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Slater
02-03-24, 23:14
Never heard of this movie before but came across it while browsing Youtube. Not a bad flick ,and showcased various Canadian small arms. Question for those knowlegable; what are the black and white rectangular patches on the soldier's left shoulders?

"Can you shoot?"
"**** no - I'm Intel!"


https://i.imgur.com/gGEd4ep.jpg
Slater
02-03-24, 23:30
And is this an actual suppressor or a studio prop?

https://i.imgur.com/A4RWLsQl.jpg
mark5pt56
02-04-24, 06:17
They should be IR patches. Don't remember the suppressor they used then. Good movie though.
Diamondback
02-04-24, 08:03
Can't comment on the patches, but good attention to detail on the C7A2's and C8A3's--right down to the weird folding dick-grip.
Slater
02-04-24, 08:15
For anyone wanting to check it out. Not a bad flick although the plot seems a bit disjointed in places. Evidently it was widely released in Canada but flopped at the box office.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWuxeDm1SGA&t=335s
FromMyColdDeadHand
02-04-24, 10:24
Can't comment on the patches, but good attention to detail on the C7A2's and C8A3's--right down to the weird folding dick-grip.

And Tim Horton references…

I thought it was pretty good, but the guys at FNG Academy YouTube channel didn’t like. IIRC, they hated it…
Slater
02-04-24, 11:05
And Tim Horton references…

I thought it was pretty good, but the guys at FNG Academy YouTube channel didn’t like. IIRC, they hated it…

Yeah, I watched that reaction video. They thought the whole movie was ridiculous.
m1a_scoutguy
02-04-24, 22:34
I watched it a couple of years ago, and it seemed OK. They had to throw in a love story and sacrifice in there at the end but overall, not bad. I just saw it listed on Prime the other day so I will probably watch it again.
C-grunt
02-06-24, 14:19
Im guessing the patch is an IR reflector. We wore a similar but much smaller patch on top of our helmets.
chuckman
02-07-24, 09:36
Have not seen this, might check it out. RE: FNG Academy, that dude is...weird. He's chilled out over time, but still comes across a bit odd.
Slater
02-08-24, 06:24
At first glance, I thought everyone was wearing USMC desert camo. Looking closer, the patterns are indeed different.