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Redacted is a 2007 Iraq War film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film is fictional, although it is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of U.S. Army soldiers raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killed her and her family. The film, which received mixed reactions from critics and was a box office disappointment in its limited release, stirred up controversy, as many felt the depiction of American soldiers in the film was unfair and did not paint an accurate representation of American involvement in the Iraq War.
As in reality, the M4A1 Carbine is the standard-issue weapon of the U.S. Army soldiers in the film, many of which are customized with optical gunsights, lasers, and foregrips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Colt M4A1 with an M68 Aimpoint sight and an RIS foregrip. Chambered for 5.56x45mm.MSG James Sweet (Ty Jones) with an M4A1 Carbine fitted with a Trijicon TA31F ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2. Note the proper trigger discipline and what appears to be a K.I.A. bracelet on his right arm.PFC Gabe Blix (Kel O'Neill) with an M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon TA338 ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSGT Jim Vazquez (Mike Figueroa) tries to calm down his soldiers after they get upset about having their deployment extended. SPC Lawyer McCoy (on the far left), is armed with an M4A1 Carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM203 grenade launcher - 40mm.SGT Vazquez stands guard at a checkpoint with his M4A1 Carbine, fitted with an M203 grenade launcher. Note the Jordanian al-Hussein tank (an export version of the British Challenger 1, possibly standing in for an M1 Abrams) behind him, which is inaccurate as the U.S. military never used this tank.Error creating thumbnail: File missingSPC B.B. Rush searches for PFC Salazar with his M4A1 Carbine, after he is captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members.
Norinco Type 56
PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) disarms an Iraqi grandfather of his Norinco Type 56 when he attempts to defend his family with it. He then shoots and kills the whole family off-screen.
The standard issue sidearm of the U.S. Army soldiers in the film is the Beretta M9, although it could be a Beretta 92FS, as in most films. PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) uses his to threaten SPC Lawyer McCoy (Rob Devaney) when he refuses to take part in the gang-rape of the Iraqi girl.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFN M249-E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm.SPC B.B. Rush with his FN M249-E2 SAW.SPC B.B. Rush with his M249 SAW; his is fitted with a flip up rear sight.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe platoon grudgingly walks away after a speech by their battalion commander, LTC Ford, who tells them that their deployment has been extended. SPC B.B. Rush can be seen, armed with his FN M249-E2 SAW
Browning M2HB
PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) uses a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB to shoot and kill a pregnant Iraqi woman when her husband tries to rush through a checkpoint in an attempt to quickly reach a hospital.
