We Were Soldiers very accurately uses props that are true to history. In the film, the Vietcong's primary weapon was the AK-47 with an attached bayonet. Was this true to history?
guns
In the movie, the American forces' main weapon was the M-16 with an attached bayonet. Is this true to history?
guns
Yes. According to Dennis Prescott, a Vietnam war veteran in the 185th infantry, the Vietcong used AK-47's with attached bayonets while the American forces used M-16's with bayonets. This shows that the gun props for the movie were very realistic and historically accurate.
support and Explosives
In the film, the Vietcong used grenades and grenade launchers. Is this accurate?
Support and Explosives
The film showed the American forces using artillery, napalm, mortar, bombings and B-52 fighter planes. Were these weapons used in the Vietnam War?
Support and explosives
These weapons were indeed used in the Vietnam War. According to Dennis Prescott, the Vietcong used mortar, explosives, traps, grenades and grenade launchers and small mobile artillery. He also explained that the American forces used artillery, C4 explosives, dynamite, grenades and grenade launchers, WW2 fighters, napalm and bombs to fight the Vietnam War. This shows that the movie correctly used weapon props. This also shows how the film was realistic and historically accurate.