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[[Image:St3posternew.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Starship Troopers 3: Marauder'' (2008)]]
 
 
[[Casper Van Dien]] returns as Col. Johnny Rico, a war hero in the seemingly never ending battle against a race of enormous bugs called the Arachnids. Col. Rico and his squad of troopers are called into action by his old friend Gen. Dix Hauser ([[Boris Kodjoe]]) to rescue Starship Captian Lola Beck ([[Jolene Blalock]]) and her crew from a bug infested nightmare.
 
 
 
[[Image:St3posternew.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Starship Troopers 3: Marauder.]]__TOC__<br clear="all">
 
 
 
==Morita Mk. III==
 
The primary weapon of the mobile infantry in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, is the Morita Mk. III. It closely resembles the [[Objective Individual Combat Weapon]], complete with grenade launcher and a long scope (which never seems to used by any troopers, apparently aiming is purely optional in the Mobile Infantry).
 
  
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'''''Starship Troopers 3: Marauder''''' is the 2008 DTV sequel to 1997's ''[[Starship Troopers]]''. [[Casper Van Dien]] returns from the first film as Johnny Rico, the war hero now promoted to Colonel in the seemingly never-ending battle against a race of enormous bugs known as the Arachnids. In the film, Col. Rico and his squad of troopers are called into action by his old friend Gen. Dix Hauser ([[Boris Kodjoe]]) to rescue Starship Captain Lola Beck ([[Jolene Blalock]]) and her crew from a bug infested nightmare. In the second film ''Starship Troopers II'', the decision was made to only use fictional non-firing weapons. However, in this film, real firearms were once again used and were housed in a futuristic shell. Because this film was made in South Africa, many of the weapons seen were of this country's origin.
  
The weapon itself is actually a Vektor R5 assault rifle, a South African variant of the [[Galil]] assault rifle, housed in a very bulky looking gun mold.
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'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Starship Troopers 3: Marauder'':'''
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[[Image:ST3 morita1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A schemtic of the new Morita Mk. III.]]
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==Morita Mk. III (Vektor R5)==
[[Image:ST3 morita2.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|A cutaway of the Morita, showing the R5 housed inside.]]
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The primary weapon used by the Mobile Infantry in the film is the Morita Mk. III. The rifle bears a resemblance to the [[Objective Individual Combat Weapon]], complete with "over-slung" grenade launcher and a long scope that ends in a flashlight(!). The weapon itself is actually a [[Galil|Vektor R5]] assault rifle, a South African variant of the [[Galil]] assault rifle, housed in a very bulky looking gun mold. As a nod to ''[[Aliens]]'' and the [[M41A Pulse Rifle]], it canonically chambers a 10x50mm caseless cartridge (although the M41A uses a smaller 10x24mm cartridge) and feeds from a 99-round magazine.
:''Sorry but isn't that an AK-47???'' [[User: Charon68|Charon68]]
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[[Image:VektorR5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vektor R5 - 5.56x45mm]]
It looks like an AK-47 because the R5 which is based off of the Galil, is itself based off the AK-47 frame.
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[[File:Starship-Troopers-3-Marauder-Morita-Mk-III-Hero-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A schematic of the new Morita Mk. III.]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The schematic shows how the rifle fits inside the shell. This illustration shows an [[AK-47]] inside the shell.]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita3.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Col. Johnny Rico ([[Casper Van Dien]]) with his Morita.]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita4.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|Rico ([[Casper Van Dien]]) shouts out orders while holding his Morita.]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita5.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Mobile Infantry troopers open fire at a horde of incoming bugs.]]
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[[File:ST3 09.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Rico uses the grenade launcher.]]
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[[File:ST3 04.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Lola Beck ([[Jolene Blalock]]) opens fire with the Morita variant.]]
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[[File:ST3 05.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Lola Beck ([[Jolene Blalock]]) fires the Morita.]]
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[[Image:ST3 morita6.jpg‎|thumb|none|501px|Capt. Lola Beck ([[Jolene Blalock]]) fires a Morita with a removed stock. Note the flying brass.]]
  
-Only most remotely. R5's have steel skeleton stocks, and synthetic fore grips. They also don't have the angled AK front sight on the barrel, the R series and the Galil have their sights on the gas tube. The red sillouette is definately an AK, not an R series rifle.
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==Vektor CP1==
:I agree, that is most definently an AK-47.  The R-4 series (and therefore the Galil) may have their actions based off of the AK-47, but they do not truly resemble it.[[User:SAWGunner89|SAWGunner89]] 15:26, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
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The [[Vektor CP1]] pistol was seen on numerous occasions in ''Starship Troopers 3'' with the pistol being seen in the hands of Federation military officers.
[[Image:ST3 morita3.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Col. Johnny Rico ([[Casper Van Dien]]) with his Morita.]]
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[[Image:VectorCP1PistolOtherSide.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Vektor CP1 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:ST3 morita4.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Rico ([[Casper Van Dien]]) shouts out orders while holding his Morita.]]
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[[Image:Vektor_CP1_Laser_mod.jpeg‎|thumb||none|300px|ST3 Prop Vektor CP1]]
[[Image:ST3 morita5.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Mobile Infantry troopers open fire at a horde of incoming bugs.]]
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[[File:ST3 25.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
[[Image:ST3 morita6.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Cap. Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) fires a Morita with a removed stock.]]
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[[File:ST3 26.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
[[Image:ST3 morita7.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Bull Brittles (Stelio Savante) fires his Morita. Note that not only is he not using the scope, but he's using his left eye to sight up the bugs.]]
 
Although I am fairly sure that the scope in that fabricated weapon does not really work, it is actually not that uncommon to use a combat optic with both eyes open, in fact many sights are designed to allow that.  This is so the firer has a greater degree of peripheral vision to maintain situational awareness, something which is key in a true fire-fight.  For example, the EOTech HWS series and some models of the Trijicon ACOG are both designed to allow this (Trijicon's in fact has its own name, the BAC, or Bindon Aiming Concept).  Just FYI.[[User:SAWGunner89|SAWGunner89]] 15:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 
  
-dude its not a scope its a flashlight look at the picture where the troopers a in a line you can see the shine off of it he is just peering over the gun to be more accruate unless there is a scope built into the flashlight-
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==Battlesuit Armaments==
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Rico and his team are seen in the new Federation Battlesuits, which are outfitted with several different weapons.
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[[File:ST3 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
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[[File:ST3 15.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
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[[File:ST3 18.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
  
==Vektor CP1 pistol==
 
The Vektor CP1 pistol was seen on numerous occasions in ''Starship Troopers 3'' witht he pistol being seen in the hands of Federation military officers.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:58, 6 February 2022

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder is the 2008 DTV sequel to 1997's Starship Troopers. Casper Van Dien returns from the first film as Johnny Rico, the war hero now promoted to Colonel in the seemingly never-ending battle against a race of enormous bugs known as the Arachnids. In the film, Col. Rico and his squad of troopers are called into action by his old friend Gen. Dix Hauser (Boris Kodjoe) to rescue Starship Captain Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) and her crew from a bug infested nightmare. In the second film Starship Troopers II, the decision was made to only use fictional non-firing weapons. However, in this film, real firearms were once again used and were housed in a futuristic shell. Because this film was made in South Africa, many of the weapons seen were of this country's origin.

The following weapons were used in the film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder:


Morita Mk. III (Vektor R5)

The primary weapon used by the Mobile Infantry in the film is the Morita Mk. III. The rifle bears a resemblance to the Objective Individual Combat Weapon, complete with "over-slung" grenade launcher and a long scope that ends in a flashlight(!). The weapon itself is actually a Vektor R5 assault rifle, a South African variant of the Galil assault rifle, housed in a very bulky looking gun mold. As a nod to Aliens and the M41A Pulse Rifle, it canonically chambers a 10x50mm caseless cartridge (although the M41A uses a smaller 10x24mm cartridge) and feeds from a 99-round magazine.

Vektor R5 - 5.56x45mm
Starship-Troopers-3-Marauder-Morita-Mk-III-Hero-1.jpg
A schematic of the new Morita Mk. III.
The schematic shows how the rifle fits inside the shell. This illustration shows an AK-47 inside the shell.
Col. Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) with his Morita.
Rico (Casper Van Dien) shouts out orders while holding his Morita.
Mobile Infantry troopers open fire at a horde of incoming bugs.
Rico uses the grenade launcher.
Capt. Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) opens fire with the Morita variant.
Capt. Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) fires the Morita.
Capt. Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) fires a Morita with a removed stock. Note the flying brass.

Vektor CP1

The Vektor CP1 pistol was seen on numerous occasions in Starship Troopers 3 with the pistol being seen in the hands of Federation military officers.

Vektor CP1 - 9x19mm
ST3 Prop Vektor CP1
ST3 25.jpg
ST3 26.jpg

Battlesuit Armaments

Rico and his team are seen in the new Federation Battlesuits, which are outfitted with several different weapons.

ST3 10.jpg
ST3 15.jpg
ST3 18.jpg

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