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Captain Phillips: Difference between revisions
Members of the USN VBSS team are armed mostly with the [[M4A1]] while confronting the lifeboat as well as when boarding the ''Alabama''.
Members of the USN VBSS team are armed mostly with the [[M4A1]] while confronting the lifeboat as well as when boarding the ''Alabama''.
[[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:CaptP 108.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Two USN Sailors wield M4A1 carbines on board the RHIB.]]
[[File:CaptP 106.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sailors of the USN VBSS team are armed with [[M4A1]] carbines while confronting the lifeboat. Most of the carbines have the detachable carrying handle rear sight and KAC quad rail handguards lacking attachment, which is accurate to Navy personnel armaments.]]
[[File:CaptP 106.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sailors of the USN VBSS team are armed with [[M4A1]] carbines while confronting the lifeboat. Most of the carbines have the detachable carrying handle rear sight and KAC quad rail handguards lacking attachment, which is accurate to Navy personnel armaments.]]
Captain Phillips is a 2013 drama that recounts the events surrounding the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in 2009. Tom Hanks stars in the film as Richard Phillips, the captain of the ship who allowed himself to be taken hostage by the hijackers. The film was directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy).
The following weapons were used in the film Captain Phillips:
The early M22 version of Norinco Type 56 is one of the rifles carried by the Somali pirates, notably Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi). The rifles are seen in generally poor condition.
Norinco Type 56-1
The Norinco Type 56-1 is one of the rifles carried by the Somali pirates. The rifles are seen in very poor condition.
M4A1
Members of the USN VBSS team are armed mostly with the M4A1 while confronting the lifeboat as well as when boarding the Alabama.
Knight's Armament SR-25
US Navy SEALs are seen taking aim with what appear to be suppressed SR-25 rifles with night vision adapters. These are designated as Mk 11 Mod 0 by the SEALs.
Heckler & Koch HK417
One of the SEAL snipers uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch HK417, as evidenced by its wider, curved magazine.
Machine Guns
M240 GPMG
An M240 machine gun is manned by US Navy personnel riding in the RHIBs (Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat).