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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Beretta 92 | ==Beretta 92== | ||
A [[Beretta 92]] (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Sergeant First Class William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi. Mark Boal, the film's writer, notes on the DVD commentary the gun (the 92FS) that was supposed to be used in the scene got stuck in customs, which explains why it changes to the correct Beretta 92FS later in the film. Boal goes on to say that acquiring the 92 seen here was a difficult task; he scoured local bars, trying to find a suitable pistol, with no success. Finally, he found a Jordanian General who gave the producers the used 92 (which was then converted to blank-fire by armorer David Fencl). | A [[Beretta 92]] (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Sergeant First Class William James ([[Jeremy Renner]]), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi. Mark Boal, the film's writer, notes on the DVD commentary the gun (the 92FS) that was supposed to be used in the scene got stuck in customs, which explains why it changes to the correct Beretta 92FS later in the film. Boal goes on to say that acquiring the 92 seen here was a difficult task; he scoured local bars, trying to find a suitable pistol, with no success. Finally, he found a Jordanian General who gave the producers the used 92 (which was then converted to blank-fire by armorer David Fencl). | ||
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[[Image:THL-92-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Beretta 92 after the taxi driver retreats.]] | [[Image:THL-92-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the Beretta 92 after the taxi driver retreats.]] | ||
==Beretta 92FS== | |||
For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) both use the [[Beretta 92FS]] pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety. This is the gun that James was also supposed to use in the scene where he confronts the taxi driver, but it was held up in customs while that scene was shot (a [[Beretta 92]] provided by a Jordanian General was used instead). | For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) both use the [[Beretta 92FS]] pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety. This is the gun that James was also supposed to use in the scene where he confronts the taxi driver, but it was held up in customs while that scene was shot (a [[Beretta 92]] provided by a Jordanian General was used instead). | ||
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[[Image:THL-92F-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Tell him to put his hands behind his head or I'll be very happy to shoot him." James radios a translator while pointing his 92FS at a man who was forced to wear a bomb vest.]] | [[Image:THL-92F-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Tell him to put his hands behind his head or I'll be very happy to shoot him." James radios a translator while pointing his 92FS at a man who was forced to wear a bomb vest.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-92F-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"He's a dead man, James; just leave him!" Sergeant Sanborn, after trading some bolt-cutters for James' Beretta, tells him to leave the man in the bomb vest for the sake of everyone's safety.]] | [[Image:THL-92F-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"He's a dead man, James; just leave him!" Sergeant Sanborn, after trading some bolt-cutters for James' Beretta, tells him to leave the man in the bomb vest for the sake of everyone's safety.]] | ||
==Glock 19== | ==Glock 19== | ||
A 2nd Generation [[Glock 19]] pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors ([[Ralph Fiennes]]). Sergeant J.T Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) takes the contractor's Glock and holds it on his comrades while telling them to put down their weapons | A 2nd Generation [[Glock 19]] pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors ([[Ralph Fiennes]]). Sergeant J.T Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) takes the contractor's Glock and holds it on his comrades while telling them to put down their weapons. | ||
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|320px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-G19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) takes the contractor's Glock 19 out of his holster.]] | [[Image:THL-G19-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) takes the contractor's Glock 19 out of his holster.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-G19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn holds the contractor's Glock.]] | [[Image:THL-G19-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn holds the contractor's Glock.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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Also note that Classic Army M15A4 airsoft carbines are also used to stand-in for the M4s during non-firing scenes (see below). | Also note that Classic Army M15A4 airsoft carbines are also used to stand-in for the M4s during non-firing scenes (see below). | ||
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|470px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic and Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-M4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the opening scene of the film, Sgt. Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) covers the area with his M4 at the ready.]] | [[Image:THL-M4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the opening scene of the film, Sgt. Sanborn ([[Anthony Mackie]]) covers the area with his M4 at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Eldridge ([[Brian Geraghty]]) with his M4 in the opening scene. Clearly visible on the magazine well (if the image is enlarged to full-size) is the symbol for LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool), an AR-15 manufacturer based in Illinois.]] | [[Image:THL-M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Specialist Eldridge ([[Brian Geraghty]]) with his M4 in the opening scene. Clearly visible on the magazine well (if the image is enlarged to full-size) is the symbol for LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool), an AR-15 manufacturer based in Illinois.]] | ||
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Note also that throughout the film, it is common to see the M4s' buttstocks change from the 4-position to the 6-position style. This is because the Classic Army M15A4 was only ever available with the 4-position stock. What this means is that all M4s seen in ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' that have 4-position stocks are the Classic Army airsoft replicas; all of the real (blank-adapted) M4s in the movie have the 6-position stocks. | Note also that throughout the film, it is common to see the M4s' buttstocks change from the 4-position to the 6-position style. This is because the Classic Army M15A4 was only ever available with the 4-position stock. What this means is that all M4s seen in ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' that have 4-position stocks are the Classic Army airsoft replicas; all of the real (blank-adapted) M4s in the movie have the 6-position stocks. | ||
[[Image:Cam15a4tacticalcarbine.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Cam15a4tacticalcarbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Classic Army M15A4 airsoft carbine]] | ||
[[Image:THL-CAM15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eldridge aims a Classic Army M15A4 airsoft rifle during the scene where James confronts the taxicab driver.]] | [[Image:THL-CAM15-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eldridge aims a Classic Army M15A4 airsoft rifle during the scene where James confronts the taxicab driver.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-CAM15-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn covers the UN compound with his Classic Army airsoft M4.]] | [[Image:THL-CAM15-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn covers the UN compound with his Classic Army airsoft M4.]] | ||
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A few American soldiers carry [[M16A4]] rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | A few American soldiers carry [[M16A4]] rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments. | ||
[[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A4 with RAS rails installed, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, RIS foregrip, and (replica) ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. This is the USMC style set up.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-M16A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier in the middle has a M16A4 fitted with a C-More sight. Note that he wears the unissued (anymore)old PASGT Kevlar helmet.]] | [[Image:THL-M16A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The American soldier in the middle has a M16A4 fitted with a C-More sight. Note that he wears the unissued (anymore)old PASGT Kevlar helmet.]] | ||
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==AKM== | |||
[[AKM]] rifles are carried by Iraqi National Guard soldiers and insurgents. | [[AKM]] rifles are carried by Iraqi National Guard soldiers and insurgents. | ||
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|460px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent takes aim at Sgt. James with his AKM.]] | [[Image:THL-AKM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent takes aim at Sgt. James with his AKM.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKM-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another insurgent takes position on the railroad track during the sniper ambush scene.]] | [[Image:THL-AKM-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another insurgent takes position on the railroad track during the sniper ambush scene.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKM-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent lies dead with his AKM in hand, after Spc. Eldridge lights him up with his M4.]] | [[Image:THL-AKM-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent lies dead with his AKM in hand, after Spc. Eldridge lights him up with his M4.]] | ||
==MPi-KMS 72== | |||
A [[AK-47#MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72|MPi-KMS 72]], an East German version of the AKMS with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SFC James about the car bomb at the UN compound. | A [[AK-47#MPi-KM/MPi-KMS-72|MPi-KMS 72]], an East German version of the AKMS with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SFC James about the car bomb at the UN compound. | ||
[[Image:East German Mpi-KMS with sling and side-folding stock.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:East German Mpi-KMS with sling and side-folding stock.jpg|thumb|none|460px|East German MPi-KMS-72 with sling and side-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-MPiKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi police officer takes to SFC James with his MPi-KMS over his shoulder.]] | [[Image:THL-MPiKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi police officer takes to SFC James with his MPi-KMS over his shoulder.]] | ||
==WASR-10== | |||
Customized [[AKM#Romanian_WASRZ|WASR-10]] rifles with folding stocks, RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors (PMCs). | Customized [[AKM#Romanian_WASRZ|WASR-10]] rifles with folding stocks, RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors (PMCs). | ||
[[Image:1romakm47gpwasr10uf1501.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:1romakm47gpwasr10uf1501.jpg|thumb|none|460px|WASR-10 UF - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British private military contractors' leader ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) lowers his custom WASR-10. Note the underfolding stock and RIS foregrip.]] | [[Image:THL-AKMS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British private military contractors' leader ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) lowers his custom WASR-10. Note the underfolding stock and RIS foregrip.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKMS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British PMC leader fires his WASR-10.]] | [[Image:THL-AKMS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British PMC leader fires his WASR-10.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKMS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the other contractors radios for help. Note that his WASR-10 has a C-More sight on the RIS forearm.]] | [[Image:THL-AKMS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the other contractors radios for help. Note that his WASR-10 has a C-More sight on the RIS forearm.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AKMS-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The contractor takes cover.]] | [[Image:THL-AKMS-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The contractor takes cover.]] | ||
==Barrett M107== | ==Barrett M107== | ||
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Producer Tony mark commented that armorer David Fencl spent hours trying to make proper bullets for the Barret to use when the actual ammunition was not cleared by Jordanian customs in time for the filming of the sniper scene. Also, the ammunition used Chinese fireworks powder for gunpowder like most of the firearms in the film are using because of import restrictions on military props. | Producer Tony mark commented that armorer David Fencl spent hours trying to make proper bullets for the Barret to use when the actual ammunition was not cleared by Jordanian customs in time for the filming of the sniper scene. Also, the ammunition used Chinese fireworks powder for gunpowder like most of the firearms in the film are using because of import restrictions on military props. | ||
[[Image:Berrett M107.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Berrett M107.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Barrett M107 sniper rifle - .50 BMG. Note rail running full length of receiver and barrel, differentiating it from an M82A1.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-Barrett-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British contractor leader ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) sets up the Barrett M107 to search for the insurgent sniper.]] | [[Image:THL-Barrett-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British contractor leader ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) sets up the Barrett M107 to search for the insurgent sniper.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-Barrett-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The PMC leader before being killed by an insurgent sniper.]] | [[Image:THL-Barrett-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The PMC leader before being killed by an insurgent sniper.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-Barrett-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn gets on the M107.]] | [[Image:THL-Barrett-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn gets on the M107.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-Barrett-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn snipes with a sand-crusted Barrett M107, while James spots.]] | [[Image:THL-Barrett-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sanborn snipes with a sand-crusted Barrett M107, while James spots.]] | ||
==FPK/PSL Sniper rifle== | ==FPK/PSL Sniper rifle== | ||
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[[Image:THL-FPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The distinctive "X" shaped ribbing on the FPK/PSL magazine differentiates it from similar magazines like those of the SVD Dragunov. Note also that there is no gap between the magazine well and the front of the trigger guard as there would be on a real SVD.]] | [[Image:THL-FPK-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The distinctive "X" shaped ribbing on the FPK/PSL magazine differentiates it from similar magazines like those of the SVD Dragunov. Note also that there is no gap between the magazine well and the front of the trigger guard as there would be on a real SVD.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-FPK-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In this blurry action shot, the split level shape of the wooden fore arms indicate that the rifle is an FPK / PSL rifle.]] | [[Image:THL-FPK-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In this blurry action shot, the split level shape of the wooden fore arms indicate that the rifle is an FPK / PSL rifle.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team. It is also used by a British contractor during the ambush. | [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team. It is also used by a British contractor during the ambush. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:THL-M2HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Spc. Eldridge mans the M2HB on the EOD team's Humvee while driving to an IED site.]] | [[Image:THL-M2HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Spc. Eldridge mans the M2HB on the EOD team's Humvee while driving to an IED site.]] | ||
[[Image:THL-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Humvee is seen with a M2HB mounted on the roof during the desert scenes.]] | [[Image:THL-M2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Humvee is seen with a M2HB mounted on the roof during the desert scenes.]] | ||
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==FN MAG 58== | ==FN MAG 58== | ||
In the beginning, an Iraq National Guard soldier is seen manning a [[FN MAG|FN MAG 58]] mounted on a police truck. | In the beginning, an Iraq National Guard soldier is seen manning a [[FN MAG|FN MAG 58]] mounted on a police truck. | ||
[[Image:Mag58postb.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Mag58postb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:FNMAG-HL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraq National Guard soldier manning an FN MAg 58 mounted on a police truck.]] | [[Image:FNMAG-HL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraq National Guard soldier manning an FN MAg 58 mounted on a police truck.]] | ||
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An [[M136 AT4]] is seen on the back of a soldier during the scene where James is trying to save the man who has been forced to wear a bomb. | An [[M136 AT4]] is seen on the back of a soldier during the scene where James is trying to save the man who has been forced to wear a bomb. | ||
[[Image:AT-4Launcher.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:AT-4Launcher.jpg |thumb|none|500px|M136 AT4 - 84mm]] | ||
[[Image:THL-AT4-1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|A soldier and a translator at the scene of the last bomb; the soldier has an M136 AT4 slung across his back.]] | [[Image:THL-AT4-1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|A soldier and a translator at the scene of the last bomb; the soldier has an M136 AT4 slung across his back.]] | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 23 October 2011
The following weapons appear in the film The Hurt Locker:
Pistols
Beretta 92
A Beretta 92 (distinguished by its rounded trigger guard and butt-mounted magazine release) is used by Sergeant First Class William James (Jeremy Renner), most prominently when James stops an Iraqi taxi. Mark Boal, the film's writer, notes on the DVD commentary the gun (the 92FS) that was supposed to be used in the scene got stuck in customs, which explains why it changes to the correct Beretta 92FS later in the film. Boal goes on to say that acquiring the 92 seen here was a difficult task; he scoured local bars, trying to find a suitable pistol, with no success. Finally, he found a Jordanian General who gave the producers the used 92 (which was then converted to blank-fire by armorer David Fencl).
Beretta 92FS
For the rest of the film, James and Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) both use the Beretta 92FS pistol, as noted by the hocked trigger guard and slide-mounted safety. This is the gun that James was also supposed to use in the scene where he confronts the taxi driver, but it was held up in customs while that scene was shot (a Beretta 92 provided by a Jordanian General was used instead).
Glock 19
A 2nd Generation Glock 19 pistol is carried by the leader of the British private military contractors (Ralph Fiennes). Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) takes the contractor's Glock and holds it on his comrades while telling them to put down their weapons.
Rifles
M4A1 Carbine
M4A1 carbines are used by Sergeant First Class William James (Jeremy Renner), Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), as well as by other American soldiers. The carbines are equipped with a variety of sights and other attachments. The sights and attachments often change too. In particular, for most of the movie, James doesn't have a light on his M4, but one appears on it during the rescue of Eldridge. Also, in one scene, Sanborn's ACOG scope is briefly replaced by a red dot sight, before switching back. A M4A1 is also used by one of the British contractors, although it is never shown very clearly. Interestingly, Eldridge's M4 appears to built on an LMT lower receiver; in the opening of the film, it's possible to read "LMT" on the magazine well.
Also note that Classic Army M15A4 airsoft carbines are also used to stand-in for the M4s during non-firing scenes (see below).
Classic Army M15A4 airsoft replica
In many scenes of the movie, whenever the M4s aren't fired, they're replaced by Classic Army M15A4 airsoft replicas of the M4, which would be legal for the actors to handle without the armorer present on the set. Most of them have had their Classic Army markings covered with black magic marker or paint, but they are recognizable by their white-painted fire position markings on the lower receivers (which no real AR-15 manufacturer uses).
Note also that throughout the film, it is common to see the M4s' buttstocks change from the 4-position to the 6-position style. This is because the Classic Army M15A4 was only ever available with the 4-position stock. What this means is that all M4s seen in The Hurt Locker that have 4-position stocks are the Classic Army airsoft replicas; all of the real (blank-adapted) M4s in the movie have the 6-position stocks.
M16A4
A few American soldiers carry M16A4 rifles (possibly airsoft replicas, by the unnecessary screws in the A2 stocks), fitted with reflex sights and other attachments.
AKM
AKM rifles are carried by Iraqi National Guard soldiers and insurgents.
MPi-KMS 72
A MPi-KMS 72, an East German version of the AKMS with plastic handguards and a side-folding stock, is seen slung over the shoulder of the Iraqi police officer that talks to SFC James about the car bomb at the UN compound.
WASR-10
Customized WASR-10 rifles with folding stocks, RIS foregrips and reflex sights are carried by most of the British private military contractors (PMCs).
Barrett M107
A Barrett M107 (not a M82 as noted by the full-length accessory rail) is used by the private contractors to respond to an insurgent ambush, and is later used by Sergeants James and Sanborn to shoot several of the attackers. It should be noted that Sanborn and the other EOD members could conceivably know how to operate this rifle as one of the M107's uses as an anti-materiel rifle is to destroy IED's from a distance.
Producer Tony mark commented that armorer David Fencl spent hours trying to make proper bullets for the Barret to use when the actual ammunition was not cleared by Jordanian customs in time for the filming of the sniper scene. Also, the ammunition used Chinese fireworks powder for gunpowder like most of the firearms in the film are using because of import restrictions on military props.
FPK/PSL Sniper rifle
A FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle is used by an insurgent sniper who ambushes the EOD team and the private contractors in the desert.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Browning M2HB machine guns are mounted on top of U.S Army Humvees, including that of the EOD team. It is also used by a British contractor during the ambush.
FN MAG 58
In the beginning, an Iraq National Guard soldier is seen manning a FN MAG 58 mounted on a police truck.
Shotguns
Mossberg 500 Cruiser
A Mossberg 500 Cruiser shotgun fitted with a Surefire flashlight grip is used by a guard at the FOB who intercepts SFC James after his vigilante mission to avenge Beckham's death..
Other Weapons
M136 AT4
An M136 AT4 is seen on the back of a soldier during the scene where James is trying to save the man who has been forced to wear a bomb.
M18 smoke grenade
Sergeant First Class William James (Jeremy Renner) is seen dropping an M18 smoke grenade onto the ground during a mission, claiming that it will create a "diversion."
