Hotel Rwanda: Difference between revisions
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Hotel Rwanda: Difference between revisions
==Heckler & Koch G3A3 (South African configuration)==
==Heckler & Koch G3A3 (South African configuration)==
Both Rwandan rebel soldiers and U.N Soldiers under Colonel Oliver's command are armed with [[Heckler & Koch G3|Heckler & Koch G3A3]] rifles with South African configurations.
Both Rwandan Soldiers and U.N Soldiers under Colonel Oliver's command are armed with [[Heckler & Koch G3|Heckler & Koch G3A3]] rifles with South African configurations.
[[Image:SouthAfricanG3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 (South African Configuration) - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
[[Image:SouthAfricanG3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch G3A3 (South African Configuration) - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
[[Image:HRG3-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Hutu Army soldier behind Paul is armed with a Heckler & Koch G3A3.]]
[[Image:HRG3-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Hutu Army soldier behind Paul is armed with a Heckler & Koch G3A3.]]
Revision as of 14:16, 4 September 2010
The following guns were used in the film Hotel Rwanda:
A Beretta 92 pistol makes several appearances in the film in the hands of many characters. This particular Beretta is the first model produced (and the sole reason why someone should never list a Beretta as a "Beretta 92" when they can't tell if it is an F or FS.) and it is somewhat strange to see it so actively used during this event (which only takes place in 1994.) The first of these users is a Rwandan Army commander who draws his sidearm and orders Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) to execute his friends for being "Tutsi Cockroaches", but he manages to bribe the commander into letting them go. One of the UN soldiers under Colonel Oliver's (Nick Nolte) command also is seen armed with a Beretta 92. Another random Rwandan officer is seen waking up Paul somewhat unpleasantly with the barrel of his 92. The last of these users is General Bizimungu (Fana Mokoena), who fires his 92 into the air as he orders his men to rush back to the hotel to stop the attacking Rwandan attackers.
Colonel Oliver (Nick Nolte), commander of the UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR), is seen using a Browning Hi-Power as his sidearm throughout the film.
While the Beretta 92 is the most prominently uses Beretta, a Beretta 92FS is seen used by a Interahamwe trying to arrest Paul when the soldiers invade the hotel. Its strange form makes it look like a flashpaper or airsoft replica.
The AK variants are the most common weapons of the Rwandan soldiers and the Rwandan Army, and come in many different models including Egyptian Maadi AKMs (modified with Russian parts kits), WASR-3s, Polish dark-wood kBks, and Norinco Type 56s.
Rwandan Army soldiers carry IMI Galil assault rifles. This is historically accurate as R4 rifles (South African made versions of the Galil AR) were imported for use with the Rwandan National Army in 1992.
FN MAG-58s are seen mounted on vehicles of both the Rwandan Army and the French intervention force. One Rwandan soldier is seen carrying one as his primary support weapon.
Browning M2HB machine guns are seen mounted on French jeeps and are used by the Rwandan Army soldiers to take shots at the rebel soldiers as they try to shoot the refugees crossing the border.
A Belgian is seen armed with an Uzi Carbine. This weapon is a civilian gun though and woul be unlikely to be issued to actual Belgian troops, so it is an inaccuracy.
A Heckler & Koch MG3 is seen mounted on a French jeep, probably as a stand-in for the AA-52 machine gun that was standard issue for French forces in 1994.
An Interahamwe militiaman shoots out the tires of the U.N truck trying to transport refugees with a Webley Mk. VI revolver, and then shoots down one of the Rwandan Army soldiers.
Browning M1919A4 machine guns (likely the M37 model built specifically for vehicle mounts) are seen on some Belgian UN jeeps, and some rebel jeeps as well.
During the night, Interahamwe militiamen are seen firing an RPG, likely an RPG-7 at the hotel. Luckily for the refugees inside, only a storage room is destroyed.
