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Tears of the Sun
Tears of the Sun is a 2003 American action film starring Bruce Willis as Lieutenant A.K. Waters, a US Navy SEAL commander who leads his team into Nigeria during a coup to extract Lena Kendricks (Monica Bellucci), an American doctor. When she goes with the team to the extraction site along with 80 refugees from her village, Lena discovers that the SEALs' mission is only to take her. After a change of heart, Waters and his SEAL team then become determined to get the doctor and the refugees to Cameroon border before the rebel militants can find them. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua and retired Navy SEAL Harry Humphries served as the chief military technical advisor.
The following weapons were used in the film Tears of the Sun:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Pistols
Heckler & Koch Mk 23
The pistol designed especially for US SOCOM, the Heckler & Koch Mark 23 is used by several Navy SEALs, including Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis), Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew (Eamonn Walker), James "Red" Atkins (Cole Hauser), Jason "Flea" Mabry (Chad Smith), Kelly Lake (Johnny Messner), and Michael "Slo" Slowenski (Nick Chinlund).
SIG-Sauer P226
Another real-life favored handgun of the Navy SEALs, the SIG-Sauer P226 is seen in the hands of Danny "Doc" Kelley (Paul Francis) and Demetrius "Silk" Owens (Charles Ingram).
Colt M1911A1
The Colt M1911A1 appears in the hands of two senior officers of the Nigerian rebel militants including Terwase (Peter Mensah).
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS is seen in the hand of a rebel sergeant.
Walther PPK/S
In a scene added to the extended director's cut, Lt. Waters leaves the priest running the hospital a Walther PPK/S, telling him he may wish to use it on himself rather than be captured by the rebels.
Submachine Guns
Uzi
A rebel standing on a flatbed truck appears to be armed with a full size Uzi before he is taken out.
Shotguns
Remington 870
The team’s forward scout, Kelly Lake (Johnny Messner), carries a Remington 870 in addition to his M4A1 Carbine. The shotgun is equipped with an extended magazine tube, a side saddle shell holder, and a "duckbill" muzzle attachment (designed to make the shot spray into a horizontal pattern). The team’s designated marksman, Flea (Chad Smith), takes the shotgun after Lake gets shot, but the weapon was dropped and Flea switches back to his M4A1.
Rifles / Carbines
M4A1 Carbine
Lieutenant A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis), Flea (Chad Smith), and Lake (Johnny Messner) use M4A1 Carbines as their primary weapons. The team's corpsman Doc (Paul Francis) and radioman Zee (Eamonn Walker) also have accessorized M4 Carbines (with M203 grenade launchers mounted). Flea has a Combat Military Optics LTD Marksman Series Model 100 scope on the carry handle, a cheek pad on the stock, a suppressor, and a custom paintjob of green and black. Flea and Lake have suppressors on their carbines. Both Lake and Lt. Waters have M68 Aimpoint scopes fitted on their weapons. When the team first arrives in Africa, their M4A1s are fitted with PVS-14 night-vision scopes which are removed once morning arrives. Lt. Waters' gun also has a D-LAP laser sight, essentially a more compact PEQ-2A. It is worth noting that they use the correct, modern flash-hiders rather than the A1 style used in so many films.
Springfield M1A
A Springfield M1A with an aftermarket scope mount is carried by Silk (Charles Ingram). It is covered in heavy custom camo and mounts a Leupold & Stevens Mark 4 LR/T 10x40 M1 rifle scope. He uses this weapon throughout the film. It is noted as being of an M1A not an M25 Sniper Rifle by the notch which would normally contain the fire-selector switch. M21/25 rifles are fitted with a selector lock, preventing the Selective fire mechanism from working in anything other than semi-automatic. When a Civilian M1A is put into a Military M14 stock there is a great big empty notch in the stock where the selector lock should be.
AKM
The most commonly used assault rifle on the African continent, AKM rifles are seen in the hands of rebel militants and refugees.
AK-47
The predecessor to the AKM, the AK-47, or more simply "AK", is also seen in the film. They can be noted by their milled receivers and lack of slanted muzzle brakes. Some may be Norinco Type 56 rifles. Carried by rebel militants, refugees and Doc (Paul Francis), who took it from a dead rebel. He never use it, but after the village raid, he most likely gave it to a refugee, as they acquired a lot of them then.
AKMSU
A few rebels are seen wielding the AKMSU.
M16A1
M16A1 rifles are held by Nigerian government soldiers in the opening scene of the director's cut of the film.
M16A2
A few of the Marines disembarking the helicopter at the beginning of the film are seen carrying M16A2 rifles, as well as a few Marines at the end of the film.
FN FAL
In the actual footage of the violence in Africa at the beginning of the film, several government soldiers are seen carrying FN FAL rifles.
Norinco Type 56-1
The Norinco Type 56-1 is used by several rebels. Some are full-stocked variants while others are under-folding stocked Type 56-1s.
Karabiner 98k
What appears to be a WWII-vintage Karabiner 98k is seen in the hands of at least two rebel militants. They are never given explicit detail, sadly.
SKS
Several rebels and refugees are seen carrying SKS rifles.
L1A1 SLR
At the end of the film, one of Cameroon border guards can be briefly seen holding an L1A1 SLR instead of AK variants.
Machine Guns
M249 SAW Paratrooper
Slo (Nick Chinlund), the team's designated heavy-gunner and tech-guy, is seen with a paratrooper model of the M249 SAW throughout the film, until he is killed in a shootout with the rebels. Silk (Charles Ingram) then uses the weapon during the climax.
M60E4
Red (Cole Hauser), the team’s designated heavy-gunner, is armed with an M60E4 machine gun throughout the film, which has a "duckbill" flash-hider on the muzzle. Doc (Paul Francis) wields the weapon when Red runs to set-up a Claymore mine. Another Navy SEAL who accompanies Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt) also wields an M60E4.
M60D
The M60D machine gun is mounted on a Navy SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, but it is never fired.
DShK
A DShK heavy machine gun is seen on a mounted platform of a flatbed truck. It’s hard to determine if this is a genuine DShK or a Browning M2 mocked-up as a DShK.
FN MAG 58
In the actual footage at the beginning of the film, a government soldier stands behind what appears to be an FN MAG 58.
RPD
A rebel is seen with an RPD light machine gun.
Launchers
M203 Grenade Launcher
The team's corpsman Doc and radioman Zee both carry M4A1 Carbines with M203 grenade launchers mounted.
M72 LAW
The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) is carried by Silk (Charles Ingram) and Slo (Nick Chinlund). Two weapons are used by Lake (Johnny Messner) and Flea (Chad Smith).
Type 69 RPG
The Chinese-replica Type 69 RPG is seen in the hands of several rebels throughout the film, fitted with the PGO-7 scope.
Others
M67 Hand Grenade
All of the SEALs carry and use M67 hand grenades throughout the film.
M18 Smoke Grenade
The team use a yellow M18 smoke grenade to signal the landing zone for their extraction. It is later found by the pursuing rebel militants.
M18A1 Claymore
The team’s demolition man, Red (Cole Hauser), carries three M18A1 Claymore mines. He uses two to ambush the rebels and later uses the last one to hold back enemy troops.
M61 Vulcan
During the climax of the film, a pair of F/A-18A Hornet aircrafts are launched to provide close air support for the SEALs, they armed with M61 Vulcans as secondary armament, and they engage the rebels with air-to-ground missiles instead of their guns.
