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'''''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 Martha Raddatz, and is currently being broadcast on the National Geographic channel. 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 | '''''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 Martha Raddatz, and is currently being broadcast on the National Geographic channel. 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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 21 February 2018
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 Martha Raddatz, and is currently being broadcast on the National Geographic channel. 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 first two installments, "The Road to War" and "The Eye of the Storm" were initially broadcast as a feature-length pilot episode on November 7th 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.
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.
