Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder is the 2008 DTV sequel to 1997's Starship Troopers. Casper Van Dien returns as Johnny Rico, a 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 (AK-47)

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 grenade launcher and a long scope (which never seems to used by any troopers, apparently aiming is purely optional in the Mobile Infantry). 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.

AK-47- 7.62x39mm

A schematic of the new Morita Mk. III.

The schematic shows how the rifle fit 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.

Capt. Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) fires a Morita with a removed stock.

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