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Tears of the Sun

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The following weapons can be seen in the film Tears of the Sun:

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M4A1 Carbine SOPMOD

The team can be seen using M4A1 carbines with SOPMOD (Special Operations Peculiar Modification) accessories, carried by Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis), Danny "Doc" Kelley (Paul Francis), Jason "Flea" Mabry (Chad Smith), Kelly Lake (Johnny Messner), and Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew (Eamonn Walker) as their primary weapons. "Flea" has a 6x48 Sightron S33 scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, and a silencer. Flea's M4A1 is also has a custom paintjob of green and black, while "Lake" has a suppressor on his rifle. Both Lake and Lt. Waters both have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1's are fitted with AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives.


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M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip
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Lieutenant A.K. Waters with his M4A1
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Kelly Lake with his suppressed M4A1
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M4A1 with M203 as carried by "Doc" and "Zee"

M16A2 Rifle

A number of M16A2 rifles can be seen in the hands of the U.S. Marines when they arrive in Cameroon to pick up Lt. Waters and his SEAL team.

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M16A2 5.56x45mm
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A U.S. Marine (left) wields an M16A2 rifle

M203 Grenade Launcher

Both "Doc" and "Zee" carry M4A1's fitted with M203 grenade launchers as well as M68 Aimpoint scopes.

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M4A1 5.56x45mm with M68 Aimpoint scope, flip-up rear sights, and M203 grenade launcher 40mm

M60E4 Machine Gun

The M60E4 machine gun appears in the film being used by James "Red" Atkins (Cole Hauser) as his primary weapon, fitted with a duckbill-style muzzle brake used on the Navy version, the Mk43. Members of the rescue team that meets Winters' group and the refugees at the border can also be seen with M60E4's.

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M60E4 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO
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James "Red" Atkins fires his M60E4 while fleeing from militia fighters, note how his eardrums have burst from the gunfire.

M60D Machine Gun

there are two appearances of M60D machine guns in the film. In both instances, they are door-mounted on U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters.

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M60D machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO
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An M60D machine gun mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter

M3 Heavy Machine Gun

Near the end of the film, a Browning M3 heavy machine gun can be seen door-mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter that lands at the Cameroon border after the final battle.

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Browning M3 heavy machine gun .50 BMG
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An M3 heavy machine gun door-mounted on a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter at the Cameroon border

Heckler & Koch Mk 23 mod 0

The Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0 is used by members of the SEAL team as their secondary weapon, seen fitted with Knights Armament suppressors during the ethnic cleansing scene where the team take out the militia members in the villiage.

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Heckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0 .45 ACP with Knights Armamemt suppressor
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Lt. A.K. Waters wields a suppressed H&K Mk 23 Mod 0 while engaging militia fighters in the villiage
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H&K Mk 23 Mod 0 .45 ACP
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Kelly Lake fires on militia fighters with his H&K Mk 23 Mod 0

M249 SAW Paratrooper

A paratrooper version of the M249 SAW appears in the film used by Michael "Slo" Slowenski (Nick Chinlund) as his primary weapon, with a cloth ammo pouch. After he's killed in a shootout with the militia fighters, Demetrius "Silk" Owens (Charles Ingram) takes it and uses it for the remainder of the film.

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M249 SAW 5.56x45mm paratrooper version with 200-round ammo drum and accessory rail on feed tray cover
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Michael "Slo" Slowenski wielding his M249 SAW
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Demetrius "Silk" Owens lets loose on militia fighters with Michael "Slo" Slowenski's M249 SAW

M25 Sniper Rifle

An M25 sniper rifle, the Navy's equivalent of the U.S. Army's M21 Designated Marksman Rifle, appears being used by Demetrius "Silk" Owens (Charles Ingram) as his primary weapon. Silk's rifle is covered in strips of green burlap and a green camo paint scheme.

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M25 sniper rifle 7.62x51mm NATO with folding bipod
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Demetrius "Silk" Owens engages militia fighters with his M25 sniper rifle

Remington 870 Shotgun

Lake also uses a Remington 870 shotgun with an extended tube and a sidesaddle for extra shells on the left side of the reciever. The shotgun is sometimes preferred for close quarters and in the jungle, often used by the pointman in the team. After Lake takes an unfatal shot to the right shoulder, "Flea" takes his Remington 870, because Lake can only use one arm. Flea then fires all seven shots and most likey drops the shotgun, due to its long reload time. Flea then uses his M4 until he is shot.

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Remington 870 12 guage
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Lake (middle) lies prone with a Remington 870 shotgun slung on his back

M67 Hand Grenade

During the final battle with the militia fighters, the team can be seen using M67 hand grenades.

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M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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Lt. Waters pulls out an M67 hand grenade during the final battle

M18 Smoke Grenade

There are two separate appearances in the film of M18 smoke grenades, first used by the team to signal Seahawk helicopters to the LZ where the team and Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks (Monica Bellucci) are originally supposed to be extracted, then again to mark the team's location for an incoming "danger-close" airstrike against the rebel fighters at the climax of the film.

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M18 smoke grenade
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A militia fighter picks up a spent M18 smoke grenade

SIG-Sauer P226

Danny "Doc" Kelley (Paul Francis) wields a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm, using it during the ethnic cleansing scene and during the final battle when he runs out of ammo for his M4 and resorts to this pistol until he can reload.

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Sig Sauer P226 9mm
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Danny "Doc" Kelley with his SIG-Sauer P226 at the ready

M18A1 Claymore

Another weapon used by the team is several M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mines. they're first used by "Red" to ambush the militia fighters pursuing them and buy the group some extra time, and again during the final battle.

M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine

M72 LAW

Both Lake and "Slo" can be seen carrying M72 LAW rocket launchers slung on their back during the film. "Red" takes Slo's LAW after he's killed, and both rockets are fired during the final battle with the militia fighters.

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M72A2 LAW 66mm
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Lake and "Red" fire M72 LAW rocket launchers during the final battle

AK-47 Rifle

At least one of the Cameroon border guards can be seen armed with an AK-47 rifle near the end of the film.

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AK-47 rifle 7.62x39mm
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A Cameroon border guard brandishes an AK-47 rifle

AKM Rifle

Both refugees and militia fighters can be seen using AKM rifles throughout the film.

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AKM rifle 7.62x39mm
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Militia fighters slaughter a villager using AKM rifles during the ethnic cleansing scene
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A wounded refugee returns fire on militia fighters with his AKM rifle. Note that this shot has been reversed, since the charging handle of the AK is on the left side.

Norinco Type 56

Both the militia fighters, Cameroon border guards, and the refugees can be seen using Norinco Type 56 rifles, both the original fixed-stock and folding stock Type 56-1 variants. Some of them also have the fixed bayonets as well as AKM-style muzzle brakes. "Doc" can also be seen carrying a Type 56 slung on his back, but never uses it.

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Norinco Type 56 with under-folding bayonet 7.62x39mm
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A Cameroon border guard (left) brandishes a Norinco Type 56 with fixed under-folding bayonet
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A female refugee defends herself from militia fighters with a Norinco Type 56 fited with an AKM-style muzzle brake
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Norinco Type 56 7.62x39mm
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Danny "Doc" Kelley low-crawls with a Norinco Type 56 slung on his back
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Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm
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A militia fighter opens up with a Norinco Type 56-1

SKS Rifle

SKS rifles can be seen being used by militia fighters and at least one refugee, the refugee saving Lt. Waters' life when he uses it to kill a machete-toting militia fighter attacking him from behind.

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SKS rifle 7.62x39mm
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A refugee holds an SKS rifle after killing a militia fighter

Karabiner 98k

Some of the militia fighters can be seen carrying WW2-vintage Karabiner 98k rifles.

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Karabiner 98k 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A militia fighter brandishing a Karabiner 98k

DShK Heavy Machine Gun

In the aftermath of the ethnic cleansing scene, a DShK heavy machine gun can be seen mounted on the back of a flatbed truck.

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DShK heavy machine gun 12.7x109mm
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A DShK heavy machine gun sits mounted on the back of a flatbed truck
You can be almost 95% sure that it is an M2 fifty dressed up like a DShK. Big soviet guns like that aren't too easy to acquire. -GM

AKMSU Carbine

During the final battle, one of the militia fighters can be seen brandishing an AKMSU carbine.

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AKMSU 7.62x39mm
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A militia fighter brandishes an AKMSU carbine

RPK Light Machine Gun

One of the militia fighters brought in as reinforcements for the final battle can be seen carrying an RPK light machine gun.

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RPK light machine gun 7.62x39mm
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A militia fighter carrying an RPK light machine gun

RPD Light Machine Gun

One of the militia fighters can be briefly seen armed with an RPD light machine gun.

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RPD light machine gun 7.62x39mm
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A militia fighter (center) armed with an RPD light machine gun

Type 69 RPG

Many of the militia fighters can be seen using Type 69 RPGs, especially during the final battle.

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Type 69 RPG 40mm
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An RPG team prepares to fire a Type 69 RPG during the final battle
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A militia fighter takes aim with a Type 69 RPG

M1911A1

During the final battle several militia fighters, including a senior officer (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) who serves as second-in-command, can be seen with M1911A1 pistols as their sidearms.

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M1911A1 .45 ACP
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The second-in-command of the militia fighters fires his M1911A1 during the final battle

Walther PP

In a deleted scene, Lt. Waters leaves the preist running the hospital a Walther PP as self-defense, though proves to be useless as the preist and everyone else at the hospital are slaughtered by the rebels.

The gun is a Walther PP, you can tell by the longer barrel, and if you look at the back strap of the grip you will notice it has grip panels over the wrap around grip used on a PPK.


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A Walther PP left by Lt. Waters for the preist

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.

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L1A1 7.62x51mm NATO
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A Cameroon border guard behind Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt) brandishes an L1A1 rifle