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[[Image:Hurtlockercover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Hurt Locker (2008)'']]__TOC__<br clear=all> | [[Image:Hurtlockercover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Hurt Locker (2008)'']]__TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
== | =Pistols= | ||
==Beretta 92 Series== | |||
===Beretta 92=== | |||
A [[Beretta 92]] (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Staff Sergeant William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi. | |||
[[Image:Beretta92oldest.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92 - the first Beretta model produced, noted by rounded trigger guard, butt located magazine release, and frame mounted safety (pre-decocking safety) - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Beretta92oldest.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92 - the first Beretta model produced, noted by rounded trigger guard, butt located magazine release, and frame mounted safety (pre-decocking safety) - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:THL Beretta.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James' Beretta 92.]] | [[Image:THL Beretta.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James' Beretta 92.]] | ||
[[Image:THL Beretta2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James aiming his Beretta 92 at the Iraqi taxi driver.]] | [[Image:THL Beretta2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SSgt. James aiming his Beretta 92 at the Iraqi taxi driver.]] | ||
===Beretta 92FS=== | |||
For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) both use the [[Beretta 92FS]] pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety. | |||
[[Image:THL Beretta3.png|thumb|none|600px|"Tell him to put his hands behind his head or I'll be very happy to shoot him." James radios a translator while pointing his 92 at a man who was forced to wear a bomb vest.]] | [[Image:THL Beretta3.png|thumb|none|600px|"Tell him to put his hands behind his head or I'll be very happy to shoot him." James radios a translator while pointing his 92 at a man who was forced to wear a bomb vest.]] | ||
[[Image:THL Beretta4.png|thumb|none|600px|"He's a dead man, James; just leave him!" Sergeant Sanborn, after trading some bolt-cutters for James' Beretta, tells him to leave the man in the bomb vest for the sake of everyone's safety.]] | [[Image:THL Beretta4.png|thumb|none|600px|"He's a dead man, James; just leave him!" Sergeant Sanborn, after trading some bolt-cutters for James' Beretta, tells him to leave the man in the bomb vest for the sake of everyone's safety.]] | ||
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==Glock 19== | ==Glock 19== | ||
What appears to be a [[Glock 19]] pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors ([[Ralph Fiennes]]). | What appears to be a [[Glock 19]] pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors ([[Ralph Fiennes]]). | ||
[[Image:Glock19pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Glock19pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL Glock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn takes the Glock 19 from the British contractor.]] | [[Image:THL Glock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn takes the Glock 19 from the British contractor.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | |||
==M4A1 Carbine== | ==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. | [[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. | ||
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL William James.png|thumb|none|250px|Staff Sergeant William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]) with his M4A1 Carbine in a publicity still.]] | [[Image:THL William James.png|thumb|none|250px|Staff Sergeant William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]) with his M4A1 Carbine in a publicity still.]] | ||
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==M16A4== | ==M16A4== | ||
A few American soldiers carry [[M16A4]] rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | A few American soldiers carry [[M16A4]] rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | ||
[[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A4 with RAS rails installed, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and (replica) ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. This is the USMC style set up.]] | [[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16A4 with RAS rails installed, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and (replica) ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. This is the USMC style set up.]] | ||
[[Image:THL M16A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier to the right has a M16A4 fitted with a C-More sight.]] | [[Image:THL M16A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier to the right has a M16A4 fitted with a C-More sight.]] | ||
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===AKM=== | ===AKM=== | ||
[[AKM]] rifles are carried by Fedayeen soldiers and insurgents. | [[AKM]] rifles are carried by Fedayeen soldiers and insurgents. | ||
[[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 before being mowed down by Eldridge's M4.]] | [[Image:THL AKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent armed with an AKM attempts to sneak up behind the EOD team and the contractors before being mowed down by Eldridge's M4.]] | ||
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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 points out a suspiciously parked car to SSgt. James.]] | [[Image:THL MPiKMS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi police officer with a MPiKMS-72 points out a suspiciously parked car 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:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[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.]] | [[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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==Barrett M107== | ==Barrett M107== | ||
A [[Barrett M82|Barrett M107]] (not a M82 as noted by the full-length accessory rail) 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. It should be noted that Sanborn and the other EOD members know how to operate a Barrett, since it can also be used for removing IED's from afar with its anti-materiel purposes. | A [[Barrett M82|Barrett M107]] (not a M82 as noted by the full-length accessory rail) 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. It should be noted that Sanborn and the other EOD members know how to operate a Barrett, since it can also be used for removing IED's from afar with its anti-materiel purposes. | ||
[[Image:M82A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Barrett M107 sniper rifle - .50 BMG. Note rail running full length of reciever and barrel, differentiating it from an M82A1.]] | [[Image:M82A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Barrett M107 sniper rifle - .50 BMG. Note rail running full length of reciever and barrel, differentiating it from an M82A1.]] | ||
[[Image: THL Barrett British.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British contractor leader uses the M107 before being killed by an insurgent sniper.]] | [[Image: THL Barrett British.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British contractor leader uses the M107 before being killed by an insurgent sniper.]] | ||
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==FPK/PSL Sniper rifle== | ==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. | |||
A [[FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle]] is used by an insurgent sniper who ambushes the EOD team and the private contractors in the bush. Despite the range and the type of rifle used, the sniper is able to inflict several casualties. | |||
[[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.]] | [[Image:THL PSL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent sniper prepares to fire his FPK/PSL sniper rifle.]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | |||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
[[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team. | [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:THLtrail-M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M2HB mounted on the EOD team's Humvee at the UN compound.]] | [[Image:THLtrail-M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M2HB mounted on the EOD team's Humvee at the UN compound.]] | ||
[[Image:THLtrail-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Humvee is seen with a M2HB HMG mounted on the roof during the desert scenes.]] | [[Image:THLtrail-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Humvee is seen with a M2HB HMG mounted on the roof during the desert scenes.]] | ||
[[Image:THL M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chris, one of the British contractors, fires the EOD team's M2HB machine gun | [[Image:THL M2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chris, one of the British contractors, fires the EOD team's M2HB machine gun wildly.]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:41, 26 October 2009
The Hurt Locker is a 2008 film about a U.S Army explosives and ordnance disposal (EOD) team set in Iraq. The following weapons can be seen in this film:
Pistols
Beretta 92 Series
Beretta 92
A Beretta 92 (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi.
Beretta 92FS
For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) both use the Beretta 92FS pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety.
Glock 19
What appears to be a Glock 19 pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors (Ralph Fiennes).
Rifles
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, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments.
Kalashnikov Variants
AKM
AKM rifles are carried by Fedayeen 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 M107
A Barrett M107 (not a M82 as noted by the full-length accessory rail) 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. It should be noted that Sanborn and the other EOD members know how to operate a Barrett, since it can also be used for removing IED's from afar with its anti-materiel purposes.
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. Despite the range and the type of rifle used, the sniper is able to inflict several casualties.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
Browning M2HB machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team.
