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The "Arctic Warfare Magnum"; a more powerful version of the original AW chambered in either 7mm Remington Magnum or .300 Winchester Magnum. | The "Arctic Warfare Magnum"; a more powerful version of the original AW chambered in either 7mm Remington Magnum or .300 Winchester Magnum. | ||
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== AW50 / AW50F== | |||
[[Image:AW50.gif|thumb|right|300px|Accuracy International AW50 .50 BMG]] | |||
[[Image:AW50F.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Accuracy International AW50F .50 BMG]] | |||
The biggest, largest-caliber variant of the Arctic Warfare rifles, chambered in .50 BMG. The "F" model, designed for the Australian military, differs in that it has a folding stock and a Madco barrel. | |||
===Television=== | |||
* [[Jamie Draven]] as Jamie Bow in ''[[Ultimate Force]]'' (AW50F) | |||
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[[Category:Sniper Rifle]] | [[Category:Sniper Rifle]] | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 24 December 2008
The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of rifles can be seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:
AW
Also known as the L96A1 in British military service; this is the most basic variant (and by far the most common, either in movies or in the real world.) Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO or 5.56.x45mm.
Film
- A S.T.A.R.S. sniper in Resident Evil: Apocalypse
- Norman Reedus as Murphy in The Boondock Saints
- Al Vrkljan as a SWAT sniper in Assault on Precinct 13
- Keifer Sutherland as "the caller" in Phone Booth
- Nicolas Cage as Joe in Bangkok Dangerous
Television
- Keifer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer in 24
- SAS troopers in Ultimate Force
- Michael Weston in Burn Notice
Video Games
- 007: Nightfire (as the "Winter Covert Sniper Rifle" (silenced) and the "Winter Tactical Sniper Rifle" (can be loaded with armor-piercing rounds))
- Counter Strike: Source ("AWM/P" the heavy sniper rifle for both sides))
- Conflict: Desert Storm 2 Back to Baghdad (erroneously shown as being semiautomatic)
Anime
AWM
The "Arctic Warfare Magnum"; a more powerful version of the original AW chambered in either 7mm Remington Magnum or .300 Winchester Magnum.
AWP
The "Arctic Warfare Police", chambered in a variety of different calibers, such as 7.62x51mm NATO, 7mm Remington Magnum, .308 Winchester, and .338 Lapua. It is distinguished from the original AW/L96A1 and AWM by its shorter barrel (lacking the muzzle break) and a black-colored stock.
AW50 / AW50F
The biggest, largest-caliber variant of the Arctic Warfare rifles, chambered in .50 BMG. The "F" model, designed for the Australian military, differs in that it has a folding stock and a Madco barrel.
Television
- Jamie Draven as Jamie Bow in Ultimate Force (AW50F)