The Andromeda Strain (2008 Miniseries)

The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel of the same name, which had previously been adapted as a 1971 feature film. The miniseries follows a group of scientists who are determined to find a way to stop a deadly alien microorganism from destroying humanity. The miniseries originally premiered on the A&E channel and was produced by the company founded by directors Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.
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=Handguns=
==Beretta 92FS==
The Beretta 92FS is used throughout the film, in the hands of US military personnel (standing in for the Beretta M9) and police officers.
== Walther P99 ==
At the end of the second episode, a US Army soldier uses a suppressed Walther P99 to assassinate Col. James C. Ferrus (Justin Louis) and General George Mancheck (Andre Braugher). The suppressor is then removed and the pistol placed in the hand of one of the slain officers in an attempt to make it look like a murder/suicide.
=Rifles=
== M16A2 ==
Most of the US Army soldiers carry M16A2s. However, since these weapons are always replaced by other M16 variants (mostly, early M16s and Colt Model 715s) in all firing scenes, it seems likely that all M16A2s used in the miniseries are Tokyo Marui airsoft replicas.
== Colt Model 715/Olympic Arms K4B ==
Several National Guard personnel, including the soldier who goes crazy and kills off his entire squad, use what appear to be Colt Model 715s, standing in for the M16A2. These are most likely to be Olympic Arms K4B copies, since Felcan Enterprises (the armory in British Columbia which supplied firearms for this show) uses mostly Olympic Arms AR-15s, even for shows depicting US Army personnel.
thumb|none|450px|Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715 - 5.56x45mm NATO
==M16 (SP1)==
An original M16 rifle fitted with M16A2 handguards and an M16A1 flash hider is carried by at least one soldier (as an M16A2 stand-in).
== M4A1 ==
At one point in the film, a black ops team can be seen attempting to kill a reporter named Jack Nash (Eric McCormack), using the M4A1 as their main weapons, fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot scopes and Surefire Universal weaponlights.
The M4 used by the soldier who is killed by Andromeda has an older-style flattop receiver with a Weaver (not Picatinny) rail, which means that the carbine is actually an older-model Olympic Arms K3B-FT.
== M1 Garand ==
Near the end of the second episode, a US Army honor guard can be seen firing a three-volley salute using M1 Garand rifles at a funeral.
=Machine Guns=
== Browning M2HB==
In many scenes, the Browning M2HB can be seen mounted on US Army M1126 Strykers. The M2HB is used by a group of soldiers in a futile attempt to defend themselves from a swarm of Andromeda-infected crows. The weapon is also incorrectly shown being manually-fired, despite the real Stryker having the M2HB on a remotely-operated mounting operated by a crewman inside the vehicle.
Trivia: The "Stryker" used in the movie is actually an Omni International V-150-S, standing in for the Stryker. This APC was also used in The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.
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