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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. | '''''The Mark of Cain''''' is a 2007 UK Iraq War television film that originally aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Set during the occupation of Basra, Iraq, the film focuses on a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles as they 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 | '''The following weapons appear in the film ''The Mark of Cain'':''' | ||
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==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
The [[Tokarev_TT-33_Pistol#Tokarev_TT-33|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. | The [[Tokarev_TT-33_Pistol#Tokarev_TT-33|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. | ||
Revision as of 09:17, 19 January 2013
The Mark of Cain is a 2007 UK Iraq War television film that originally aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. Set during the occupation of Basra, Iraq, the film focuses on a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles as they 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 weapons appear in the film The Mark of Cain:
Handguns
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
FN Minimi Para
Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate (Gerard Kearns) uses the FN Minimi Para 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.
