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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Tokarev TT-33== | ==Tokarev TT-33== | ||
| − | The [[Tokarev TT-33]] | + | The Somali military and rebels use [[Tokarev TT-33]]s throughout the film. |
[[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Post-1947 Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[Image:TT-33.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Post-1947 Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
[[Image:EFM-Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Tokarev in a Somali officer's holster.]] | [[Image:EFM-Tokarev.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Tokarev in a Somali officer's holster.]] | ||
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==AKS-47== | ==AKS-47== | ||
| − | The [[AKS-47]] | + | The Somali guards of the South Korean embassy appear to use [[AKS-47]]s. They may be [[Type 56-1]]s, but it is difficult to tell. |
[[File:DeactivatedAKS(1954-59).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:DeactivatedAKS(1954-59).jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:EFM-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Korean Embassy guard holds his AKS-47; note that it has been fitted with an AKM style compensator.]] | + | [[File:EFM-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A South Korean Embassy guard holds his AKS-47; note that it has been fitted with an AKM-style compensator.]] |
==Heckler & Koch G3A3== | ==Heckler & Koch G3A3== | ||
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[[File:EFM-T56Ex.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child rebel on the left initially pretends to fire his Type 56 at the diplomats.]] | [[File:EFM-T56Ex.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A child rebel on the left initially pretends to fire his Type 56 at the diplomats.]] | ||
[[File:EFM-T56Ex2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel on the left fires a Type 56.]] | [[File:EFM-T56Ex2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rebel on the left fires a Type 56.]] | ||
| + | [[File:EFM-Promo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Promotional image featuring the Type 56 being aimed.]] | ||
==Zastava M70== | ==Zastava M70== | ||
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=Others= | =Others= | ||
==Rebel pictures== | ==Rebel pictures== | ||
| − | Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images. | + | Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images. The photo on the left is [https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/group-of-somalian-rebels-raise-their-arms-up-and-smile-to-news-photo/1194106017 a real picture] taken by the AFP on January 30, 1991 of United Somali Congress rebels celebrating after Mogadishu was captured by their forces, while the photo on the right is [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/clan-fighters-loyal-to-the-joint-force-of-the-united-somali-news-photo/147105515 another AFP picture] of more United Somali Congress fighters taken on May 15, 1992. Both photographs are anachronistic to the film's setting. |
| − | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the left photo, a [[Heckler & Koch G3]], [[SKS]], and multiple burnt and worn-out [[PSL]] sniper rifles can be seen, as well as numerous burnt PSL magazines; Kang Dae-jin ([[Zo In-sung]]) identifies one of the burnt PSLs as a North Korean "Type 78 [[AK-47]] rifle", which appears to be a North Korean copy of the PSL. <br> In the image on the right, the rebels can be seen holding an [[M16A1]], a [[Colt M1911A1]], another G3, two [[AKMS]]es, and two [[Zastava M70AB2]]s. Dae-jin identifies an AKMS as a North Korean Type 68, which is a copy of the AKM.]] |
[[Image:EFM-RebelPic2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left image printed on a newspaper.]] | [[Image:EFM-RebelPic2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The left image printed on a newspaper.]] | ||
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Escape from Mogadishu (Korean title: 모가디슈, Mogadisyu; lit. "Mogadishu") is a 2021 Korean action-drama film. The film, which is based on true events, takes place in 1991 at the height of the Somali Civil War and the military coup d'état against the government of Somali general and president Mohamed Siad Barre, and follows a group of South and North Korean diplomats and their families as they attempt to hide from and escape the violence and anarchy-filled streets of the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
The following weapons were used in the film Escape from Mogadishu:
Pistols
Tokarev TT-33
The Somali military and rebels use Tokarev TT-33s throughout the film.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
The guards of the Embassy of Italy are incorrectly armed with the Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 instead of the historically accurate Beretta AR70.
PPSh-41
The PPSh-41 is used by multiple Somali rebels.
Automatic Rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 and its many variants and copies are used by most of the Somali characters throughout the film.
AK-74
An AK-74 is briefly seen in the film.
AKM
The AKM is seen with multiple Somali characters throughout the film.
AKS-47
The Somali guards of the South Korean embassy appear to use AKS-47s. They may be Type 56-1s, but it is difficult to tell.
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Heckler & Koch G3A3
A Somali rebel is seen with a Heckler & Koch G3. Two more G3s are seen in the hands of Somali rebels in some photographs.
L1A1
An L1A1 is briefly seen being held up by a rioter.
Type 56
The most frequently seen AK variant in the film is the Type 56 assault rifle.
Zastava M70
Multiple Somali characters are also seen with the Zastava M70.
Machine Guns
Browning M2
The Browning M2 is used by the Italian Embassy's guards.
PKM
The PKM machine gun is used by the Somali rebels.
Grenade Launchers
M79 grenade launcher
An M79 grenade launcher is briefly seen with a rebel.
Grenades
Tear gas
A tear gas grenade is thrown into the Somali hotel as the civil war begins to spread into Mogadishu.
Others
Rebel pictures
Somali rebels are seen holding multiple North Korea-supplied firearms in two images. The photo on the left is a real picture taken by the AFP on January 30, 1991 of United Somali Congress rebels celebrating after Mogadishu was captured by their forces, while the photo on the right is another AFP picture of more United Somali Congress fighters taken on May 15, 1992. Both photographs are anachronistic to the film's setting.
In the image on the right, the rebels can be seen holding an M16A1, a Colt M1911A1, another G3, two AKMSes, and two Zastava M70AB2s. Dae-jin identifies an AKMS as a North Korean Type 68, which is a copy of the AKM.
