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'''Please note, this film page is added for firearms documentation only, and members of IMFDB do ''not'' support its claims, which many find offensive to veterans and military personnel.'''   
'''Please note, this film page is added for firearms documentation only, and members of IMFDB do ''not'' support its claims, which many find offensive to veterans and military personnel.'''   


'''''Redacted''''' is a 2007 American war film written and directed by Brian De Palma. Although it is fictional, it is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of U.S. Army soldiers gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl. The film received mixed reactions from critics and a poor financial response in its very limited release. The movie was filmed in Jordan from April 2007 to May 2007
'''''Redacted''''' is a 2007 Iraq war film written and directed by [[Brian De Palma]]. The film is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of U.S. Army soldiers were charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the subsequent murder of 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 military personnel in the film was unfair and did not paint an accurate representation of US involvement during the war.
   
   
'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Redacted]]''
'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Redacted]]''

Revision as of 02:27, 6 December 2012

Please note, this film page is added for firearms documentation only, and members of IMFDB do not support its claims, which many find offensive to veterans and military personnel.

Redacted is a 2007 Iraq war film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film is loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings, in which a group of U.S. Army soldiers were charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the subsequent murder of 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 military personnel in the film was unfair and did not paint an accurate representation of US involvement during the war.

The following guns were used in the film Redacted

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Redacted (2007)


M4A1 Carbine

As in reality, the M4A1 Carbine is the standard-issue weapon of the U.S. Army soldiers in the film, many of which are customized with optical gunsights, lasers, and foregrips.

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A Colt M4A1 with an M68 Aimpoint sight and an RIS foregrip. Chambered for 5.56x45mm.
MSG Sweet (Ty Jones) with an M4A1 Carbine fitted with a Trijicon TA31F ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2.
PFC Gabe Blix (Kel O'Neill) with an M4A1 fitted with a Trijicon TA338 ACOG, foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2.
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M203 grenade launcher

Some of the U.S. Army soldiers, including SPC B.B. Rush (Daniel Stewart Sherman) and SGT Jim Vazquez (Mike Figueroa) carry M4A1 Carbines with M203 grenade launchers.

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M203 grenade launcher - 40mm.
SGT Vazquez stands guard with an 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 U.S. military never used this tank.
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SPC B.B. Rush searches for Salazar after he is captured by al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members.

Norinco Type 56

PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) disarms an Iraqi grandfather of his Norinco Type 56 when he attempts to defend his family with it. He then shoots and kills the whole family off-screen.

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Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm.
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AKM

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.

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members pose with PFC Salazar shortly before he is beheaded.

Beretta M9

The standard issue sidearm of the U.S. Army soldiers is the Beretta M9. PFC Reno Flake (Patrick Carroll) uses his to threaten SPC Lawyer McCoy (Rob Devaney) when he refuses to take part in the gang-rape of the Iraqi girl.

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Beretta 92FS - 9mm.
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PFC Gabe Blix reads a novel next to his unloaded Beretta M9.
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PFC Flake drunkenly threatens McCoy with his Beretta M9.

FN M249-E2 SAW

SPC B.B. Rush (Daniel Stewart Sherman) carries a FN M249-E2 SAW during the scene in which the unit learns that their tour has been extended.

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FN M249-E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm.
A U.S. Army soldier with an FN M249-E2 SAW.
SPC B.B. Rush with his M249 SAW; his is fitted with a flip up rear sight.
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The platoon grudgingly walks away after a speech by their battalion commander, LTC Ford, who tells them that their deployment 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.

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Browning M2HB - .50 BMG.
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PFC Reno Flake mans a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB.
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PFC Reno Flake mans a HMMWV-mounted Browning M2HB.