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| − | ''' | + | [[Image:Tf org-Redacted-free-2008.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Redacted'' (2007)]] |
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| + | '''''Redacted''''' is a 2007 Iraq War film written and directed by [[Brian De Palma]]. The film is fictional, although it is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of US Army soldiers raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killed her and her family. The film, which received mixed reactions from critics and was a box office disappointment in its limited release, stirred up controversy, as many felt the depiction of US soldiers in the film was too harsh and did not paint a fair representation of US involvement in the Iraq War. | ||
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| + | {{Film Title}} | ||
| + | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
| + | {{Spoilers}} | ||
| + | =Pistols= | ||
| + | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
| + | The standard issue sidearm of the US Army soldiers in the film is the [[Beretta 92FS]], standing in for the M9. A drunken PFC Reno Flake ([[Patrick Carroll]]) uses his to threaten SPC Lawyer McCoy ([[Rob Devaney]]) when he tries to stop the gang-rape of the Iraqi girl. | ||
| + | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Redacted-M9-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Gabe Blix reads John O'Hara's ''Appointment in Samarra'' on his rack, next to his safely-unloaded Beretta 92FS.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Redacted-M9-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Flake drunkenly threatens SPC McCoy with his Beretta after he tries to stop them from raping Farrah, a young Iraqi girl.]] | ||
| + | =Assault Rifles= | ||
==M4A1 Carbine== | ==M4A1 Carbine== | ||
| + | As in reality, the [[M4A1 Carbine]] is the standard-issue weapon of the US Army soldiers in the film, many of which are customized with optical gunsights, lasers, and foregrips. | ||
| + | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M4A1 with M68 Aimpoint sight and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:RedactedM4A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MSG James Sweet ([[Ty Jones]]) with an M4A1 Carbine fitted with a Trijicon TA31F ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2. Note the proper trigger discipline and what appears to be a KIA bracelet on his right wrist.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:RedactedM4A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Gabe Blix ([[Kel O'Neill]]) with an M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon TA338 ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Redacted-M4-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SGT Jim Vazquez ([[Mike Figueroa]]) tries to calm down his soldiers after they get upset about having their deployment extended. SPC Lawyer McCoy (on the far left), is armed with an M4A1 carbine.]] | ||
| − | + | ==Norinco Type 56== | |
| + | During the gang-rape sequence of the film, PFC Reno Flake ([[Patrick Carroll]]) disarms an Iraqi grandfather of his [[Norinco Type 56]] after he attempts to defend his family with it. He then shoots and kills the whole family off-screen with it. | ||
| + | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Redacted-AK-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Reno Flake armed with a Norinco Type 56 during the gang-rape incident, which he stole from an elderly Iraqi man.]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | ==AKM== |
| − | [[Image: | + | Mujahideen Shura Council/Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members who capture PFC Angel Salazar in revenge for the killings of the Iraqi family are seen armed with [[AKM]] rifles. |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] |
| − | + | [[Image:Redacted-AK-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mujahideen Shura Council/Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members, armed with AKM rifles, are seen with PFC Salazar shortly before they behead him on camera.]] | |
| − | ==M203 | + | =Launchers= |
| − | + | ==M203 grenade launcher== | |
| − | Some of the US Army soldiers, including B.B Rush ([[Daniel Stewart Sherman | + | Some of the US Army soldiers, including SPC B.B. Rush ([[Daniel Stewart Sherman]]) and SGT Jim Vazquez ([[Mike Figueroa]]), carry [[M4A1 Carbine]]s fitted with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s. |
| − | + | [[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M203 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | |
| − | [[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M203 grenade launcher - 40mm | + | [[Image:RedactedM203-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SGT Vazquez stands guard at a checkpoint with his M4A1 Carbine, fitted with an M203 grenade launcher. Note the Jordanian ''al-Hussein'' tank (an export version of the British Challenger 1, possibly standing in for an M1 Abrams) behind him, which is inaccurate as the US military never used this tank.]] |
| − | [[Image:RedactedM203-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[Image:Redacted-M203-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SPC B.B. Rush searches for PFC Salazar with his M4A1 Carbine, after he is captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members.]] |
| − | [[Image:Redacted-M203-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|B.B Rush searches for Salazar after he is | ||
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| + | =Machine Guns= | ||
==FN M249-E2 SAW== | ==FN M249-E2 SAW== | ||
| − | B.B Rush ([[Daniel Stewart Sherman]]) carries | + | SPC B.B. Rush ([[Daniel Stewart Sherman]]) carries an [[M240|FN M249-E2 SAW]] during the scene in which the unit learns that their tour has been extended. |
| − | [[Image:Fn m249saw mk2 10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN M249-E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm | + | [[Image:Fn m249saw mk2 10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN M249-E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm]] |
| − | [[Image:RedactedM249SAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | + | [[Image:RedactedM249SAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SPC B.B. Rush with his FN M249-E2 SAW.]] |
| − | [[Image:RedactedM249SAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|B.B. Rush with his M249 SAW | + | [[Image:RedactedM249SAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SPC B.B. Rush with his M249 SAW; his is fitted with a flip up rear sight.]] |
| − | [[Image:Redacted-SAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The platoon walks away after a speech by their | + | [[Image:Redacted-SAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The platoon grudgingly walks away after a speech by their battalion commander, LTC Ford, who tells them that their deployment has been extended. SPC B.B. Rush can be seen, armed with his FN M249-E2 SAW]] |
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
| − | + | PFC Reno Flake ([[Patrick Carroll]]) uses a HMMWV-mounted [[Browning M2HB]] to shoot and kill a pregnant Iraqi woman when her husband tries to rush through a checkpoint in an attempt to quickly reach a hospital. | |
| − | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG | + | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]] |
| − | [[Image:Redacted-M2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[Image:Redacted-M2-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Reno Flake mans a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB while on checkpoint duty.]] |
| − | [[Image:Redacted-M2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | + | [[Image:Redacted-M2-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A tired and bored PFC Reno Flake mans a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB while on checkpoint duty.]] |
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 26 December 2023
DISCLAIMER: This page is added for firearms documentation, and many members of IMFDB do not support its message, which some may find offensive to veterans and military personnel.
Redacted is a 2007 Iraq War film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film is fictional, although it is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of US Army soldiers raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killed her and her family. The film, which received mixed reactions from critics and was a box office disappointment in its limited release, stirred up controversy, as many felt the depiction of US soldiers in the film was too harsh and did not paint a fair representation of US involvement in the Iraq War.
The following weapons were used in the film Redacted:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Pistols
Beretta 92FS
The standard issue sidearm of the US Army soldiers in the film is the Beretta 92FS, standing in for the M9. A drunken PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) uses his to threaten SPC Lawyer McCoy (Rob Devaney) when he tries to stop the gang-rape of the Iraqi girl.
Assault Rifles
M4A1 Carbine
As in reality, the M4A1 Carbine is the standard-issue weapon of the US Army soldiers in the film, many of which are customized with optical gunsights, lasers, and foregrips.
MSG James Sweet (Ty Jones) with an M4A1 Carbine fitted with a Trijicon TA31F ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2. Note the proper trigger discipline and what appears to be a KIA bracelet on his right wrist.
PFC Gabe Blix (Kel O'Neill) with an M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon TA338 ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2.
SGT Jim Vazquez (Mike Figueroa) tries to calm down his soldiers after they get upset about having their deployment extended. SPC Lawyer McCoy (on the far left), is armed with an M4A1 carbine.
Norinco Type 56
During the gang-rape sequence of the film, PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) disarms an Iraqi grandfather of his Norinco Type 56 after he attempts to defend his family with it. He then shoots and kills the whole family off-screen with it.
AKM
Mujahideen Shura Council/Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members who capture PFC Angel Salazar in revenge for the killings of the Iraqi family are seen armed with AKM rifles.
Launchers
M203 grenade launcher
Some of the US Army soldiers, including SPC B.B. Rush (Daniel Stewart Sherman) and SGT Jim Vazquez (Mike Figueroa), carry M4A1 Carbines fitted with M203 grenade launchers.
Machine Guns
FN M249-E2 SAW
SPC B.B. Rush (Daniel Stewart Sherman) carries an FN M249-E2 SAW during the scene in which the unit learns that their tour has been extended.
Browning M2HB
PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) uses a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB to shoot and kill a pregnant Iraqi woman when her husband tries to rush through a checkpoint in an attempt to quickly reach a hospital.
