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[[File:BLA 047.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine passes out the M16A4 at Camp Pendleton.]] | [[File:BLA 047.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine passes out the M16A4 at Camp Pendleton.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 048.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine receives his M16A4 (fitted with a TA31RCO ACOG in this shot).]] | [[File:BLA 048.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine receives his M16A4 (fitted with a TA31RCO ACOG in this shot).]] | ||
[[File:BLA 009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines begin their street patrol armed with | [[File:BLA 009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marines begin their street patrol armed with their M16A4's as they make their way across Santa Monica.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 041.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Marines patrol with their M16A4's at the ready.]] | [[Image:BLA 041.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Marines patrol with their M16A4's at the ready.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 057.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Lenihan nervously cleans off the ACOG scope.]] | [[File:BLA 057.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Lenihan nervously cleans off the ACOG scope.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 058.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lenihan holds the M16A4, the AN/PEQ-15 laser designator is visible.]] | [[File:BLA 058.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lenihan holds the M16A4, the AN/PEQ-15 laser designator is visible.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 18.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Private First Class Lenihan ([[Noel Fisher]]) holds his M16A4 at the ready as | [[Image:BLA 18.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Private First Class Lenihan ([[Noel Fisher]]) nervously holds his M16A4 at the ready as an alien soldier approaches from behind him.]] | ||
[[Image:Battle_los_angeles3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cpl. Harris and PFC Lenihan are seen armed with M16A4's as they're surprised by an alien soldier jumping out of a swimming pool.]] | [[Image:Battle_los_angeles3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cpl. Harris and PFC Lenihan are seen armed with M16A4's as they're surprised by an alien soldier jumping out of a swimming pool.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 088.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A marine and Cpl. Lockett providing overwatch with their M16A4s.]] | [[File:BLA 088.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A marine and Cpl. Lockett providing overwatch with their M16A4s as they search for a means of escape from the police station.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 089.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Kevin Harris ([[Ne-Yo]]) with the M16A4.]] | [[File:BLA 089.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Kevin Harris ([[Ne-Yo]]) with the M16A4.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Kevin Harris ([[Ne-Yo]]) holds his M16A4 while getting on the bus.]] | [[File:BLA 029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Kevin Harris ([[Ne-Yo]]) holds his M16A4 while getting on the bus.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 17.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Several other U.S. Marines provide overwatch with their M16A4's.]] | [[Image:BLA 17.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Several other U.S. Marines provide overwatch with their M16A4's.]] | ||
[[Image:Battle los angeles1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Next to Michelle ([[Bridget Moynahan]]), soldiers of the California Army National Guard, 40th Infantry Division are seen with their M16A4 rifles. Unlike the Marines, the National Guardsmen's rifles are not fitted with AN/PEQ-15s.]] | [[Image:Battle los angeles1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Next to Michelle ([[Bridget Moynahan]]), soldiers of the California Army National Guard, 40th Infantry Division are seen with their M16A4 rifles. Unlike the Marines, the National Guardsmen's rifles are not fitted with AN/PEQ-15s.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 069.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Joe Rincon ([[Michael Peña]]) opens fire with an | [[File:BLA 069.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At one point, Joe Rincon ([[Michael Peña]]) acquires a dropped M16A4 and opens fire with it at an approaching alien. Despite shooting from the hip, he successfully takes the alien down with several well-placed shots.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 081.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another shot of Joe Rincon with | [[Image:BLA 081.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another shot of Joe Rincon with his newly acquired M16A4.]] | ||
==M203 Grenade Launcher== | ==M203 Grenade Launcher== | ||
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[[Image:BLA 050.jpg|thumb|600px||none|An LAV crew member mans the M240B.]] | [[Image:BLA 050.jpg|thumb|600px||none|An LAV crew member mans the M240B.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 016.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nantz is seen manning the M240B when the Marines commandeer an LAV. Also visible in this shot is the firing port for the LAV-25's coaxial M240C, mounted next to the LAV's main armament.]] | [[Image:BLA 016.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nantz is seen manning the M240B when the Marines commandeer an LAV. Also visible in this shot is the firing port for the LAV-25's coaxial M240C, mounted next to the LAV's main armament.]] | ||
[[File:BLAspec 03.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Aaron Eckhart]] gets to train with the M240B mounted on a | [[File:BLAspec 03.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Aaron Eckhart]] gets to train with the M240B mounted on a Humvee in behind the scenes footage.]] | ||
==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ==Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:BLA 039.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lockett uses the M2 to pour fire on alien soldiers on an overpass.]] | [[Image:BLA 039.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lockett uses the M2 to pour fire on alien soldiers on an overpass.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lockett mans the Browning M2HB against a number of alien combatants and an alien crew-served weapon. The Soldier on the left is seen running as a cluster of alien missiles blows up the vehicle he was using as cover. This is a Soldier of the 40th Infantry Division and not one of the Marines from Echo 2-5.]] | [[Image:BLA 203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lockett mans the Browning M2HB against a number of alien combatants and an alien crew-served weapon. The Soldier on the left is seen running as a cluster of alien missiles blows up the vehicle he was using as cover. This is a Soldier of the 40th Infantry Division and not one of the Marines from Echo 2-5.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 083.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BLA 083.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Browning M2 is seen on top of the Humvee that the group commandeers as they make their way from Santa Monica Airport to the secondary extraction zone.]] | ||
[[File:BLAspec 08.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Aaron Eckhart]] gets to train with the Browning M2 in behind the scenes footage.]] | [[File:BLAspec 08.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Aaron Eckhart]] gets to train with the Browning M2 in behind the scenes footage.]] | ||
[[File:BLAspec 06.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Michelle Rodriguez]] gets to train with the M2 in behind the scenes footage.]] | [[File:BLAspec 06.jpg|thumb|550px|none|During boot camp, [[Michelle Rodriguez]] gets to train with the M2 in behind the scenes footage.]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 035.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An M2HB machine gun mounted on top of the Abrams tank on the left.]] | [[Image:BLA 035.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An M2HB machine gun mounted on top of the Abrams tank on the left.]] | ||
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[[Image:AT-4Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M136 AT4 Anti-tank recoilless launcher - 84mm]] | [[Image:AT-4Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M136 AT4 Anti-tank recoilless launcher - 84mm]] | ||
[[Image:Battle los angeles4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is seen with an M136 AT4 slung over his back.]] | [[Image:Battle los angeles4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is seen with an M136 AT4 slung over his back.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 020.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Technical Sergeant Elena Santos ([[Michelle Rodriguez]]) | [[File:BLA 020.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Technical Sergeant Elena Santos ([[Michelle Rodriguez]]) prepares to fire the AT4.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Santos fires the AT4.]] | [[File:BLA 022.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Santos fires the AT4.]] | ||
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[[Image:M242 25mm gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M242 Bushmaster chaingun 25mm]] | [[Image:M242 25mm gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M242 Bushmaster chaingun 25mm]] | ||
[[Image:BLA 21.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An LAV-25 APC is seen in the background armed with an M242 Bushmaster on the top.]] | [[Image:BLA 21.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An LAV-25 APC is seen in the background armed with an M242 Bushmaster on the top.]] | ||
[[File:BLA 082.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nantz and his Marines commandeer the | [[File:BLA 082.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nantz and his Marines commandeer an abandoned LAV with an M242 Bushmaster mounted on top as the group makes their way to the secondary extraction zone.]] | ||
==M197 Vulcan== | ==M197 Vulcan== | ||
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A Marine mortar team is seen using the M252 81mm Mortar when Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz ([[Aaron Eckhart]]) and his platoon arrives at Los Angeles. | A Marine mortar team is seen using the M252 81mm Mortar when Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz ([[Aaron Eckhart]]) and his platoon arrives at Los Angeles. | ||
[[Image:M252Mort.JPG|thumb|none|350px|M252 Mortar - 81mm]] | [[Image:M252Mort.JPG|thumb|none|350px|M252 Mortar - 81mm]] | ||
[[File:BLA 033.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine loading a mortar round into the M252 mortar.]] | [[File:BLA 033.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine loading a mortar round into the M252 mortar in the opening battle in Santa Monica.]] | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 18 September 2011
Battle: Los Angeles (also known as World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles) is a 2011 science fiction war film starring Aaron Eckhart as a Staff Sergeant who is part of a Marine task force assigned to rescue the remaining survivors left in the city of Los Angeles devastated from an alien invasion. The film was made with the cooperation with the Department of Defense and the United States Marine Corps, who supplied the production with authentic armor and aircraft. The events of the film are supposed to be tied into the Battle of Los Angeles, when in early 1942, the US military opened fire over the city at what was thought to be enemy aircraft, but later could not be identified. The film's cast included Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, and Michael Peña.
The following weapons were used in the film Battle: Los Angeles:
Beretta 92FS
Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) is notably seen firing a Beretta 92FS (used as the substitute for the Military M9) pistol at the alien soldiers during the final battle. In a continuity error, he is seen first firing the handgun and then in the next scene he is actually seen drawing the handgun. A marine is also seen drawing one out during the first encounter of the alien soldiers.
M4A1 Carbine
The M4A1 carbine is one of the main weapons utilized by the U.S. Armed Forces in the film. The M4A1 is seen in the hands of members of the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines including Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) and Second Lieutenant William Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez). USAF Technical Sergeant Elena Santos (Michelle Rodriguez) is also seen with M4's. The Marines' M4A1 carbines are fitted with ACOG scopes, RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and most interestingly, AN/PEQ-15 laser designators; an improved, compact version of the AN/PEQ-2 system first employed in the early 2000's. In several scenes, bayonets are seen fixed on the M4's (which appear to be OKC-3S bayonets, adopted by the Marines to replace the M9 bayonet). The M4s are also all equipped with what appear to be Magpul Back Up Sights (MBUS) though these are never actually used. While training on Camp Pendelton the M4's are seen with EOtech Holographic sights
M16A4 Rifle
The M16A4 rifle is carried by various Marines fitted with ACOG scopes (both TA31F and TA31RCO models), RIS foregrips, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators. Soldiers of the 40th Infantry Division (CA ARNG) are also armed with M16A4's, but without the AN/PEQ-15s. Joe Rincon (Michael Peña) is seen using the M16A4 as well.
M203 Grenade Launcher
The M203 grenade launcher 40mm grenade launcher is seen used by U.S. Marines as well. The grenade launchers mounted on the M4A1 rifles appear to be shorter M203A1 models, while the ones seen on the M16A4's are the M203. Cpl. Lee Imlay (Will Rothhaar) is notably seen using his M203A1 to detonate an explosive during the final battle.
FN M249 SAW-E2
The M249 SAW-E2 used by the US Marines as well, some fitted with an ACOG scope.
FN M240 Machine Gun
Several models of the M240 machine gun are seen used in the film. The "D" model of the M240 machine gun is visible on the ramp of the U.S.M.C. CH-46 Sea Knight carrying Nance's Marines as well as on the UH-1 Huey helicopter sent to retrieve the Marines at the police station. The M240B is seen mounted on Marine LAV's. Nantz is seen manning the M240B when the Marines commandeer an LAV. Also, the coaxial-mounted version M240C is utilized by the LAV-25 and an M1A1 Abrams tank.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun is seen mounted on various Marine Humvee's as well as in a machine gun nest at the Santa Monica Airport. Cpl Jason Lockett (Cory Hardrict) is seen using a Humvee's M2 to fire at alien soldiers on an overpass.
Browning M3 Heavy Machine Gun
When Nantz meets Lt. Martinez, several Marines can be seen mounting a Browning M3 at the side of a UH-1N Huey helicopter at MCAS Camp Pendleton (in a continuity error, they are seen mounting the machine gun twice).
M136 AT4
One of the Marines is seen carrying the M136 AT4 after acquiring it from the wreckage of the FOB. Technical Sergeant Elena Santos (Michelle Rodriguez) uses it in the battle to destroy an alien drone. The sound editing crew seems to the treat the AT4 as a guided weapon, judging by the squealing lock-on tone heard before firing, despite the fact that Santos was actually aiming at the drone's flight path rather than the drone itself.
M242 Bushmaster chaingun
The 25mm M242 Bushmaster chaingun is the main gun of the Marines' LAV-25 armored personnel carrier seen throughout the film.
M197 Vulcan
The M197 Vulcan appears in the film as the secondary armament of USMC AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters.
M67 hand grenade
Nantz is notably seen using an M67 hand grenade to detonate a gas station.
M18 smoke grenade
Cpl. Lee Imlay (Will Rothhaar) is seen tossing an M18 smoke grenade in order to mark a landing zone at the police station.
M252 81mm Mortar
A Marine mortar team is seen using the M252 81mm Mortar when Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) and his platoon arrives at Los Angeles.
