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R.A.S.
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R.A.S. (English title: Nothing to Report, a translation of the French Rien à signaler, which makes up the acronym in the title) is a 1973 French-Italian war drama directed by Yves Boisset.
In 1956, amidst the ongoing Algerian War of Independence, a group of French soldiers are assigned to a disciplinary unit, led by veterans of the war in Indochina, who heap all sorts of physical and psychological abuse onto their men in an attempt to get them to exercise all manner of atrocities upon the indigenous population. The only thing able to unite the disparate conscripts from across the political spectrum is their hatred of authority.
The following weapons were used in the film R.A.S.:
Pistols
FN Model 1922
The commander of the disciplinary unit, Lt. Keller (Michel Peyrelon), carries an FN Model 1922 as his sidearm.
Submachine Guns
MAT-49
Some of the French soldiers fighting in Algeria are equipped with MAT-49 submachine guns.
Sterling Mk. IV
Another commonly used weapon by the French troops is the British Sterling Mk. IV .
Rifles
MAS-36
The basic armament of French police and soldiers is the MAS-36.
Martini-Henry
French troops find an old "Arabized" Martini Henry rifle in an Algerian village.
Machine guns
Chatellerault M1924/29
The Chatellerault M1924/29 is the primary support weapon of the French unit.
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 is mounted on a Jeep.
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB is mounted on an armored car.
Hand Grenades
F1 hand grenade
The French troops in Algeria are most typically equipped with F1 hand grenades.
Others
Ordnance QF 2-pounder AT gun
An abandoned British Ordnance QF 2-pounder AT gun is seen at the French base in the Algerian desert.
