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A number of S-60 57mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol. | A number of S-60 57mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol. | ||
[[File:S-60 57mm.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 57×348 mm. SR]] | [[File:S-60 57mm.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 57×348 mm. SR]] | ||
[[File:Bravo Two Zero (2610).jpg|thumb|500px|none|The two near weapons are S-60s.]] | |||
[[File:Bravo Two Zero (3540).jpg|thumb|500px|none|A close-up shot of the muzzles of the S-60s as they open fire on the patrol.]] | |||
==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 26 June 2012
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Bravo Two Zero is a 1999 Gulf War film that originally aired on the BBC. The film chronicles the heroic mission of British SAS troopers dropped behind Iraqi lines during the First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991). This unit later became the most highly decorated British Military Patrol unit since the last Boer War (1899-1902). Sean Bean starred in the film as SAS sergeant Andy McNab.
The following weapons were used in the film Bravo Two Zero:
Assault Rifles
Colt AR-15 Sporter-1
Baz (Ian Curtis) carries a Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 fitted with a Cobray CM203 flare launcher. At various points in the film the rifle has the standard M16 front sight, no sight, or an AKM type front sight mounted to the gas block. It is possible that the rifle was damaged during production, and an AKM front sight was added from one of the many Vektor R4s mocked up as AK-47 type rifles.
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Colt M16A1
Ray (Jamie Bartlett) carries a Colt fitted with a Cobray CM203 flare launcher.
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Colt M16A2
Andy McNab (Sean Bean) and Chris Ryan (Kevin Collins) both carry Colt M16A2 rifles fitted with under-slung M203 grenade launchers. The rifles feature a camouflage paint scheme, and McNab has a compass attached to the side of his weapon.
Heckler & Koch G3A4
Heckler & Koch G3A4 rifles can be seen being carried by Saudi Arabian soldiers during a piece of stock footage at the beginning of the film.
Vektor R4 (mocked up as an AK-47)
The majority of the Iraqi forces in the film carry Vektor R4s mocked up to resemble AK-47s, a common practice for films shot in South Africa. They can be distinguished from genuine AK-47s by their straighter 5.56x45mm magazine, the more slanted bottom edge of the milled receiver and the shape of the lightening cut above the magazine well. They are mocked up as both solid, and folding stock variants.
Unidentified AK-47 Variant
An unidentified AK-47 variant (possibly a replica) is seen in the background in some shots. It can be differentiated from the blank firing Vektor R4s used during the majority of the film by the curvature of its 7.62x39mm magazine.
Machine Guns
FN Minimi (Prototype)
Dinger (Steve Nicolson) carries the prototype version of the FN Minimi. It can be identified as such by the skeleton stock, the unhooded front sight, the more rounded and tapered handguard, and the FN FAL type carry handle.
FN Minimi (Unidentified Variants)
Two different variants of the FN Minimi light machine gun are used by members of the patrol. Tony (Rick Warden) carries what appears to be a standard early model Minimi fitted with a Canadian C9 type front sight. The Minimis carried by Mark (Richard Graham) and Stan (Robert Hobbs) have the same C9 type front sight, but have the grooved M249 type handguard (although the top heat-shield is not present) and an unidentified rear sight which is similar to that found on the M249 but with smaller side wings.
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is seen mounted on an Iraqi APC.
RPD
An RPD light machine gun can be seen mounted in the front firing port of an Iraqi APC.
ZB-53 / Vz.37
A ZB-53 / Vz.37 can be seen being used by Iraqi soldiers as the SAS patrol attempts to cross the border.
Pistols
Tokarev TT-33
A Tokarev TT-33 is used by one of the Iraqi interrogators to threaten Chris.
Webley .38 Mk IV
An Iraqi civilian can be seen with a Webley .38 Mk IV. The revolver is never clearly seen, but it appears to be a shorter barrelled "duty" or "pocket" model.
Launchers
Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher
Cobray CM203 flare launchers are seen mounted under the Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 carried by Baz (Ian Curtis) and the M16A1 carried by Ray (Jamie Bartlett).
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M203 Grenade Launcher
M203 grenade launchers are seen mounted under the M16A2s carried by Andy McNab (Sean Bean) and Chris Ryan (Kevin Collins).
M72 LAW
M72 LAWs are carried by all members of the SAS patrol, and are most prominently used to halt the advance of attacking Iraqi armor, knocking out a BMP and a truck during a brief skirmish.
Other Weapons
2A28 Grom
A 2A28 Grom 73 mm low pressure smoothbore gun can be seen as the main armament of a BMP-1 IFV which pursues the SAS patrol across the desert
AZP S-60
A number of S-60 57mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol.
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Bofors 40mm
A number of Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol.
