Under Fire is a 1983 film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Nick Nolte , Joanna Cassidy and Gene Hackman as journalists covering the Nicaraguan Revolution.
Valmet M76 The Chadian rebels that Russell Price (Nick Nolte ) accompanies in the introduction of the film are armed with Finnish Valmet M76 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Valmet M76 chambered in 5.56mm (.223). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rebel atop of an elephant holds a M76. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels fire their M76 rifles at a government helicopter before fleeing. AK-47 One of the rebels in the introduction is armed with what appears to be either a genuine AK-47 or Norinco Type 56 rifle, though it is too blurry for accurate verification.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AK-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chadian rebel moves through the brush with his Kalashnikov. Note that the rebel next to him is carrying a fake "RPG-7". M60 A gunner aboard a Chadian government helicopter fires a M60 machine gun when it ambushes the rebels in the introduction.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Though difficult to see, the M60's front sight and bipod can be made out. Heckler & Koch G3A3 When Price hitches a ride on a truck with the Chadian rebels, most of the fighters aboard are armed with G3A3 rifles with tropical handguards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G3A3 with wide handguard 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels aboard the truck are armed with G3A3s (likely Mexican made versions since the film was shot in that country). Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi Oates (Ed Harris ), an American mercenary whom Price encounters throughout the film, carries a Uzi submachine gun which he carries during the scenes set in Chad. Later, a Nicaraguan rebel leader (Lucina Rojas) also is armed with a fixed-stock Uzi.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Uzi - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oates hides under a truck during a Chadian government air attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oates smiles after reading a CIA propaganda leaflet dropped by the airplane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A female FSLN rebel holds diners hostage when the rebels enter a club to search for government officials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A female rebel leader holds an Uzi to her chest when she cheers after the downfall of the Somoza regime. Colt M1911A1 Oates carries a derivative of the M1911A1 pistol in a shoulder holster. Rebels who hijack a plane to drop propaganda leaflets that proclaim that the rebel leader Rafael is still alive also are armed with a M1911A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oates gets up from beneath the bodies of Nicaraguan soldiers who shielded him from a rebel grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Price argues with Oates, who has both an Uzi submachine gun and a M1911-style pistol in his holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A FSLN rebel aims his M1911A1 at a pilot while using his plane to drop leaflets proclaiming that the rebel leader Rafael is still alive. FN FAL FN FAL 50.00 One of the most common weapons in the film is the FN FAL rifle, which is used by Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional soldiers and FSLN rebels. Oates also carries a FN FAL with a telescopic sight in Nicaragua, using it during a shootout with rebels that Price and fellow journalist Claire (Joanna Cassidy ) are following. A FN FAL is used by a soldier to summarily execute Alex Grazier (Gene Hackman ), in a moment deliberately modelled after the real life death of ABC reporter Bill Stewart.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional soldier stands guard with his FN FAL. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nicaraguan rebel fires his FN FAL at government forces holed up in a church belltower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same rebel aims at the belltower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A female rebel provides covering fire as one of her comrades prepares to throw a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oates gets up from under a pile of corpses. Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.63 The FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper rifle, distinguishable by its shorter 18 inch barrel and folding stock, is seen in the hands of Chadian rebels and Nicaraguan soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper with 18" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chadian rebel holds a FAL 50.63. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nicaraguan soldiers with FAL 50.63 rifles wave a car through a checkpoint. M1 Carbine FSLN rebels are mostly armed with the M1 Carbine with 30 round magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Modern Manufactured version of the M1 Carbine - chambered in .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A FSLN rebel points her rifle at a dignitary while the group's leader threatens him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing FSLN rebels with M1 carbines escort Price and Claire to their hideout. Unknown bolt action rifle During the shootout at the church, one of the young rebels is armed with a bolt action rifle of unknown manufacture.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The female rebel on the left carries a bolt action rifle, before later switching to a FN FAL. Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG FN MAG machine guns are mounted on Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional Jeeps and helicopters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nicaraguan Jeep passes refugees. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unknown revolvers When Price is wounded and forced to hide from Nicaraguan soldiers, an old woman gives him a revolver to defend himself.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Price grasps his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Price aims a revolver at a surprised Nicaraguan soldier. Another long barreled revolver is carried by one of a group of teenage rebels who is holding Marcel Jazy (Jean-Louis Trintignant) hostage.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rebel prepares to fire. Another teenage rebel carries a semi automatic pistol of unknown make.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ~Resembles a Colt M1900 or M1902 from this angle. Anyone with better eyes/knowledge confirm my suspicions? DanKnyphausen
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