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== Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun == | == Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the [[Browning M2]] heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up | In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling ([[Denzel Washington]]) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the [[Browning M2]] heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up Former Australian Army Centurian tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) have the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also uses incorrect terminology when he engages the weapon, shouting "Troops!" and then opening fire, instead of the correct "Troops, caliber fifty!". | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2 .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2 .50 BMG]] | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 3 January 2009
The following weapons appear in the film Courage Under Fire:
Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
In the opening scenes of the film, a U.S. Army tank division under the command of Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) engages an Iraqi Republican Guard tank unit in a night battle during Operation: Desert Storm, Colonel Serling at one point opening up on a group of Iraqi troops with the Browning M2 heavy machine gun mounted on his M1A1 Abrams (in reality a mocked-up Former Australian Army Centurian tank). One notable goof is that he fires the weapon manually despite all versions of the Abrams except the M1A2 (which wasn't in service during Desert Storm) have the .50 cal rigged to be fired from inside the turret. He also uses incorrect terminology when he engages the weapon, shouting "Troops!" and then opening fire, instead of the correct "Troops, caliber fifty!".
M16A2 Rifle
One of the most central weapons in the film is the M16A2 rifle, its' useage in the incident that lead to the death of Captain Karen Emma Walden (Meg Ryan) and subsequent posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor being debated throughout the film.
M249 SAW
Another weapon used in the film is an M249 SAW used by Staff Sergeant John Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) who comes along on Captain Walden's medivac helicopter as a door gunner. After Walden's chopper is shot down, Monfriez wants to leave the crash site under cover of darkness, but when Captain Walden denies him since it would mean leaving one of the wounded crash survivors behind, it leads to an armed standoff between the two, which leads to Monfriez mortally wounding Walden with his SAW when Walden fires on an Iraqi soldier coming up behind Monfriez.
Beretta M92FS
Captain Walden can be seen carrying a Beretta M92FS as her sidearm throughout the film, using it during the aforementioned standoff with Staff Sergeant Monfriez.
