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==M16A1==
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==M16==
At the beginning of the miniseries, Mike Donovan ([[Marc Singer]]) is seen covering a Central American war where rebels use [[M16A1]] rifles against a government helicopter.
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At the beginning of the miniseries, Mike Donovan ([[Marc Singer]]) is seen covering the war in El Salvador where rebels use [[M16]] rifles against a government helicopter.  Resistance fighters also use the M16 against the Visitor spacecraft in the climax of the miniseries.
[[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.]]
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habits and faulty ammunition.
 
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[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam.  It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm]]
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==M1911A1==
 
==M1911A1==

Revision as of 08:00, 21 April 2010

V is the 1983 science fiction miniseries which aired over two nights on NBC. In this miniseries, an alien race who come to be known as "The Visitors" lands on Earth with the promise of peace and prosperity for the human race. However, the truth behind their mission is uncovered, several humans then agree to form a resistance against the Visitors. The story was continued in the 1984 miniseries V: The Final Battle and V: The Series. The story would be reimagined in the 2009 television remake.


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The following weapons were used in the miniseries V: The Original Miniseries:


M16

At the beginning of the miniseries, Mike Donovan (Marc Singer) is seen covering the war in El Salvador where rebels use M16 rifles against a government helicopter. Resistance fighters also use the M16 against the Visitor spacecraft in the climax of the miniseries. habits and faulty ammunition.

The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm
VTOS 026.jpg

M1911A1

The M1911A1 is used by a rebel leader at the beginning to take down a government helicopter.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol Commercial - .45 ACP

Heckler & Koch P7M13

The Heckler & Koch P7M13 is the main handgun used by Juliet Parish (Faye Grant). She is most notably seen using it against a Visitor aircraft at the climax of the miniseries.

Heckler & Koch P7M13 9x19mm

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