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Now if the cannon is loaded with a high-explosive shell, a rifle caliber bullet could severely damage the casing, which might cause the shell to detonate within the barrel when the tank's gunner fires.
Blowing from a gun is a method of execution in which the victim is typically tied to the mouth of a cannon which is then fired, resulting in death. George Carter Stent described the process as follows: The prisoner is generally tied to a gun with the upper part of the small of his back resting against the muzzle.
- Gas Pump Girls (1979) Directed by Joel Bender. With a plot you could write on the back of a postage stamp, this mindless tits n’ ass comedy at its most basic.
- The Apple (1980) Directed by Menahem Golan. This was the film that Golan was convinced that would put Cannon Films on the map, when instead it went down like a lead balloon at the box office.
- Enter The Ninja (1981) Directed by Menahem Golan. The start of Cannon’s infamous “Ninja” trilogy. In a truly ridiculous plot, Franco Nero plays a Westerner familiar with the art and philosophy of Ninja.
- Death Wish II (1982) Directed by Michael Winner. A follow up to the confronting and highly disturbing 1974 film “Death Wish”, this sees Charles Bronson once again reprise his role as avenging vigilatnte Lee Kersey.
- Handguns
- Submachine Guns
- Shotguns
- Rifles / Carbines
- Machine Guns
- Heavy Weapons
- ED-209 Armaments
Beretta 93R
The main weapon used by RoboCop (Peter Weller) is the "Auto 9". This is a Beretta 93Rmachine pistol which was heavily modified for the film, featuring a longer barrel with an enormous compensator/flash hider shaped like a casket (which apparently made the trademark gun twirl fairly difficult to perform), plastic grips, and a taller rear sight to match the raised front sight. Typically, RoboCop fires this weapon in 3-round burst mode. The fictional stats of the weapon claim it has an implausib...
SIG-Sauer P226
Detroit Police Department Officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) carries the SIG-Sauer P226 in 9x19mm as his sidearm before he becomes RoboCop. His partner, Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) also uses one in the abandoned factory and throughout the remainder of the film, although it appears that her sidearm was a P9S earlier. (There has been some debate on RoboCopmessage boards over whether this gun is a P220 or a P226. It is definitely a P226 because the frame of the gun has the prominent bulges along th...
IMI Desert Eagle Mark I
Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) uses two different types of the Desert Eagle in the film. His main weapon is a Desert Eagle Mark I in .357 Magnum with an elongated threaded barrel (sometimes fitted with a suppressor). He also uses one without the extended barrel during the drug lab shootout. This is likely a continuity error, as the threaded end of the barrel was simply an adapter that screwed into the internally-threaded barrel of the blank pistol. A chrome (or possibly nickel) version i...
Sterling Mark 6
A semi-automatic civilian version of the Sterling SMG, the Sterling Mark 6 semi-automatic carbine (recognizable by its 16" barrel, necessary to comply with gun laws in the U.S.) is seen used by the convenience store robber (Mike Moroff). It was imported for commercial sale into the U.S. during the 1980s and banned from import after 1989 under the Congressional Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in the 2000s. The carbine is fired in semi-automatic only throughout the attempted robbery scene. R...
MAC-10
When Emil Antonowsky (Paul McCrane) robs the gas station he threatens the clerk with an Ingram MAC-10 fitted with a recoil compensator and a modified folding stock. One of the same MAC-10's was also used in several episodes of Miami Vice.
Intratec TEC-9 Mini
An Intratec TEC-9mini with the barrel shroud removed can be seen in the hands of one of the guards at the cocaine factory.
Mossberg 5500
Previously identified as a shortened Remington 1100, Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) uses a modified Mossberg 5500, a semi-automatic shotgun with a shortened barrel and heat shield, to fire at Murphy and Lewis during the van chase and then to blow Murphy's limbs off during his death scene. Additional modification includes a telescoping wire stock taken from a Daewoo K1A. Another 5500 with heat-shield is seen in the hands of a Detroit SWAT officer during the hostage incident at City Hall.
Remington 870 Police Folder
During the van chase and then later at the steel mill, Boddicker's crew uses several Remington 870 Police Foldershotguns. They appear to be standard pistol-gripped Police Magnum Folder variants, though at least one has an extended magazine tube. Some of the shotguns are seen with the folding stocks removed.
Ithaca 37
Leon Nash (Ray Wise) uses an Ithaca 37 with pistol-grip and extended magazine tube during the van chase with Lewis and Murphy. He switches to a Remington 870 in the steel mill, while Emil Antonowsky (Paul McCrane) uses the Ithaca.
Steyr AUG
Another weapon used by the Detroit SWAT officers is the Steyr AUGassault rifle. It's used seen when SWAT is ordered to open fire on RoboCop at the OCP building. When the SWAT officers advance on RoboCop, their AUG's are held sideways to eject the brass cartridges downwards. It seems these are loaded with some form of AP (armor piercing) rounds because they can somehow damage RoboCop, whereas he is impervious to similar-caliber rounds from weapons previously fired at him in the cocaine factory.
Daewoo K1A
A Daewoo K1A is used by several of Sal's men in the drug lab shootout including Sal's bodyguard (Allan Graf).
Norinco Type 56
Some of Sal's men during the drug lab shootout are seen with Norinco Type 56assault rifles fitted with black furniture.
FN Minimi
One of the SWAT officers who fires upon Robocop at the OCP building uses an FN Minimi. The Minimi used in this scene is a full-size variant (as evidenced by the stock) which has had its barrel cut down.
Barrett M82
When Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) and his gang are asked by Dick Jones (Ronny Cox) to kill RoboCop, they are provided with an experimental military weapon being developed by OCP called the "Cobra Assault Cannon". The Cobras are actually older-specification Barrett M82 long-range .50 BMG rifles fitted with gigantic scopes. (The scopes were originally supposed to show computer-generated targeting information, but this idea was scrapped due to budget constraints.) The Cobra fires some typ...
Hawk MM1 Grenade Launcher
A Hawk MM1 grenade launcherwith a short barrel is briefly shown being used by one of the SWAT officers that are ordered to open fire on RoboCop.
The Enforcement Droid series 209, or simply, ED-209, is armed with numerous heavy weapons. Referred as having a 'modular weapons system', the left 'gun-arm' contains two 20mm cannons while the right contains a single 20mm gun and three missile launchers (firing heat-seeking missiles). The ED-209 unit also contained twin launchers in a pocket behind...
The Cannon Group, Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced films from 1967 to 1994. [2] The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic film libraries.
The sabot petals surround the narrower projectile, maintaining its positioning as it travels down the barrel. Once the round exits, the sabots fall away. On mobile, but I'm pretty sure "sabot gif" in google will give you a good visual.
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