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''The Hurt Locker'' is a film about a U.S Army explosives and ordinance disposal (EOD) team set in Iraq, 2007. | ''The Hurt Locker'' is a film about a U.S Army explosives and ordinance disposal (EOD) team set in Iraq, 2007. | ||
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'''The following weapons can be seen in this film:''' | '''The following weapons can be seen in this film:''' | ||
==Beretta | ==Beretta 92== | ||
A [[Beretta | A [[Beretta 92]] (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard) is used by Staff Sergeant William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]), most prominently when he stops an Iraqi taxi. | ||
:This isn't a 92SB; it's either an early Beretta 92 or an early Taurus PT92. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] | :This isn't a 92SB; it's either an early Beretta 92 or an early Taurus PT92. -[[User:MT2008|MT2008]] | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92SB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 92SB - 9mm (note rounded trigger guard and flat bottom magazine).]] | [[Image:BerettaM92SB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 92SB - 9mm (note rounded trigger guard and flat bottom magazine).]] | ||
[[Image:THL Beretta.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James' Beretta | [[Image:THL Beretta.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James' Beretta 92.]] | ||
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[[Image:THL M4A1b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn's M4A1, equipped with an ACOG sight and flashlight.]] | [[Image:THL M4A1b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn's M4A1, equipped with an ACOG sight and flashlight.]] | ||
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==M16A4== | ==M16A4== | ||
A few American soldiers carry M16A4 rifles (possibly airsoft replicas), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | A few American soldiers carry M16A4 rifles (possibly airsoft replicas), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | ||
[[Image:THL M16A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier to the right has a M16A4 fitted with a reflex sight.]] | |||
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==Kalashnikov Variants== | ==Kalashnikov Variants== | ||
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[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL AKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent armed with an AKM attempts to sneak up behind the EOD team and the contractors.]] | |||
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===MPiKMS 72=== | ===MPiKMS 72=== | ||
A MPiKMS 72, an East German version of the [[AKMS]] with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SSgt James about the car bomb at the UN compound. | A MPiKMS 72, an East German version of the [[AKMS]] with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SSgt James about the car bomb at the UN compound. | ||
[[Image:THL MPiKMS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi police officer with a MPiKMS-72 talks to SSgt. James.]] | |||
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===Customized AKMS=== | ===Customized AKMS=== | ||
Customized [[AKMS]] rifles with RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors. | Customized [[AKMS]] rifles with RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors. | ||
[[Image:THL AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The leader of the private military contractors ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) lays down his AKMS, customized with a RIS foregrip and a tactical light.]] | |||
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[[Image:M82a1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle .50 BMG]] | [[Image:M82a1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:THLtrail-M82.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:THLtrail-M82.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:THL M82.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn looks through the scope of the Barrett M82A1.]] | |||
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==FPK/PSL Sniper rifle== | ==FPK/PSL Sniper rifle== | ||
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[[Image:Romanian-FPK-PSL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54R]] | [[Image:Romanian-FPK-PSL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54R]] | ||
[[Image:THL PSL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent sniper prepares to fire his FPK/PSL sniper rifle.]] | |||
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==Browning M2 HB== | ==Browning M2 HB== | ||
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[[Image:THLtrail-M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:THLtrail-M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:THLtrail-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:THLtrail-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:THL M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Charlie, one of the British contractors, fires the EOD team's M2 HB machine gun.]] | |||
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[[Category: War]] | [[Category: War]] |
Revision as of 04:06, 23 April 2009
The Hurt Locker is a film about a U.S Army explosives and ordinance disposal (EOD) team set in Iraq, 2007.
-Page is under construction: only a few illustrative captures for now, the rest will come later.
The following weapons can be seen in this film:
Beretta 92
A Beretta 92 (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard) is used by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), most prominently when he stops an Iraqi taxi.
- This isn't a 92SB; it's either an early Beretta 92 or an early Taurus PT92. -MT2008
Glock 19
What appears to be a Glock 19 pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors (Ralph Fiennes).
M4A1 Carbine
M4A1 carbines are used by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), as well as by other American soldiers. The carbines are equipped with a variety of sights and other attachments.
M16A4
A few American soldiers carry M16A4 rifles (possibly airsoft replicas), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments.
Kalashnikov Variants
AKM
AKM rifles are carried by Iraqi Army soldiers and insurgents.
MPiKMS 72
A MPiKMS 72, an East German version of the AKMS with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SSgt James about the car bomb at the UN compound.
Customized AKMS
Customized AKMS rifles with RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors.
Barrett M82A1
A Barrett M82A1 is used by the private contractors to respond to an insurgent ambush, and is later used by Sergeants James and Sanborn to shoot several of the attackers.
FPK/PSL Sniper rifle
A FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle is used by an insurgent sniper who ambushes the EOD team and the private contractors in the bush.
Browning M2 HB
Browning M2HB machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team.