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Difference between revisions of "The Fourth War"
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==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
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The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
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+ | ==M16A1 (A2 Handguards)== | ||
+ | The majority of the US soldiers in the film carry what appear to be [[M16A2]]-style rifles. This appear to be [[M16A1]] rifles with A2-style round handguards. | ||
+ | [[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
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+ | ==Norinco Type 56-1== | ||
+ | What appears to be the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle carried by Russian soldiers in the film. These rifles have the distinctive full-circle ("hooded") front sights of the Norinco, but have slant muzzle brakes of Russian-made [[AK]] rifles. Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]) appears to use one of these rifles that's been fitted with what appears to be a [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-25 Grenade launcher]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:56-1typeAKmilledreceiver.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56-1 assault rifle (under-folding stock variant), early model with milled receiver and plastic fittings - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
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+ | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
+ | [[Browning M2]] HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army APC's in the film. | ||
+ | [[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
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+ | == GP-25 Grenade launcher== | ||
+ | What appears to be a [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-25 Grenade launcher]] is mounted underneath the [[Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle used by Colonel Valachev ([[Jürgen Prochnow]]). This launcher could very well be a mockup. | ||
+ | [[Image:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|401px|GP-25 Grenade Launcher - 40mm]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] |
Revision as of 23:10, 24 September 2018
Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:The Fourth War for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
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The Fourth War is a 1990 drama directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider as Jack Knowles, a US Army Colonel and decorated Vietnam veteran who comes to be at odds with a Russian colonel (Jürgen Prochnow) at the West German-Czechoslovakia border during the height of the Cold War in the late 1980s.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fourth War:
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is seen in the hands of Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow).
M16A1 (A2 Handguards)
The majority of the US soldiers in the film carry what appear to be M16A2-style rifles. This appear to be M16A1 rifles with A2-style round handguards.
Norinco Type 56-1
What appears to be the Norinco Type 56-1 rifle carried by Russian soldiers in the film. These rifles have the distinctive full-circle ("hooded") front sights of the Norinco, but have slant muzzle brakes of Russian-made AK rifles. Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow) appears to use one of these rifles that's been fitted with what appears to be a GP-25 Grenade launcher.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Browning M2 HB machine guns are seen mounted on US Army APC's in the film.
GP-25 Grenade launcher
What appears to be a GP-25 Grenade launcher is mounted underneath the Norinco Type 56-1 rifle used by Colonel Valachev (Jürgen Prochnow). This launcher could very well be a mockup.