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[[Image:TLRH.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Long Road Home'' (2017)]] | [[Image:TLRH.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Long Road Home'' (2017)]] | ||
'''''The Long Road Home''''' is a 2017 American television miniseries adaptation of the 2007 book ''The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family'' by journalist Martha Raddatz. The series is an account of a 48-hour battle in Sadr City (an area of Baghdad known as Saddam City before the invasion), that began on April 4, 2004 when militiamen of the Mahdi Army ambushed elements of the newly-arrived 1st Cavalry Division. Much of the production has been shot at the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas, and so benefits from the availability of authentic US Army vehicles and equipment, and even advice from some of the 1st Cavalry soldiers who fought in the actual battle. The miniseries premiered in November of 2017 in the US on the National Geographic Channel. | |||
The first two installments, "The Road to War" and "The Eye of the Storm" were initially broadcast as a feature-length pilot episode on November 7, 2017, under the name "Black Sunday." The listings on the official website currently list both of these episodes as S1E01. | |||
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Several US Army soldiers can be seen armed with [[M16A4]] rifles fitted with Aimpont red dot sights. | Several US Army soldiers can be seen armed with [[M16A4]] rifles fitted with Aimpont red dot sights. | ||
[[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|550px|M16A4 - 5.56x45mm - with ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip]] | [[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|550px|M16A4 - 5.56x45mm - with ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, SPC Matt Fisk ([[Ezekiel Z. Swinford]]) armed with the M16A4 rifle in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, SPC Matt Fisk ([[Ezekiel Z. Swinford]]) armed with the M16A4 rifle in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (aka "The Road to War") (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is fired in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E01 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle is fired in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E03_07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M16A4 is held by PFC Tomas Young ([[Noel Fisher]]) in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | |||
[[File:TLRHS1E07 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[M16A4]] rifles are seen during a memorial in "Abandon Hope" (S1E07).]] | |||
== M16A2 Rifle == | |||
Several US Army soldiers can be seen with [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2 rifle]]s during a flashback to the War in Bosnia in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03). | |||
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:TLRHS1E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2 rifle]]s during a flashback to the War in Bosnia in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03).]] | |||
== M4A1 == | == M4A1 == | ||
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[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 SOPMOD with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 SOPMOD with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Shane Aguero ([[E.J. Bonilla]]) is armed with the M4A1 in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E01 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Shane Aguero ([[E.J. Bonilla]]) is armed with the M4A1 in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E02 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M4A1 carbine is used by | [[File:TLRHS1E02 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M4A1 carbine is used by SGT Eric Bourquin ([[Jon Beavers]]) in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (aka "The Eye of the Storm") (S1E02).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E03_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M4A1 is held by SGT Robert Miltenberger ([[Jeremy Sisto]]) in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | |||
== AKMS == | == AKMS == | ||
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== AKM == | == AKM == | ||
Insurgents and | Insurgents, militiamen and Iraqi police carry the [[AKM]]. | ||
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent with an AKM is seen firing on the convoy in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E01 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent with an AKM is seen firing on the convoy in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E02 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:TLRHS1E02 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi policeman holds an AKM in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). Note the inverted muzzle brake.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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Some of humvees and M1A2 Abrams are also armed with [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Heavy Barrel|Browning M2HB heavy machine guns]] mounted on the roof. | Some of humvees and M1A2 Abrams are also armed with [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Heavy Barrel|Browning M2HB heavy machine guns]] mounted on the roof. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB heavy machine gun .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB heavy machine gun .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:TLRHS1E01 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SGT Eddie Chen ([[Kenny Leu]]) uses the M2HB in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2HB is fired by | [[File:TLRHS1E01 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2HB is fired by SGT Eddie Chen ([[Kenny Leu]]) in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E07 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2HB is fired from an M1A2 Abrams in "Always Dream of Me" (S1E07).]] | |||
==M240B Machine Gun== | ==M240B Machine Gun== | ||
The [[M240 Machine Gun|M240B Machine Gun]] is mounted on US Army Humvees. | The [[M240 Machine Gun|M240B Machine Gun]] is mounted on US Army Humvees. | ||
[[File:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO. ]] | [[File:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO. ]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E01 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M240B Machine Gun fitted with an M145 Machine Gun Optic is mounted on a US Army Humvee in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E01 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M240B Machine Gun fitted with an Elcan M145 Machine Gun Optic is mounted on a US Army Humvee in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
==RPD== | ==RPD== | ||
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[[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C appears as the coaxial armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). This is an M2A3 variant, a package first introduced in 2000, with the main distinguishing feature being the CIV (commander's independent viewer) on the rear-right (left in this shot) of the turret.]] | [[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C appears as the coaxial armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). This is an M2A3 variant, a package first introduced in 2000, with the main distinguishing feature being the CIV (commander's independent viewer) on the rear-right (left in this shot) of the turret.]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E02 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C seen at left on the turret of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E02 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C seen at left on the turret of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
==M240D== | ==M240D== | ||
The [[M240D]] is seen as the loader's weapon on M1A2 Abrams tanks. | The [[M240D]] is seen as the loader's weapon on M1A2 Abrams tanks. | ||
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[[File:TLRHS1E02 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles are armed with Bushmasters in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E02 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles are armed with Bushmasters in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | [[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
== BGM-71 TOW == | |||
In addition to the aforementioned Bushmaster chaingun, the M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers on the side of the turret. | |||
[[File:TOW Bradley.jpg|thumb|none|400px|BGM-71 TOW mounted on Bradley IFV - 152mm]] | |||
[[File:TLRHS1E03_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers on the side of the turret in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | |||
==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
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[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg |thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]] | [[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg |thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]] | ||
[[File:TLRHS1E03 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent technical crewman holds an RPG-7 in "Into the Unknown" ( | [[File:TLRHS1E03 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent technical crewman holds an RPG-7 in "Into the Unknown" (S1E02).]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 29 July 2023
The Long Road Home is a 2017 American television miniseries adaptation of the 2007 book The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family by journalist Martha Raddatz. The series is an account of a 48-hour battle in Sadr City (an area of Baghdad known as Saddam City before the invasion), that began on April 4, 2004 when militiamen of the Mahdi Army ambushed elements of the newly-arrived 1st Cavalry Division. Much of the production has been shot at the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas, and so benefits from the availability of authentic US Army vehicles and equipment, and even advice from some of the 1st Cavalry soldiers who fought in the actual battle. The miniseries premiered in November of 2017 in the US on the National Geographic Channel.
The first two installments, "The Road to War" and "The Eye of the Storm" were initially broadcast as a feature-length pilot episode on November 7, 2017, under the name "Black Sunday." The listings on the official website currently list both of these episodes as S1E01.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries The Long Road Home:
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Rifles/Carbines
M16A4 Rifle
Several US Army soldiers can be seen armed with M16A4 rifles fitted with Aimpont red dot sights.
M16A2 Rifle
Several US Army soldiers can be seen with M16A2 rifles during a flashback to the War in Bosnia in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03).
M4A1
Some NCOs and officers can be seen carrying the M4A1 carbine.
AKMS
An AKMS is among the weapons used by insurgents.
AKM
Insurgents, militiamen and Iraqi police carry the AKM.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Some of humvees and M1A2 Abrams are also armed with Browning M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on the roof.
M240B Machine Gun
The M240B Machine Gun is mounted on US Army Humvees.
RPD
An RPD machine gun is mounted on an insurgent technical.
M240C
The M240C appears as the coaxial armament of the M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and M1A2 Abrams tank. Unlike in many live-action productions these are real military vehicles, something made possible by most of the production being shot at the Fort Hood base in Texas.
M240D
The M240D is seen as the loader's weapon on M1A2 Abrams tanks.
Other
M242 Bushmaster Chaingun
The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
BGM-71 TOW
In addition to the aforementioned Bushmaster chaingun, the M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin BGM-71 TOW launchers on the side of the turret.
RPG-7
One of the insurgent crew of a technical is seen carrying an RPG-7.
