911A1's have a gloss blued finish like a civilian pistol, instead of the military parkerized finish.

M1911A1 .45 ACP

A Marine Captain wields an M1911A1 as he responds to the hostage situation in the sickbay of the Nimitz.

The Japanese Zero pilot holds Laurel Scott (Katharine Ross) at gunpoint with a comandeered M1911A1. Note that the thumb safety is engaged!

M16A1 Rifle

The M16A1 assault rifle can be seen wielded by Marines guarding the Japanese Zero pilot. The pilot then gets ahold of one of these weapons and uses it to kill several of his captors before finally being killed by other Marines also packing M16A1's. In scenes where there is no shooting, these weapons are replaced with MGC replica rifles.

M16A1 with 30-round magazine 5.56x45mm

The Japanese Zero pilot opens up with an M16A1 taken from a Marine guard.

U.S. Marines open up with their M16A1 rifles, killing the Japanese Zero pilot.

MGC M16 replica

U.S. Marines armed with MGC M16 replica assault rifles take a captured Japanese Zero pilot into custody.

M8 Flare Pistol

While being dropped off on a remote island near Hawaii, Senator Samuel Chapman (Charles Durning) takes an M8 Flare Pistol from the helicopter's emergency gear and threatens to fire it if he isn't taken to Pearl Harbor. Shortly after takeoff, the crew of the helicopter jump Chapman and try to get the gun away from him, only for the gun to go off and destroy the helicopter, killing all onboard.

M8 flare pistol 40mm

Senator Samuel Chapman hijacks a U.S. Navy helicopter toting an M8 flare pistol.

Type 97 Light Machine Gun

The Japanese A6M "Zero" fighters that destroy the yacht and are in turn destroyed by the F-14 Tomcats are armed with Type 97 light machine guns mounted in the wings. When the Tomcats are "playing" with the A6M's prior to being cleared to shoot them down, one of the Zeroes fires a burst at one of the F-14's, though the agile jet fighter easily evades the burst. In reality, these planes were American-made T-6 Texan trainers mocked up to look like Japanese-made Zeroes (a common practice in older films), the machine guns also being acetyline-firing mockups meant to simulate the Zero's armament.

Type 97 light machine gun 7.7x58mm Arisaka

A mocked-up A6M Zero firing a simulated Type 97 light machine gun