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R.A.S.

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R.A.S.
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Film Poster
Country FRA.jpg France
ITA.jpg Italy
Directed by Yves Boisset
Release Date 1973
Language French
Arabic
Studio Transinter Films
Sancrosiap
Distributor SND Groupe M6
Main Cast
Character Actor
Rémy March Jacques Spiesser
Alain Charpentier Jacques Weber
Raymond Dax Jean-François Balmer
Adjudant chef Santoni Claude Brosset
Pvt. Girot Jacques Villeret
Lt. Keller Michel Peyrelon
Commandant Lecoq Philippe Leroy
Sgt. Lebel Roland Blanche
Sgt. Carbone Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Pvt. Titus Albert Dray


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.

FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP
Lt. Keller sleeping with a gun in his hand out of fear of his own soldiers fragging him.

Submachine Guns

MAT-49

Some of the French soldiers fighting in Algeria are equipped with MAT-49 submachine guns.

MAT-49 - 9x19mm
Adjudant-chef Santoni (Claude Brosset) riding in a car with his MAT-49 in hand.
Sgt. Rudy (Jean-Paul Franky) is ordered by Santoni to shoot a captured Algerian.
Raymond Dax (Jean-François Balmer) aims a submachine gun at Santoni and his companions.
The soldiers accompanying Commandant Lecoq (Philippe Leroy) carry MAT-49s.
Sgt. Carbone (Jean-Pierre Castaldi) aims at a surrendering Algerian.
Rémy March (Jacques Spiesser) fires at Algerian insurgents.
March raises his MAT-49 above his head in frustration.

Sterling Mk. IV

Another commonly used weapon by the French troops is the British Sterling Mk. IV .

Sterling Mk. IV - 9x19mm
Most of the soldiers in the back of the truck hold Sterlings.
Raymond Dax (Jean-François Balmer) jumps from the back of a car with a Sterling Mk. IV in his hand.
Alain Charpentier (Jacques Weber) (left) is armed with this gun.
Pvt. Moutier (Jacques Chailleux) is bullied by Santoni
Pvt. Girot (Jacques Villeret) marches with other soldiers with a submachine gun over his shoulder.

Rifles

MAS-36

The basic armament of French police and soldiers is the MAS-36.

MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French
The policemen accompanying soldiers to the station carry rifles on their back.
A soldier fires a MAS-36 during a battle with the Algerian rebels.
Pvt. Charpentier (Jacques Weber) excels at the shooting range.
Pvt. Girot (Jacques Villeret) has no such luck.
Rémy March (Jacques Spiesser) shoots a rifle at an enemy sharpshooter.

Martini-Henry

French troops find an old "Arabized" Martini Henry rifle in an Algerian village.

"Arabized" Martini Henrywith belt and foil cartridges - 577/450
Raymond Dax (Jean-François Balmer) hands the confiscated rifle to the commander.

Machine guns

Chatellerault M1924/29

The Chatellerault M1924/29 is the primary support weapon of the French unit.

Chatellerault M1924/29 - 7.5x54mm French
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Browning M1919A4

A Browning M1919A4 is mounted on a Jeep.

Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06
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Browning M2HB

The Browning M2HB is mounted on an armored car.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG
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Hand Grenades

F1 hand grenade

The French troops in Algeria are most typically equipped with F1 hand grenades.

F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.
Lt. Keller (Michel Peyrelon) pulls a hand grenade on Algerian villagers.

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.

Ordnance QF 2-pounder - 40x304mmR (1.57 in)
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