The following weapons appear in the film Dragon Wars: D-War:
Dragon Wars: D-Wars (2007)
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Ethan Kendrick (Jason Behr) is given a nickel plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 snub nosed revolver for self-defense.
Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special
Sarah Daniels (
Amanda Brooks) threatens to shoot herself with Ethan's Model 36, thus depriving the evil dragon masters of their prize.
Glock 17
Agent Frank Pinsky (Chris Mulkey) threatens to shoot Sarah Daniels (Amanda Brooks) with his 3rd Generation Glock 17.
3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm
Agent Judah Campbell (
John Ales) tries to stop Frank shooting Sarah by aiming his own Glock 17.
Unknown Revolver
What appears to be a Korean stuntman dressed as a police officer fires his unknown revolver before being crushed by a flying car. The police car is a Daewoo, and not a standard police car used in the U.S.
Nambu Model 60 (Airsoft)
An airsoft Nambu Model 60 is used by a US Army helicopter pilot. The use of a revolver by the pilot is highly incorrect, since Army helicopter pilots adopted semi-automatic pistols as their sidearms decades ago.
Airsoft Nambu Model 60 - 6mm BB
An Apache gunship pilot pulls his revolver.
Beretta 92FS
LAPD officers use the Beretta 92FS.
A combination of patrol cars and motorcycle cops fire their Beretta 92FS pistols at the attacking dragon with little effect.
Two police officers fire their Beretta 92FS pistols at the dragon.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A2
LAPD SWAT officers are armed with Heckler & Koch MP5A2s while engaging the Dragons on the rooftop.
Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm
LAPD SWAT line up to fire their MP5A2s with tactical lights attached.
LAPD SWAT running up to the railing on the rooftop to engage the dragons with their H&K MP5A2s with tactical light foreends.
More LAPD SWAT running to reinforce the force at the wall.
An impressive lineup of tons of SWAT members ready to fight the dragon warriors... but to no avail.
Rifles
M4A1
In the film's opening, a SWAT team runs to the dragon cave, mostly armed with M4A1 carbines with Aimpoint sights. US Army troops also use M4A1s.
Colt M4A1 carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm
Early on, a SWAT team runs to the dragon cave, mostly armed with M4 carbines with Aimpoint sights.
Mechanized infantry get into position in front of an APC with their M4 carbines with M68 Aimpoint sights.
In the carnage of the first failed assault on the dragon Lair, the surviving SWAT team members fire their M4 carbines at the approaching dragon soldiers.
What is interesting is that the M4s have the correct A2 flash hiders (the starburst doesn't go all the way around), which is rare in motion pictures. Usually all blank adapted firearms with birdcage flash hiders have the M16A1 version, to create that beautiful full starburst pattern with their full hot blanks.
M16A1
Some M16A1s with A2 handguards are used by US soldiers in firing sequences. However, during non firing sequences, they seem to have the modified MGC Replica M16s that have been upgraded with A2 handguards, A1 style flash hiders and 30 round magazines (just like the ones used by the Congressionals in the film Barb Wire).
M16A1 with A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm
A US soldier behind the one with an M4 appears to have a modified MGC M16 with A2 handguards, A1 flash hider and a poorly fitting 30-round magazine.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
Infantrymen are seen manning Browning M2HBs on the British FV432 APCs mocked up as M113 armored personnel carriers in downtown Los Angeles.
Rather inaccurately, a soldier in an infantryman uniform mans the Browning M2HB on the FV432 APC. Note the bizarre ad-hoc mounting bracket necessary to do this: the FV432's normal hatch weapon is an L7 GPMG, an
FN MAG derivative, and so the standard hatch mounting bracket would be useless.
APC gunners open fire with their .50 caliber machine guns. The soldier here is wearing the armor and BDU of an infantryman and not of a Combat Vehicle Crewman (CVC) who should be manning the machine gun.
A front shot of the fireball from the .50 BMG blanks.
M230 Chain Gun
Apache helicopter gunships fire their Hughes M230 Chain Guns while flying over downtown Los Angeles.
Hughes M230 chain gun - 30x113mm B
Impressive shot of the Apache gunships unleashing their nose mounted
M230 Chain Gun.
A close-up of an Apache opening fire with the M320 Chain Gun.
Trivia
Armored Columns in Los Angeles
Despite what the critics say, there is an impressive (if unsuccessful) defense of Los Angeles by a slew of US armored vehicles; most of these vehicles are played by more easily available British stand-ins belonging to a movie rental company called Army Trucks Inc. The tanks are Chieftain tanks visually modified to pass as M1A1 Abrams, also seen in many other movies such as Jarhead and Cloverfield, while the M113 APCs are played by FV432 APCs. It seems only two real tanks were present, with CGI trickery used to create the remainder of the column.
Armored vehicles drive into the financial district of Los Angeles.
Impressive lineup of US armored vehicles driving downtown. The two front tanks are easily identified as Army Trucks Inc's Chieftain-chassis fake Abrams, while the ones further back appear to be CG fakes; note that unlike the tanks ahead they do not have a raised lip on the glacis plate, and the shape of their hull front is more correct for an Abrams. Note also that none of the rear tanks are obscured by the exhaust smoke of the pair in front.
"M1A1" tank with their gunners roll toward their doom...
Military Helicopters
The CGI helicopters are actually quite good in the film. The battle over the skies of Los Angeles, though illogical at times, is a nice and high end CGI sequence.
A slew of Black Hawks take part in a failed attack on the headquarters of the evil forces.
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