FIM-43 Redeye

FIM-43 Redeye - 70mm

The FIM-43 Redeye was produced for U.S. Army in the 70's, 80's and early 90's before it was replaced with the FIM-92A Stinger. It had a weight of 18.3lbs and was just under 4' long. It had an effective range of 14,800ft with a M222 Blast-fragmentation warhead. The warhead weighed 2.35lbs and detonated via an impact fuze. It had a top speed of Mach 1.7 and was guided via infrared homing.

Specifications

(1968-1995)

Type: Manportable surface-to-air missile

Caliber: 70mm Missile, M222 Blast-fragmentation warhead

Capacity: 1 Missile

Fire Modes: Infrared Homing

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The FIM-43 Redeye has appeared used by the following actors in the following films, video games, and television series:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Assassination		Assassin		1987
Cherry 2000		Lester's henchmen		1987
Licence to Kill		Henchmen		1989
Navy SEALs		Terrorists		1990
Navy SEALs		U.S. Navy SEALs		1990
Terminator 2: Judgement Day		Human Resistance soldier		1991
Batman Returns		Circus gang member		1992
Son of the Pink Panther		Lugash soldier		1993
The Mask	Jim Carrey	Stanley Ipkiss/'The Mask'		1994
The Pentagon Wars		US Army soldier	Experimental anti-armor weapon	1998
Fantastic Four				2005

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Miami Vice - Season 1		Smugglers	"No Exit", with fake IFF antenna and sighting unit	1984-1985
Miami Vice - Season 3	Jeff Fahey	Arms dealer Eddie Kaye	"When Irish Eyes are Crying", with fake sighting unit	1986-1987
Airwolf				1984 - 1986
Stargate SG-1 - Season 6	Christopher Judge	Teal'c	"Full Circle" (Season 6, Episode 22)	2002 - 2003
Covert Affairs			"In the Light"	2010
Nikita - Season 2	Andrew Hinkson	Division Agent Wyatt	"Doublecross" (S2E16), depicted as an unguided rocket launcher	2011 - 2012

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker			Incorrectly shown being able to engage ground targets	2010