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'''Lebanon''' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Samuel Maoz, based on his experiences as a 19-year-old conscript in the IDF during the 1982 Lebanon War. It is notable for being set entirely inside an Israeli Centurion Main Battle Tank. Set during the first day of the war, the tank is dispatched with a platoon of Israeli paratroopers led by Gamil ([[Zohar Shtrauss]]) to clear out a small town. As the mission goes wrong, the men in the tank suffer from heat exhaustion, frayed nerves, claustrophobia and each other. | '''Lebanon''' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Samuel Maoz, based on his experiences as a 19-year-old conscript in the IDF during the 1982 Lebanon War. It is notable for being set entirely inside an Israeli Centurion Main Battle Tank. Set during the first day of the war, the tank is dispatched with a platoon of Israeli paratroopers led by Gamil ([[Zohar Shtrauss]]) to clear out a small town. As the mission goes wrong, the men in the tank suffer from heat exhaustion, frayed nerves, claustrophobia and each other. | ||
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==IMI Uzi== | ==IMI Uzi== | ||
A Christian Phalangist ([[Ashraf Barhom]]) is armed with an [[Uzi#Uzi|IMI Uzi]] as he talks to IDF soldiers and the tank crew. | A Christian Phalangist ([[Ashraf Barhom]]) is armed with an [[Uzi#Uzi|IMI Uzi]] as he talks to IDF soldiers and the tank crew. | ||
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[[File:Lebanon-SAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gamil orders his men to advance.]] | [[File:Lebanon-SAR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gamil orders his men to advance.]] | ||
[[File:L Gamil GalilSAR 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gamil stands on the hatch of the tank with his Galil SAR.]] | [[File:L Gamil GalilSAR 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gamil stands on the hatch of the tank with his Galil SAR.]] | ||
+ | [[File:Lebanon-AR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An IDF's marksman's Galil is seen as the tank moves through the town. Note the magazines taped "jungle-style".]] | ||
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==AKMS== | ==AKMS== | ||
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==M21 Sniper Rifle== | ==M21 Sniper Rifle== | ||
An IDF Paratrooper uses an [[M21#M21.2FM25_Sniper_Rifle|M21 Sniper Rifle]] in the town. | An IDF Paratrooper uses an [[M21#M21.2FM25_Sniper_Rifle|M21 Sniper Rifle]] in the town. | ||
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[[FN_MAG#FN_MAG_58|FN MAG 58]] machine guns are used by some of the IDF Paratroopers. Another MAG is also mounted on the tank's turret, although it is never used in the film. | [[FN_MAG#FN_MAG_58|FN MAG 58]] machine guns are used by some of the IDF Paratroopers. Another MAG is also mounted on the tank's turret, although it is never used in the film. | ||
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==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
Although seen at a distance, a Syrian soldier ([[Dudu Tassa]]) fires a [[RPG-7#RPG-7|RPG-7]] at the tank, damaging it before being captured by Israeli forces. | Although seen at a distance, a Syrian soldier ([[Dudu Tassa]]) fires a [[RPG-7#RPG-7|RPG-7]] at the tank, damaging it before being captured by Israeli forces. |
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Lebanon is a 2009 war film written and directed by Samuel Maoz, based on his experiences as a 19-year-old conscript in the IDF during the 1982 Lebanon War. It is notable for being set entirely inside an Israeli Centurion Main Battle Tank. Set during the first day of the war, the tank is dispatched with a platoon of Israeli paratroopers led by Gamil (Zohar Shtrauss) to clear out a small town. As the mission goes wrong, the men in the tank suffer from heat exhaustion, frayed nerves, claustrophobia and each other.
The following weapons were used in the film Lebanon:
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi
A Christian Phalangist (Ashraf Barhom) is armed with an IMI Uzi as he talks to IDF soldiers and the tank crew.
Assault Rifles
IMI Galil ARM
Most of the IDF paratroopers in the film use the IMI Galil ARM, the light machine gun variant of the rifle.
IMI Galil SAR
The carbine variant of the Galil, the IMI Galil SAR, is used by the leader of the IDF paratroopers, Gamil (Zohar Shtrauss).
AKMS
Palestinian fighters use the AKMS in engagements with the IDF.
Rifles
M21 Sniper Rifle
An IDF Paratrooper uses an M21 Sniper Rifle in the town.
Machine Guns
FN MAG 58
FN MAG 58 machine guns are used by some of the IDF Paratroopers. Another MAG is also mounted on the tank's turret, although it is never used in the film.
Launchers
RPG-7
Although seen at a distance, a Syrian soldier (Dudu Tassa) fires a RPG-7 at the tank, damaging it before being captured by Israeli forces.