What weapons did Shughart and Gordon use?

They were only armed with their sniper rifles and pistols. Upon reaching the downed Blackhawk, which was under intense fire, Gordon and Shughart pulled the crew from the wreckage and proceeded to setup a defensive parameter. The sniper team began to engage, the attacking Somalis from the opposite side of the wreckage.

Did they recover Shughart and Gordon?

Their ammunition depleted, Gordon and Shughart were killed by Somali gunfire. It is believed that Gordon was the first to be killed. Shughart retrieved Gordon’s CAR-15 and gave it to Durant to use. Gordon’s body was eventually recovered and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery, Penobscot County, Maine.

What happened to the two snipers in Black Hawk Down?

Things went south, entirely, when Super 61, one of the Black Hawks attached to the assault element, was shot down killing both pilots and seriously injuring its crew chiefs and two Delta operators in the main cabin during the crash.

What machine gun was used in Black Hawk Down?

Master Sergeant Gary Gordon’s Colt Model 723 was represented in the film by a Guatemalan export Colt M16A2 modified into a carbine configuration similar to a Colt Model 727. The most significant visual difference between the Colt 723 and Colt 727 is in the rear sights.

What gun did the snipers use in Black Hawk Down?

The M14 rifle was based on the M1 Garand, but it was not designed until 1954, after the end of the Korean War. In this scene from the film Black Hawk Down, we see Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart using an M14 to guard the crash site of Super 64 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Who died in Operation Gothic Serpent?

When they arrived, they attempted to secure the site, but Gordon was killed, leaving only Durant and Shughart. Eventually, after holding off and killing more than 25 Somalis, Shughart was killed and Durant taken hostage. Shughart and Gordon were both posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions.