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Line 70: 'A' Company employs several [[Bren gun]]s. Ready, the company sniper, switches to a Bren to make a long distance shot, for unknown reasons, likely because it is a more stable platform than his No. 4 (T).
'A' Company employs several [[Bren gun]]s. Ready, the company sniper, switches to a Bren to make a long distance shot, for unknown reasons, likely because it is a more stable platform than his No. 4 (T).
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Bren MK1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Bren MK1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British]]
[[Image:Jadotville_LE_No4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Jadotville_LE_No4_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bren is seen fired at the right. ]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bren after its operator receives a superficial wound to his cheek.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Bren after its operator receives a superficial wound to his cheek.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sniper preparing to fire the Bren in single shot.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sniper preparing to fire the Bren in single shot.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A .303 round being chambered by hand.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_3.jpg|thumb|none|601px |A .303 round being chambered by hand.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_5.jpg|thumb|none|601px |Ready looks down the sight. ]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_6.jpg|thumb|none|601px ||Ready prepares to fire. ]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bolt closing when fired.]]
[[Image:Jadotville_Bren_4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The bolt closing when fired.]]
Revision as of 19:42, 11 January 2017
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Siege of Jadotville (2016)The Siege of Jadotville The Siege at Jadotville , a battle involving Irish UN Peacekeepers of 'A' Company, 35th Battalion and Katangese rebels in 1961 during the Congo Crisis. The film was released on Netflix in October of 2016.
The cast included Jamie Dornan , Jason O'Mara , and Mark Strong .
The following weapons were used in the film The Siege of Jadotville :
Pistols Walther P38 Rene Faulques (Guillaume Canet ) carries a Walther P38 . He unholsters it when confronting Commandant Quinlan for the last time.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rene Faulques (Guillaume Canet ) firing his P38 after his Jeep is overturned. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faulquet unholsters his P38 when confronting Commandant Quinlan for the last time. Browning Hi-Power The Browning Hi-Power is the sidearm carried by Commander Quinlan (Jamie Dornan ). A mercenary carries the pistol as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Hi Power (Belgian Mfg) 1970s - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the BHP. The external extractor and spur hammer indicate a post-1973 manufacture and thus anachronistic. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mercenary carries the pistol as well. Rifles FN FAL Both the Irish Army and the mercenaries/Katangese rebels extensively use FN FALs . They are shown to be capable of fully automatic fire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Quinlan carries the FN FAL on the eright. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels charge the Irish compound with FALs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Breathe, squeeze, kill! Breathe again!" Sgt. Jack Prendergast (Jason O'Mara ) gives advice to the soldiers with the FN FAL rifles on shooting technique after firing too fast. Lee Enfield No.4 Mk1 Several members of 'A' Company carry Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1*s instead of FALs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 'A' Company members carrying No.4 MKIs as they first arrive in Jadotville. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Enfield No.4 Mk1(T) Bill Ready (Sam Keeley ), the company sniper, carries a scoped Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1(T) .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) with magazine and scope - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bill Ready (Sam Keeley ), the company sniper aims his Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ready on the left. Submachine Guns Carl Gustav M/45 Several 'A' Company NCOs use Carl Gustav M/45s , namely Sgt. Jack Prendergast (Jason O'Mara ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Swedish K / Carl Gustav M/45 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Carl Gustav is wielded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Jack Prendergast (Jason O'Mara ) opens fire with the Carl Gustav M/45 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Jack Prendergast (Jason O'Mara ) on the right with his M/45. Note the No. 9 bayonet affixed. MAT-49 Several mercenaries, including Faulques, use MAT-49s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faulques uses the MAT-49 . Franchi LF-57 Franchi LF-57 SMGs are also used by mercenaries.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Franchi LF-57 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An African in green beret holds LF-57 in center. Vigneron M2 Vigneron M2 SMGs are also seen.
File:1287829141.jpg Vigernon M2 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Vigneron M2 is seen when Irish soldiers gather weapons after the battle. Machine Guns Bren MkI 'A' Company employs several Bren guns . Ready, the company sniper, switches to a Bren to make a long distance shot, for unknown reasons, likely because it is a more stable platform than his No. 4 (T).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bren MK1 Light Machine Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Bren is seen fired at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Bren after its operator receives a superficial wound to his cheek. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper preparing to fire the Bren in single shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A .303 round being chambered by hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ready looks down the sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ready prepares to fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bolt closing when fired. Browning M2HB Katangese mercenaries use a Browning M2HB mounted on a vehicle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katangese mercenaries use a Browning M2HB mounted on a vehicle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the M2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the heat shield's horizontal slots instead of the usual circular perforations. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Faulques calling a retreat while manning the Browning. Browning M1919A4 The mercenaries use several Browning M1919A4s mounted on vehicles and on tripods.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShK Heavy Machine Gun The mercenaries use a DShK Heavy Machine Gun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShK - 12.7x108mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 A mercenary uses an FN MAG 58 fired from the hip. Another is mounted on a vehicle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mercenary uses the FN MAG 58 fired from the hip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Gun 'A' Company uses a Vickers Gun mounted on a Land Rover, then on its own with and without a tripod. Commandant Quinlan uses it to shoot down a Fouga Magister.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Vickers being removed from its tripod before the position is hit with mortar. Other Mk 2 Hand Grenade An NCO picks up a Mk 2 hand grenade when his M/45 runs dry.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II) Error creating thumbnail: File missing M2 Mortar A Company's support platoon uses a 60mm M2 Mortar in counter-battery fire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M2 Mortar - 60mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar The mercenaries use an Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar to shell the compound.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Mk II - 3.20 in Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 
