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==Heckler & Koch MK23== | ==Heckler & Koch MK23== | ||
The pistol designed especially for US SOCOM, the [[Heckler & Koch Mark 23]] is seen used by several Navy SEALs, including Lieutenant A.K. Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew ([[Eamonn Walker]]), James 'Red' Atkins ([[Cole Hauser]]), Jason 'Flea' Mabry ([[Chad Smith]]), Kelly Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]), and Michael 'Slo' Slowenski ([[Nick Chinlund]]). | The pistol designed especially for US SOCOM, the [[Heckler & Koch Mark 23]] is seen used by several Navy SEALs, including Lieutenant A.K. Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew ([[Eamonn Walker]]), James 'Red' Atkins ([[Cole Hauser]]), Jason 'Flea' Mabry ([[Chad Smith]]), Kelly Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]), and Michael 'Slo' Slowenski ([[Nick Chinlund]]). | ||
[[Image:Mk23.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Mk23.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:003TOS Bruce Willis 050.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:003TOS Bruce Willis 050.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Waters awakes with his MK23 in-hand.]] | ||
[[Image:H&KMk23ModwKnightsSuppressor.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:H&KMk23ModwKnightsSuppressor.jpg |thumb|none|450px|H&K Mk 23 Mod 0 with (real) Knights Armament suppressor - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MK23.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:TOTS MK23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Suppressed MK23 in-hand.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MK23-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Waters with his MK23.]] | [[Image:TOTS MK23-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Waters with his MK23.]] | ||
[[Image:Tears of the Sun MK23 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT A.K. Waters wields a suppressed H&K Mark 23 while engaging militia fighters in the village]] | [[Image:Tears of the Sun MK23 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT A.K. Waters wields a suppressed H&K Mark 23 while engaging militia fighters in the village]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MK23-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red prepares to enter a hooch with his MK23.]] | [[Image:TOTS MK23-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red prepares to enter a hooch with his MK23.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MK23-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rack the slide on your MK23, Lake! This is a continuity shot as it only happens for a second.]] | [[Image:TOTS MK23-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rack the slide on your MK23, Lake! This is a continuity shot as it only happens for a second.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The team with their weapons, several of them readying their Mark 23 pistols.]] | ||
==SIG-Sauer P226== | ==SIG-Sauer P226== | ||
Another real-life favored handgun of the Navy SEALs, the [[SIG-Sauer P226]] is seen in the hands of Danny 'Doc' Kelley ([[Paul Francis]]) and Demetrius 'Silk' Owens ([[Charles Ingram]]). | Another real-life favored handgun of the Navy SEALs, the [[SIG-Sauer P226]] is seen in the hands of Danny 'Doc' Kelley ([[Paul Francis]]) and Demetrius 'Silk' Owens ([[Charles Ingram]]). | ||
[[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SIG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc crawls towards the village.]] | [[Image:TOTS SIG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc crawls towards the village.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SIG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:TOTS SIG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc makes an entry with his P226 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SIG-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc wields his SIG during the final shootout.]] | [[Image:TOTS SIG-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc wields his SIG during the final shootout.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SIG-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Silk fires his SIG when his M1A runs dry.]] | [[Image:TOTS SIG-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Silk fires his SIG when his M1A runs dry.]] | ||
==M1911A1== | |||
The [[M1911A1]] appears in the hands of two senior officers of the Nigerian Militants. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS 1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer far left has what looks like a M1911A1.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS 1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The second in command charges the fleeing SEALs with his M1911A1.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS 1911-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer orders his men forward, M1911A1 in-hand.]] | |||
==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
A [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of a militant officer. | A [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of a militant officer. | ||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The militant on the far right has a Beretta.]] | [[Image:TOTS M9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The militant on the far right has a Beretta.]] | ||
==Walther PP== | ==Walther PP== | ||
In a deleted scene, LT Waters leaves the priest running the hospital a [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PP|Walther PP]] for self-defense. | In a deleted scene, LT Waters leaves the priest running the hospital a [[Walther PP Pistol Series#Walther PP|Walther PP]] for self-defense. | ||
[[Image:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Walther-PP-Post-War.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Post-war Walther PP Pistol - .32 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:WaltherPPK.tots.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Walther PP left by LT Waters for the priest.]] | [[Image:WaltherPPK.tots.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Walther PP left by LT Waters for the priest.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==M4A1== | ==M4A1== | ||
Lieutenant Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Flea ([[Chad Smith]]), and Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) use [[ | Lieutenant Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Flea ([[Chad Smith]]), and Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) use [[M4A1 Carbine]]s as their primary weapons. Team corpsman Doc ([[Paul Francis]]) and radioman Zee ([[Eamonn Walker]]) also have accessorized M4 carbines (with M203 grenade launchers mounted). "Flea" has a Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100[http://www.cmoscopes.com/marksman_series.htm] scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a suppressor, and a custom paintjob of green and black. Flea and Lake have suppressors on their carbines. Both Lake and LT Waters have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with PVS-14 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives. LT Waters' also has a D-LAP Laser sight, essentially a more compact PEQ-2A. It is worth noting that they use the correct, modern flash hiders rather than the A1 style used on so many movie M4A1s and M16A2s. | ||
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip]] | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Waters meets Dr. Lena Hendricks. Note: The M68 Aimpoint is mounted backwards.]] | [[Image:TOTS M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Waters meets Dr. Lena Hendricks. Note: The M68 Aimpoint is mounted backwards.]] | ||
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[[Image:TOTS M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flea takes a sniper position in a tree while the other team members raid the village.]] | [[Image:TOTS M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flea takes a sniper position in a tree while the other team members raid the village.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS 1211.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flea ([[Chad Smith]]) fires his suppressed M4.]] | [[Image:TOTS 1211.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Flea ([[Chad Smith]]) fires his suppressed M4.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake fires his M4. He is firing from this awkward position due to having been shot in the shoulder minutes earlier. ]] | [[Image:TOTS M4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake fires his M4. He is firing from this awkward position due to having been shot in the shoulder minutes earlier.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red, ([[Cole Hauser]]), fires LT Waters' M4 after he drops it.]] | [[Image:TOTS M4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red, ([[Cole Hauser]]), fires LT Waters' M4 after he drops it.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The team with their weapons. Doc, Lake, LT, and Zee with their M4s.]] | [[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The team with their weapons. Doc, Lake, LT, and Zee with their M4s.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M4-Lake.jpg||thumb|none|600px|After being wounded, Lake uses his left hand to hold the M4A1.]] | [[Image:TOTS M4-Lake.jpg||thumb|none|600px|After being wounded, Lake uses his left hand to hold the M4A1.]] | ||
== | ==Springfield M1A== | ||
A [[Springfield M1A]] with an aftermarket scope mount is carried by Silk ([[Charles Ingram]]). It is covered in heavy custom camo and mounts a Leupold & Stevens Mark 4 LR/T 10x40 M1 rifle scope. He uses the weapon throughout the movie. It is noted as being of an M1A not a [[M14_Rifle#M21.2FM25_Sniper_Rifle|M25 Sniper Rifle]] by the notch which would normally contain the fire-selector switch. M21/25 rifles are fitted with a selector lock, preventing the Selective fire mechanism from working in anything other than semi-automatic. When a Civilian M1A is put into a Military M14 stock there is a great big empty notch in the stock where the selector lock should be. | |||
[[Image:Springfield_M1A.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Springfield M1A with scope - .308 Winchester. You can notice the notch in the stock where the selector lock is missing.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M1A.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Silk with the M1A rifle. Note the open notch for the selector switch (which would be filled with the selector notch if it was a real M21/M25).]] | |||
[[ | [[Image:TOTS M1A-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Silk ([[Charles Ingram]]) readies to shoot the refugee carrying the transmitter with his M1A.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M1A-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Red and Silk make their final stand, firing LT Water's M4 and the M1A.]] | |||
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==AKM== | ==AKM== | ||
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[[Image:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit.]] | [[Image:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS AKSU.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rebel soldiers advancing. They are armed with a variety of AKs including AKMSUs.]] | [[Image:TOTS AKSU.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rebel soldiers advancing. They are armed with a variety of AKs including AKMSUs.]] | ||
==M16A2== | |||
A few of the Marines disembarking the helicopter in the beginning of the film are carrying [[M16A2]] rifles, as well as a few Marines at the end of the film. | |||
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only).]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marine behind the others is carrying a M16A2.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M16A2-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine in the background is carrying a M16A2.]] | |||
==FN FAL== | ==FN FAL== | ||
Actual footage of the violence in Africa is seen in the beginning of the film and one scene shows several soldiers carrying [[FN_FAL#FN_FAL|FN FAL]] rifles. | Actual footage of the violence in Africa is seen in the beginning of the film and one scene shows several soldiers carrying [[FN_FAL#FN_FAL|FN FAL]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Fal_para-1-.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Fal_para-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper with 18" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS FN FAL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier far right has a FN FAL paratrooper.]] | [[Image:TOTS FN FAL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier far right has a FN FAL paratrooper.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS FN FAL-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier also has a FN FAL paratrooper.]] | [[Image:TOTS FN FAL-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier also has a FN FAL paratrooper.]] | ||
==Norinco Type 56-1== | ==Norinco Type 56-1== | ||
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==Karabiner 98k== | ==Karabiner 98k== | ||
What appears to be a WWII-vintage [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of at least two militants. They are never given explicit detail, sadly. | What appears to be a WWII-vintage [[Karabiner 98k]] is seen in the hands of at least two militants. They are never given explicit detail, sadly. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS Kar98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel bottom center is carrying a Kar98.]] | [[Image:TOTS Kar98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel bottom center is carrying a Kar98.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS Kar98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel armed with what appears to be a 98k moves to investigate the body the transmitter-carrying refugee.]] | [[Image:TOTS Kar98-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel armed with what appears to be a 98k moves to investigate the body the transmitter-carrying refugee.]] | ||
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Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying [[SKS rifle]]s. | Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying [[SKS rifle]]s. | ||
[[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:Simonov-Russian-SKS45.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The point man of the rebel | [[Image:TOTS SKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The point man of the rebel squad walks through the jungle, carrying an SKS.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SKS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Arthur Azzuka's | [[Image:TOTS SKS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Arthur Azzuka's bodyguards saves LT Waters.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS SKS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:TOTS SKS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A militant appears to have an SKS.]] | ||
== | ==L1A1== | ||
At the end of the film, one of the Cameroon border guards can be briefly seen armed with an [[FN FAL#L1A1|L1A1]] rifle instead of an AK variant. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:TOS L1A1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A Cameroon border guard behind Captain Bill Rhodes ([[Tom Skerritt]]) brandishes an L1A1 rifle.]] | ||
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[[Image: | ==M16A1== | ||
[[M16A1]] rifles are used by Nigerian soldiers in the opening scene of the director's cut of the film. | |||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A1 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:M16.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nigerian soldiers with Vietnam-era M16 rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:M16_2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nigerian soldiers standing guard with Vietnam-era M16 rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:M16_3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Nigerian soldiers standing guard over the President and his family with Vietnam-era M16 rifles.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[Image:TOTS SAW-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the blank rounds on the ammo belt.]] | [[Image:TOTS SAW-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the blank rounds on the ammo belt.]] | ||
==M60E4== | |||
==M60E4 | |||
Red ([[Cole Hauser]]), the team’s designated heavy-gunner is seen armed with a [[M60 machine gun#M60E4 Machine Gun|M60E4 machine gun]] throughout the film, which has a "duckbill" flash hider on the muzzle. Doc ([[Paul Francis]]) wields the weapon when Red runs to set-up a Claymore. Another Navy SEAL who accompanies Captain Bill Rhodes ([[Tom Skerritt]]) also wields a M60E4. | Red ([[Cole Hauser]]), the team’s designated heavy-gunner is seen armed with a [[M60 machine gun#M60E4 Machine Gun|M60E4 machine gun]] throughout the film, which has a "duckbill" flash hider on the muzzle. Doc ([[Paul Francis]]) wields the weapon when Red runs to set-up a Claymore. Another Navy SEAL who accompanies Captain Bill Rhodes ([[Tom Skerritt]]) also wields a M60E4. | ||
[[Image:M60E4 large.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60E4 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M60E4 large.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60E4 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
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[[Image:TOTS M60E4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc mans Red's M60E4.]] | [[Image:TOTS M60E4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc mans Red's M60E4.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS M60E4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The other Navy SEAL with a M60E4.]] | [[Image:TOTS M60E4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The other Navy SEAL with a M60E4.]] | ||
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==M60D== | |||
The [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine gun]] is seen mounted on an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, but it is never fired. | |||
[[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60D machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M60D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M60D machine gun door-mounted on a Navy SH-60B Seahawk helicopter]] | |||
==DShK== | |||
A [[DShK heavy machine gun]] is seen on a mounted platform of a flatbed truck. It’s hard to determine if this is a genuine DShK or a [[Browning M2]] mocked-up as a DShK. | |||
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|450px|DShK heavy machine gun - 12.7x109mm]] | [[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|450px|DShK heavy machine gun - 12.7x109mm]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The machine gun can be seen on the truck.]] | [[Image:TOTS DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The machine gun can be seen on the truck.]] | ||
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[[Image:TOTS FN MAG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier stands behind a FN MAG in the actual footage.]] | [[Image:TOTS FN MAG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier stands behind a FN MAG in the actual footage.]] | ||
==RPD | ==RPD== | ||
A militant rebel is seen with an [[RPD light machine gun]]. | A militant rebel is seen with an [[RPD light machine gun]]. | ||
[[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPD light machine gun - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPD light machine gun - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
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=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
==M203 Grenade Launcher== | |||
Team corpsman, Doc, and radioman, Zee, both carry M4A1 carbines with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s mounted. | |||
[[Image:Sopmod m4 m203 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M4A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, flip-up rear sight, and [[M203 grenade launcher]] - 40x46mm]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Zee lays down cover fire with his M4/M203.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doc and Zee ready their pistols, while slinging their M4/M203 combos.]] | |||
==M72 LAW== | ==M72 LAW== | ||
The [[M72 LAW]] (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is seen having been carried by Red ([[Cole Hauser]]) and Slo ([[Nick Chinlund]]). The two weapons are fired by Lake and Flea. | The [[M72 LAW]] (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is seen having been carried by Red ([[Cole Hauser]]) and Slo ([[Nick Chinlund]]). The two weapons are fired by Lake and Flea. | ||
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==Type 69 RPG== | ==Type 69 RPG== | ||
The Chinese-replica [[ | The Chinese-replica [[Type 69 RPG]] is seen in the hands of several militant rebels throughout, fitted with the PGO-7 scope. | ||
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Type 69 RPG - 40mm]] | [[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Type 69 RPG - 40mm]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS RPG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebels enter the mission, the one on the far-right brandishing a Type 69 RPG]] | [[Image:TOTS RPG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebels enter the mission, the one on the far-right brandishing a Type 69 RPG]] | ||
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==Remington 870== | ==Remington 870== | ||
The team’s forward scout, Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) carries both a [[Remington Model 870 Shotgun#Remington 870|Remington 870]] in addition to his [[M4A1]]. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a "duckbill" muzzle attachment (Designed to make the shot spray into a horizontal pattern). The squad’s designated marksman, Flea ([[Chad Smith]]), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switches back to his M4A1. | The team’s forward scout, Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) carries both a [[Remington Model 870 Shotgun#Remington 870|Remington 870]] in addition to his [[M4A1]]. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a "duckbill" muzzle attachment (Designed to make the shot spray into a horizontal pattern). The squad’s designated marksman, Flea ([[Chad Smith]]), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switches back to his M4A1. | ||
[[Image:Remington870NewModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 with synthetic furniture and extended magazine tube - 12 | [[Image:Remington870NewModel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 with synthetic furniture and extended magazine tube - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS 870.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) leads the way with his Remington 870 at the ready.]] | [[Image:TOTS 870.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) leads the way with his Remington 870 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:TOTS 870-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake runs through the jungle with his Remington 870.]] | [[Image:TOTS 870-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lake runs through the jungle with his Remington 870.]] | ||
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
==M67 Hand Grenade== | |||
All of the SEALs carry and use [[M67 hand grenade]]s throughout the mission. | |||
[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M67.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Waters pulls an M67 grenade from a pouch during a shootout with the rebels]] | |||
==M18 Smoke Grenade== | |||
The team uses a yellow [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] to signal the landing zone for their extraction. It is later found by the pursuing rebel forces. | |||
[[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M18 smoke grenade.]] | |||
[[Image:TOTS M18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Used yellow M18 Smoke Grenade picked up by the rebel forces' second-in-command.]] | |||
==M18A1 Claymore== | ==M18A1 Claymore== | ||
The team’s demolition man, Red ([[Cole Hauser]]), carried three [[M18A1 Claymore]]s into the field with him. He uses two to ambush the militants and later uses the last one to hold back enemy troops. | The team’s demolition man, Red ([[Cole Hauser]]), carried three [[M18A1 Claymore]]s into the field with him. He uses two to ambush the militants and later uses the last one to hold back enemy troops. | ||
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[[Image:TOTS VulcanHornet.JPG|thumb|none|600px|As an F/A-18A Hornet launches from the carrier USS ''John C. Stennis'', the firing port for the M61 Vulcan is visible near the nose of the aircraft]] | [[Image:TOTS VulcanHornet.JPG|thumb|none|600px|As an F/A-18A Hornet launches from the carrier USS ''John C. Stennis'', the firing port for the M61 Vulcan is visible near the nose of the aircraft]] | ||
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[[Category:Antoine Fuqua]] | [[Category:Antoine Fuqua]] | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 28 May 2014
Tears of the Sun is a 2003 action film starring Bruce Willis as LT A.K. Waters, a US Navy SEAL commander who leads his team into Nigeria during a coup to extract Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), an American doctor. When she goes with the team to the extraction site along with the 80 some refugees from her village, Lena discovers that the SEALs' mission is only to take her. After a change of heart, Waters and his SEAL team then become determined to get the doctor and the refugees to the border before the rebel militants can find them. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua and retired Navy SEAL Harry Humphries served as the chief military technical advisor.
The following weapons were used in the film Tears of the Sun:
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Pistols
Heckler & Koch MK23
The pistol designed especially for US SOCOM, the Heckler & Koch Mark 23 is seen used by several Navy SEALs, including Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis), Ellis 'Zee' Pettigrew (Eamonn Walker), James 'Red' Atkins (Cole Hauser), Jason 'Flea' Mabry (Chad Smith), Kelly Lake (Johnny Messner), and Michael 'Slo' Slowenski (Nick Chinlund).
SIG-Sauer P226
Another real-life favored handgun of the Navy SEALs, the SIG-Sauer P226 is seen in the hands of Danny 'Doc' Kelley (Paul Francis) and Demetrius 'Silk' Owens (Charles Ingram).
M1911A1
The M1911A1 appears in the hands of two senior officers of the Nigerian Militants.
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS is seen in the hands of a militant officer.
Walther PP
In a deleted scene, LT Waters leaves the priest running the hospital a Walther PP for self-defense.
Rifles
M4A1
Lieutenant Waters (Bruce Willis), Flea (Chad Smith), and Lake (Johnny Messner) use M4A1 Carbines as their primary weapons. Team corpsman Doc (Paul Francis) and radioman Zee (Eamonn Walker) also have accessorized M4 carbines (with M203 grenade launchers mounted). "Flea" has a Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100[1] scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a suppressor, and a custom paintjob of green and black. Flea and Lake have suppressors on their carbines. Both Lake and LT Waters have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with PVS-14 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives. LT Waters' also has a D-LAP Laser sight, essentially a more compact PEQ-2A. It is worth noting that they use the correct, modern flash hiders rather than the A1 style used on so many movie M4A1s and M16A2s.
Springfield M1A
A Springfield M1A with an aftermarket scope mount is carried by Silk (Charles Ingram). It is covered in heavy custom camo and mounts a Leupold & Stevens Mark 4 LR/T 10x40 M1 rifle scope. He uses the weapon throughout the movie. It is noted as being of an M1A not a M25 Sniper Rifle by the notch which would normally contain the fire-selector switch. M21/25 rifles are fitted with a selector lock, preventing the Selective fire mechanism from working in anything other than semi-automatic. When a Civilian M1A is put into a Military M14 stock there is a great big empty notch in the stock where the selector lock should be.
AKM
The most commonly used assault rifle on the African continent, AKM rifles are seen in the hands of militants, refugees, and Doc (Paul Francis), who took it from a dead militant. He is never seen using it, but after the village raid, he most likely gave it to a refugee, as they acquired a lot of them then.
AKMSU
A few soldiers are seen wielding the AKMSU.
M16A2
A few of the Marines disembarking the helicopter in the beginning of the film are carrying M16A2 rifles, as well as a few Marines at the end of the film.
FN FAL
Actual footage of the violence in Africa is seen in the beginning of the film and one scene shows several soldiers carrying FN FAL rifles.
Norinco Type 56-1
The Norinco Type 56 is seen being used by several soldiers. Some are full-stocked variants while others are under-folding stocked Type 56-1s.
Karabiner 98k
What appears to be a WWII-vintage Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of at least two militants. They are never given explicit detail, sadly.
SKS rifle
Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying SKS rifles.
L1A1
At the end of the film, one of the Cameroon border guards can be briefly seen armed with an L1A1 rifle instead of an AK variant.
M16A1
M16A1 rifles are used by Nigerian soldiers in the opening scene of the director's cut of the film.
Machine Guns
M249 SAW Para
Slo (Nick Chinlund), the team's designated heavy-gunner and tech-guy is seen with his paratrooper version of the M249 SAW throughout the movie, until he is killed in a shootout with the rebels. Silk (Charles Ingram) then uses the weapon during the climax firefight.
M60E4
Red (Cole Hauser), the team’s designated heavy-gunner is seen armed with a M60E4 machine gun throughout the film, which has a "duckbill" flash hider on the muzzle. Doc (Paul Francis) wields the weapon when Red runs to set-up a Claymore. Another Navy SEAL who accompanies Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt) also wields a M60E4.
M60D
The M60D machine gun is seen mounted on an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, but it is never fired.
DShK
A DShK heavy machine gun is seen on a mounted platform of a flatbed truck. It’s hard to determine if this is a genuine DShK or a Browning M2 mocked-up as a DShK.
FN MAG 58
Seen in the actual footage at the beginning, a government soldier is seen with what looks to be a FN MAG.
RPD
A militant rebel is seen with an RPD light machine gun.
Launchers
M203 Grenade Launcher
Team corpsman, Doc, and radioman, Zee, both carry M4A1 carbines with M203 grenade launchers mounted.
M72 LAW
The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is seen having been carried by Red (Cole Hauser) and Slo (Nick Chinlund). The two weapons are fired by Lake and Flea.
Type 69 RPG
The Chinese-replica Type 69 RPG is seen in the hands of several militant rebels throughout, fitted with the PGO-7 scope.
Shotguns
Remington 870
The team’s forward scout, Lake (Johnny Messner) carries both a Remington 870 in addition to his M4A1. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a "duckbill" muzzle attachment (Designed to make the shot spray into a horizontal pattern). The squad’s designated marksman, Flea (Chad Smith), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switches back to his M4A1.
Other
M67 Hand Grenade
All of the SEALs carry and use M67 hand grenades throughout the mission.
M18 Smoke Grenade
The team uses a yellow M18 Smoke Grenade to signal the landing zone for their extraction. It is later found by the pursuing rebel forces.
M18A1 Claymore
The team’s demolition man, Red (Cole Hauser), carried three M18A1 Claymores into the field with him. He uses two to ambush the militants and later uses the last one to hold back enemy troops.
M61 Vulcan
At the climax of the film, a pair of F/A-18A Hornets are launched to provide close air support for the SEALs, the Hornets being armed with M61 Vulcans as secondary armament, though the Hornets engage the rebels with air to ground missiles instead of their guns.
