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− | + | '''''The Long Road Home''''' is a 2017 American television miniseries adaptation of the 2007 book ''The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family'' by journalist Martha Raddatz. The series is an account of a 48-hour battle in Sadr City (an area of Baghdad known as Saddam City before the invasion), that began on April 4, 2004 when militiamen of the Mahdi Army ambushed elements of the newly-arrived 1st Cavalry Division. Much of the production has been shot at the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas, and so benefits from the availability of authentic US Army vehicles and equipment, and even advice from some of the 1st Cavalry soldiers who fought in the actual battle. The miniseries premiered in November of 2017 in the US on the National Geographic Channel. | |
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+ | The first two installments, "The Road to War" and "The Eye of the Storm" were initially broadcast as a feature-length pilot episode on November 7, 2017, under the name "Black Sunday." The listings on the official website currently list both of these episodes as S1E01. | ||
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=Rifles/Carbines= | =Rifles/Carbines= | ||
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− | + | == Colt M4A1 == | |
+ | U.S. Army Commanding Officers and NCOs of the 1st Cavalry Division carry [[M4A1]] carbines as their primary weapon, mostly fitted with Trijicon TA01 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 laser designators and flashlights. | ||
+ | [[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 SOPMOD with Aimpoint CompM2 reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E01 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Shane Aguero ([[E.J. Bonilla]]) is armed with the M4A1 in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01). Aguero's rear peep iron sight for backup sights on his ACOG scope is missing on top.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Eric Bourquin ([[Jon Beavers]]) holds his M4A1 carbine while up on rooftop in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (aka "The Eye of the Storm") (S1E02). Bourquin's carbine has a DPMS Panther Arms LE buttstock.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M4A1 is fired by Sergeant Robert Miltenberger ([[Jeremy Sisto]]) in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | ||
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+ | == Colt M16A4 == | ||
+ | A majority of U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division soldiers carry [[M16A4]] rifles as their primary weapon, fitted with either Aimpont CompM2 red dot sights and/or Trijicon TA01 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 laser designators, flashlights, universal slings and a black single STANAG magazine pouch fitted on the buttstock. Some M16A4s also appear to have SP1 lower receivers due to lack of a magazine fencing. | ||
[[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|550px|M16A4 - 5.56x45mm - with ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip]] | [[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|550px|M16A4 - 5.56x45mm - with ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, and RIS foregrip]] | ||
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|" | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, Specialist Matt Fisk ([[Ezekiel Z. Swinford]]) holds the M16A4 rifle during routine security detail in Sadr City in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (aka "The Road to War") (S1E01).]] |
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|" | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two U.S. soldiers of Comanche Red One scan the rooftops with their M16A4 rifles in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] |
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An armed insurgent is seen through the scope of Specialist Johnathan Riddell's M16A4 in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). Riddell's rifle is outfitted with a Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sight, however the sight picture shows a Trijicon ACOG scope chevron reticule.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03_07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M16A4 is held by Private First Class Tomas Young ([[Noel Fisher]]) in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E07 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A row of [[M16A4]] rifles are seen during a memorial in "Abandon Hope" (S1E07).]] | ||
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+ | == Colt M16A2 == | ||
+ | Several U.S. Army soldiers including then Corporal Robert Miltenberger ([[Jeremy Sisto]]) can be seen with [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]] rifles in a flashback during the War in Kosovo in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03). | ||
+ | [[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Miltenberger and another soldier sitting in a M35 Cargo truck are seen with [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2 rifle]]s in a flashback during Miltenberger's deployment in Kosovo in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03). Two more soldiers have M16A2s in the background]] | ||
− | == | + | == AKM == |
− | + | Insurgents, militiamen and Iraqi police carry the [[AKM]]. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] |
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent with an AKM is seen firing on the convoy in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] |
− | [[File:TLRHS1E02 | + | [[File:TLRHS1E02 10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi policeman holds an AKM in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). Note the inverted muzzle brake.]] |
== AKMS == | == AKMS == | ||
An [[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] is among the weapons used by insurgents. | An [[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] is among the weapons used by insurgents. | ||
[[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
− | [[File:TLRHS1E02 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|" | + | [[File:TLRHS1E02 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent armed with an AKMS is seen through an M16A4 scope in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
== Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun == | == Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun == | ||
− | Some of | + | Some of humvees and M1A2 Abrams are also armed with [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Heavy Barrel|Browning M2HB heavy machine guns]] mounted on the roof. |
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB heavy machine gun .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M2HB heavy machine gun .50 BMG in vehicle mount]] | ||
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|" | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Eddie Chen ([[Kenny Leu]]) uses the M2HB in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] |
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|" | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2HB is fired by SGT Eddie Chen ([[Kenny Leu]]) in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] |
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E07 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M2HB is fired from an M1A2 Abrams in "Always Dream of Me" (S1E07).]] | ||
− | == | + | ==M240B Machine Gun== |
− | The [[M240 Machine Gun]] is mounted on US Army Humvees. | + | The [[M240 Machine Gun|M240B Machine Gun]] is mounted on US Army Humvees. |
[[File:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO. ]] | [[File:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO. ]] | ||
− | [[File:TLRHS1E01 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An | + | [[File:TLRHS1E01 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M240B Machine Gun fitted with an Elcan M145 Machine Gun Optic is mounted on a US Army Humvee in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] |
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+ | ==RPD== | ||
+ | An [[RPD]] machine gun is mounted on an insurgent technical. | ||
+ | [[Image:RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPD Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An RPD machine gun is mounted on an insurgent technical in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03).]] | ||
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+ | ==RPK== | ||
+ | An insurgent on the rooftop fires an [[RPK]] light machine gun at the Comanche 6 platoon during the ambush in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]] | ||
+ | [[Image:RPK lmg.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RPK light machine gun with 40-round magazine - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
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==M240C== | ==M240C== | ||
+ | The [[M240C]] appears as the coaxial armament of the M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and M1A2 Abrams tank. Unlike in many live-action productions these are real military vehicles, something made possible by most of the production being shot at the Fort Hood base in Texas. | ||
+ | [[Image:M240C.jpg|thumb|none|401px|M240C vehicle coaxial-mount version - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C appears as the coaxial armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02). This is an M2A3 variant, a package first introduced in 2000, with the main distinguishing feature being the CIV (commander's independent viewer) on the rear-right (left in this shot) of the turret.]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240C seen at left on the turret of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
+ | ==M240D== | ||
+ | The [[M240D]] is seen as the loader's weapon on M1A2 Abrams tanks. | ||
− | + | [[Image:M240d.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M240D vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips - 7.62x51mm NATO.]] | |
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loader's M240D machine guns with transparent gunshields can be seen mounted on the M1A2 Abrams in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
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+ | =Pistols= | ||
+ | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
+ | U.S Army 1st Cavalry Division commanding officers and NCOs in combat carry [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols in their drop leg holsters. Some officers in Tactical Operations Center (TOC) carry Berettas in leather shoulder holsters. Lieutenant Colonel Gary Volesky ([[Michael Kelly]]) carries a Beretta 92FS as his sidearm in a leather shoulder holster before switching it out for a drop leg holster when he goes to combat. The Beretta 92FS is likely standing in for the M9 Beretta. | ||
+ | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
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+ | =Other= | ||
==M242 Bushmaster Chaingun== | ==M242 Bushmaster Chaingun== | ||
The [[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]] appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. | The [[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]] appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. | ||
[[Image:M242 25mm gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M242 Bushmaster - 25mm]] | [[Image:M242 25mm gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M242 Bushmaster - 25mm]] | ||
− | [[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in " | + | [[File:TLRHS1E02 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles are armed with Bushmasters in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] |
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E02 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in "Black Sunday (Pt.2)" (S1E02).]] | ||
+ | == BGM-71 TOW == | ||
+ | In addition to the aforementioned Bushmaster chaingun, the M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers on the side of the turret. | ||
+ | [[File:TOW Bradley.jpg|thumb|none|400px|BGM-71 TOW mounted on Bradley IFV - 152mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03_05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers on the side of the turret in "In the Valley of Death" (S1E03).]] | ||
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+ | ==RPG-7== | ||
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+ | One of the insurgent crew of a technical is seen carrying an [[RPG-7]]. | ||
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+ | [[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg |thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]] | ||
+ | [[File:TLRHS1E03 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent technical crewman holds an RPG-7 in "Into the Unknown" (S1E02).]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Mini-Series]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 7 April 2024
The Long Road Home is a 2017 American television miniseries adaptation of the 2007 book The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family by journalist Martha Raddatz. The series is an account of a 48-hour battle in Sadr City (an area of Baghdad known as Saddam City before the invasion), that began on April 4, 2004 when militiamen of the Mahdi Army ambushed elements of the newly-arrived 1st Cavalry Division. Much of the production has been shot at the US Army base at Fort Hood in Texas, and so benefits from the availability of authentic US Army vehicles and equipment, and even advice from some of the 1st Cavalry soldiers who fought in the actual battle. The miniseries premiered in November of 2017 in the US on the National Geographic Channel.
The first two installments, "The Road to War" and "The Eye of the Storm" were initially broadcast as a feature-length pilot episode on November 7, 2017, under the name "Black Sunday." The listings on the official website currently list both of these episodes as S1E01.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries The Long Road Home:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Rifles/Carbines
Colt M4A1
U.S. Army Commanding Officers and NCOs of the 1st Cavalry Division carry M4A1 carbines as their primary weapon, mostly fitted with Trijicon TA01 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 laser designators and flashlights.
Colt M16A4
A majority of U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division soldiers carry M16A4 rifles as their primary weapon, fitted with either Aimpont CompM2 red dot sights and/or Trijicon TA01 ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 laser designators, flashlights, universal slings and a black single STANAG magazine pouch fitted on the buttstock. Some M16A4s also appear to have SP1 lower receivers due to lack of a magazine fencing.
Colt M16A2
Several U.S. Army soldiers including then Corporal Robert Miltenberger (Jeremy Sisto) can be seen with M16A2 rifles in a flashback during the War in Kosovo in "Into the Unknown" (S1E03).
AKM
Insurgents, militiamen and Iraqi police carry the AKM.
AKMS
An AKMS is among the weapons used by insurgents.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Some of humvees and M1A2 Abrams are also armed with Browning M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on the roof.
M240B Machine Gun
The M240B Machine Gun is mounted on US Army Humvees.
RPD
An RPD machine gun is mounted on an insurgent technical.
RPK
An insurgent on the rooftop fires an RPK light machine gun at the Comanche 6 platoon during the ambush in "Black Sunday (Pt.1)" (S1E01).]]
M240C
The M240C appears as the coaxial armament of the M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and M1A2 Abrams tank. Unlike in many live-action productions these are real military vehicles, something made possible by most of the production being shot at the Fort Hood base in Texas.
M240D
The M240D is seen as the loader's weapon on M1A2 Abrams tanks.
Pistols
Beretta 92FS
U.S Army 1st Cavalry Division commanding officers and NCOs in combat carry Beretta 92FS pistols in their drop leg holsters. Some officers in Tactical Operations Center (TOC) carry Berettas in leather shoulder holsters. Lieutenant Colonel Gary Volesky (Michael Kelly) carries a Beretta 92FS as his sidearm in a leather shoulder holster before switching it out for a drop leg holster when he goes to combat. The Beretta 92FS is likely standing in for the M9 Beretta.
Other
M242 Bushmaster Chaingun
The M242 Bushmaster chaingun appears as the primary armament of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
BGM-71 TOW
In addition to the aforementioned Bushmaster chaingun, the M2 Bradley IFVs that arrive to reinforce the unit are also armed with twin BGM-71 TOW launchers on the side of the turret.
RPG-7
One of the insurgent crew of a technical is seen carrying an RPG-7.