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| | | ''[[JAG - Season 1|JAG]] ||[[Lee Tergesen]] || Gunnery Sgt. Gentry || "Brig Break" || 1995 | ||
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| | | ''[[Stargate: SG1]] |||| U.S military personnel ||"Children of the Gods" || 1997 - 2007 | ||
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| | | ''[[Doctor Who (New Series)|Doctor Who]] || || British Army soldiers || Incorrectly used against ground targets || 2005- | ||
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| [[ | | ''[[Doctor Who (New Series)|Doctor Who]] || || UNIT soldiers || Incorrectly used against ground targets || 2005- | ||
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| [[ | |''[[Unit, The|The Unit]] || [[Scott Foley]] || Sgt. Bob Brown || "Eating the Young" (S1E09) || 2006 | ||
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| [[ | | ''[[CSI: Miami - Season 4]] || [[Vincent Laresca]] || Antonio Riaz ||"One of Our Own" (S4E25) || 2006 | ||
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| | | ''[[Branch (Expozitura)]] || || The assassins || 9th/ "Král je mrtev" || 2009 | ||
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Revision as of 00:31, 26 December 2014
Note: Before adding to this list, make sure that you have checked the FIM-43 Redeye page. For a brief guide in differentiating these two weapons, see the bottom of this page.
Specifications
(1981-present)
Type: MANPADS
Caliber: 70mm Missile, HE-Frag warhead
Capacity: 1 Missile
Fire Modes: Infrared Homing
The FIM-92A 'Stinger' shoulder-fired Surface to Air Missile (SAM) has appeared used by the following actors in the following movies, video games, and television series:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Birds | Sean Young | CWO Billie Lee Guthrie | 1990 | |
| Fire Birds | Mounted on AH-64 Apache helicopters | 1990 | ||
| Under Siege | Henchmen | 1992 | ||
| True Lies | Crimson Jihad terrorists | 1994 | ||
| Soldier Boyz | Vinh Moc's soldier | 1995 | ||
| Canadian Bacon | Kevin J. O'Connor | Roy Boy | 1995 | |
| 2009: Lost Memories | Fureisenjin terrorists | 2002 | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Mujahadeen fighters | 2007 | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Tom Hanks | Charlie Wilson | 2007 | |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | U.S. Army soldier | Mounted on M1097 Avenger Humvee | 2008 | |
| Terminator: Genisys | Resistance fighter | 2015 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note/Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAG | Lee Tergesen | Gunnery Sgt. Gentry | "Brig Break" | 1995 |
| Stargate: SG1 | U.S military personnel | "Children of the Gods" | 1997 - 2007 | |
| Doctor Who | British Army soldiers | Incorrectly used against ground targets | 2005- | |
| Doctor Who | UNIT soldiers | Incorrectly used against ground targets | 2005- | |
| The Unit | Scott Foley | Sgt. Bob Brown | "Eating the Young" (S1E09) | 2006 |
| CSI: Miami - Season 4 | Vincent Laresca | Antonio Riaz | "One of Our Own" (S4E25) | 2006 |
| Branch (Expozitura) | The assassins | 9th/ "Král je mrtev" | 2009 |
Video Games
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuze | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | 2004 - 2005 | |
| Dejima refugees | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | 2004 - 2005 | |
| Kiefer | Rideback | 2009 | |
| JGSDF soldiers | Saikano | 2006 | |
| Major Pollack's militia | Jormungand | Refurbished FIM-92As | 2012 |
How to tell the FIM-92A Stinger from the FIM-43 Redeye
The Redeye is an earlier MANPAD which is similar in outward appearance to the Stinger and due to the fact that it has since been retired from active service with the US military there are a higher number of deactivated launchers on the market meaning that it often stands in for the Stinger in live-action films and television (The FIM-92A Stinger is in fact an evolution of the FIM-43 Redeye, with developmental name of the Stinger being the "Redeye II"). There are however several key differences which can be used to identify a launcher as a Redeye:
