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Line of Control: Kargil

Poster

Country	India
Directed by	J.P.Dutta
Release Date	12 December2003 19 December2003

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.

INSAS rifle - 5.56x45mm NATO

The beginning scene, message on the radio: alpha for charlie alpha for charlie over, charlie this is alpha report to HQ over

On the radio: alpha for bravo alpha for bravo over, bravo this is alpha.

Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding an INSAS rifle.

Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers.

Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT and Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT using INSAS rifles.

Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles retrieves an INSAS from a dead solder of the Indian Army's 16th Grenadiers.

INSAS LMG

INSAS LMG 5.56 mm Fixed Butt variant

Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding an INSAS LMG.

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.

Sterling L2A3 (Mk.4) - 9x19mm

Soldiers from the 13 JAK Rifles, Indian Army are seen equipped with 1A1 submachine guns.

Soldiers from the 18 Grenadiers, Indian Army are seen equipped with 1A1 submachine guns.

Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT carries a 1A1 in the Mushkoh Valley base camp.

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.

Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the straight magazine (due to the rimless 7.62 NATO rounds) and the slotted flash hider.

Sepoy Sanjay Kumar (Sunil Shetty) is seen using a 7.62x51mm NATO 1B Bren gun against Pakistani soldiers.

Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey (Ajay Devgn), 1/11 Gurkha Rifles holding a Bren gun.

Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is holding a Bren gun and a 7.62x51mm casing is seen ejecting from the gun.

SVD Dragunov

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R

A sniper from the 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is seen with his SVD Dragunov

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).

Carl Gustav M2 - 84x246mm R

Soldiers of 1/11 Gurkha Rifles are seen with Carl Gustav

Sepoy Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle

A soldier of 2nd Rajputana Rifles carrying Carl Gustav was shot

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.

AK-47 replica, commonly seen in Bollywood productions. Photo from Ekta Enterprises.

An AK-47 is seen when an enemy bunker is destroyed.

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.

Ishapore 1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO

A Pakistani Army soldier holding an FN FAL

FN MAG

FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Soldiers from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles fire an FN MAG during the acclimatization period.

A Pakistani soldier is seen using an FN MAG.

Hand Grenade (Unknown)

Unknown hand grenades used by Pakistani soldiers

Mortar (Unknown)

Pakistani soldiers use unknown mortars.

Bofors 155mm Howitzer Field Gun

A Bofors 155mm howitzer field gun is used in this film

Bofors 155mm guns are fired at Pakistani forces.

Grad BM-21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher

Grad BM-21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher is used by the Indian Army against Pakistani forces.

Pakistani Artillery

Pakistani artillery firing over national highway (NH1) to detach Ladakh from the Kashmir Valley

Pakistani Army give artillery support to more than 3,000 Mujahideen across the LOC and inflict heavy casualties on the Indians.

SEPECAT Jaguar

The Indian Air Force utilize SEPECAT Jaguar IS ground attack aircraft.

Some SEPECAT Jaguars of the IAF.

Indian Air Force personnel load laser-guided bombs into SEPECAT Jaguar.

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-[[Image:Loc poster.jpg|500px|thumb|right|LOC Kargil (2003) (India)]]
+{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
-'''LOC Kargil''' is a 2003 Bollywood war film which attempts to dramatize a synopsis of the 1999 Kargil conflict (Operation Vijay). It is one of the longest Indian movies made that lasted for four hours. Following firearms were used in the Movie.
+|name = ''Line of Control: Kargil''
+|picture = Loc poster.jpg
+|caption = '' Poster''
+|country = [[Image:IND.jpg|25px]] India
+|director = J.P.Dutta
+|date= 12 December2003 [[Image:IND.jpg|25px]] <br> 19 December2003 [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]
+|language =
+|studio=
+|distributor=
+|character1=Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey
+|actor1=[[Ajay Devgn]]
+|character2=Maj. Deepak Rampal
+|actor2=Sanjay Kapoor
+|character3=Lt. Balwan Singh
+|actor3=Akshaye Khanna
+|character4=Lt. Vikram Batra
+|actor4=[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
+|character5=Sepoy Sanjay Kumar
+|actor5=[[Sunil Shetty]]
+|character6=Capt. Anuj Nayyar
+|actor6=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.
-== INSAS ==
+{{Film Title}}
-INSAS assault rifle is the the most commonly seen weapon in the movie. INSAS appears several times in this film.
+__TOC__<br clear=all>
-[[Image:800px-INSAS Rifle.jpg|600px|none|thumb|5.56x45mm NATO INSAS rifle]]
-[[Image:LOCinsas5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The begining scene, message on the radio: alpha for charlie alpha for crahlie over, charlie this is alpha report to HQ over]]
+== INSAS Assault Rifle ==
-[[Image:LOCinsas6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the radio: alpha for bravo alpha for bravo over, bravo this is alpha]]
-[[Image:LOCinsas1.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding an INSAS rifle]]
+The [[INSAS Assault Rifle]] is the the most commonly seen weapon in the movie.
+[[Image:800px-INSAS Rifle.jpg|500px|none|thumb|INSAS rifle - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
+[[Image:LOCinsas5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The beginning scene, message on the radio: alpha for charlie alpha for charlie over, charlie this is alpha report to HQ over]]
+[[Image:LOCinsas6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the radio: alpha for bravo alpha for bravo over, bravo this is alpha.]]
+[[Image:LOCinsas1.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding an INSAS rifle.]]
 [[Image:LOCinsas2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-[[Image:LOCinsas3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers]]
+[[Image:LOCinsas3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers.]]
-[[Image:LOCinsas4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT and Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT using INSAS rifle]]
+[[Image:LOCinsas4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Maj. Deepak Rampal, 17 JAT and Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT using INSAS rifles.]]
-[[Image:INSAS0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is taking the INSAS away from a dead solder of 16th grenadiers of Indian army]]
+[[Image:INSAS0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles retrieves an INSAS from a dead solder of the Indian Army's 16th Grenadiers.]]
-== Galil AR ==
+== INSAS LMG ==
+[[Image:INSAS-LMG-fixed.jpg|450px|none|thumb|INSAS LMG 5.56 mm Fixed Butt variant]]
-[[Image:LOCgalilar2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding a Galil AR]]
+[[Image:LOCgalilar2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Lt. Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles holding an INSAS LMG.]]
 [[Image:LOCgalilar1.jpg|thumb|600px|none]]
-:i think the gun in the above screencap is a Galil AR with wooden handguards but i think the indian army din't have Galils back then in 1999.[[User:Oliveira|Oliveira]] 17:45, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
-== 1A1 SUB MACHINE GUN CARBINE ==
+== Sub Machine Gun 1A1 ==
-[[Image:LOCsmc1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from 13 JAK Rifles, Indian army were seen equiped with 9mm 1A1 SUB MACHINE GUN CARBINE]]
+The Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 1A1, a licensed Indian clone of the [[Sterling SMG]], can be seen used by the Indian Army.
+[[Image:SterlingSMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sterling L2A3 (Mk.4) - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:LOCsmc1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from the 13 JAK Rifles, Indian Army are seen equipped with 1A1 submachine guns.]]
-[[Image:LOCsmc2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from 18 Grenadiers, Indian Army were seen equiped with 9mm 1A1 SUB MACHINE GUN CARBINE]]
+[[Image:LOCsmc2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from the 18 Grenadiers, Indian Army are seen equipped with 1A1 submachine guns.]]
-[[Image:LOCsmc3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT is carrying a 1A1 SUB MACHINE GUN CARBINE in the Mushkoh valley base camp]]
+[[Image:LOCsmc3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT carries a 1A1 in the Mushkoh Valley base camp.]]
-== Bren gun ==
+== 1B Bren gun ==
-[[Image:Bren mk2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+B Bren guns, a licensed copy of the [[Bren gun|Bren L4A4]] made by Indian Ordnance Factories, is the main light machine gun used by Indian soldiers in this film.
-[[Bren gun]] is the main light machine gun (LMG) used by Indian soldiers in this film.
-[[Image:LOC new22.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Sepoy Sanjay Kumar (Suniel Shetty) is seen using a 7.62 MM '1B' Bren gun made by Indian Ordnance Factories against Pakistani soldiers]]
+[[Image:Bren_l4a4.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|Bren L4A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the straight magazine (due to the rimless 7.62 NATO rounds) and the slotted flash hider.]]
-[[Image:LOCbren1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is holding a Bren gun]]
+[[Image:LOC new22.jpg|600px|none|thumb|Sepoy Sanjay Kumar ([[Sunil Shetty]]) is seen using a 7.62x51mm NATO 1B Bren gun against Pakistani soldiers.]]
+[[Image:LOCbren1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey ([[Ajay Devgn]]), 1/11 Gurkha Rifles holding a Bren gun.]]
+[[Image:LOCbren2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is holding a Bren gun and a 7.62x51mm casing is seen ejecting from the gun.]]
 == SVD Dragunov ==
-[[Image:SVD-TigerCarbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R]]
-[[Image:LOCdragunov1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper from 1/11 Gurkha Rifles was seen with his SVD Dragunov]]
+[[Image:LOCdragunov1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sniper from the 1/11 Gurkha Rifles is seen with his SVD Dragunov]]
-== Carl Gustav (Indian clone)==
+== Carl Gustav M2 (Indian Clone)==
-[[Image:Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+Indian Army soldiers fire [[Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle]]s. These are licensed Indian copies known as the 84mm RL (Rocket Launcher).
-Indian Army soldiers fire Carl Gustav recoilless rifles. It is known as 84mm RCL GUN and made in India.
+[[Image:CarlGustavM2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Carl Gustav M2 - 84x246mm R]]
 [[Image:LOCgustav1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Soldiers of 1/11 Gurkha Rifles are seen with Carl Gustav]]
 [[Image:LOCgustav2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Sepoy Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]
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 == AK-47 ==
-AK-47 is as common with the Pakistani soldiers as the INSAS is with the Indians in the film. Pakistani soldiers are seen firing AK-47 against Indian army soldiers.
+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.
-[[Image:LOCpak6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An AK-47 is seen when an enemy bunker is destroyed]]
+[[File:BollywoodAK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-47 replica, commonly seen in Bollywood productions. Photo from Ekta Enterprises.]]
+[[Image:LOCpak6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An AK-47 is seen when an enemy bunker is destroyed.]]
-== FN FAL ==
+== Ishapore 1A1 SLR ==
-Besides 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.
+Along side the AK-47, Pakistani soldiers were also seen using the Indian version of the FN FAL, the [[FN FAL#Ishapore 1A1 SLR|1A1]] rifle. It should be noted that in real life Pakistani soldiers would be armed with [[G3|G3A2]] rifles built by Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) instead of FN FALs.
-[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
+[[Image:Ishapore 1A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ishapore 1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:LOCpak3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Pakistani Army soldier is holding an FN FAL]]
+[[Image:LOCpak3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Pakistani Army soldier holding an FN FAL]]
 [[Image:LOCpak4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 == FN MAG ==
-[[Image:LOCmag1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from 2nd Rajputana Rifles are firing an FN MAG during acclimatisation period]]
+[[Image:FNMAG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:LOCpak7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Pakistani soldier is seen using an FN MAG]]
+[[Image:LOCmag1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles fire an [[FN MAG]] during the acclimatization period.]]
-:It's an FN MAG of some sort. - [[User:Gunmaster45|Gunmaster45]]
+[[Image:LOCpak7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Pakistani soldier is seen using an FN MAG.]]
-::I think it could be a PKM.[[User:Oliveira|Oliveira]] 17:39, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
-:::Impossible, the feed is on the wrong side for it to be a PKM - Bob_Marley
-== Hand grenade (unknown) ==
+== Hand Grenade (Unknown) ==
-[[Image:LOCg1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Unknown hand grenade used by Pakistani soldiers]]
+[[Image:LOCg1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Unknown hand grenades used by Pakistani soldiers]]
 == Mortar (Unknown) ==
-[[Image:LOCpak5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani soldiers were using mortars]]
+[[Image:LOCpak5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani soldiers use unknown mortars.]]
-== Bofors 155 mm howitzer field gun ==
+== Bofors 155mm Howitzer Field Gun ==
-[[Image:LOCboforce1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bofors 155 mm howitzer field gun is used in this film]]
+[[Image:LOCboforce1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Bofors 155mm howitzer field gun is used in this film]]
 [[Image:LOCboforce4.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-[[Image:LOCboforce2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bofors 155 mm guns are fired at Pakistani forces]]
+[[Image:LOCboforce2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bofors 155mm guns are fired at Pakistani forces.]]
 [[Image:LOCboforce3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
 [[Image:LOCboforce5.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-== Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher ==
+== Grad BM-21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher ==
-[[Image:LOCmrl3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher is used by Indian army against Pakistani forces]]
+[[Image:LOCmrl3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grad BM-21 Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher is used by the Indian Army against Pakistani forces.]]
 [[Image:LOCmrl1.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
 [[Image:LOCmrl2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-== Pakistani artillery ==
+== Pakistani Artillery ==
-[[Image:LOCpak2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani artillery firing over national highway (NH1) to detach Ladakh from Kashmir valley]]
+[[Image:LOCpak2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani artillery firing over national highway (NH1) to detach Ladakh from the Kashmir Valley]]
-[[Image:LOCpak1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani army is giving artillery support to more than 3,000 Mujahideens across the LOC and inflicting heavy casualties on the Indians]]
+[[Image:LOCpak1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pakistani Army give artillery support to more than 3,000 Mujahideen across the LOC and inflict heavy casualties on the Indians.]]
-== MiG-27 ==
-These are actually SEPECAT Jaguar IS ground attack aircraft.
+== SEPECAT Jaguar ==
+The Indian Air Force utilize SEPECAT Jaguar IS ground attack aircraft.
-[[Image:LOCair1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some MiG-27s of IAF were seen in this movie]]
+[[Image:LOCair1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some SEPECAT Jaguars of the IAF.]]
-[[Image:LOCair2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Indian Air Force personel are loading laser-guided bombs to MiG-27]]
+[[Image:LOCair2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Indian Air Force personnel load laser-guided bombs into SEPECAT Jaguar.]]
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