The GAU-8: Does any movie get it right?

[Madone]

Take a drink for every new gun sound used in the helicopter minigun scene from The Matrix.

 

Thanks I find a new game to party :thumbup:

[Weedburner]

I dont know anything about explosives but much.When you look at the chemical side,there is alot of energy which gets delivered to the surounding with heat and pressure,the real explosion is then more a orange flash.The Videos where Planebombs cause great Fireballs are of course real,but i think thats mostlyl caused by secondary combustable stuff.

The Explosion of 1 Car fuel tank can already cause a 20 Meters fireball,most bigger buildings have diesel tanks for their internal systems or emergency energy.I think its stuff like this which adds the fireballs to the Explosions of heavy airplane bombs,seen in Iraq War Videos or else.

Of course there also new Thermobaric Bombs,this should have a larger flame for longer time,2-3 seconds perhaps

 

 

Good Example is a 40mm underbarrel Grenadelauncher,watch the Youtube Video where some US Guys are firing it,it looks like they would trow firecrackers,only a "pooof" sound and a grey cloud.Compare this to Hollywood :=)

[schkorpio]

Here'a a classic movie that just gets everything right:

 

 

I have never seen a more accurate portrayal of claymore mines in a motion picture.

 

<aussie accent> welcome back john, so glad you could make it. </accent>

[Nealius]

Now I know where our politicians get their ideas about guns...

[WildBillKelsoe]

Only one company always get it right: Eagle Dynamics :D Maybe ED should start division M?

[vanir]

Exploding car gas tanks.

Screeching tyres on dirt roads.

Small calibre MG sound effects of 50-cals, vulcans, GAU and DEFA.

Dubbed phrases added during physical exertion scenes when the actors lips aren't moving.

 

I think we've all come to know and love "hollywood realism".

 

Where I find it offensive is when it becomes politicised propaganda, such as casting Hitler's inner circle for the hollywood romp "Valkyrie" to look foolish. The first round of casting for the film was more believable actors for those roles but the studio decided some movie goers might not appreciate a neutral historical depiction and would rather see silly charaquatures so they can point and laugh and say how silly the Nazis look. So they picked more foolish looking actors for those roles, which is really propaganda in a subject serious enough that it should be neutral and more documentary, so that whatever lessons are not lost in the midst of idiocy.

 

I loved movies like Downfall and The Black Book, but unfortunately you have to go to the European film market for that kind of honest filmwork, and put up with subtitles.

[JetlinerX]

 

Skip to 1:55 - Pretty close... still lame though. x)

[Serp Supreme]

 

Skip to 1:55 - Pretty close... still lame though. x)

 

What I like about this is that those are most likely Mavericks, due to where they appear from on the wing. Not that they can't be used in an AA role, I've done it my fair share of times, but if you look earlier in that video there's the underside of an A-10 and all pylons have a single AIM-9 if I remember. I'd assume this was standard loadout.

 

Love that paint though.