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Modern Warfare
Conflicts
"In recent decades, warfare has changed dramatically to suit the most recent technologies and tactics.
But despite advances in technology and the ongoing arms race one fact remains - guns are still the defacto means of arming soldiers, and that doesn't look set to change any time in the near future. Many firearms and cartridges can trace their lineage back over a hundred years which just goes to show that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Different countries will always have different views on how to arm their troops - here are just a few that can be seen in a war near you...."
Vietnam
Conflicts
The Vietnam War began due to a division between communist North Vietnam and capitalist South Vietnam, with the Viet Cong rebels seeking to overthrow the south. During the Cold War, the U.S. supported the south and became heavily involved after war broke out in 1955. As the conflict escalated and casualties mounted, American public opposition grew, leading President Nixon to withdraw U.S. troops by 1973. After the American withdrawal, the North Vietnamese Army eventually defeated the unprotected south. The U.S. military used various weapons during the war, including the Colt M1911 and the M16, though early models of the M16 experienced serious malfunctions that led to fatalities, thes flaws were fixed by 1968.
Apocalypse Now
Film
Expert soldier Benjamin Willard is given a mission in the forests of Cambodia: to locate and kill Colonel Kurtz, a traitor. With the rest of his crew, including Kilgore and his helicopter unit, Willard heads off down the Nung River. They are persistently attacked by concealed forces hiding in the forest, resulting in multiple casualties. Struggling in the midst of this disastrous assignment, at the moment when all seems lost, Willard is captured and taken to Kurtz's village. The US soldier is tied up, and the bloody head of one of his colleagues is shown to him, much to his disgust. Will he be killed in the same way? "Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one."
Full Metal Jacket
Film
Privates "Joker", "Cowboy" and "Gomer Pyle" struggle to adapt to life as trainee soldiers, and the dedication demanded from Drill Sergeant Hartman as part of their basic training doesn't help. Pyle is seriously overweight, and starts to break down pyschologically under the pressure of battle training, resulting in his traumatic suicide. "From now on until the day you die, wherever you are, every Marine is your brother. Most of you will go to Vietnam. Some of you will not come back." Years later, the platoon have all moved on to their various military occupations. However, as the North Vietnamese Army fight back in an incredible new offensive taking place across the country, the trainees are forced back together - to fight for their lives.
Heat
Films
Lieutenant Vincent Hanna is desperate to find Neil McCauley and his group of expert robbers, who have stolen far too much to go unnoticed. Eventually, the police uncover an incriminating trail linking him to a $1.6 million armoured car heist. For the first time, the group has failed, and now the cops are onto them. When the thieves try again, this time with the prospect of a $12 million 'retirement' jackpot keeping them going, the police intercept their messages and prepare an ambush. Hanna is a skilled detective. McCauley is a skilled thief. They are both prepared to do whatever it takes to stop the other person succeeding. But will McCauley and his crew escape, and if so, at what cost?
The Matrix Series
Films
The Matrix series is a cyberpunk saga about Neo, a hacker who discovers that the world is a simulated reality controlled by machines. In the first film, Neo joins a rebellion to free humanity from this digital prison and embraces his role as "The One" to fight the machines. The sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, explore Neo’s growing powers and his quest to stop a machine invasion threatening the human city of Zion, culminating in a final battle with the rogue Agent Smith. The Matrix Resurrections revisits Neo years later, once again trapped in a new version of the Matrix, as he reclaims his identity to fight a new threat. The series blends action, philosophy, and groundbreaking visual effects to explore themes of reality, free will, and control.
Predator
Films
The Predator is an extraterrestrial life-form far more advanced than anything seen before on the Earth. It trails the special forces under the command of Major "Dutch", on their mission to rescue important hostages from Guatemalan soldiers. Upon arrival, they find a destroyed helicopter and dead soldiers, and locate a rebel base which they then attack. Suddenly, the predator arrives; it hunts each team member, and kills them one by one. The battle between the American forces and the all-supreme Predator is insanely tense. From grenade launchers to shotguns, machine guns to rifles, this movie has it all... and the Predator's plasma gun is more than a match for the human weapons.
Scarface
Films
Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant, moves to America in search of the American Dream, seeking wealth, power, and women. He rises to the top of the drug trade through crime and corruption, seizing power after killing his boss, Frank, and establishing a connection with Bolivian drug lord Sosa. Despite his newfound luxury, Tony's criminal lifestyle catches up with him when he's threatened with legal consequences. Sosa offers him protection in exchange for eliminating a journalist, but Tony backs out when the journalist’s family is involved. Furious at the betrayal, Sosa retaliates by launching a violent attack on Tony’s mansion, leaving Tony's empire on the brink of collapse.
