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| − | ''Tumbledown'' is a 1988 English film by the BBC. It is based on the experiences of Robert Lawrence (Collin Firth) who fight in the Falklands war in the combat on Tumbledown mountain.
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| − | [[File:BBC_Tumbledown_DVD_Cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Tumbledown'']]
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| − | == L1A1 SLR ==
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| − | The L1 is carried by all the soldiers of the Scottish guard, it is also seen in its variant with telescopic sight.
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| − | [[File:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-18-31-766.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert (Firth) take cover in the combat with is L1]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-23-43-050.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence tries to stab an Argentine soldier]]
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| − | [[File:19583_Tumbledown-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
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| − | Some Scots have this version with night vision in the Tumbledown combats.
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| − | [[File:Sight003.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L1A1 SLR with IWS (Individual Weapon Sight) - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-19-45-708.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert points to Argentineans on the rocks]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-21-08-723.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Radio operator firing with his L1 IWS.]]
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| − | == FN FAL PARA ==
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| − | The Argentine marines are scarcely visible with FAL rifles, an Argentine who used to go to the dead man used a FAL of folding stock. Later in the climax Robert uses it until he falls wounded.
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| − | [[File:Fal_para-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper with 18" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-24-47-253.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert with a FAL (right).]]
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| − | == M16A1 ==
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| − | When the injured Englishmen are on the boat, they are watching "The Hunter" by Michael Cimino on TV. Robert De Niro personifying a soldier is carrying an M16.
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| − | [[File:M16SP1Birdcage.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to resemble the M16A1 in many Vietnam era movies. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
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| − | == Norinco Type 56 ==
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| − | Also during the stay of the English wounded, you see in the film a North Vietnamese with this rifle.
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| − | [[File:M22.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56, milled receiver without the under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]]
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| − | == L7A2 ==
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| − | A Scottish guard during combat charges an L7A2.
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| − | [[File:L7A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
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| − | == Unknow Machine gun ==
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| − | During the flashback an Argentinian machine gun nest shoots what appears to be a large caliber weapon.
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| − | == Bren L4 ==
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| − | When the Scottish fell their positions, on the ground you see a Bren.
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| − | [[File:Bren_l4a4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO.]]
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| − | [[File:Bandicam_2017-08-27_21-25-57-485.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Up to the right]]
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| − | == M72 Law ==
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| − | A Scottish guard fired a LAW missile against the Argentine positions in the hope of intimidating them (without success).
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| − | [[File:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]]
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