Line of Control: Kargil
Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey
Ajay Devgn
Maj. Deepak Rampal
Sanjay Kapoor
Lt. Balwan Singh
Akshaye Khanna
Lt. Vikram Batra
Abhishek Bachchan
Sepoy Sanjay Kumar
Sunil Shetty
Capt. Anuj Nayyar
Saif Ali Khan
LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film which dramatizes the 1999 Kargil conflict (Operation Vijay). It is one of the longest Indian movies ever made, clocking in at over four hours.
The following weapons were used in the film LOC Kargil :
INSAS Assault Rifle
The INSAS Assault Rifle is the the most commonly seen weapon in the movie.
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INSAS LMG
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Sub Machine Gun 1A1
The Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 1A1, a licensed Indian clone of the Sterling SMG , can be seen used by the Indian Army.
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1B Bren gun
1B Bren guns, a licensed copy of the Bren L4A4 made by Indian Ordnance Factories, is the main light machine gun used by Indian soldiers in this film.
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Sepoy Sanjay Kumar (Sunil Shetty ) is seen using a 7.62x51mm NATO 1B Bren gun against Pakistani soldiers.
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SVD Dragunov
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Carl Gustav M2 (Indian Clone)
Indian Army soldiers fire Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifles . These are licensed Indian copies known as the 84mm RL (Rocket Launcher).
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AK-47
The AK-47 is as common with the Pakistani soldiers as the INSAS is with the Indians in the film. In real life, the Pakistani Army uses the Chinese Type 56 and not the Russian made AK-47. These AK models are most likely replicas.
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Ishapore 1A1 SLR
Along side the AK-47, Pakistani soldiers were also seen using the Indian version of the FN FAL, the 1A1 rifle. It should be noted that in real life Pakistani soldiers would be armed with G3A2 rifles built by Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) instead of FN FALs.
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FN MAG
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Hand Grenade (Unknown)
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Mortar (Unknown)
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Bofors 155mm Howitzer Field Gun
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Grad BM-21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher
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Pakistani Artillery
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SEPECAT Jaguar
The Indian Air Force utilize SEPECAT Jaguar IS ground attack aircraft.
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