Talk:Band of the Hand

Minigun

Wasn't there an M134 Minigun seen in this film? --Ben41 (talk) 02:10, 15 October 2012 (EDT)

Yes I recall that as well. --Jcordell (talk) 06:35, 15 October 2012 (EDT)

Yes, there's a Minigun, but I just haven't listed it yet. It's actually not a M134, as far as I can tell it appears to be a M61 Vulcan.--Phillb36 (talk) 08:05, 15 October 2012 (EDT)

By the way, thanks for adding the movie poster.--Phillb36 (talk) 16:13, 15 October 2012 (EDT)

It's highly unlikely that the gatling gun is a Vulcan, because from the trailer it looks like someone is actually operating the weapon from a vehicle. (I have not seen any film or series where the Vulcan was not mounted on a helicopter or aircraft).--Ben41 (talk) 02:39, 16 October 2012 (EDT)

In the movie the weapon is mounted in a turret hidden inside a structure on top of the drug lab. I've compared the weapon in the movie to pictures of the M134 and the M61, and it looks too big to be an M134. Too me it more closely resembles the M61, and looks exactly like the cannon mounted on the "Blue Thunder" helicopter.--Phillb36 (talk) 08:02, 16 October 2012 (EDT)

Not a problem. I try to help out where I can. Adding the movie poster to pages is just something I like to do. People don't seem to be real sensitive about it either. Glad you made this page. I actually saw this movie at the theater when it was released. I saw it again a few weeks ago. Twenty-six years later!God I'm old.--Jcordell (talk) 10:19, 16 October 2012 (EDT)

Rotary Cannon Screenshots

Here's some shots of the cannon from the movie. It doesn't look like an M134 and to my eyes looks too big to be that weapon. In my opinion it most closely resembles the "Blue Thunder" cannon which is listed on this site as an M61 Vulcan. I took some photos from the "Blue Thunder" page for comparison. So what's the consensus? What is this weapon?Phillb36 (talk) 17:46, 16 October 2012 (EDT)--