Revision as of 08:26, 18 January 2013

The Mark of Cain (2007)

The Mark of Cain is a 2007 television film aired on Channel 4. During the occupation of Basra, Iraq, a section of British Army soldiers from the (fictional) Northdale Rifles spend their tour of duty patrolling and dealing with civilian complaints. After the death of the beloved company commander in an ambush, events spiral out of control after the suspect insurgents are detained and abused. The title refers to the now famous eve-of-battle speech by Colonel Tim Collins of the Royal Irish Regiment.

The following weapon appear in the film The Mark of Cain:

Sidearms

Tokarev TT-33

The Tokarev TT-33 is used by the Iraqi civilians and insurgents. Several of these pistols are found during the raid on a suspected insurgent hideout.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

An Iraqi rioter with a Tokarev TT-33.

The Iraqi insurgent on the left carries a Tokarev TT-33.

Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate shows off a pair of captured TT-33's.

L/Cpl Quealy (Leo Gregory) with an L85A2 and TT-33.

Rifles

L85A2

The main weapon of the Northdale rifles, including Corporal Gant (Shaun Dooley), L/Cpl Quealy (Leo Gregory) and Pte Shane Gulliver (Matthew McNulty) is the L85A2. All these rifles are fitted with the SUSAT scope.

L85A2 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO

Corporal Gant (Shaun Dooley) fires a warning shot with his L85A2.

A British soldier aims his L85A2.

Soldiers from the Northdale rifles with the L85A2.

Pte Shane Gulliver (Matthew McNulty) with his L85A2.

Corporal Gant and several other soldiers are armed with the L85A2 during an ambush.

British soldiers lock and load.

British soldiers sweep a compound.

Left to Right - Corporal Gant, L/Cpl Quealy (Leo Gregory) and Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate (Gerard Kearns) with their L85A2 rifles.

AK-47

Iraqi insurgents use the AK-47 during an ambush.

AK-47 - 7.62x39mm

An Iraqi insurgent fires an AK-47 from a window.

An Iraqi insurgent fires his AK-47.

AKS-47

An Iraqi insurgent riding atop a Technical is armed with an AKS-47.

AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm

The insurgent riding in the back of the Technical carries an AKS-47.

Machine Guns

L110A2

Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate (Gerard Kearns) uses the L110A2 during a firefight.

L110A2 - 5.56x45mm

Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate aims his L110A2.

"Treacle" taking cover with his weapon.

Ducking behind the car.

Tate fires his L110A2.

RPK Light Machine Gun

An insurgent fires what appears to be an RPK Light Machine Gun from a Technical.

RPK Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm

An insurgent fires his RPK from atop the Technical.

Launchers

RPG-7

An Iraqi insurgent fires an RPG-7 fitted with a PGO-7 scope during a firefight.

RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm

An insurgent riding on the Technical carries an RPG-7 with PGO-7 scope.

The insurgent makes a run for cover...

...attaches the PG-7VM warhead...

[[File:Cain Iraqi RPG 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and fires.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{WIP}}
 [[File:MarkofCain.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Mark of Cain'' (2007)]]
@@ Line 32: / Line 31: @@
 Iraqi insurgents use the [[AK-47#AK-47|AK-47]] during an ambush.
 [[File:AK-47.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-47 - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi AK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi insurgent fires an AK-47 from a window.]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi AK 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Iraqi insurgent fires his AK-47.]]
 ==AKS-47==
 An Iraqi insurgent riding atop a Technical is armed with an [[AK-47#AKS-47|AKS-47]].
 [[File:Aks47e.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi AKS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent riding in the back of the Technical carries an AKS-47.]]
 =Machine Guns=
@@ Line 41: / Line 43: @@
 Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate ([[Gerard Kearns]]) uses the [[FN_Minimi#FN_Minimi|L110A2]] during a firefight.
 [[File:British_L110A2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L110A2 - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[File:Cain Tate Minimi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pte Mark "Treacle"  Tate aims his L110A2.]]
+[[File:Cain Tate Minimi 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Treacle"  taking cover with his weapon.]]
+[[File:Cain Tate Minimi 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ducking behind the car.]]
+[[File:Cain Tate Minimi 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tate fires his L110A2.]]
 ==RPK Light Machine Gun==
 An insurgent fires what appears to be an [[RPK_light_machine_gun#RPK|RPK Light Machine Gun]] from a Technical.
 [[File:RPK_lmg.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPK Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi RPK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent fires his RPK from atop the Technical.]]
 =Launchers=
@@ Line 50: / Line 57: @@
 An Iraqi insurgent fires an [[RPG-7#RPG-7|RPG-7]] fitted with a PGO-7 scope during a firefight.
 [[File:Rpg-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi RPG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An insurgent riding on the Technical carries an RPG-7 with PGO-7 scope.]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi RPG 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The insurgent makes a run for cover...]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi RPG 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...attaches the PG-7VM warhead...]]
+[[File:Cain Iraqi RPG 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and fires.
 [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]

Difference between revisions of "The Mark of Cain"