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The team’s forward scout, Lake ([[Jake Messner]]) wields both a [[Remington 870]] and a [[M16 rifle series|M4A1]]. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a strange compensator. The squad’s designated marksman, Flea, ([[Chad Smith]]), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switched back to his M4A1.
The team can be seen using [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4A1 carbines]] with SOPMOD (Special Operations Peculiar Modification) accessories, carried by Lieutenant A.K. Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Danny "Doc" Kelley ([[Paul Francis]]), Jason "Flea" Mabry ([[Chad Smith]]), Kelly Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]), and Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew ([[Eamonn Walker]]) as their primary weapons. "Flea" has a 6x48 Sightron S33 scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, and a silencer. Flea's M4A1 is also has a custom paintjob of green and black, while "Lake" has a suppressor on his rifle. Both Lake and Lt. Waters both have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives.
== AK Variants ==
The most commonly used assault rifle on the African continent, several kinds of AK-47s 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, however.
[[Image:TOS M16A2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A U.S. Marine (left) wields an M16A2 rifle]]
== M203 Grenade Launcher ==
Both "Doc" and "Zee" carry M4A1's fitted with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s as well as M68 Aimpoint scopes.
[[Image:Sopmod m4 m203 06.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope, flip-up rear sights, and M203 grenade launcher 40mm]]
[[Image:Tears of the sun eamon walker.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
== M60E4 Machine Gun ==
The [[M60 machine gun#M60E4 Machine Gun|M60E4 machine gun]] appears in the film being used by James "Red" Atkins ([[Cole Hauser]]) as his primary weapon, fitted with a duckbill-style muzzle brake used on the Navy version, the Mk43. Members of the rescue team that meets Winters' group and the refugees at the border can also be seen with M60E4's.
[[Image:Co7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|James "Red" Atkins (left) with his M60E4]]
[[Image:Tearsofthesun p15 w434 h q80.jpg|thumb|400px|none|James "Red" Atkins fires his M60E4 while fleeing from militia fighters, note how his eardrums have burst from the gunfire]]
== M60D Machine Gun ==
there are two appearances of [[M60 machine gun#M60D Machine Gun|M60D machine guns]] in the film. In both instances, they are door-mounted on U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters.
[[Image:TOSM60D 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An M60D machine gun mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter]]
== M3 Heavy Machine Gun ==
Near the end of the film, a [[Browning M3 heavy machine gun]] can be seen door-mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter that lands at the Cameroon border after the final battle.
[[Image:Browning-M3A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning M3 heavy machine gun .50 BMG]]
[[Image:TOSM2BMG 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An M3 heavy machine gun door-mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter at the Cameroon border]]
== Heckler & Koch Mark 23 ==
The [[Heckler & Koch Mark 23]] is used by members of the SEAL team as their secondary weapon, seen fitted with Knights Armament suppressors during the ethnic cleansing scene where the team take out the militia members in the village. Although the military Mod 0 version is used by SOCOM forces in real life, the prop weapons used in the film are more likely civilian Mark 23s (which differ only by the markings).
[[Image:H&KMk23ModwKnightsSuppressor.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch Mark 23 .45 ACP with Knights Armamemt suppressor]]
[[Image:Tears of the Sun MK23 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. A.K. Waters wields a suppressed H&K Mark 23 while engaging militia fighters in the village]]
[[Image:LT Waters HK 23 01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lt. A.K. Waters moves through the villiage with his suppressed H&K Mark 23 at the ready]]
[[Image:Mk23.jpg|thumb|350px|none|H&K Mark 23 .45 ACP]]
[[Image:TOSMK23 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Kelly Lake fires on militia fighters with his H&K Mark 23.]]
== M249 SAW Paratrooper ==
A paratrooper version of the [[FN Minimi#M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW|M249 SAW]] appears in the film used by Michael "Slo" Slowenski ([[Nick Chinlund]]) as his primary weapon, with a cloth ammo pouch. After he's killed in a shootout with the militia fighters, Demetrius "Silk" Owens ([[Charles Ingram]]) takes it and uses it for the remainder of the film.
[[Image:M249ParaWAmmo.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M249 SAW 5.56x45mm paratrooper version with 200-round ammo drum and accessory rail on feed tray cover]]
[[Image:Tearsofthesun p16 w434 h q80.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Michael "Slo" Slowenski wielding his M249 SAW]]
[[Image:Tears of the Sun Slo.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Michael "Slo" Slowenski covering with his M249 SAW]]
[[Image:TOSSAW 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Demetrius "Silk" Owens lets loose on militia fighters with Michael "Slo" Slowenski's M249 SAW]]
== M25 Sniper Rifle==
An [[M14 Rifle#M21 Designated Marksman Rifle/M25 Sniper Rifle|M25 sniper rifle]], the Navy's equivalent of the U.S. Army's M21 Designated Marksman Rifle, appears being used by Demetrius "Silk" Owens ([[Charles Ingram]]) as his primary weapon. Silk's rifle is covered in strips of green burlap and a green camo paint scheme.
[[Image:M21 m1a.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M25 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO with folding bipod]]
[[Image:TOSM21 1.JPG|thImage:TOSMK23 1.JPGumb|none|400px|Demetrius "Silk" Owens engages militia fighters with his M25 sniper rifle]]
==Remington 870 Shotgun==
Lake also uses a [[Remington 870]] shotgun with an extended tube and a sidesaddle for extra shells on the left side of the reciever. The shotgun is sometimes preferred for close quarters and in the jungle, often used by the pointman in the team. After Lake takes an unfatal shot to the right shoulder, "Flea" takes his Remington 870, because Lake can only use one arm. Flea then fires all seven shots and most likey drops the shotgun, due to its long reload time. Flea then uses his M4 until he is shot.
[[Image:TOSRem870 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lake (middle) lies prone with a Remington 870 shotgun slung on his back]]
== M67 Hand Grenade ==
During the final battle with the militia fighters, the team can be seen using [[M67 hand grenade]]s.
[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:TOSM67 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lt. Waters pulls out an M67 hand grenade during the final battle]]
== M18 Smoke Grenade ==
There are two separate appearances in the film of [[M18 Smoke Grenade|M18 smoke grenade]]s, first used by the team to signal Seahawk helicopters to the LZ where the team and Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks ([[Monica Bellucci]]) are originally supposed to be extracted, then again to mark the team's location for an incoming "danger-close" airstrike against the rebel fighters at the climax of the film.
[[Image:TOS M18Smoke1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter picks up a spent M18 smoke grenade]]
== SIG-Sauer P226 ==
Danny "Doc" Kelley ([[Paul Francis]]) wields a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] as his sidearm, using it during the ethnic cleansing scene and during the final battle when he runs out of ammo for his M4 and resorts to this pistol until he can reload.
[[Image:TOSP228 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Danny "Doc" Kelley with his SIG-Sauer P226 at the ready]]
== 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 soldiers, then the last during the fire fight to hold back enemy troops.
Another weapon used by the team is several [[M18A1 Claymore]] anti-personnel mines. they're first used by "Red" to ambush the militia fighters pursuing them and buy the group some extra time, and again during the final battle.
It’s hard to determine, but a heavy machine gun; actual DShK or Browning M2 mocked-up is seen on a mounted platform of a flatbed truck.
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm]]
[[Image:TOTS DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS DSHK-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
Both Lake and "Slo" can be seen carrying [[M72 LAW]] rocket launchers slung on their back during the film. "Red" takes Slo's LAW after he's killed, and both rockets are fired during the final battle with the militia fighters.
== 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.
[[Image:TOSAKM 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Militia fighters slaughter a villager using AKM rifles during the ethnic cleansing scene]]
[[Image:TOSAKM 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A wounded refugee returns fire on militia fighters with his AKM rifle. Note that this shot has been reversed, since the charging handle of the AK is on the left side.]]
== Norinco Type 56 ==
Both the militia fighters, Cameroon border guards, and the refugees can be seen using [[AK-47#Norinco type 56|Norinco Type 56]] rifles, both the original fixed-stock and folding stock Type 56-1 variants. Some of them also have the fixed bayonets as well as AKM-style muzzle brakes. "Doc" can also be seen carrying a Type 56 slung on his back, but never uses it.
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56 with under-folding bayonet 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:TOSType56 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A Cameroon border guard (left) brandishes a Norinco Type 56 with fixed under-folding bayonet]]
[[Image:TOSType56 3.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A female refugee defends herself from militia fighters with a Norinco Type 56 fited with an AKM-style muzzle brake]]
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:TOSType56 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Danny "Doc" Kelley low-crawls with a Norinco Type 56 slung on his back]]
[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:TOSType56-1 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter opens up with a Norinco Type 56-1]]
:This last one is peculiar, the receiver is stamped (without the strengthening ribs), but it's got a ribbed handguard, and those sights look open, as opposed to hooded, at least from this view. ~ [[user:Revolver|Revolver]]
== SKS Rifle ==
[[SKS rifle]]s can be seen being used by militia fighters and at least one refugee, the refugee saving Lt. Waters' life when he uses it to kill a machete-toting militia fighter attacking him from behind.
Some of the militia fighters can be seen carrying WW2-vintage [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
== M72 L.A.W. ==
The 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, and then dropped as they are unreloadable.
[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW 66mm]]
[[Image:TOS Karabiner.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter brandishing a Karabiner 98k]]
Previously thought to have been an M21 SWS, the rifle carried by Silk ([[Charles Ingram]]) is in fact a M1A, as it is lacking a selector switch. He uses the weapon throughout; my only complaint is his occasional flinch.
Lieutenant Waters ([[Bruce Willis]]), Flea ([[Chad Smith]]), and Lake ([[Johnny Messner]]) as their primary weapons. "Flea" has a 6x48 Sightron S33 scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a silencer, and a custom paintjob of green and black. "Lake" has a suppressor on his rifle. Both Lake and Lt. Waters both have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives.
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|400px| M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip]]
[[Image:TOTS M4.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-3.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-6.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-7.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
In the aftermath of the ethnic cleansing scene, a [[DShK heavy machine gun]] can be seen mounted on the back of a flatbed truck.
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm]]
== M4A1 with M203 ==
[[Image:TOSDShK 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A DShK heavy machine gun sits mounted on the back of a flatbed truck]]
Team corpsman, Doc, and radioman, Zee, both carry [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4A1 carbines]] with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s.
: You can be almost 95% sure that it is an M2 fifty dressed up like a DShK. Big soviet guns like that aren't too easy to acquire. -GM
[[Image:CM4-M203.jpg|thumb|right|500px|M4A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with [[M203 grenade launcher]] 40mm]]
[[Image:TOTS M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
== AKMSU Carbine ==
== Beretta M92 ==
While I was hoping to get through a movie without a [[Beretta M92F|Beretta 92FS]], but sure enough, one shows up in the hands of a militant officer.
During the final battle, one of the militia fighters can be seen brandishing an [[AK-47#AKMSU|AKMSU carbine]].
== M16A2 ==
A few of the Marines disembarking the helicopter in the beginning of the film are carrying [[M16A2|M16A2 rifles]], as well as a few Marines at the end of the film.
[[Image:TOSAKMSU 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter brandishes an AKMSU carbine]]
The SEAL team carries a number of M18 smoke grenades that are used to signal to the incoming helicopters as well as the incoming bombers near the end of the film.
Red ([[Cole Hauser]]), the team’s designed heavy-gunner is seen armed with a [[M60 machine gun#M60E4 Machine Gun|M60E4 machine gun]] without the film. 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:TOS_RPD.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter (center) armed with an RPD light machine gun]]
The pistol designed especially for USSOCOM, the [[Heckler & Koch Mark 23]] is used by several Navy SEALs, including Lt. Waters, Zee, Red, Flea, Lake, and Slo.
[[Image:Mk23.jpg|thumb|right|400px|H&K Mk 23 Mod 0 .45 ACP]]
[[Image:H&KMk23ModwKnightsSuppressor.jpg |thumb|right|400px|H&K Mk 23 Mod 0 with (real) Knights Armament suppressor .45 ACP]]
[[Image:TOTS MK23.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MK23-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MK23-3.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MK23-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS MISC.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
== Type 69 RPG ==
== Type 69 RPG ==
The Chinese-replica rocket launcher is seen in the hands of several Militant rebels throughout.
[[Image:TOSType69 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|An RPG team prepares to fire a Type 69 RPG during the final battle]]
Slo, ([[Nick Chinlund]]), the squads designed heavy gunner and tech-guy is seen with his paratrooper [[FN Minimi#M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW|M249 SAW]] throughout the movie. Silk ([[Charles Ingram]]) also uses the weapon during the climax firefight.
[[Image:TOSType69 2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A militia fighter takes aim with a Type 69 RPG]]
[[Image:M249ParaWAmmo.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M249 SAW 5.56x45mm paratrooper version with 200-round ammo drum and accessory rail on feed tray cover]]
[[Image:TOTS SAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS SAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS SAW-3.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
[[Image:TOTS SAW-4.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
== M1911A1 ==
== SIG Sauer P226 ==
The real life Navy SEAL’s favorite handgun, the [[SIG-Sauer P226]], is seen in the hands of Doc and Silk, ([[Paul Francis]] and [[Charles Ingram]]).
During the final battle several militia fighters, including a senior officer ([[Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]]) who serves as second-in-command, can be seen with [[M1911A1]] pistols as their sidearms.
== SKS rifle ==
Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying [[SKS rifle]].
[[Image:TOSM1911 1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|The second-in-command of the militia fighters fires his [[M1911A1]] during the final battle]]
The High Altitude Low Opening jump seen in the beginning of the film was performed by several former soldiers. One such man, landed several hundred yards off-shore and drowned by getting tangled in his parachute.
[[Image:TOTS HALO.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
==Walther PP==
==Walther PP==
Revision as of 16:11, 31 May 2009
The following weapons can be seen in the film Tears of the Sun:
The team’s forward scout, Lake (Jake Messner) wields both a Remington 870 and a M4A1. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a strange compensator. The squad’s designated marksman, Flea, (Chad Smith), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switched back to his M4A1.
The most commonly used assault rifle on the African continent, several kinds of AK-47s 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, however.
The team’s demolition man, Red (Cole Hauser), carried three M18A1 Claymores into the field with him. He uses two to ambush the soldiers, then the last during the fire fight to hold back enemy troops.
The 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, and then dropped as they are unreloadable.
Previously thought to have been an M21 SWS, the rifle carried by Silk (Charles Ingram) is in fact a M1A, as it is lacking a selector switch. He uses the weapon throughout; my only complaint is his occasional flinch.
Lieutenant Waters (Bruce Willis), Flea (Chad Smith), and Lake (Johnny Messner) as their primary weapons. "Flea" has a 6x48 Sightron S33 scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a silencer, and a custom paintjob of green and black. "Lake" has a suppressor on his rifle. Both Lake and Lt. Waters both have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives.
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.
The SEAL team carries a number of M18 smoke grenades that are used to signal to the incoming helicopters as well as the incoming bombers near the end of the film.
Red (Cole Hauser), the team’s designed heavy-gunner is seen armed with a M60E4 machine gun without the film. 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.
The pistol designed especially for USSOCOM, the Heckler & Koch Mark 23 is used by several Navy SEALs, including Lt. Waters, Zee, Red, Flea, Lake, and Slo.
Slo, (Nick Chinlund), the squads designed heavy gunner and tech-guy is seen with his paratrooper M249 SAW throughout the movie. Silk (Charles Ingram) also uses the weapon during the climax firefight.
The High Altitude Low Opening jump seen in the beginning of the film was performed by several former soldiers. One such man, landed several hundred yards off-shore and drowned by getting tangled in his parachute.
In a deleted scene, Lt. Waters leaves the preist running the hospital a Walther PP as self-defense, though proves to be useless as the preist and everyone else at the hospital are slaughtered by the rebels.
The gun is a Walther PP, you can tell by the longer barrel, and if you look at the back strap of the grip you will notice it has grip panels over the wrap around grip used on a PPK.
