Hyena Road is a 2015 war drama written and directed by and starring Paul Gross (Passchendaele). Gross stars as Pete Mitchell, a Canadian military intelligence officer who recruits a team of snipers led by Ryan Sanders (Rossif Sutherland) in an effort to track down a mysterious Afghan fighter known as the Ghost. The film blends real footage shot by Gross in Afghanistan with action footage filmed in Canada and in Jordan.
The following weapons were used in the film Hyena Road:
Ryan Sanders (Rossif Sutherland) and Travis (Allan Hawco) use suppressed McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifles during their missions. The TAC-50, known as the C15 in Canadian service, is famous for having made one of the longest kill-shots in history at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd/1.509 miles) while being used in Afghanistan in 2002.
Hickey (David Richmond-Peck) uses a suppressed PGW Coyote when engaging some suspected booby traps early in the film. It is standing in for the PGW C14 Timberwolf, the Coyote is only used as a 7.62 NATO training rifle for the .338 Timberwolf and is not actually used in frontline combat. The C14 Timberwolf replaced the C3A1 formerly in use with the Canadian Armed Forces. The weapon used in this movie has a desert camouflage scheme. At 7:41 during the IED scene, Pete (Paul Gross) orders Hickey (David Richmond-Peck) "Hickey get the Coyote..."
A Canadian soldier is seen aiming a C3A1 Sniper Rifle in real-life footage that is mixed in with the movie footage.
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Afghan National Army soldiers on patrol are seen with Diemaco C7 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Model 715 (virtually identical rifle to the Colt Canada C7) - 5.56x45mmError creating thumbnail: File missingAfghan National Army soldiers have Diemaco C7 rifles slung over their backs while on patrol. Afghan units working alongside Canadian forces were supplied with the C7 between 2007 and 2011.
Colt Canada C8 SFW Carbine
Members of Ryan's sniper team are equipped with Colt Canada C8 SFW carbines with ELCAN C79 scopes, suppressors, PEQ-2 laser modules, and desert camouflage paint jobs.
A Taliban fighter is seen with a short-barreled Kalashnikov carbine which appears to use the receiver of a Norinco Type 56 and the muzzle brake of a AKS-74U.
Hickey uses a C8 SFW Carbine with an Elcan SpectreDR sight and an airsoft M203 grenade launcher. The same rifle later appears in the hands of Canadian special forces troops who are carrying out a hostage rescue operation.
