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[[File:MarkofCain.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Mark of Cain'' (2007)]] | [[File:MarkofCain.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Mark of Cain'' (2007)]] | ||
''The Mark of Cain'' is a 2007 television film aired on Channel 4. During the occupation of Basra, Iraq, a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles. After the death of the beloved company commander in an ambush, events spiral out of control after the suspect insurgents are detained and abused. The title refers to the now famous eve-of-battle speech by Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment. | ''The Mark of Cain'' is a 2007 television film aired on Channel 4. During the occupation of Basra, Iraq, a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles spend their tour of duty patrolling and dealing with civilian complaints. After the death of the beloved company commander in an ambush, events spiral out of control after the suspect insurgents are detained and abused. The title refers to the now famous eve-of-battle speech by Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment. | ||
'''The following weapon appear in the film ''The Mark of Cain'':''' | '''The following weapon appear in the film ''The Mark of Cain'':''' | ||
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The main weapon of the Northdale rifles, including Corporal Gant ([[Shaun Dooley]]), L/Cpl Quealy ([[Leo Gregory]]) and Pte Shane Gulliver ([[Matthew McNulty]]) is the [[Enfield_L85_rifle_series#L85A2|L85A2]]. All these rifles are fitted with the SUSAT scope. | The main weapon of the Northdale rifles, including Corporal Gant ([[Shaun Dooley]]), L/Cpl Quealy ([[Leo Gregory]]) and Pte Shane Gulliver ([[Matthew McNulty]]) is the [[Enfield_L85_rifle_series#L85A2|L85A2]]. All these rifles are fitted with the SUSAT scope. | ||
[[File:Sa80-l85a2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L85A2 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | [[File:Sa80-l85a2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L85A2 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:Cain Gant L85.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Gant ([[Shaun Dooley]]) fires a warning shot with his L85A2.]] | |||
[[File:Cain British L85.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier aims his L85A2.]] | |||
[[File:Cain British L85 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from the Northdale rifles with the L85A2.]] | |||
[[File:Cain Gulliver L85.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Shane Gulliver ([[Matthew McNulty]]) with his L85A2.]] | |||
[[File:Cain Gant L85 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Gant and several other soldiers are armed with the L85A2 during an ambush.]] | |||
[[File:Cain British L85 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers lock and load.]] | |||
[[File:Cain British L85 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British soldiers sweep a compound.]] | |||
[[File:Cain British L85 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Left to Right - Corporal Gant, L/Cpl Quealy ([[Leo Gregory]]) and Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate ([[Gerard Kearns]]) with their L85A2 rifles.]] | |||
==AK-47== | ==AK-47== | ||
Revision as of 08:20, 18 January 2013
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The Mark of Cain is a 2007 television film aired on Channel 4. During the occupation of Basra, Iraq, a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles spend their tour of duty patrolling and dealing with civilian complaints. After the death of the beloved company commander in an ambush, events spiral out of control after the suspect insurgents are detained and abused. The title refers to the now famous eve-of-battle speech by Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment.
The following weapon appear in the film The Mark of Cain:
Sidearms
Tokarev TT-33
The Tokarev TT-33 is used by the Iraqi civilians and insurgents. Several of these pistols are found during the raid on a suspected insurgent hideout.
Rifles
L85A2
The main weapon of the Northdale rifles, including Corporal Gant (Shaun Dooley), L/Cpl Quealy (Leo Gregory) and Pte Shane Gulliver (Matthew McNulty) is the L85A2. All these rifles are fitted with the SUSAT scope.
AK-47
Iraqi insurgents use the AK-47 during an ambush.
AKS-47
An Iraqi insurgent riding atop a Technical is armed with an AKS-47.
Machine Guns
L110A2
Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate (Gerard Kearns) uses the L110A2 during a firefight.
RPK Light Machine Gun
An insurgent fires what appears to be an RPK Light Machine Gun from a Technical.
Launchers
RPG-7
An Iraqi insurgent fires an RPG-7 fitted with a PGO-7 scope during a firefight.
