Chapter 37 "Guns, lots and lots of guns"

Durga After Keanu Reeves uttered this line in "The Matrix", we may be able to imagine several cooler ways to release the gun, but we cannot deny that the speeding gun frame is cool enough; when While Reeves is fighting in the building, we can probably imagine several more flashy ways to use guns, but there is no denying that being like him is also flashy. "The Matrix" has found another reasonable stage for the Hong Kong-style gun battle where bullets fly everywhere without killing people, so guns can play an important role.There are many famous guns in the film, among which Reeves holds the M-16A1 on the poster with several characters standing with guns.This is the weapon he used in the lobby and on the roof after he broke into Hackcatcher's HQ.

It's stated in the film that Empire is set in 1999, so it's puzzling that he'll use the M-16A1 instead of the M-16A2.We must know that since the mid-1980s, countries have replaced the former with the latter.However, there are two explanations for this: one is that the film was filmed in Australia, where it may be easier to find M-16A1, but this does not seem to be true, because the standard weapon of the Australian army is also M-16A2; I prefer the M-16A1, and think its slender body looks more photogenic. The most obvious difference between M-16A1 and M-16A2 is the guard around the barrel. A1 is a smooth triangle from thick to thin, and A2 is round with stripes. The design of A2 is for better control, but in terms of appearance, it is indeed not as slender as A1.

At the end of the 20th century, the M-16's status as a famous gun was further consolidated, especially compared with the old rival AK-47, its advanced design concept, accurate shooting, and influence on other rifle designs, are further highlighted.Indeed, the name of the M-16 gun does not come from its appearance, but from its strength. The M-16 was designed by the famous American gun designer Eugene Stoner in the early 1960s.When the U.S. military was bidding for a new generation of rifles, Stoner attracted attention with its novel small-caliber rifle design of 5.56mm, then the design number was AR-10 and later AR-15.However, this unconventional design did not immediately attract the attention of the military. At that time, those who were superstitious about large-caliber guns in the military had the upper hand. They hoped to use the 7.62mm caliber rifle to fight against the Soviet-made AK-47. , because AK-47 is 7.62mm caliber, so they initially chose M-14, and put it into the Vietnam battlefield, and Colt took a fancy to Stoner's design and bought it.

In the movie "Born on the Fourth of July," about the first Vietnam soldiers, Tom Cruise holds an M-14.However, the faults of the M-14 were quickly exposed. It is indeed very powerful. It is quite accurate in semi-automatic shooting (single shot, automatic loading), but it is almost difficult to control when it is fully automatic shooting (burst), so veterans They forbid recruits to use M14 bursts, and its huge gun body is not suitable for jungle warfare.In fact, the U.S. military later developed the M-14 into a sniper rifle. In "Black Hawk Down", the two snipers who volunteered to protect the pilot used the M-14.

Speaking of the M-16, in 1967, the military finally took a fancy to the compact M-16, so the first batch of orders was sent to Vietnam. At this time, it has been 6 years since the design of the M-16 was proposed.In "Vietnam War Faithful" (also translated "We Are Soldiers"), the unit led by Mel Gibson was one of the first units to use the M-16.In the film, the old sergeant major commented on the M-16 as a "plastic toy", which was a very typical view at the time.The M-16, which uses a lot of synthetic plastic, is indeed far from the traditional concept of a rifle, but its power must not be underestimated. The M-16 gun is 991mm long, weighs 3.1kg, and has an effective range of 400m. Due to the use of small-caliber bullets, the amount of ammunition carried by an individual soldier can be 25% more than that of the AK-47.Moreover, its warhead will roll sideways after entering the human body, causing very large damage.Often the entrance is small and the exit is large, and the hole it opens in the human body is larger than that of the AK-47, so the Vietnamese guerrillas quickly spread the saying "be careful of the black gun making a big hole (M-16 is black)".In addition, the accuracy of the M-16 is amazing. Although the effective range of the AK-47 is claimed to be 800m (in fact, like most Soviet-made rifles, it even has a scale of 1000m on its scale), but in actual combat it is about 300m. Shooting is hard to control.The M-16 can shoot accurately even with inexperienced soldiers at a distance of 200 to 300 meters.It can be said that its gun body is like a complete device for absorbing recoil. When shooting, the recoil is not only small but also acts directly on the rear, making the muzzle bounce very small.It is not impossible for an experienced soldier to hit a double tape (two bullets with one bullet hole) in two bursts.In the game "Delta Special Forces", the recoil of M-16A2 is set to zero. Although this is a bit exaggerated, the comparison of recoil between M-16 and AK-47 in "Counter Strike" is very vivid.

In the movie "Platoon", Charlie Sheen dropped the M-16 to make a muddy AK-47, which is also true at the time.Many soldiers complained that the M-16 was not as reliable as the AK-47 and often jammed.This is mainly due to the fact that American soldiers do not have the habit of maintaining their guns, and they are even more lazy when performing tasks on the front line and in the jungle.But in response to this situation, Colt still added a bolt reset device to the M-16, and since then it has been finalized as the M-16A1.On the poster of "The Matrix", you can clearly see the slanted device on the side of the gun body.

The most common M-16A1 movie is the Vietnam War movie. In "Apocalypse Now", before the air cavalry regiment attacked, a soldier tapped the clip on the helmet. It was a curved 30-round clip. It is said that there was a The problem of poor bullets, so soldiers will knock it before loading it.The strange thing is that in "Black Hawk Down", the soldiers using M-16A2 also do this action, and the problem has not been improved?No way.I guess it's a tribute to "Apocalypse Now", because the previous set of helicopter shots also imitated "Apocalypse Now". Beginning in the 1980s, the M-16A2 gradually replaced the M-16A1.Filmed in 1984, Stallone is still using the M-16A1, of course, the gun is too slender compared with his body shape, or the M-60 machine gun is more suitable for him.In "Three Kings of Gold", which describes the Gulf War, the US military has all used M-16A2.During this period, the M-16 series developed many gun models, such as the M-16A2 assault submachine gun used by Willem Dafoe in "Pursuit".Of course, such an improved M-16 is rare except for small-scale use in special forces, because the M-4, which is slightly shorter than the M-16A2, has been gradually equipped with troops.In Bruce Willis's new film "Tears in the Sun," his "Seal" team is already using the M-4. The M-4 standard model is very similar to the M-16AZ in appearance. Most of the parts are common. The most obvious difference is that the barrel is a little shorter. Of course, this is still difficult to see on the screen.

In "The Matrix", the M-16A1 used by both the enemy and the enemy uses 20 rounds of short clips, perhaps to show its slender gun body more clearly. The black gun body of the M-16A1 is also suitable for "The Matrix"'s request for black tones.I don't know if you noticed, but most of the firearms in the film are black, not to mention the black Beretta, black MP-5, even the "Desert Eagle" used by the hacker catcher is also black, and the commonly seen The gun is silver.On the contrary, in "Hacker 3", the Beretta thrown into the air by the heroine in the nightclub is very conspicuous silver.

Maybe in a movie like "The Matrix" where there are piles of black guns, a silver pistol flying in the air will really make people's eyes shine. Generally speaking, it is a design that is more decorative than practical.In "American Law Enforcement Palace" (also translated as "Fat Law"), the tough guy Law Enforcement Palace played by Tommy Lee Jones is not very interested in the silver Beretta in the hands of the young agent played by Robert Downey Jr. , Said it was for women.Another more obvious silver Beretta appeared in John Woo's "Blood Heroes". Although it only appeared once in the hands of the killer played by Chow Yun-fat, Chow Yun-fat held it in front of him and pushed a bullet. So it stands out.In other consecutive gun battles, the Berettas used were all black. After all, black is the basic color of modern firearms.Beretta pistols were designed and produced by the Italian company Beretta, which has been known for their reliability in compact pistols since the 1930s.As we all know, the gun used by 007 is Walter PPK, but if you look carefully at the first episode of the 007 series, shortly after 007 appeared on the scene, he was called by M to the headquarters to assign tasks, and there was another order for him to change the gun. The gun that 007 replaced was Beretta. 007 didn't want to change it at the time, saying that he had used it for ten years and never missed it.Being able to have such an evaluation shows that Beretta is not in vain.Of course, 007 uses a compact Beretta pistol, which is like a reduced pocket model compared to the Beretta that everyone knows now.The appearance of Beretta is very characteristic, the sleeve does not completely cover the barrel, and the barrel is a little longer than the gun body, which is the most common shape.In recent years it has developed the M8045, code-named "Jaguar", whose barrel is as long as the gun body and is completely covered by the slide. appeared in hand.Since no one uses it in The Matrix, I won't say much about it.

The most common and famous Beretta M-92F appeared in "Hacker", which seems to be Trinity's special weapon.Regarding this kind of gun, Mel Gibson once specifically described it in the first episode of "Lethal Weapon". He thought the black partner's 0.38 revolver was too old-fashioned, so he took out his baby to show off: automatic gun, 14 rounds bullets and more.What made the Beretta M-92F famous in one fell swoop is that it passed the strict screening of the US Army, defeated many other famous guns, and became the standard weapon of the US Army, numbered M-9.This happened in 1984, and it has since become the standard weapon of various arms of the United States and has been selected by law enforcement agencies.So, in "Lethal Weapon" in 1986, the protagonist who pursues great firepower has already used it.Also in 1986, in Woo Yusen's "The True Colors of a Hero", Xiao Ma broke into Fenglin Pavilion with a Beretta M-92F.Beretta is obviously Wu Yusen's favorite. From "The True Colors" to "Mission: Impossible 2", there will be Beretta in every play related to modern gun battles ("Blood on the Street" is a description of the Vietnam War period, of course not).Beretta M-92F has a gun length of 217mm and a weight of 950 grams. The warhead is loaded with 14 rounds, and some say 15 rounds. This is because some shooters like to pull a bullet from the chamber first, and then put the magazine on top.This loading method is very clearly demonstrated in the Korean movie "Joint Security Area".Based on 15 rounds of bullets, two guns are equivalent to 30 rounds of bullets, which is equivalent to a fully loaded M-16.With so much ammunition, it's no wonder John Woo, who likes to create effects with constant gunfire, has a soft spot for it.

As a standard weapon of the U.S. military, Beretta can be seen almost everywhere in films describing the modern U.S. military. Of course, it should be called M-9 at this time, such as "The Three Kings of Gold", "Black Hawk Down" and so on.However, in "Tears of the Sun", Bruce Willis used an HK-MK23 in his hands. During the gun test, one team member was injured when the M-9 misfired.But don't doubt the reliability of M-9 because of this.In fact, in addition to its sufficient firepower, Beretta's surprising reliability is also an important reason for being elected.I once chatted with the staff of a shooting range in the United States about the difference between the M-9 and the Colt 1911 originally used by the US military. He said that the M-9 rarely gets stuck, and the number of parts is small, so it is easy to repair if it fails.Of course, in the world of hackers, there is no need to worry about the gun jamming, unless there is a bug in the program. In addition to the military, many departments of the US police and federal law enforcement agencies are also using Beretta. In addition to the detective in "Lethal Weapon", Bruce Willis in the "Die Hard" series also uses Beretta. Beretta, after going through fire and water, the gun is still as good and reliable, and in the end it still hits with one shot, isn't it amazing (I know it's a movie, just kidding)?In "The Hacker", the skinny Trinity seems a bit too tough to use two Berettas as a woman. It is estimated that this is also the director's design, because the women portrayed by the two brothers are rigid, just like Beretta. tower. The firearms that appeared in the three episodes of "Hacker" are really dazzling. If you write them out one by one, it is estimated that a handbook of contemporary small arms can be published.One in a million, there is still a gun that cannot be ignored, and that is the MP5. In the aforementioned poster with several people standing with guns, the traitor is holding an MP5. MP5 is produced by German Hercole-Heike (HK), so it is called HK-MP5 in full.If you want to say the number one gun in the 20th century, I would say MP5 without hesitation.Looking at the appearance, every line of the MP5 is like a well-designed artwork. In the slim appearance, it contains huge firepower, coupled with its amazing accuracy, this is really a model of firearm design. There are many models of MP5. Taking the most standard MP5-A5 as an example, the gun body is 510mm long (with the bracket retracted), weighs 2.9 kg, and has a curved 30-round magazine.The German military had plans for a small assault weapon as early as 1954, when the HK company came up with a scaled-down version of the HK54 design chambered for 9mm pistol cartridges, based on the aerodynamic principles of their acclaimed G3 rifle.But the design wasn't made public until 1965 because it was busy supplying the German military with the G3.At the same time, several designs such as the MPL of Water Company were also proposed. The excellent performance of the MP5 has attracted the attention of experts, but its cost is much higher than that of the MPL, so only a small part was purchased by the West German border brigade. Police forces procured MPL. During the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, the Bavarian police force responsible for rescuing the hostages found that the MPL in their hands could not accurately strike the terrorists hiding behind the hostages.This is an important reason for the rescue failure. In 1977, a West German airliner was hijacked to Mogadishu. The newly formed Ninth Border Guard Brigade GSG9 went to Mogadishu and successfully rescued the hostages. Three hijackers died and one was injured.The weapon in the hands of GSG9 at that time was MP5.From then on, not only GSG9 became famous, but MP5 became popular in the first battle.Its compact body, powerful firepower and super accuracy make it the weapon of choice for special forces in various countries.In the British TV series "Extreme Force" describing the special air service group SAS and the Hong Kong movie "Flying Tigers", you can see the criminals hiding behind the hostages, and the MP5 can often hit the target accurately.The above two films are both famous for their authenticity in technical details, so this kind of scene is not just an exaggeration of art, but has practical examples. Neo rushed into the Imperial headquarters, using two MP5s left and right to fight his way through. I remember reading in a magazine that the MP5 is "the favorite of elite soldiers around the world", which is not an exaggeration at all.Due to the excellent performance of MP5, its sales and use are strictly limited. In the movie "Flying Tiger", FBI agents once said that "MP5 is exclusively for special forces and cannot be owned by private individuals."In addition to special forces, MP5 is also provided for special arms such as pilots, providing them with reliable and powerful self-defense firepower without taking up too much space.In "Black Hawk Down," the wounded pilot holds an MP5 in one hand, providing reliable cover for his two companions.In fact, HK only produced one MP5 for the U.S. market, but with an elongated body that made it less concealable and complied with U.S. law for sporting guns.The number of this batch of guns is very small, so it is very rare. This is probably the only batch of civilian MP5s. Therefore, if you want to watch MP5, it is best to watch it in a movie.The MP5 has been popping up in movies since the 80s, and the higher the budget, the better the visuals for the action movie, the easier it is to find it.But when it comes to the scope of use of MP5, I can't help thinking about the plot in "Die Hard".In the first and third episodes, almost every terrorist has an MP5, and they exchanged fire with the protagonist using MP5. It is fun to watch, but where did this gun come from?Military MP5s have never flowed into the hands of criminals, which is why in "Flying Tigers", the Flying Tigers concluded that their opponents were active special forces just because their opponents used MP5s.Also without scrutiny, there is "Air Force One". Even if the terrorists from Russia have insiders in the presidential guard, it is unlikely that so many people will be equipped with MP5s.In this sense, MP5 can indeed be said to be a gun of justice, because it is always in the hands of the anti-terrorist party in actual combat. The image of a black combat uniform and an MP5 in hand is the standard appearance of the special police force in many people's minds.Such an image often appears in many film and television works, even if it is only used as a background or cutscene, it will always allow weapon fans to find some fun outside of movies.The terrorists in "Die Hard 2" are themselves renegade special forces, and it's no surprise that they have MP5s in their hands.In effect, the whole movie is like an MP5 commercial.It seems that the three "Die Hard" films are all dominated by MP5. I don't know if the film studios themselves are fans of MP5, or they took sponsorship fees from others. Here I would like to mention a film "Counterattack Force" that may not be noticed by many people. It describes the battle between SWAT in Los Angeles and the FBI hostage rescue team. It was very enjoyable after watching, and it can be called the American version of "Flying Tiger".Especially the confrontation between MP5 and M-4 at the end is quite exciting. In "Hackers", the hacker catcher is always surrounded by a group of SWAT teams, especially in the scene of rounding up hackers in the first episode.From the appearance, these people are all in standard SWAT attire except for the boots on their feet. Due to the low light and the tactical flashlights on the guns in their hands, it is difficult to see the weapons in their hands clearly. In terms of appearance, it is MP5.In order to write this article, I deliberately watched this scene repeatedly, and found that the magazine on the gun is larger than the usual MP5, ha!Now there is more to say. The basic type of MP5 is to shoot 9mm pistol bullets, so the clip is narrow.However, in order to provide more powerful firepower options, it has developed the HK-MC51 and HK-MC53 that use 5.56mm NATO rifle bullets. The gun body is almost the same as the MP5, but the clip is larger. This is the one.The clearest MP5 in "Hacker" is when the hero and heroine rush into the hacker catcher's building, the hero grabs two small MP5s from his coat and shoots them crosswise.The same move was used by Steven Seagal when he rushed through the cabin passage in "Dragon Attack".In this film, Siegel also explained to the dancer who helped him fight the MP5's burst and burst firing methods. Speaking of the scene in "Hacker", due to the slow motion, the MP5 is exceptionally clear. It can be seen that its barrel is shorter and there is no hand guard under the barrel. Instead, it has a grip and prevents the hand from slipping in front of the muzzle. gauntlets.This gun is HK-MP5K, K is the first letter of German "short".This is specially designed for concealed guns during special missions. Although the barrel has undergone tremendous changes, its shooting accuracy and controllability during bursts have not been affected, which shows the level of its aerodynamic design.The shortest gun can be only about 300mm. How short is this? In "Lethal Weapon 2", Mel Gibson lifted a bodyguard's suit and hung one under the bodyguard's armpit. It is not much bigger than a pistol. Hang here like a pistol. In the poster of "Hacker", there is a picture of Morpheus holding two guns. These two are the MP5K with the front grip removed. Because the barrel is exposed, it looks like an assault pistol, which feels a bit strange.Maybe it's due to the slim shape of the MP5. I guess the director brothers think it's not rigid enough, so they only give it a chance to be used as a big pistol in the film.In fact, with its compact body, there are many tricks to play with it.