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== Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun == | |||
In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle at Al-Bathra during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up Former Australian Army Centurian tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) having the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also fails to use correct terminology when he engages the weapon, opening fire without saying anything instead of saying "Troops, caliber fifty!" and then firing. | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM2HB.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling opens up with a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun]] | |||
== M16A2 Rifle == | |||
One of the most central weapons in the film is the [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2 rifle]], its' useage in the incident that lead to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden ([[Meg Ryan]]) and subsequent posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor being debated throughout the film. M16A2 rifles can also be seen in the hands of other U.S. soldiers at U.S. bases during the film. The M16A2 in the film is also shown firing in sustained automatic bursts like an M16A3, despite the M16A3 being unavailable during the time of the Gulf War. | |||
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M16A2 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM16 1.JPG|none|400px|Sergeant Steven Altameyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]) aims an M16A2 rifle at attacking Iraqi soldiers]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM16 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A wounded Captain Walden wields the M16A2 to cover the other crash survivors as they head for the rescue chopper]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM16 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Soldiers carry M16A2 rifles during training]] | |||
== FN Minimi == | |||
Another weapon used in the film is an [[FN Minimi]], fitted with a heat shield to pass for an [[FN Minimi#M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW|M249 SAW]] used by Staff Sergeant John Monfriez ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) who comes along on Captain Walden's medivac helicopter as a door gunner. After Walden's chopper is shot down, Monfriez wants to leave the crash site under cover of darkness, but when Captain Walden denies him since it would mean leaving one of the wounded crash survivors behind, it leads to an armed standoff between the two, which leads to Monfriez mortally wounding Walden with his Minimi when Walden fires on an Iraqi soldier coming up behind Monfriez. | |||
[[Image:M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|FN Minimi 5.56x45mm with 200-round ammo drum]] | |||
[[Image:CUFMinimi 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|SSGT. Monfriez wields an FN Minimi onboard Captain Walden's chopper]] | |||
[[Image:CUFMinimi 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|SSGT. Monfriez brandishes his FN Minimi during the standoff]] | |||
[[Image:CUFMinimi 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A wounded Captain Walden lies with Monfriez's FN Minimi after forcing him to surrender it]] | |||
== Beretta 92FS == | |||
Several U.S. Army soldiers including Captain Walden can be seen carrying a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] pistols throughout the film, Captain Walden using hers during the aforementioned standoff with Staff Sergeant Monfriez. | |||
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM9 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Boylar (Tim Ransom) carries a Beretta 92FS in a crossdraw holster just before the battle at Al-Bathra]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM9 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Walden covers the other crash survivors with her Beretta 92FS as they head to the rescue chopper in one version of the account of her death]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM9 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Captain Walden aims her Beretta 92FS at SSGT. Monfriez during the standoff]] | |||
== Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol == | |||
At one point in the film, Captain Walden orders the chopper's auxiliary fuel bladder be dropped on an Iraqi tank and used as a makeshift firebomb, Staff Sergeant Monfriez using a [[Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol|Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol]] to set off the bladder once it hits the tank. | |||
[[Image:H&K P2A1.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol 26.5mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFP2A1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Staff Sergeant Monfriez aims the Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol at the gasoline-soaked Iraqi tank]] | |||
== | == SIG-Sauer P220 == | ||
At one point in the film Col. Serling is riding in SSGT. Monfriez's convertible talking to him about what happened in the incident where Capt. Walden was killed when Monfriez pulls a [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P220|SIG-Sauer P220]] on him an orders Serling to get out of the car, after which he drives onto train tracks and commits suicide by driving headlong into an oncoming freight train. | |||
[[Image:SigP220Black.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P220 .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:CUFP220.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Staff Sergenat Monfriez holds Lt. Colonel Serling at gunpoint with a SIG-Sauer P220]] | |||
== RPD Light Machine Gun == | |||
During the battle at Al-Bathra, some Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed with [[RPD Light Machine Gun|RPD light machine guns]]. | |||
[[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|RPD light machine gun 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFRPD.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An Iraqi soldier fires an RPD light machine gun]] | |||
== Norinco Type 56 == | |||
During the scenes set in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed mostly with [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]]-series rifles, both the standard Type 56 and the folding-stock Type 56-1. | |||
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFType56 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Iraqi soldiers hold their Norinco Type 56 rifles over their head to signal their surrender]] | |||
[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[Image:CUFType56 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An Iraqi soldier dies with his Norinco Type 56-1]] | |||
== DShK Heavy Machine Gun == | |||
Several times during the film, Iraqi T-54 tanks can be seen fitted with [[DShK heavy machine gun]]s mounted atop the turret. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm]] | ||
[[Image:CUFDSHK.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A DShK heavy machine gun mounted on an Iraqi T-54 tank]] | |||
== | == M60 Machine Gun == | ||
During the battle at Al-Bathra, Col. Serling's tanks can be seen fitted with [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine guns]] (identifiable by the muzzle brake and front sight) at the Loader's hatch, standing in for the [[FN MAG#M240 machine gun|M240 machine guns]] munted on real Abrams tanks. In another scene, soldiers are shown low-drawling under barbed wire while an [[M60 machine gun]] is fired over their heads. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:M60d.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:CUFM60D.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An M60D machine gun (right) mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank]] | |||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:CUFM60.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A soldier fires an M60 machine gun over the heads of soldiers low-crawling under barbed wire]] | |||
== | == M1903 Springfield == | ||
In a couple scenes, soldiers can be seen marching and drilling using ornately-decorated [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles fitted with white slings and having the metal parts chromed. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1903 Springfield .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:CUFSpringfield.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Soldiers marching with ceremonial M1903 Springfield rifles]] | |||
== | == M18 Smoke Grenade == | ||
When friendly forces arrive to rescue the crash survivors, an [[M18 smoke grenade]] is used to mark their location. On most of the survivors' accounts of the events, the grenade is thrown by Sergeant Steven Altemeyer ([[Seth Gilliam]]), but in Specialist Ilario ([[Matt Damon]])'s truthful account, he's the one who throws it. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|150px|M18 smoke grenade]] | ||
[[Image:CUFM18Smoke.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Sgt. Steven Altemeyer pulls the pin on an M18 smoke grenade]] | |||
[[image:CUFM18Smoke 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Specialist Ilario prepares to throw an M18 smoke grenade]] | |||
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Revision as of 14:07, 20 May 2009
The following weapons appear in the film Courage Under Fire:
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle at Al-Bathra during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up Former Australian Army Centurian tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) having the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also fails to use correct terminology when he engages the weapon, opening fire without saying anything instead of saying "Troops, caliber fifty!" and then firing.
M16A2 Rifle
One of the most central weapons in the film is the M16A2 rifle, its' useage in the incident that lead to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden (Meg Ryan) and subsequent posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor being debated throughout the film. M16A2 rifles can also be seen in the hands of other U.S. soldiers at U.S. bases during the film. The M16A2 in the film is also shown firing in sustained automatic bursts like an M16A3, despite the M16A3 being unavailable during the time of the Gulf War.
FN Minimi
Another weapon used in the film is an FN Minimi, fitted with a heat shield to pass for an M249 SAW used by Staff Sergeant John Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) who comes along on Captain Walden's medivac helicopter as a door gunner. After Walden's chopper is shot down, Monfriez wants to leave the crash site under cover of darkness, but when Captain Walden denies him since it would mean leaving one of the wounded crash survivors behind, it leads to an armed standoff between the two, which leads to Monfriez mortally wounding Walden with his Minimi when Walden fires on an Iraqi soldier coming up behind Monfriez.
Beretta 92FS
Several U.S. Army soldiers including Captain Walden can be seen carrying a Beretta 92FS pistols throughout the film, Captain Walden using hers during the aforementioned standoff with Staff Sergeant Monfriez.
Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Pistol
At one point in the film, Captain Walden orders the chopper's auxiliary fuel bladder be dropped on an Iraqi tank and used as a makeshift firebomb, Staff Sergeant Monfriez using a Heckler & Koch P2A1 flare pistol to set off the bladder once it hits the tank.
SIG-Sauer P220
At one point in the film Col. Serling is riding in SSGT. Monfriez's convertible talking to him about what happened in the incident where Capt. Walden was killed when Monfriez pulls a SIG-Sauer P220 on him an orders Serling to get out of the car, after which he drives onto train tracks and commits suicide by driving headlong into an oncoming freight train.
RPD Light Machine Gun
During the battle at Al-Bathra, some Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed with RPD light machine guns.
Norinco Type 56
During the scenes set in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers can be seen armed mostly with Norinco Type 56-series rifles, both the standard Type 56 and the folding-stock Type 56-1.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
Several times during the film, Iraqi T-54 tanks can be seen fitted with DShK heavy machine guns mounted atop the turret.
M60 Machine Gun
During the battle at Al-Bathra, Col. Serling's tanks can be seen fitted with M60D machine guns (identifiable by the muzzle brake and front sight) at the Loader's hatch, standing in for the M240 machine guns munted on real Abrams tanks. In another scene, soldiers are shown low-drawling under barbed wire while an M60 machine gun is fired over their heads.
M1903 Springfield
In a couple scenes, soldiers can be seen marching and drilling using ornately-decorated M1903 Springfield rifles fitted with white slings and having the metal parts chromed.
M18 Smoke Grenade
When friendly forces arrive to rescue the crash survivors, an M18 smoke grenade is used to mark their location. On most of the survivors' accounts of the events, the grenade is thrown by Sergeant Steven Altemeyer (Seth Gilliam), but in Specialist Ilario (Matt Damon)'s truthful account, he's the one who throws it.
