Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is a 2019 war movie which dramatises the actions of D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment on 18th August, 1966 during the Vietnam War. After resisting a Vietcong artillery attack on the 1st Australian Task Force base in Nui Dat, Delta Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment lead by Major Harry Smith is sent out to scout the nearby rubber plantation at Long Tan in order to root out the source of the mortar attack. What was supposed to be a routine patrol quickly devolves into a desperate fight for survival for the scattered Australians as more than a thousand Vietcong fighters descend on their position.
Not to be confused with the similarly named docu-drama, The Battle of Long Tan, which chronicles the same historical battle.
The following weapons were used in the film Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan:
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=Pistols=
==M1911A1==
Major Harry Smith (Travis Fimmel) carries an M1911A1 as his sidearm during the action at Long Tan.
=Rifles=
==AK-47==
The AK-47 is one of the main rifles carried by Vietcong forces throughout the film. Sgt. Bob Buick (Luke Bracey) picks up an abandoned AK-47 and is seen using it later.
==L1A1==
The L1A1 is the main weapon of the Australian Defence Force soldiers, often referred to as the "SLR" ("Self-Loading-Rifle"). These rifles appear to be early-British L1A1s due to the wooden furniture as well as long vent holes on the handguard, as opposed to genuine Aussie FALs that have more-rounded handguards with smaller round vent holes.
==M16==
The M16 appears being carried by many of the Australian troops. In one scene, a Vietcong soldier is seen firing a captured M16.
==Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle==
A Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with an attached PU 3.5x scope is used by a Vietcong sniper to ambush 11 Platoon.
==SKS/Type 56==
Vietcong troops in the film carry a mix of SKS and Norinco Type 56 rifles with underfolding bayonets.
==Sturmgewehr 44==
Several Vietcong troops are seen with StG-44 rifles. While this may seem like a curious choice, in fact, many old Wehrmacht firearms such as the MP40, MG34 and Karabiner 98k had been seized by Soviet forces during WWII and later redistributed to their communist allies in the early years of the Cold War, including North Vietnam during the Indochina conflicts.
=Submachine Guns=
==Owen Submachine Gun==
Australian Radio Telephone Operators (RTOs) and some Platoon Sergeants carry the Owen Submachine Gun.
=Machine Guns=
==Browning M2HB==
Browning M2HBs are seen mounted onto Australian M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs).
==Goryunov SG-43==
A Goryunov SG-43 on a Sokolov mount is used by a Vietcong heavy machine gun team.
==M60==
The M60 is used by Australian machine gunners. Royal Australian Air Force Bell UH-1 "Huey" door gunners are also seen with mounted M60s.
=Grenades=
==M18 Smoke Grenade==
Several red and yellow versions of the M18 smoke grenade are used by ADF troops during their engagement at Long Tan.
==M26 hand grenade==
Sgt. Bob Buick (Luke Bracey) uses a M26 hand grenade.
==Type 67 stick grenade==
A sack of Type 67 stick grenades are seen lying abandoned in a hut.
=Artillery/Launchers=
==8 cm Granatwerfer 34==
Vietcong soldiers are seen using a 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 during their opening attack on the Australian base at Nui Dat. The Australian artillery coordinators refer to them as "82s".
==OTO Melara Mod 56==
Royal New Zealand Artillerymen are seen using OTO Melara Mod 56 artillery guns (known in Commonwealth service as the "L5 pack howitzer") to support D Company.
==RPG-2==
A Vietcong soldier uses a RPG-2 during the battle for the plantation.
Category:Australian Produced/Filmed
Category:Action
Category:Action Movie
Category:Drama
Category:War