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Hello everyone, I am the Ace Bike driver. Today I will bring you the analysis of light weapons in the movie " Black Hawk Down ". I don't need to say how famous this movie is. I have reached level 11 for the same name. I have never seen this movie, so I am called a military occupant. This article should be written by the editor-in-chief of death - I was urged ten times a week, and the writing was very hasty. If there are any omissions in the article, please do not point them out. Thank you everyone.

"Black Hawk Down" is a feature film in 2001, adapted from the documentary by Mark Bowden. Directed by Ridley Scott (Ridley Scott), the film is famous for its portrayal of modern warfare. The film is supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, which provides the actors with extensive and meticulous training. The instructor group includes U.S. Army Rangers and US Army Special Forces to ensure the authenticity of the film, and also allows them to shoot with real Black Hawk and "Bird" helicopters. During the production of this film, many soldiers and pilots were played by active-duty soldiers, some of whom were veterans who had participated in actual combat. The film's cast includes Josh Hartnett, Eric Barner, William Fidnernell, , , Ewan McGrady, and , Sam Sharpder, and Tom Hardy and Ian Grafard, famous Hollywood mid-zodiac film stars who participated in the film before they became famous.

rifle/carbine

Colt M727 carbine

In the movie, many special forces members of the Delta Force are equipped with Colt M727 carbine, which are equipped with various tactical accessories, such as scopes and Surefire flashlights, and some of the carbines also have specially sprayed camouflage. Delta Force Sergeant Daniel Busch (Richard Tyson), Sergeant "Hout" Gibson (Eric Barner), Sergeant Chris Wex (Kim Coates) and First-Class Sergeant Sanderson (William Fidnell) all use the M727 carbine.

In real life, the firearms used by the Delta forces in Operation Gothic Snake may be the older Colt M653 and Colt M723 carbines. The M727 carbine is more common in Rangers, while the Delta forces are not equipped much. In the movie, most M727 carbines are not appropriately equipped with Aimpoint-produced M68 CCO reflective sights (it was not launched until March 17, 1995, and later listed as SOPMOD standard equipment by the US military in 2000). During Operation Gothic Snake, some Delta Special Forces and Rangers used Aimpoint 3000 and 5000 reflective scopes.

Colt M727 carbine (so-called M16A2 carbine), bullet specifications are 5.56x45mm

Sgt. Daniel Busch (played by Richard Tyson) M727 carbine is equipped with an M68 reflective scope. A push-to-press flashlight switch is tied to the handguard of the carbine.

"Hey, who is hungry?!"

First-class sergeant "Hutter" Gibson (Eric Barner) used a camouflaged spray-painted M727 carbine in the "Air Target Shooting" scene, and was equipped with a Surefire flashlight (the carbine has a pressure switch tied to the guardrail).

Wicks (played by Kim Coates) and an M727 carbine, this shot was later deleted, but appeared in the extended version of "Black Hawk Down".

First-class Sergeant Sandman (played by William Fidner), M727 carbine.

First-class sergeant "Hutter" Gibson carries a M727 type carbine as mentioned above.

In the defense of the crash site, the sergeant fired with an M727 carbine.

Colt M733 carbine

Many Delta Force Special Forces and Army Rangers are equipped with short-barrel Colt 733 carbine. Rangers use the standard bare M733, while other Delta players use the custom M733, including spray-painted camouflage and Aimpoint scope (similar to the aforementioned model M727 carbine).Some M733s have an XM177-style flame suppressor , instead of the birdcage flame suppressor similar to the M16A2. Gary Gordon (Nicole Cost-Waldot) and first-class warrant officer Mike Durant (Lon Aidad) of the Delta Force later used a custom M733 carbine, which has undergone extensive modifications, including spray paint treatment, Aimpoint M68 red dot scope, gun lights and mufflers.

Colt M733 carbine (M16A2 Ranger type), bullet specifications 5.56x45 mm.

The M733 carbine features the upper receiver of the M16A1E1. Please pay attention to the sight of the A1 model; the customized model in the movie is the A2 upper receiver. The M733 has several upper receivers, such as A1, A1E1 and A2.

Ranger Captain Mike Steele (played by Jason Isaacs) carries the Colt M733 carbine.

Captain Steele used his M733 carbine to fire.

First-class sergeant Kurt "Military Doctor" Schmid (played by Hugh Dance) rushed towards an injured Ranger with an M733 carbine.

Note the 100MPH military tape on the magazine, which is to make the smooth magazine easier to grab and pull out the magazine bag, and Black Hawk Down is one of the first movies to describe this practice.

Sergeant Commander Gary Gordon (Nicola Cost-Waldo) is equipped with an M733 carbine that has been painted and silenced.

Sergeant Gordon and his M733 carbine.

Gordon used his M733 carbine to fire while defending Durant's crash site.

Warrant Officer Mike Durant (Ron Eldard) used Gordon's M733 carbine at the crash site.

A Delta Force Special Forces member used his Colt M733 carbine to fire. This gun obviously has an XM177-style flame suppressor.

Another special forces member of the Delta Force used his M733 carbine to fight an Somali militia.

This carbine is camouflage painted, Aimpoint M68 scope and XM177-style flame suppressor. It's much like another Colt Carbines used in the movie Blood Diamond, or maybe the same gun, because both guns are provided by the same prop company.

Colt M4 carbine

In some shots involving special stunt actions, the special forces members are holding some rubber props M4 carbine that cannot be fired. They can be identified by the knobs on the handle, which shows that the handle is removable, which is the most prominent appearance feature of the M4. Using these weapons—even rubber props—is unfair, as the M4 carbine was not adopted by the U.S. military until 1994 (even the U.S. Special Forces Command did not have this gun at that time), a year after the movie incident.

(Note: Although the prototype version of the M4 was already in Operation Gothic Snake, it is conceivable that the Delta Force can use this gun, but all original M4s should use an upper receiver with non-removable handles. In addition, when the M4 was put into service in 1994, the initial standard model was the Colt M777 carbine, which was also fixed and non-removable. The flat-top receiver models were the Colt M920 and M921, two Colt carbines were eventually named M4 and M4A1, respectively. They did not start service until they purchased the M777 in 1995. According to photos of Operation Gothic Snake and enthusiasts' research, it was confirmed that the Delta Force used the Colt M653 carbine and M723 carbine.

Colt M4 carbine, firing 5.56×45mm NATO bullets

Captain Mike Steele (Jason Isaacs) pointed out that the first-class sergeant "Hutter" Gibson (Eric Barna) did not open the carbine's insurance while serving. Hutter showed his right index finger and replied: "This is my insurance." The insurance of this gun seems to be immovable, and it is very likely that this is actually a rubber prop. (The book says that Hutter just cleared the barrel, pulled the trigger, and then inserted the magazine. Because the hammer was not in place, the bumper could not be turned when the magazine was inserted.)

Three actors who play Delta Force Special Forces in "Black Hawk Down". The special forces member on the right carries an M4 carbine. The one in the middle holds an M733 carbine prop with an XM177-style flame suppressor. Although not very obvious, the special forces on the left operated a M733 carbine (the 11.5-inch barrel can be seen in other photos in the same series).

M16A2 rifle

Most Rangers, including Sgt. Matt Eversman (played by Josh Hartnett), are equipped with M16A2 rifles. While protecting the crash site of the second Black Hawk, the first-class Sergeant Randy Schwart (played by Johnny Strong) can be seen using a M16A Rifle 2 in addition to his M14 rifle. Meanwhile, when Captain Steele told Sgt. Eversman that they had to ensure safety around the helicopter crash site, the prone Ranger in the background also carried an M16A2 rifle.

It is worth noting that during Operation Gothic Snake, the Rangers not only equipped with the M16A2, but also equipped the Colt M727 carbine, which Colt sold commercially as the "M16A2 carbine". Although the Delta troops in the movie use the M727 carbine, this is actually inaccurate because in reality they use the Colt M653 and Colt M723 carbines; Rangers in specific positions will use the M727 carbine, such as non-commissioned officers or officers. In the movie, there may be communications soldiers and medical personnel who use this carbine.

M16A2 rifle, firing 5.56x45mm NATO bombs

Sergeant Eversman (played by Josh Hartnett) leads his squad, and many are equipped with M16A2 rifles.

Sergeant Eversman used the M16A2 rifle to open fire at the Somali militia, and the Rangers were heading to the site of the first Black Hawk helicopter crash.

Sergeant Mike Goodal (Carman Giovenko) fired with his M16A2 rifle on his way to the crash site of the first Blackhawk helicopter.

Sergeant Eversman fired using the M16A2 rifle while rescuing Sergeant Busch. The pilot on the left is Warrant Officer Case Jones, who is the pilot who really saved Busch in the actual event.

D Delta Special Forces Randy Schwart (played by Johnny Strong) switches shooting between his M14 and M16A2, while the Delta Special Forces snipers stand in a waiting place for assistance at the second crash site. This M16A2 rifle must have been found on a helicopter, because there is such a record in Mike Durant's book "The Company of Heroes", and Shugat once asked if there were any weapons on Durant's helicopter.

may be the only Ranger in the video that is crazy thrust. Rangers are usually well-trained and restrained in the use of firepower, unless, in the instructor’s words, “they have a good damn reason.” However, this battle example may be a "damn good reason."

Attached

In the movie's Armory, the actor who plays the Delta Force shows off the M16A2 rifle, the one he holds is equipped with an M203 grenade launcher.

M14 rifle

M14 rifle was used by Randy Schwart (played by Johnny Strong) of the Delta Force, especially when he and Sergeant Gary Gordon (Nicola Cost-Waldo) arrive at the second crash site to start preparing for defense. His M14 uses camouflage spraying and Aimpoint CompM2/M68 reflective scope

M14 rifle, firing 7.62x51mm NATO bomb

Class sergeant Schurhart used his M14 to fire. The shot of

seems to be reversed. Note that the pin and battery compartment on the Aimpoint are on the left, not on the right. Look at Schwart and Gordon (no shooting) except for the left-handed gun here, the other shooting shots are all right-handed guns.

First-class sergeant Schulhart is defending the second crash site.

To protect the second crash site, first-class sergeant Schulhart fired using his M14 rifle.

M16A1

In the store of the Somalia arms dealer, several M16A1 rifles can be seen, and a militia is loading the bolt. In the movie "Can't Head", the Rangers can be seen watching a lunatic trying to shoot part of the protagonist with the M16A1 scope.

M16A1 - 5.56 x45mm

This screenshot has several M16A1 rifles hanging in the gun shop on the upper left, and it may also be M16A2 seized from the US military.

Ltd Beales (Ioan Gruffudd) is watching a scene in the movie before a seizure, in which the lunatic (M. Emmet Walsh) fires with an M16A1 with a scope.

A militia picked up an M16A1 with the flame eliminator and magazine removed.

Heckler & Koch G3A3

The local militia used many other weapons when arming themselves, such as the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle. The old and updated G3A3 version appears in the movie. The old modification was previously considered a CETME rifle, which is incorrect - the guardrail, the magazine, and the trigger guard are not in line with the characteristics of the CETME. Fixed rear sight, usually a CETME-related identification feature, is also used in old-fashioned G3 rifles; the unique (and more common) H&K adjustable rear sight gate was first used on the G3A3.

early Heckler & Koch G3 rifle, wooden handguard and stock - 7.62x51mm NATO bullet

militia members pick up old-fashioned G3 rifle in gun shop.

H&K G3 rifle hanging next to the arms dealer. Pay attention to the front section of the ammunition belt. These are obviously fake props.

Heckler & Koch G3A3 - 7.62x51mm NATO bomb

A Somali militia was holding a G3A3 at the crash site of the first MH-60K helicopter.

A Somali militia is avoiding the overwhelming .50 barrage of the Rangers, holding Heckler & Koch G3A3 in his hand.

A militia is firing with his G3A3.

Northern Industry Type 56

A Somali militia used a wooden stud Norinco Type 56 rifle to slam Mike Durant in the head. That 56 style has an AKM-style inclined cutout.

Norinco Type 56- 7.62x39mm

A Somali militia used a Norinco 56 fighter jet to hit Mike Durant in the face.

Northern Industrial 56-1

Most Somali gunmen are equipped with the Norinco 56-1 type assault rifle, which is a Chinese imitation AK-47/AKMS. The difference between them and the original Russian products can be identified by the front sight. Only the Kalashnikov submachine gun made in China has this characteristic. In the video, one of the soldiers can be seen taking the magazine out of the Type 56-1 rifle that was thrown on the ground and loading it into an empty bag. Whether this is done to take it back as a souvenir or for other reasons is unclear.

Norinco Type 56-1- 7.62x39mm

A "Somali Skinny Monkey" was killed when he fired with his Type 56-1.

Somali militia carrying 56-1 rifles

Norinco Type 56-1 bullet caused the first death of the operation - Sergeant Dominic Pilla (SGT Dominic Pilla)

A Somali militia opened fire with 56-1.

A Somali militia fired a shot at Sergeant Joyce (Chris Biden) in the back with a 56-1 rifle. It is worth noting that as a Somali militia, he wore Ray-Ban sunglasses worth $150.

Note the front sight of this Somali militia 56-1.

AKS-74U

Moalimu, the leader of the Somali militia, used an AKS-74U as his weapon. His first appearance was to pick it up and check it into the battle, then fire a gun in the air, disperse the thugs who almost killed Level 3 Warrant Officer Mike Durant, and then declared that the prisoner was captured alive by him.

AKS-74U - 5.45 x39mm

Moalim picked up and checked an AKS-74U, and then went into the battle.

Moalimu and his AKS-74U.

SVD Dragorov

When Hut (Eric Barna) investigates in a small town in Somalia, he passes by an arms dealer who displays an SVD Dragorov sniper rifle.

SVD Dragorov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm ammunition

In the background, a SVD Dragorov sniper rifle appears behind Hoot's shoulder. (Interesting timeline bug: sunglasses worn by actor Eric Bana - Oakley juliet did not exist in the background of this movie.)

machine gun

M60

M60

Halson Nelson (Ewen Bremner) holds an M60 machine gun, which is his standard weapon. There are also M60 in the Hummer escort fleet. Some Somali militias are using them too.

M60 Universal Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO Bullet

Nelson held the M60 machine gun before the plane landed.

Nelson and his M60.

Nelson brought his M60 machine gun, and it was obviously loaded with empty bullets here.

A Somali militia shot and fired in the M60 Delta.

A Somali militia fired at the Hummer with an M60 machine gun and noticed the stray dog ​​running next to the Hummer. During the filming process, stray dogs often run into the camera on the set. Director Ridley Scott decided to keep them in the camera to enhance the film’s authenticity. Eight stray dogs were adopted by members of the production department and brought back to the United States.

Nilsen used his M60 to fire at the Somali militia, providing suppressing fire for Eversman.

Special case

Actor playing the Delta Force displays the car-mounted M60 machine gun.

FN Minime

In the whole movie, several Rangers can be seen carrying FN Minime on their backs, which are used to replace the M249-E1 squad machine gun. This is also the weapon that Sergeant Lance Tombray (Tom Hardy) accidentally knocked Nelson to deaf when firing. Minimie in the movie contains a round 200 round shot bag instead of a hard plastic shot box. While assembled with the large army, a Somali militia shot at Tombrey and hit one of his ammunition bags, causing the ammunition to begin to explode. Fortunately, he threw away his backpack before being seriously injured.

FN Minime + 200 round ammunition box - 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition

John Wadell (played by Ian Wigg), FN Minime.

Tombrey and his FN Minimimi.

Silence Tombray (Tom Hardy) takes his FN Minime and yells at Yurek how they almost killed him. Pay attention to the clear shots of the combat uniform and helmet cover in this photo, especially the mismatched camouflage pattern - this is not a mistake, but another precise detail in the movie - it was in the transitional stage of dressing up, and the large items were basically replaced with three-share camouflage, while the helmet cover was still six-share camouflage, while the vest was still four-cluster camouflage.

A Ranger used FN Minime to fire during the "Mogadishu Long-distance Run".

Browning M2HB

In the video, the US military equipped the Browning M2HB heavy machine gun on the Hummer, and the United Nations forces equipped it on the armored vehicles. The Somali militia also equipped the heavy machine gun on the pickup truck. The opening scenes of Somali militia massacres gathered in a food distribution center.

Browning M2HB installed on the vehicle version - .50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO bomb)

Aidid's militia fired a fire at the crowd at the food distribution center with Browning M2HB.

This is a military Hummer with a Browning M2HB on the roof. The barrel is actually a rubber stick because the barrel is shaking around and it is broken.

Sergeant Dominic Pira (Danny Hodge) uses M2HB in a Hummer and they are sending an injured Ranger back to the base.

Hute (played by Eric 1Barna) took over M2HB and used .50 bullets to clear the roofs of Somali militias.

Close-up of Hut fired with M2HB (note that this is a mistake, because Hut actually wears Noumex gloves, as shown in the picture above).

A Somali militia who looks so vicious that he can be a door god is waiting to open fire at the Rangers with Browning M2HB.

M85 heavy machine gun

You can see that the M85 heavy machine gun is installed on the commander turret of the M60A1 Patton tank , providing security for the football field where the United Nations forces are base.

M85 heavy machine gun, fire .50BMG ammunition

You can see that the M85 heavy machine gun is installed on the commander's turret. These M60A1 Patton tanks are pressing the formation on the football field to provide security.

GE M134 Minigang

The MH-60 Black Hawk in the movie is equipped with the GE M134D Minigang machine gun as a hatch door machine gun. Minnie Hill, mounted on the stand, is installed side by side with the 2.75-inch rocket, as the main weapon of the AH-6 birdie helicopter. The Blackhawk and Bird Helicopter are props provided to the movie by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the United States Army, and the installed weapons are real weapons. One of the pilots (played by Keith Jones) appears in the film is a veteran who has actually participated in the battle.

AH-6 "Bird" provides close air support with its two Minnie Hills.

A MH-60 hatch gun gunman shot with Minnigang cover. Note that the name of the helicopter seen on the fuselage is "Judgment of Doom". Close-up of Minnigang when firing at the RPG gunner.

Deshka

In several scenes of the movie, several car-mounted Russian Deshka heavy machine guns appeared.

Russian Deshka - 12.7x109mm ammunition

Somali militia leader Razaaq Adoti is riding a pickup truck with Deshka.

Deshka's vehicle is installed.

Zastava M72

One of the Somali militias fired at Mike Durant's Black Hawk, whose weapon was a Zastava M72, a copy of the RPK light machine gun that can be identified by the design of the stock and grip. Another Somali militia exerted fire suppression on the Rangers and Delta Special Forces as Delta Special Forces and Rangers attempted to reach the crash site of the first Blackhawk.

Zastava M72 - 7.62x39mm ammunition

A Somali militia fired at the shot downed black hawk with his Zastava M72.

A Somali militia used his Zastava M72 to restrain the Rangers and Delta Special Forces.

PKM

In the store of the Somalia arms dealer, you can see a PKM machine gun on the table.

PKM machine gun with early version of flame suppressor- 7.62x54mm R bullet

on the table of the arms dealer is a lens of the PKM

PKM retractor

submachine gun

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Michael Durant (played by Ron Eldard) is a pilot of the MH-60 Black Hawk "Super 64". His equipment is MP5A3 produced by H&K company, and the guardrail is very thin. After being shot down, he used the gun to defend himself. Another MP5A3 was also picked up and used by Randy Shughart, a sniper of the Delta Force who came to support, and he was later killed by the swarm of militias. For a short period of time, the MP5 was sent to the helicopter crew as a personal defense weapon (PDW), but when the military determined that its 9x19mm ammunition lacked enough stopping effect to deal with enemies wearing body armor or drug use — just like in Somalia, the MP5 was immediately swept out by the Land Airlines. In the book and in actual actions, this weapon is actually MP5K.They are called "skinny popcorn machines" by the Army Air pilots, and they are their nickname for Somali militias.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3——9x19mm

When third-level warrant officer Michael Durant (Ron Eldard) is trapped in the pilot's seat, he is ready to use his H&K MP5A3 to defend.

Durant continued to fire with his H&K MP5A3, and the sniper in the Delta rescued him from the fallen Black Hawk.

schhart (played by Johnny Strong) is shooting using MP5A3.

special

In the arsenal of the movie, an actor holds Durant's Heckler & Koch MP5A3. Pay attention to other weapons behind him.

shotgun

Remington 870

Although Sanderson (William Fidnell) has never used this gun on the screen, he can be seen slung a custom Remington 870 Express Magnum (representing the 870 Police Magnum) on his right shoulder. A pistol grip (removing the folding stock. Charlie Sheen in the movie Navy SEAL also uses the same configuration shotgun. In a shot that was deleted by the official release, Sanderson bombarded the hinge on a door in the target building. This shot appeared in the director's cut, although most people didn't know about the deleted shot. In the book of the same name, at least one Delta team member installed an 8.7 master key on his CAR15.

Remington 870 (police foldable stock)- Caliber 12 (the version used in the video does not have a foldable stock)

Handson carries his Remington 870 Express Magnum. Pay attention to the full length barrel.

Close-up of Sanderson's 870. Also a good shot to identify the M733 barrel.

In the real operation, a sturdy police model should be used instead of a cheaper "economy" Express Magnum, although the two are the same in appearance. The police version is the same shotgun, but it is made of a stronger material and has slightly different surface treatments.

pistol

M1911A1

M1911A1 pistol was selected as the leader by the Delta Force Special Forces Choose the secondary weapon. The highlight of this pistol is in the hands of Gordon and Schwart, two Delta snipers who try to protect the second crash site. When the somali militia approaches them, they pull out the M1911A1 pistol and knock down a group of people. Delta Force's Wicks (played by Kim Coates) also used the M1911A1 pistol at the shooting range at the beginning of the movie.

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Delta Force showed the power of .45 to the Rangers.

Delta Force sniper Geun (played by Nikola Cost-Waldo) fired at Somali militia with his M1911A1. At the moment of fire, his M1911A1 shell throwing action and muzzle flame were special effects shots made by CGI.

Delta Force sniper Schurhart (played by Johnny Strong) used M191 while protecting the second crash site. 1A1 fucks the opponent.

Delta Special Forces Commander Sanderson (played by William Fidner) used his M1911A1 to shoot in the "Mogadishu Long Run". Note that this pistol has a safe lever on both sides.

Tokarev TT-33

A Somali militia killed Delta Force sniper Schukhat (played by Johnny Strong) at the second crash site with a Tokarev TT-33. It should be noted that the militia fired a total of 11 rounds, 3 more than the TT-33's actual 8 rounds magazine.

TT-33 - 7.62x25mm round (version before 1947).

A Somali militia pointed his TT-33 at Schwart

TT-33 close-up

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS pistol (instead of Beretta M9) appeared several times in the movie, basically in the hands of Rangers, such as Lieutenant Colonel McKnight's convoy members. McKnight himself brought his 92FS pistol as a secondary weapon to protect himself. Tombray also carries a 92FS to supplement the firepower of his FN Minimime light machine gun. It has not been used in the video and is mostly inserted into the holster.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm bullet

Hummer driver Madox (played by Michael Roof) uses his Beretta 92FS to fire.

McKnight walked away from a ranger with his 92FS in hand, who was blown in half by a RPG.

In the famous "Mogadishu Long Run" scene, Rangers holding Beretta 92FS sprint in the middle.

Rocket Boost Grenade Launcher

RPG- 7

Russian-made RPG-7 rocket Boost Net Grenade Launcher is simply the highlight of this movie, shooting down two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. In a scene inspired by a real event, an rocket from the RPG-7 hits an unlucky Ranger driver in a M35 truck commanded by Army Lieutenant Colonel Danny McKnight. The PRG warhead failed to detonate, but instead pierced the unlucky soldier as a blunt weapon. At least one of the RPG-7s used in the movie is a rare version of the stunning product owned by the movie gun service.

RPG- 7 - 40mm rocket

Militia distributed several RPG-7s.

A rocket-propelled grenade is launching at the Black Hawk. This is obviously CGI because there is no tail bleed flame.

A militia shot down the "Super 61" and killed the first Black Hawk in this operation.

An undetonated RPG warhead pierced the Rangers' truck driver.

Norinco Type 69 RPG

In addition to the RPG-7 type mentioned above, the militia has also used the Type 69 RPG rocket launcher of China Northern Industrial Corporation. The Type 69 also appears to be loading the PG-7VL rockets instead of the more common PG-7VM rockets, which can be distinguished from the larger warheads.

Norinco Type 69 RPG- 40mm rocket.

A Somali militia using the 69 RPG. Note that there is only one pistol grip on this RPG, and then see how he handles it in the movie.

The militia behind Moalimo carries the Type 69 RPG. Here you can clearly see the large warhead of the PG-7VL rocket.

M72 LAW

The lieutenant of the Ranger took out an M72A3 LAW rocket launcher and killed an armed pickup truck when the battle was in full swing. The M72A3 is an improved model of the M72 rocket launcher after the Vietnam War and is also the last M72 improved model used by the US military. The upgraded version (currently upgraded to M72A7) LAW was still equipped by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps until 2007. Canadian troops and other NATO countries have also used it in Afghanistan .

M72A2 LAW- 66mm

Lieutenant Tom Dimaso aimed at an armed pickup truck.

A 66mm rocket headed straight for Nico's life gate from a M72A3 LAW rocket launcher.

SPG-9 Recoilless Cannon

In the video, Aidid's militia bombarded most of the Rangers and Delta troops as bunker buildings with mortars and SPG-9 Recoilless Cannons. A group of Delta players led by Hut quickly killed the gunner, then turned around and used this recoilless cannon to deal with the Somali militia, killing many enemies in one shot. Before Hutter's squad met with Iversman, he used this gun to destroy the peripheral fire point.Interestingly, according to the audio reviews on DVD, this Robin Hood-like plot never happened and was made up by the screenwriters.

SPG-9 Vehicle-Recoil-73mm shell

Aidid's militia prepares to use SPG-9 to attack Rangers and Delta troops hiding at the first crash site.

After destroying the Somali militia, Hut and another delta team member were ready to open fire on the militia with SPG-9.

Hout (played by Eric Barner) fired with a recoilless cannon.

Cobray CM203 grenade launcher

Many M16A2 rifles of the Ranger are equipped with Cobray CM203 37mm grenade launcher to replace the M203 grenade launcher. The most representative one is the one in Captain Steele's hand. Please refer to Cobray's information on how to distinguish them.

Cobray CM203 Grenade Launcher - 37mm

A Ranger behind Captain Steele carries a M16A2+CM203. Pay attention to the square trigger guard.

Steele gave his M16A2+CM203 to the dying Ruiz (played by Enrique Murciano), and ordered him to shoot the other party twice in the chest and one in the head when anyone entered the door.

M203 grenade launcher

Although most Ranger M16A2 rifles are installed with Cobray CM203 37mm grenade launchers, there are actually several real genuine M203 grenade launchers. The most representative of them is John Grimes (played by Ewan McGregor ) who assisted the Delta to bomb an armed pickup truck with M203. After missing the first round, he immediately switched to the high-explosive dual-purpose grenade (HEDP) and used M203 to blow the opponent.

M203 Grenade Launcher - 40x46mm grenade

M16A2 rifle (5.56x45mm), equipped with M203 grenade Launcher (40x46mm)

Grimes (played by Evan McGregor) and his M16A2/M203.

Grimes fired using M16A2/M203.

Corporal James "Jamie" Smith (played by Charlie Hoffheimer), holding M16A2/M203.

Grims (played by Evan McGregor) uses M203 to fire.

Grims (played by Evan McGregor) has exaggerated the recoil performance.

Grimes shot a 40mm caliber grenade.

The trigger guard in this scene seems to have been removed.

grenade

M67 grenade

When preparing for the assault, Hut (played by Eric Barner) used tape to glue the safety needles and paddles on some M67 fragmented grenades. Later, Sanderson threw an M67 into the window and killed a Somali militia. The Somali militia suppressed his delta and Rangers squads at that time.

M67 high-explosive disc grenade

Before the action, Hut tied up the safety needle on the M67 grenade.

Sanderson threw an M67 at the Somali militia in the window.

AN/M14 offensive grenade

AN/M14 incendiary bombs have appeared several times in the movie; Delta forces are used to destroy sensitive equipment at two Black Hawk crash sites and to destroy the SPG-9 recoilless gun mentioned above. In another scene, you can see this equipment appearing on the table where Hute was organizing his equipment.

AN/M14 offensive grenade

There is an AN/M14 incendiary bomb (leftmost)

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