Bravo Two Zero

Bravo Two Zero is a 1999 Gulf War film that originally aired on the BBC. The film chronicles the heroic mission of British SAS troopers dropped behind Iraqi lines during the First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991). This unit later became the most highly decorated British Military Patrol unit since the last Boer War (1899-1902). Sean Bean starred in the film as SAS sergeant Andy McNab.
This was second dramatization of the Bravo Two Zero mission, following ITV's 1996 adaptation of Chris Ryan's account, The One That Got Away. 
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=Assault Rifles=
== Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 ==
Baz (Ian Curtis) carries a Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 fitted with a Cobray CM203 flare launcher. At various points in the film the rifle has the standard M16 front sight, no sight, or an AKM type front sight mounted to the gas block. It is possible that the rifle was damaged during production, and an AKM front sight was added from one of the many Vektor R4s mocked up as AK-47 type rifles.
== Colt M16A1 ==
Ray (Jamie Bartlett) carries an M16A1 fitted with a Cobray CM203 flare launcher.
== Colt M16A2 ==
Andy McNab (Sean Bean) and Chris Ryan (Kevin Collins) both carry Colt M16A2 rifles fitted with under-slung M203 grenade launchers. The rifles feature a camouflage paint scheme, and McNab has a compass attached to the side of his weapon. 
==Heckler & Koch G3A4==
Heckler & Koch G3A4 rifles can be seen being carried by Saudi Arabian soldiers during a piece of stock footage at the end of the film, showing the Iraqi surrender.
== Vektor R4 (mocked up as an AK-47) == 
The majority of the Iraqi forces in the film carry Vektor R4s mocked up to resemble AK-47s, a common practice for films shot in South Africa. They can be distinguished from genuine AK-47s by their straighter 5.56x45mm magazine, the more slanted bottom edge of the milled receiver and the shape of the lightening cut above the magazine well. They are mocked up as both solid, and folding stock variants.
==Unidentified AK-47 Variant==
An unidentified AK-47 variant (possibly a replica) is seen in the background in some shots. It can be differentiated from the blank firing Vektor R4s used during the majority of the film by the curvature of its 7.62x39mm magazine.
=Machine Guns=
== FN Minimi (Prototype)== 
Dinger (Steve Nicolson) carries the prototype version of the FN Minimi. It can be identified as such by the downward sloping skeleton stock, the unhooded front sight, the more rounded and tapered handguard, and the FN FAL type carry handle.
== FN Minimi (Unidentified Variants) == 
Two different variants of the FN Minimi light machine gun are used by members of the patrol. Tony (Rick Warden) carries what appears to be a standard early model Minimi fitted with a Canadian C9 type front sight. The Minimis carried by Mark (Richard Graham) and Stan (Robert Hobbs) have the same C9 type front sight, but have the grooved M249 type handguard (although the top heat-shield is not present) and the same rear sight as found on the Minimi prototype shown above.
==Browning M2HB==
A Browning M2HB is prominently seen mounted on the roof of an Iraqi BTR-60 APC (in place of the KPVT-equipped turret). One can also briefly be seen mounted on the roof of an SAS LSV at the Allied base on Saudi Arabia.
==RPD==
An RPD light machine gun can be seen mounted in the front firing port of an Iraqi APC.
==Besa Tank Machine Gun==
A Besa tank machine gun can be seen being used by Iraqi soldiers as the SAS patrol attempts to cross the border.
=Pistols=
==Tokarev TT-33==
A Tokarev TT-33 is used by one of the Iraqi interrogators to threaten McNab.
==Webley .38 Mk IV==
An Iraqi civilian can be seen with a Webley .38 Mk IV. The revolver is never clearly seen, but it appears to be a shorter barrelled "duty" or "pocket" model.
=Launchers=
==Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher==
Cobray CM203 flare launchers are seen mounted under the Colt AR-15 Sporter-1 carried by Baz (Ian Curtis) and the M16A1 carried by Ray (Jamie Bartlett).
==M203 Grenade Launcher==
M203 grenade launchers are seen mounted under the M16A2s carried by Andy McNab (Sean Bean) and Chris Ryan (Kevin Collins).
==M72 LAW== 
M72 LAWs are carried by all members of the SAS patrol, and are most prominently used to halt the advance of attacking Iraqi armor, knocking out a BMP and a truck during a brief skirmish.
=Other Weapons=
==2A28 Grom==
A 2A28 Grom 73 mm low pressure smoothbore gun can be seen as the main armament of a BMP-1 IFV which pursues the SAS patrol across the desert
==AZP S-60==
A number of S-60 57mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol.
==Bofors 40mm==
A number of Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft cannons are used by the Iraqi forces to bombard the SAS patrol.
Category:Movie
Category:War
Category:Biographical Movie
Category:British Produced/Filmed
Category:South African Produced/Filmed
==See Also==
*The One That Got Away, ITV's 1996 version of the events of this mission from the perspective of Chris Ryan.