Tears of the Sun is a 2003 action film starring Bruce Willis as a SEAL commander who leads a team into Nigeria during a coup to extract Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci ), an American doctor. When she goes with the team to the extraction site along with the 80 some refugees from her village, the SEALs take only her. After seeing the atrocities committed on the village, Lt. Waters has a change of heart and turns the helicopters around. He and his SEAL team then become determined to get the doctor and the refugees to the border before the rebel militants can find them.
The following weapons can be seen in the film Tears of the Sun :
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M4A1 carbine Lieutenant Waters (Bruce Willis ), Flea (Chad Smith ), and Lake (Johnny Messner ) use M4A1 carbines as their primary weapons. "Flea" has a Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100[1] scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a suppressor, and a custom paintjob of green and black (there is no such thing as a 6x48 Sightron S33). "Lake" has a suppressor on his carbine. Both Lake and Lt. Waters have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with PVS-14 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives. Lt. Waters' also has a D-LAP Laser sight, essentially a more compact PEQ-2A.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Waters meets Dr. Lena Hendricks. Note the M68 Aimpoint cantilever mount is mounted backwards on the railed forearm (the optic itself is also mounted backwards ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis ) with his M4A1 with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flea and Lake search the village hooches with their suppressed M4s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flea hands out the contents of his MRE to refugees. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flea takes a sniper position in a tree while the other team members raid the village. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake fires his M4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red, (Cole Hauser ), fires Lt. Waters' M4 after he drops it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The team with their weapons. Doc, Lake, Lt., and Zee with their M4s. M4A1 carbine with M203 grenade launcher Team corpsman, Doc, and radioman, Zee, both carry M4A1 carbines with M203 grenade launchers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M4A1 carbine 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope, flip-up rear sight, and M203 grenade launcher 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zee, there's a $500 sight attached to your gun for a reason! Aim damn you! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc and Zee equip their pistols, while slinging their M4/M203 combos. M16A2 A few of the Marines disembarking the helicopter in the beginning of the film are carrying M16A2 rifles , as well as a few Marines at the end of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Select Fire rifle (Safe/Semi/3 round Burst Only). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jarhead behind the others is carrying a M16A2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Marine in the background is carrying a M16A2. M16A1 M16A1 rifles are used by Nigerian soldiers in the opening scene of the director's cut of the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nigerian soldiers with Vietnam-era M16 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nigerian soldiers standing guard with Vietnam-era M16 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nigerian soldiers standing guard over the President and his family with Vietnam-era M16 rifles. M1A Previously thought to have been an M21 SWS, the rifle carried by Silk (Charles Ingram ) is in fact a M1A, as it is lacking a selector switch. Mounted onto it is a Leupold & Stevens Mark 4 LR/T 10x40 M1 rifle scope. He uses the weapon throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M14 rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the selector switch is missing in this shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silk (Charles Ingram ) readies to shoot the Rebel spy with his M1A. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red and Silk make their final stand, firing Lt. Water's M4 and Silk's M1A. L1A1 Rifle At the end of the film, one of the Cameroon border guards can be briefly seen armed with an L1A1 rifle instead of an AK variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing L1A1 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Cameroon border guard behind Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt ) brandishes an L1A1 rifle
AKM The most commonly used assault rifle on the African continent, AKM rifles are seen in the hands of militants, refugees, and Doc, (Paul Francis ) who took it from a dead militant. He is never seen using it, but after the village raid, he most likely gave it to a refugee, as they acquired a lot of them then.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-47 rifle 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rebel fighter walks through the jungle with his AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels enter the mission with their AKMS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc Kelly sits with his AK slung over his shoulder. He acquired the weapon after Lt. Waters killed it owner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc crawls towards the village with his AK slung over his shoulder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rebel executes a villager with his AK. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A refugee obtains a pair of boots and an AK-47 from a dead rebel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Arthur Azzuka's bodyguards (a trained soldier) covers Arthur. Norinco Type 56-1 The under folding version of the AK-47 is seen being used by several soldiers as well as the full stocked variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56-1 (under-folding stock variant) - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rebel fires upon the fleeing SEALs with his Type 56-1. AKMSU A few soldiers are seen wielding the AKMSU .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SKS rifle Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying SKS rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SKS rifle 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The point man of the rebel men walks through the jungle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Arthur Azzuka's bodyguard saves Lt. Waters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL Actual footage of the violence in Africa is seen in the beginning of the film and one scene shows several soldiers carrying FN FAL rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper with 18" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier far right has a FN FAL paratrooper. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier also has a FN FAL paratrooper. Karabiner 98k What appears to be a WWII-vintage Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of at least two militants. They are never given explicit detail, sadly.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rebel bottom center is carrying a Kar98. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rebel moves to investigate the body of a rebel spy.
M249 SAW Para Slo (Nick Chinlund ), the squad's designated heavy gunner and tech-guy is seen with his paratrooper version of the M249 SAW throughout the movie, until he's killed in a shootout with the rebels. Silk (Charles Ingram ) then uses the weapon during the climax firefight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M249 SAW 5.56x45mm paratrooper version with 200-round ammo drum and accessory rail on feed tray cover Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slo with his SAW. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the blank rounds on the ammo belt. M60D The M60D is seen mounted on a helicopter, but it is never fired.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60E4 Machine Gun Red (Cole Hauser ), the team’s designated heavy-gunner is seen armed with a M60E4 machine gun without the film. Doc (Paul Francis ) wields the weapon when Red runs to set-up a Claymore. Another Navy SEAL who accompanies Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt ) also wields a M60E4.
M60E4 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red directs the refugees with his M60E4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc mans Red's M60E4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other Navy SEAL with a M60E4. DShK Heavy Machine gun It’s hard to determine, but a heavy machine gun; actual DShK or Browning M2 mocked-up is seen on a mounted platform of a flatbed truck.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun can be seen on the truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen mildly clearly here. FN MAG Seen in the actual footage at the beginning, a government soldier is seen with what looks to be a FN MAG , but please correct me if I’m wrong.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing THe soldier stands behind a FN MAG in the actual footage. M72 LAW The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is seen having been carried by Red (Cole Hauser ) and Slo (Nick Chinlund ). The two weapons are fired by Lake and Flea.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M72A2 LAW 66mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slo (Nick Chinlund ) helps refugees up a hill with his M72 strapped into his pack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flea readies his M72. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flea and Lake fire their LAWs. Type 69 RPG The Chinese-replica Type 69 RPG is seen in the hands of several Militant rebels throughout, fitted with the PGO-7 scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 69 RPG 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rebels enter the mission, the one on the far-right brandishing a Type 69 RPG Error creating thumbnail: File missing An RPG team prepares to engage the SEALs with a Type 69 Error creating thumbnail: File missing I'd imagine that black eye hurts, huh? RPD A militant rebel is seen with a RPD light machine gun .
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Heckler & Koch MK23 The pistol designed especially for USSOCOM, the Heckler & Koch Mark 23 is used by several Navy SEALs, including Lt. Waters, Zee, Red, Flea, Lake, and Slo.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Walther PP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Walther PP left by Lt. Waters for the priest. SIG-Sauer P226 The real life favored handgun of the Navy SEALs, the SIG-Sauer P226 is seen in the hands of Doc and Silk, (Paul Francis and Charles Ingram ).
Sig Sauer P226 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc crawls towards the village. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doc wields his SIG during the final shootout. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Silk fires his SIG when his M1A runs dry. Colt M1911A1 The Colt M1911A1 appears in the hands of two senor officers of the Nigerian Militants.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911A1 .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer far left has what looks like a Colt 1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second in command charges the fleeing SEALs with his 1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He then tells his men to keep fighting. Beretta 92FS While I was hoping to get through a movie without a Beretta 92FS , but sure enough, one shows up in the hands of a militant officer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Sgt? far right has a 9mm Beretta.
Remington 870 The team’s forward scout, Lake (Johnny Messner ) carries both a Remington 870 and a M4A1 . The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a strange compensator. The squad’s designated marksman, Flea (Chad Smith ), takes the shotgun after Lake is shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switched back to his M4A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake (Johnny Messner ) leads the way with his Remington 870 at the ready. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake runs through the jungle with his Remington 870. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Kendricks hugs goodbye, Lake covers the area with his Remington shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lake gives Zee that "what the fuck are we doing?" look. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Lt. Waters shouts orders, Lake takes cover with his Remington 870 slung over his back. M67 grenade All of the SEALs carry and use M67 hand grenades throughout the mission.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Waters pulls an M67 grenade from a pouch during a shootout with the rebels M18A1 Claymore The team’s demolition man, Red (Cole Hauser ), carried three M18A1 Claymores into the field with him. He uses two to ambush the militants and later uses it to hold back enemy troops.
M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red sets up his final Claymore as a volley of gunfire hits the log. 
