Weapons From The Phoenix Thrillers
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Glock 17 and 19
Appear throughout the Phoenix Thrillers.
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Beretta Px4 Storm
Carried by Coralina Blanco in the Phoenix thrillers and used by other Venezuelan police and military units.
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Kalashnikov MP-443 Grach
Carried by Eddie Episcopo in Wanted Phoenix.
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H&K MP5
One of the most widely used firearms in the world for military and law enforcement purposes.
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KRISS Vector Rifle
Used by the Dark Water Research teams and utilizes Glock magazines. Phoenix carries one of these into battle in Wanted Phoenix.
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Colt M4 Rifle
The weapon of choice for the U.S. military and appears throughout the Ryan Weller and John Phoenix Thrillers
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Springfield M1A Loaded.
Based on the Springfield M1 battle rifle, this semi-auto version is Scott Gregory's favorites sniper rifle.
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AK-47, 74, and 103
Estimated to be 100 million of these guns in production, the AK is the most produced gun in the world and used by all the bad guys, and some good.
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FN FNC
This rifle is used in Wanted Phoenix. Manufactured by FN Herstal in 5.56x45, this weapon is used by militaries worldwide.
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CZ Scorpion EVO 3
Made in the Czech Republic, this 9mm submachine gun is used by law enforment agencies around the world and by John Phoenix is Deadly Phoenix.
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CAVIM Caribe
This Venezuelan-made machine gun is used by Venezuelan Special Forces in Rising Phoenix.
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AK-19
According to Kalashnikov.com, this weapon is chambered in 5.56×45mm and has polymer furniture. It is heralded as the pinnacle of AK system development.
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SVDM Dragunov Sniper Rifle
Used throughout all the books and by armed forces around the world.
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Ithaca Model 37
The most produced shotgun in the U.S. Now made in my hometown of Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
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Uzi
Named for its designer Uziel Gal, this SMG has been in production since 1954 and seen action in countless conflicts.
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Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical
The 940 is a semi-auto 7+1 12 gauge shotgun used in Wanted Phoenix.
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B4 Armory Tace Mortem
"Quiet Death" comes in a briefcase and various calibers for delivering long-distance vengeance. Used in Wanted Phoenix. Photo credit from GunsAmerica.com
Boats
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PC-21 Guaiqueri
A Venezuelan Navy 99meter patrol boat sank by the Guyana Defense Force in Rising Phoenix.
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GDFS Essequibo
Metal Shark Defiant 115 Coastal Patrol vessel appears in Rising and Target Phoenix. Sinks the Guaiqueri. Photo credit Metal Shark.
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Dark Ocean
DAMEN YACHTING 185' yacht tender provides the base for Greg Olsen's flagship underwater diving and salvage vessel. Dark Ocean first appears in Book 10 of the Ryan Weller Thriller Series and in Target Phoenix.
Vehicles
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Tiuna UR-53AR50
Venezuelan multipurpose military vehicle used throughout the books. Made by CAVIM, the same company that brought us that sweet little SMG above. Photo credit Wikipedia.
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Husqvarna FE 501
Phoenix steals this bike from the Black Dogs MC and uses it in Deadly and Hunter Phoenix. Photo credit WMR1.com
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Yamaha FZ6R
Phoenix rides this bike in the opening of Hunter Phoenix.
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Toyota Hilux
Phoenix uses a variation of this truck throughout the books. Since 1968 Toyota has sold hundreds of thousands of these near bulletproof trucks.
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Mercedes S560
The preferred car of Terry Martin aka Dragonfly.
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Chevrolet Suburban
The vehicle of choice for gunned-up government agencies.
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Kawasaki KLR650
In Rising Phoenix, our favorite spy and his teammates ride these across Venezuela to escape the forces closing in on them.
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Aircraft
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Embraer A-29 Super Tucano
Flown by Guyana Defence Force mercenary squadron, the "Flying Jaguars." Will Pounder loves these fast little turboprop birds in the Phoenix Thrillers. Photo courtesy of Top War.
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Air Tractor AT802
Flown by Will Pounder in the Phoenix Thrillers.
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Hind Mi-35
Flown by the Venezuelan military
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Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker
Flown by the Venezulan FanBoys.
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Mil Mi-17
Flown by the Venezuelan military.
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Mil Mi-8
Cyrus Devlin was shot down in one of these rattletraps.
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Gulfstream G650
The jet of choice for Terry Martin.
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Short SC.7 Skyvan
This plane, nicknamed "the flying shoebox," gets blown up in Deadly Phoenix.
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MC=145B Coyote
Arms dealer Cyrus Delvin owns this Short Takeoff and Landing plane based on the PZL M28 Skytruck. Photo courtesy of Sierra Nevada Corp.
