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Courage Under Fire (1996)

Courage Under Fire is a 1996 Gulf War film starring Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Serling, a former tank commander during Desert Storm who now is assigned to the Medal of Honor review for Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), a US Army medevac pilot killed in action while rescuing crash survivors. Serling discovers that the incidents surrounding her sacrifice are remembered differently by the helicopter crew and soldiers who were there and could put into question whether her actions would warrant the Medal of Honor. Directed by Edward Zwick (Glory), this movie was one of the first to depict the Gulf War in a feature film.

The following weapons were used in the film Courage Under Fire:

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Rifles

M16A2

One of the central weapons in the film is the M16A2 rifle. Its usage in the incident that led to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden (Meg Ryan) is the chief debate for determining whether the Captain would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. M16A2 rifles can also be seen in the hands of other US Army soldiers during the film. The M16A2 in the film is also shown firing in sustained automatic bursts like an M16A3 because, like many movie M16A2s, it consists of an A2 upper receiver mated to a full-auto A1 lower.

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+'''''Courage Under Fire''''' is a 1996 Gulf War film starring [[Denzel Washington]] as Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Serling, a former tank commander during Desert Storm who now is assigned to the Medal of Honor review for Captain Karen Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]), a US Army medevac pilot killed in action while rescuing crash survivors. Serling discovers that the incidents surrounding her sacrifice are remembered differently by the helicopter crew and soldiers who were there and could put into question whether her actions would warrant the Medal of Honor. Directed by [[Edward Zwick]] (''[[Glory]]''), this movie was one of the first to depict the Gulf War in a feature film.
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+==M16A2==
+One of the central weapons in the film is the [[M16A2]] rifle. Its usage in the incident that led to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]) is the chief debate for determining whether the Captain would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. M16A2 rifles can also be seen in the hands of other US Army soldiers during the film. The M16A2 in the film is also shown firing in sustained automatic bursts like an M16A3 because, like many movie M16A2s, it consists of an A2 upper receiver mated to a full-auto [[M16A1|A1]] lower.
+[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|550px|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:CUFM16 1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Sergeant Steven Altameyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]) aims an M16A2 rifle at attacking Iraqi soldiers. Here the A1 lower receiver can clearly be identified.]]
+[[Image:Courage 1017.jpg|thumb||601px|none|SGT Altameyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]) holds the M16A2.]]
+[[Image:CUFM16 2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|In one version of the events, a wounded CPT Walden wields the M16A2 to cover the other crash survivors as they head for the rescue chopper. The blank fire adapter is clearly visible inside the barrel.]]
+[[Image:CUFM16 3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|US Army soldiers carry M16A2 rifles during training.]]
+==Norinco Type 56==
+During the scenes set in Iraq, Iraqi Republican Guard soldiers can be seen armed mostly with [[Norinco Type 56]]-series rifles, both the standard Type 56 and the folding-stock Type 56-1. It should be noted that the Iraqi armed forces during Operation Desert Storm used Chinese-made Type 56 rifles alongside the more prevalent Soviet-made [[AKM]] rifles and the Romanian-made [[AIM]] rifles.
+[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:CUFType56 1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Iraqi soldiers hold their Norinco Type 56 rifles over their head to signal their surrender.]]
+[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:CUFType56 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi soldier dies with his Norinco Type 56-1.]]
+==M1903A3 Springfield==
+In a couple scenes, soldiers can be seen marching and drilling using ceremonial [[M1903_Springfield#M1903A3_Rifle|M1903A3 Springfield rifles]] fitted with white slings and having the metal parts chromed.
+[[Image:1903Parade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springfield M1903 "Parade" rifle]]
+[[Image:CUFSpringfield.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers marching with ceremonial M1903A3 Springfield rifles.]]
+=Machine Guns=
+==Browning M2HB==
+In the opening scenes depicting the invasion, a formation of US M1 Abrams tanks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle at Al-Bathra during Operation Desert Storm. LTC Serling at one point opens up on a group of Iraqi troops with the [[Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up former Australian Army Centurion tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) having the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also fails to use correct terminology when he engages the weapon, opening fire without saying anything instead of saying "Troops, caliber fifty!" and then firing.
+[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M2HB in vehicle mounting - .50 BMG (12.7x99mm)]]
+[[Image:CUFM2HB.JPG|thumb|none|600px|LTC Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) opens up with a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted atop his M1 Abrams.]]
+==FN Minimi==
+Another prominent weapon in the film is an an early-version [[FN Minimi]], fitted with a heat shield to resemble the [[FN Minimi#M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW|M249 SAW]]. It can be identified as an early Minimi by the fixed 90-degree carrying handle and open front sight compared to the folding carrying handle and enclosed front sight on the M249 and late model Minimi. The Minimi is used by Staff Sergeant John Monfriez ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]), who comes along on Captain Walden's medivac helicopter as a door gunner (despite regulations stating that medivac vehicles and aircraft are forbidden to carry weaponry).
+[[Image:M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN Minimi light machine gun - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:CUFMinimi 1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SSG Monfriez fires the FN Minimi from Captain Walden's chopper. The machine gun appears to be attached by bungee cord to the helicopter.]]
+[[Image:CUFMinimi 2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|SSG Monfriez brandishes his FN Minimi during the standoff with Walden.]]
+[[Image:CUFMinimi 3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A wounded CPT Walden lies with Monfriez's FN Minimi. You will note that there is a green 200 round drum attached indicating live 4 ball-1 tracer (4B1T). A black drum would indicate blank cartridges. Her Beretta is also visible.]]
+==RPD==
+During the battle at Al-Bathra, some Iraqi Republican Guard soldiers can be seen armed with [[RPD]]s.
+[[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPD light machine gun - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:CUFRPD.JPG|thumb|none|601px|An Iraqi soldier fires an RPD light machine gun.]]
+[[Image:CUFType56 1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|At the right, an Iraqi soldier hold the RPD light machine gun over his head to signal surrender.]]
+=="Faux" DShK==
+The Iraqi T-54 tanks in the film can be seen fitted with [[DShK heavy machine gun]]s mounted atop the turret. Upon closer inspection, these machine guns are in reality [[Browning M2HB]]s mocked up to resemble the DShK. These can be evidenced as mockups by the addition on the top cover and the M2 charging handle.
+[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK heavy machine gun - 12.7x109mm]]
-== Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun ==
-In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle at Al-Bathra during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up Former Australian Army Centurian  tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) having the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also fails to use correct terminology when he engages the weapon, opening fire without saying anything instead of saying "Troops, caliber fifty!" and then firing.
 [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]]
-[[Image:CUFM2HB.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling opens up with a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun]]
+[[Image:CUFDSHK.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A mocked up DShK heavy machine gun mounted on an Iraqi T-54 tank.]]
+[[Image:Courage 46.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the helicopter rescue, a mocked up DShK heavy machine gun is seen mounted on an Iraqi T-54 tank.]]
-== M16A2 Rifle ==
-One of the most central weapons in the film is the [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2 rifle]], its' useage in the incident that lead to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]) and subsequent posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor being debated throughout the film. M16A2 rifles can also be seen in the hands of other U.S. soldiers at U.S. bases during the film. The M16A2 in the film is also shown firing in sustained automatic bursts like an M16A3, despite the M16A3 being unavailable during the time of the Gulf War.
-[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M16A2 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:CUFM16 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Steven Altameyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]) aims an M16A2 rifle at attacking Iraqi soldiers]]
-[[Image:CUFM16 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A wounded Captain Walden wields the M16A2 to cover the other crash survivors as they head for the rescue chopper]]
-[[Image:CUFM16 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Soldiers carry M16A2 rifles during training]]
-== FN Minimi ==
-Another weapon used in the film is an [[FN Minimi]], fitted with a heat shield to pass for an [[FN Minimi#M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW|M249 SAW]] and open front sights used by Staff Sergeant John Monfriez ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) who comes along on Captain Walden's medivac helicopter as a door gunner. After Walden's chopper is shot down, Monfriez wants to leave the crash site under cover of darkness, but when Captain Walden denies him since it would mean leaving one of the wounded crash survivors behind, it leads to an armed standoff between the two, which leads to Monfriez mortally wounding Walden with his Minimi when Walden fires on an Iraqi soldier coming up behind Monfriez.
+==M60D==
+During the battle at Al-Bathra, Col. Serling's tanks can be seen fitted with [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine guns]] (identifiable by the muzzle brake and front sight) at the Loader's hatch, standing in for the [[FN MAG#M240 machine gun|M240D machine guns]] mounted on real Abrams tanks.
+[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:CUFM60D.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An M60D machine gun (right) mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank.]]
+[[File:Courage 57.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M60D machine gun is operated on Serling's Abrams.]]
-[[Image:M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|FN Minimi 5.56x45mm with 200-round ammo drum]]
+==M60==
-[[Image:CUFMinimi 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|SSGT. Monfriez wields an FN Minimi onboard Captain Walden's chopper]]
+During a training sequence, soldiers are shown low-crawling under barbed wire while a standard [[M60 machine gun]] is fired over their heads.
-[[Image:CUFMinimi 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|SSGT. Monfriez brandishes his FN Minimi during the standoff]]
+[[Image:M60GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:CUFMinimi 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A wounded Captain Walden lies with Monfriez's FN Minimi after forcing him to surrender it]]
+[[Image:CUFM60.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A soldier fires an [[M60 machine gun]] over the heads of soldiers low-crawling under barbed wire.]]
-== Beretta 92FS ==
+=Handguns=
+==Beretta 92FS==
+Several U.S. Army soldiers including Captain Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]) can be seen carrying [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols throughout the film. Serling's fellow tank commander CPT Boylar ([[Tim Ransom]]) is seen with a Beretta in his holster at the beginning of the film. Captain Walden uses hers during a standoff with Staff Sergeant Monfriez and Specialist Ilario ([[Matt Damon]]) is also seen with the Beretta during various re-tellings of the events.
+[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:CUFM9 1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|CPT Boylar ([[Tim Ransom]]) carries a Beretta 92FS in a crossdraw holster just before the battle at Al-Bathra]]
+[[Image:Courage 029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SPC Ilario ([[Matt Damon]]) holds his Beretta as he tends to his wounded comrade. In this version of events, he appears to be wearing Altameyer's helmet, as it has the Sergeant (E5) rank insignia on it instead of the Specialist (E4) insignia.]]
+[[Image:CUFM9 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|CPT Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]) covers the other crash survivors with her Beretta 92FS as they head to the rescue chopper in one version of the account of her death.]]
+[[Image:CUFM9 3.JPG|thumb|none|600px|CPT Walden aims her Beretta 92FS at Monfriez during the standoff.]]
-Several U.S. Army soldiers including Captain Walden can be seen carrying a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] pistols throughout the film, Captain Walden using hers during the aforementioned standoff with Staff Sergeant Monfriez.
+==SIG-Sauer P220==
+At one point in the film, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) pulls a [[SIG-Sauer P220]] on Serling while they are riding in Monfriez's car.
-[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:SigP220EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P220 1st Generation "American" Model - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:CUFM9 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Boylar ([[Tim Ransom]]) carries a Beretta 92FS in a crossdraw holster just before the battle at Al-Bathra]]
+[[Image:CUFP220.JPG|thumb|none|601px|SSG John Monfriez ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) holds Lieutenant Colonel Serling at gunpoint with a SIG-Sauer P220. Note the flat magazine baseplate.]]
-[[Image:CUFM9 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Walden covers the other crash survivors with her Beretta 92FS as they head to the rescue chopper in one version of the account of her death]]
+[[Image:Courage 1012.jpg|thumb|none|601px|LTC Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) with the SIG in his face. Notice the thinner hammer, curved in the back.]]
-[[Image:CUFM9 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Walden aims her Beretta 92FS at SSGT. Monfriez during the standoff]]
-== Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol ==
-At one point in the film, Captain Walden orders the chopper's auxiliary fuel bladder be dropped on an Iraqi tank and used as a makeshift firebomb, Staff Sergeant Monfriez using a [[Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol|Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol]] to set off the bladder once it hits the tank.
+==Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol==
+At one point in the film, CPT Walden orders the chopper's auxiliary fuel bladder be dropped on an Iraqi tank and used as a makeshift firebomb, SSG Monfriez using a [[Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol|Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol]] to set off the bladder once it hits the tank.
 [[Image:H&K P2A1.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol 26.5mm]]
-[[Image:CUFP2A1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Staff Sergeant Monfriez aims the Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol at the gasoline-soaked Iraqi tank]]
+[[Image:CUFP2A1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SSG Monfriez aims the Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol at the gasoline-soaked Iraqi tank.]]
-== SIG-Sauer P220 ==
-At one point in the film Col. Serling is riding in SSGT. Monfriez's convertible talking to him about what happened in the incident where Capt. Walden was killed when Monfriez pulls a [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P220|SIG-Sauer P220]] on him and orders Serling to get out of the car, after which he drives onto train tracks and commits suicide by driving headlong into an oncoming freight train.
-[[Image:SigP220Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P220 .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:CUFP220.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Staff Sergenat Monfriez holds Lt. Colonel Serling at gunpoint with a SIG-Sauer P220]]
-== RPD Light Machine Gun ==
-During the battle at Al-Bathra, some Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed with [[RPD Light Machine Gun|RPD light machine guns]].
-[[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|RPD light machine gun 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:CUFRPD.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An Iraqi soldier fires an RPD light machine gun]]
-== Norinco Type 56 ==
-During the scenes set in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed mostly with [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]]-series rifles, both the standard Type 56 and the folding-stock Type 56-1.
-[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:CUFType56 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Iraqi soldiers hold their Norinco Type 56 rifles over their head to signal their surrender]]
-[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:CUFType56 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An Iraqi soldier dies with his Norinco Type 56-1]]
-== DShK Heavy Machine Gun ==
-Several times during the film, Iraqi T-54 tanks can be seen fitted with [[DShK heavy machine gun]]s mounted atop the turret is a mocked up M2 Browning HB. You can spot the mocked up Browning by the see through addition on the top cover.
-[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm]]
-[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]]
-[[Image:CUFDSHK.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A mocked up DShK heavy machine gun mounted on an Iraqi T-54 tank]]
-== M60 Machine Gun ==
-During the battle at Al-Bathra, Col. Serling's tanks can be seen fitted with [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine guns]] (identifiable by the muzzle brake and front sight) at the Loader's hatch, standing in for the [[FN MAG#M240 machine gun|M240D machine guns]] mounted on real Abrams tanks. In another scene, soldiers are shown low-crawling under barbed wire while an [[M60 machine gun]] is fired over their heads.
-[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:CUFM60D.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An M60D machine gun (right) mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank]]
-[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:CUFM60.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A soldier fires an M60 machine gun over the heads of soldiers low-crawling under barbed wire]]
-== M1903A3 Springfield ==
+=Other=
+==General Dynamics M197 Vulcan==
+The three-barreled version of the [[M61 Vulcan]], the [[General Dynamics M197 Vulcan]], is seen chin-mounted on the AH-1 Cobras in the film. In reality, these are mockups as the helicopters were civilian-owned conversions.
+[[Image:M197Gatling.jpg|thumb|none|450px|General Dynamics M197 Vulcan - 20mm]]
+[[Image:Courage 026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of AH-1 Cobras armed with M197 Vulcans lay down suppressing fire on Iraqi soldiers]]
-In a couple scenes, soldiers can be seen marching and drilling using ornately-decorated [[M1903 Springfield#1903A3 Springfield Rifle|M1903A3 Springfield rifles]] fitted with white slings and having the metal parts chromed.
+==M18 Smoke Grenade==
+When friendly forces arrive to rescue the crash survivors, an [[M18 smoke grenade]] is used to mark their location. In most of the survivors' accounts of the events, the grenade is thrown by Sergeant Steven Altemeyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]), but in Specialist Ilario ([[Matt Damon]])'s account, he's the one who throws it.
+[[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|100px|M18 smoke grenade]]
+[[Image:CUFM18Smoke.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SGT Steven Altemeyer pulls the pin on an M18 smoke grenade in one version of the events.]]
+[[image:CUFM18Smoke 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|SPC Ilario ([[Matt Damon]]) prepares to throw an M18 smoke grenade.]]
-[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1903A3 Springfield .30-06]]
+==RPG-7==
-[[Image:CUFSpringfield.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Soldiers marching with ceremonial M1903A3 Springfield rifles]]
+The [[RPG-7]] is briefly seen with Iraqi soldiers.
+[[File:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-7 with folded iron sights - 40mm]]
+[[Image:Courage 35.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[RPG-7]] launcher is briefly seen in the center with Iraqi soldiers.]]
-== M18 Smoke Grenade ==
+=Trivia=
+=="Faux" M1A1 Abrams==
+Unable to secure cooperation from the US Department of Defense to utilize their tanks, the production made the decision to create their own M1A1 Abrams tanks for the Desert Storm sequences. The "Abrams" were decomissioned British-designed Centurion Mark V tanks formerly of the Australian Army, with their hulls, turrets and guns visually modified to resemble the American tank. These "Abrams" were also later used in ''[[Cradle 2 the Grave]]''.
+[[Image:CoFCenturion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The fake Abrams seen outside the movie. Note the six roadwheels rather than the Abrams' seven, fume extractor correctly mounted on the first third of the gun barrel rather than the last third as on Chieftain-based Abrams fakes, and the Centurion Mark V rear stowage bin presumably left fitted to represent the Abrams' Honeywell gas turbine.]]
+[[Image:CUF 801.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Abrams" lined up ready to advance on the enemy.]]
+[[Image:CUF 802.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of the fake Abrams from the side.]]
+[[Image:FakeAbrams.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shot of the fake Abrams from the front: note the blanked-off fake main gunsight. The side of the driver's hatch mounting is visible to the left of the main gun rather than underneath it as on the real tank, and the front of the hull is far deeper than that of an Abrams. Note to the left of the Abrams is a mockup of T-55 tank with a machine gun mockup mounted on top.]]
-When friendly forces arrive to rescue the crash survivors, an [[M18 smoke grenade]] is used to mark their location. In most of the survivors' accounts of the events, the grenade is thrown by Sergeant Steven Altemeyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]), but in Specialist Ilario ([[Matt Damon]])'s truthful account, he's the one who throws it.
+==AH-1 Cobras==
+The Cobra attack helicopters seen in the film were actually retired AH-1 helicopters owned by civilians.  As these obviously had the original armaments stripped before sale, these helicopters were retrofitted with faux TOW missiles and a faux chin-mounted cannon for the production. Similar helicopters would be used in Zwick's 1998 film ''[[Siege, The|The Siege]]'' as well in ''[[Hulk]]'', ''[[Rock, The|The Rock]]'', and the series ''[[JAG]]'' and ''[[NCIS]]''.
+[[Image:Courage 026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of Cobras lay down suppressing fire.]]
-[[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M18 smoke grenade]]
-[[Image:CUFM18Smoke.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Steven Altemeyer pulls the pin on an M18 smoke grenade]]
-[[image:CUFM18Smoke 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Specialist Ilario prepares to throw an M18 smoke grenade]]
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Rifles

M16A2

Norinco Type 56

M1903A3 Springfield

Machine Guns

Browning M2HB

FN Minimi

RPD

"Faux" DShK

M60D

M60

Handguns

Beretta 92FS

SIG-Sauer P220

Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol

Other

General Dynamics M197 Vulcan

M18 Smoke Grenade

RPG-7

Trivia

"Faux" M1A1 Abrams

AH-1 Cobras

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