Danger Close: The Battle of Long TanDanger Close: The Battle of Long Tan - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesDanger 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:
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.
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.
Vietcong troops in the film carry a mix of SKS and Norinco Type 56 rifles with underfolding bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRussian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. The Russian SKS has a milled receiver and a blade bayonet.Error creating thumbnail: File missingNorinco Type 56 Carbine - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA Vietcong patrol wanders around the Long Tan plantation, some with slung SKS rifles. The lead scout seemingly has an original Russian SKS with a blade bayonetError creating thumbnail: File missingA trio of Vietcong soldiers take firing positions around 11 Platoon, the one in front holding a SKS.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Vietcong soldier fires his SKS from a prone position. This one has a "pig sticker" spike bayonet, making it a Chinese Type 56 carbine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPte. Large encounters a pair of female auxiliaries with SKS rifles slung on their backs. Various militias participated in the Battle for Long Tan in casualty-clearing and resupply roles for the Vietcong.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Vietcong soldier fires his SKS at Australian helicopters.
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.
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.
Vietcong soldiers are seen using a Granatwerfer 34 Mortar during their opening attack on the Australian base at Nui Dat. The Australian artillery coordinators refer to them as "82s".
