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Basic (2003)

Basic is a 2003 thriller directed by John McTiernan and stars John Travolta as a DEA agent and former Army Ranger who is asked to interrogate Special Forces soldiers about an incident during a training mission that resulted in casualties. Samuel L. Jackson co-stars as the Army drill instructor who is at the center of the incident. The cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Taye Diggs, Brian Van Holt, Roselyn Sanchez, Cristián de la Fuente, Dash Mihok, and Connie Nielsen.

The following weapons were used in the film Basic:

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Handguns

M1911A1

Master Sergeant Nathan West (Samuel L. Jackson) carries an M1911A1 in a black holster on his hip. He is notably seen firing the pistol during one version of the events being recounted.

M1911A1 - .45 ACP

MSG West walks up to the trainees with his M1911A1 holstered.

West fires his M1911A1 in one version of the events.

Beretta 92FS

Standing in for the M9, the U.S. military’s standard sidearm, the Beretta 92FS is used by almost every character in the movie. It is seen in the hands and holsters of Rangers, MPs, and everyone in-between.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Pike (Taye Diggs) attempts to give MSG West his Beretta, only to be told that: “A Ranger never gives up his firearm.” How true, how true.

Dunbar pulls his Beretta 92FS just before the stand-off.

Nuñez (Roselyn Sanchez) pulls her M9.

Nuñez holds her 92FS on Castro (Cristián de la Fuente).

Osborne (Connie Nielsen) pulls her Beretta breaking up a fight between her and Hardy.

West (Samuel L. Jackson) wields a Beretta.

Rifles & Carbines

Colt M4A1

All of the Rangers carry the M4A1 into the field for the operation. All of them have an ACOG sight attached to the carry handle and a Cobray CM203 launcher. Master Sergeant West's (Samuel L. Jackson) rifle has what appears to be an ELCAN C79 sight on top of his rifle (however this may be a more streamlined ACOG as well). MSG West gets a hold of one after killing Pike (Taye Diggs), during a version of the operation. Hardy (John Travolta) also has one hanging on his wall at his apartment, which is understandable, as he is in “Cocaine Central” and would likely need protection. A sound error in the film has spent casings that can be clearly heard hitting hard ground even in scenes in muddy jungle where it is raining very heavily.

Colt M4A1 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm

Cobray CM203 mounted to an M4A1 carbine - 37mm flare

Castro performs one of the only true-to-life Ranger moves in the movie - Sleeping with his rifle nearby.

So does Dunbar (Brian Van Holt).

Castro aims his rifle during a stand-off.

Mueller (Dash Mihok) fires his M4A1.

MSG West with a M4A1. Note how he has his raincoat draped over him like a cape.

Dunbar returns fire at Mueller.

Hardy (John Travolta) talks on the phone, his M4 sitting nearby.

M16A2

The M16A2 carried by Castro and other Army personnel.

M16A2 - 5.56x45mm

A soldier with an M16A2.

Castro and an unnamed Ranger get off the deuce with their M16A2s.

A couple of MPs transport Dunbar to the aircraft with M16s locked and loaded.

Two guards aim their M16s at Hardy. The guard on the right has the greatest example of a 'chicken wing'.

Other

Cobray CM203 Launcher

Every Ranger on the training mission have Cobray 37mm Launchers attached to their M4 rifles standing in for the M203 grenade launcher.

Late model Cobray CM203 37mm Flare launcher underslung on an AR-15.

Kendell (Giovanni Ribisi) flicks the safety off of his M4. Here is a good shot of the Cobray launcher mounted on the carbine.

Pike sets down his M4, with the larger trigger guard of the Cobray visible.

The charging bolt of the Cobray is visible as well.

M18 Smoke Grenade

A yellow M18 Smoke Grenade is seen on Castro’s LBV.

M18 smoke grenade - Yellow.

A M18 smoke grenade is seen on Castro's vest.

M34 White Phosphorous Grenade

Every Ranger carries a M34 White Phosphorus Grenade into the field and they are a major plot device as one is used to kill MSG West.

M34 White Phosphorus Grenade.

Nuñez shows her M34, proving herself to not be West’s killer.

Mueller does the same.

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+[[Image:basic.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Basic'' (2003)]]
-The following guns were used in the movie '''Basic'''
-A helicopter circles above the Panamanian Jungle while a hurricane rages above. On board is a team of Army Ranger trainees, Kendall, Pike, Dunbar, Nuñez, Castro, Mueller, and their drill instructor, MSG Nathan West, ([[Giovanni Ribisi]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Brian Van Holt]], [[Roselyn Sanchez]], [[Cristián de la Fuente]], [[Dash Mihok]], and [[Samuel L. Jackson]], all on a weapons-only training mission. Hours later, Dunbar come running out of the jungle carrying a wounded Kendall on his shoulders. Before he gets on the evac helicopter, Mueller comes firing out of the trees and is gunned down by Dunbar. The base commander, [[Timothy Daly]] calls a favor to DEA agent and a former Ranger trained by West, Tom Hardy, ([[John Travolta]]) to find out what happened. He and the base’s MP commander, ([[Connie Nielsen]]), race to find out what happened before command takes over.
+'''''Basic''''' is a 2003 thriller directed by [[John McTiernan]] and stars [[John Travolta]] as a DEA agent and former Army Ranger who is asked to interrogate Special Forces soldiers about an incident during a training mission that resulted in casualties.  [[Samuel L. Jackson]] co-stars as the Army drill instructor who is at the center of the incident. The cast includes [[Giovanni Ribisi]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Brian Van Holt]], [[Roselyn Sanchez]], [[Cristián de la Fuente]], [[Dash Mihok]], and [[Connie Nielsen]].
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-== Colt 1911A1 ==
+{{spoiler}}
-Veteran Drill Instructor Master Sergeant West, ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]), carries a [[Colt 1911|Colt M1911A1]] in a black holster on his hip. He fires in into Nuñez, ([[Roselyn Sanchez]]), during a version of what happened.
-[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
-[[Image:B1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. West walks up to the trainees with his M1911A1 holstered.]]
-[[Image:B1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|West guns down Nuñez with his 1911.]]
-== Cobray Launcher ==
+=Handguns=
-Every Ranger on the training mission have [[Cobray 37mm Launcher]]s attached to their M4 rifles. Why they didn’t get M203s, We don’t know.
+==M1911A1==
-[[Image:Colt37mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Late model Cobray CM203 37mm Flare launcher underslung on an AR-15.]]
+Master Sergeant Nathan West ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) carries an [[M1911A1]] in a black holster on his hip. He is notably seen firing the pistol during one version of the events being recounted.
-[[Image:BCM230.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kendell flicks the safety off of his M4.]]
+[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:BCm230-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pike sets down his M4, with the larger trigger guard of the Cobray visible.]]
+[[Image:B1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MSG West walks up to the trainees with his M1911A1 holstered.]]
-[[Image:BCm230-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The charging bolt of the Cobray is visible as well.]]
+[[Image:B1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|West fires his M1911A1 in one version of the events.]]
+==Beretta 92FS==
+Standing in for the M9, the U.S. military’s standard sidearm, the [[Beretta 92FS]] is used by almost every character in the movie. It is seen in the hands and holsters of Rangers, MPs, and everyone in-between.
+[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:BM9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pike ([[Taye Diggs]]) attempts to give MSG West his Beretta, only to be told that: “A Ranger never gives up his firearm.” How true, how true.]]
+[[Image:BM9-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dunbar pulls his Beretta 92FS just before the stand-off.]]
+[[Image:BM9-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nuñez ([[Roselyn Sanchez]]) pulls her M9.]]
+[[Image:BM9-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nuñez holds her 92FS on Castro ([[Cristián de la Fuente]]).]]
+[[Image:BM9-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Osborne ([[Connie Nielsen]]) pulls her Beretta breaking up a fight between her and Hardy.]]
+[[Image:BM9-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|West ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) wields a Beretta.]]
-== Colt M4A1 ==
+=Rifles & Carbines=
-All of the Rangers carry M4A1s into the field for the operation. All of them have an ACOG sight attached to the carry handle and a M203 launcher. MSG West gets a hold of one after killing Pike ([[Taye Diggs]]), during a version of the operation. Hardy also has one hanging on his wall at his apartment, which is understandable, as he is in “Cocaine Central” and would need protection.
+==Colt M4A1==
-[[Image:ColtM4 FirstVersion.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock 5.56x45mm]]
+All of the Rangers carry the [[M4A1]] into the field for the operation. All of them have an ACOG sight attached to the carry handle and a Cobray CM203 launcher. Master Sergeant West's ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) rifle has what appears to be an ELCAN C79 sight on top of his rifle (however this may be a more streamlined ACOG as well). MSG West gets a hold of one after killing Pike ([[Taye Diggs]]), during a version of the operation. Hardy ([[John Travolta]]) also has one hanging on his wall at his apartment, which is understandable, as he is in “Cocaine Central” and would likely need protection. A sound error in the film has spent casings that can be clearly heard hitting hard ground even in scenes in muddy jungle where it is raining very heavily.
-[[Image:BCM230.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kendell flicks the safety off of his M4.]]
+[[Image:ColtM4 FirstVersion.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock  - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:BM4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro performs one of the only true-to-life Ranger moves in the movie, he sleeps with his rifle nearby.]]
+[[File:M4a1cobray.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cobray CM203 mounted to an M4A1 carbine - 37mm flare]]
-[[Image:BM4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|So does Dunbar.]]
+[[Image:BM4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro performs one of the only true-to-life Ranger moves in the movie - Sleeping with his rifle nearby.]]
-[[Image:BM4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro, awake now, aims his rifle during the Mexican standoff.]]
+[[Image:BM4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|So does Dunbar ([[Brian Van Holt]]).]]
-[[Image:BM4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mueller tries to kill Dunbar and a wounded Kendell.]]
+[[Image:BM4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro aims his rifle during a stand-off.]]
-[[Image:BM4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. West with his commandeered M4A1. Why he has his raincoat draped over him like a cape? Because it is awesome that's why.]]
+[[Image:BM4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mueller ([[Dash Mihok]]) fires his [[M4A1]].]]
+[[Image:BM4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MSG West with a M4A1. Note how he has his raincoat draped over him like a cape.]]
 [[Image:BM4-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dunbar returns fire at Mueller.]]
-[[Image:BM4-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hardy, ([[John Travolta]]), talks on the phone with his M4 nearby. We can assume it is fitted with a M203 launcher, because why order another M4 if it isn’t seen again.]]
+[[Image:BM4-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hardy ([[John Travolta]]) talks on the phone, his M4 sitting nearby.]]
-== Beretta M9 ==
-The U.S. military’s standard sidearm, the [[Beretta M92F|Beretta 92FS]] is used by literally EVERY character in the movie. It is seen in the hands and holsters of Rangers, MPs, and everyone in-between.
-[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Beretta M92FS 9x19mm.]]
-[[Image:BM9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pike attempts to give Sgt. West his Beretta, only to be told that: “A ranger never gives up his firearm.” How true, how true.]]
-[[Image:BM9-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dunbar pulls his M9 just before the stand-off.]]
-[[Image:BM9-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nunez, the WORST mistake in this movie, pulls her M9.]]
-[[Image:BM9-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nunez’s again.]]
-[[Image:BM9-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Osborne pulls her Beretta breaking up a fight between her and Hardy.]]
-[[Image:BM9-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|West and Castro’s Beretta.]]
-== Colt M16A2 ==
+==M16A2==
-The [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]] carried by Castro and other Army personnel.
+The [[M16A2]] carried by Castro and other Army personnel.
-[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:BM16A2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pretty cool way to get back to base.]]
+[[Image:BM16A2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with an M16A2.]]
 [[Image:BM16A2-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro and an unnamed Ranger get off the deuce with their M16A2s.]]
 [[Image:BM16A2-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A couple of MPs transport Dunbar to the aircraft with M16s locked and loaded.]]
-[[Image:BM16A2-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two guards aim their M16s at Hardy. The guard on the right has the greatest example of a chicken wing.]]
+[[Image:BM16A2-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two guards aim their M16s at Hardy. The guard on the right has the greatest example of a 'chicken wing'.]]
-== M18 Smoke Grenade ==
+=Other=
+==Cobray CM203 Launcher==
+Every Ranger on the training mission have [[Cobray 37mm Launcher]]s attached to their M4 rifles standing in for the [[M203 grenade launcher]].
+[[Image:Colt37mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Late model Cobray CM203 37mm Flare launcher underslung on an AR-15.]]
+[[Image:BCM230.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kendell ([[Giovanni Ribisi]]) flicks the safety off of his M4. Here is a good shot of the Cobray launcher mounted on the carbine.]]
+[[Image:BCm230-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pike sets down his M4, with the larger trigger guard of the Cobray visible.]]
+[[Image:BCm230-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The charging bolt of the Cobray is visible as well.]]
+==M18 Smoke Grenade==
 A yellow [[M18 Smoke Grenade]] is seen on Castro’s LBV.
-[[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|M18 smoke grenade]]
-[[Image:BM18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Grenade, vest, last we see of it.]]
-== White Phosphorous Grenade ==
+[[File:M18yellow actual.jpg|thumb|150px|none|M18 smoke grenade - Yellow.]]
-Every Ranger carries a M34 White Phosphorus Grenade into the field and they are a
+[[Image:BM18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A M18 smoke grenade is seen on Castro's vest.]]
-major plot device to as who used one to possibly kill Sgt. West.
-[[Image:M34_2-1-.jpg|thumb|450px|none|US M34 White Phosphorus Grenade.]]
+==M34 White Phosphorous Grenade==
-[[Image:BPG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nunez shows her M34, proving herself to not be West’s killer.]]
+Every Ranger carries a M34 White Phosphorus Grenade into the field and they are a major plot device as one is used to kill MSG West.
+[[Image:M34_2-1-.jpg|thumb|150px|none|M34 White Phosphorus Grenade.]]
+[[Image:BPG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nuñez shows her M34, proving herself to not be West’s killer.]]
 [[Image:BPG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mueller does the same.]]
-== Inaccuracies ==
-This movie, despite being awesome and having [[Samuel L. Jackson]] wearing a cape, it contains several major mistakes that the filming crew chose:
-=== Wrong Patch ===
-Master Sergeant Nathan West, ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]), a legendary Ranger Instructor wears the wrong patch for his current command. He should be wearing the TRADOC "Follow Me" patch and not the 193rd Infantry patch, which he is wearing. He also isn’t wearing the Airborne patch, which every ranger is required to earn before actually attending Ranger school.
-[[Image:BM2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-=== Nunez ===
-As hot as she may be, Roselyn Sanchez’s character Nunez really has no place being with a Ranger platoon. No Special Operations Force in the U.S. allows women, not even the Air Force. Sorry ladies, we don’t make the rules.
-[[Image:BM3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-=== Berets ===
-Jay Pike and Castro, ([[Taye Diggs]]) and ([[Cristián de la Fuente]]), both wear their berets into the training mission. Castro is wearing his maroon beret, which means he was a paratrooper before the Rangers and Pike’s looks to be a black one, which would normally mean he is already a Ranger, but barely makes it though the coarse. Strange. Anyway, both of them should not be wearing the berets because military law states that a beret is a maritime uniform item.
-[[Image:BM5.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
-=== Tiger Stripe ===
-Despite how cool it looks, Mueller, ([[Dash Mihok]]), should not be wearing tiger stripe fatigues during the training. Woodland or nothing, buddy boy.
-[[Image:BM6.jpg|thumb|none|600px]]
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