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[[Image:KARBALA_17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Iraqi police officers carry AKMSs and AK-47s.]] | [[Image:KARBALA_17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Iraqi police officers carry AKMSs and AK-47s.]] | ||
== | ==wz. 88 Tantal== | ||
Most Polish soldiers are armed with the [[ | Most Polish soldiers are armed with the [[wz. 88 Tantal]]. American soldiers also carry wz. 88s, as opposed to the more historically accurate [[M16A4]] or [[M4 carbine]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Wz. 88 Tantal plastic.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 88 Tantal (later production) - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:KARBALA_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:KARBALA_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:KARBALA_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:KARBALA_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[Image:KARBALA_09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:KARBALA_09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
== | ==wz. 89 Onyks== | ||
The guerrilla leader uses | The guerrilla leader uses a [[wz. 89 Onyks]]. | ||
[[Image:Wz89-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px| | [[Image:Wz89-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 89 Onyks - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:KARBALA_20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:KARBALA_20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[File:96A Beryl Rails.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 96A Beryl with POPC IV rail - 5.56x45mm]] | [[File:96A Beryl Rails.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 96A Beryl with POPC IV rail - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:96B Beryl.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 96B Beryl with POPC III rail - 5.56x45mm]] | [[File:96B Beryl.jpg|thumb|none|450px|wz. 96B Beryl with POPC III rail - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:KARBALA_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the | [[Image:KARBALA_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the wz. 96A Beryl.]] | ||
[[Image:KARBALA_10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto. The rail used is the POPC III, indicated by its lower rail walls (which block off the iron sights). The EOtech holographic sight might be historically inaccurate as military EOTechs were introduced in 2001 and by 2004-2005 were still being in the process of adoption by the US forces and it is unknown if they were used by anyone else around that time.]] | [[Image:KARBALA_10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto. The rail used is the POPC III, indicated by its lower rail walls (which block off the iron sights). The EOtech holographic sight might be historically inaccurate as military EOTechs were introduced in 2001 and by 2004-2005 were still being in the process of adoption by the US forces and it is unknown if they were used by anyone else around that time.]] | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 18 October 2022
Karbala is a 2015 Polish war film, directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz. It dramatizes the Defense of the Karbala City Hall, an engagement during the Iraq War in 2004. 40 Polish and 40 Bulgarian soldiers find themselves under siege by a large force composed of Mahdi Army militants, leading to a defense of the city hall of the Iraqi city of Karbala.
The following weapons were used in the film Karbala:
Pistols
Glock 17
The guerrilla leader uses a Glock 17.
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi
One of the guerrillas is armed with an IMI Uzi.
Rifles
AK-47
Most of the guerrillas are armed with the AK-47.
AKMS
Bulgarian Special Forces operatives are armed with the AKMS, as are Iraqi police officers.
wz. 88 Tantal
Most Polish soldiers are armed with the wz. 88 Tantal. American soldiers also carry wz. 88s, as opposed to the more historically accurate M16A4 or M4 carbine.
wz. 89 Onyks
The guerrilla leader uses a wz. 89 Onyks.
wz. 96 Beryl
One of the Polish soldiers is armed with a wz. 96A Beryl fitted with what appears to be an EOTech 512 or 552 holographic sight.
SVD Dragunov
One of the guerrillas is armed with an SVD Dragunov.
Machine Guns
PKM
Several Polish soldier are armed with PKMs. PKMs are also mounted on pintle mounts of Polish vehicles.
Launchers
RPG-7
A young guerrilla is armed with an RPG-7.
SPG-9 recoilless rifle
The SPG-9 recoilless rifle is the standard anti-material firearm of the Polish Army.
