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Revision as of 05:25, 18 January 2019
12 Strong
Theatrical Release Poster
12 Strong is a 2018 Afghanistan War film that focuses on the men of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595, the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban only a few months following 9/11. Chris Hemsworth stars as Captain Mitch Nelson, the commanding officer of the Green Beret unit, who must find a way to work with a Northern Alliance warlord to take down the enemy. The film marked the US feature film directorial debut of Danish director Nicolai Fuglsig and was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (the producer of Black Hawk Down and the Pirates of the Caribbean series). The cast included Michael Shannon , Trevante Rhodes , Navid Negahban , William Fichtner , and Michael Peña .
The following weapons were used in the film 12 Strong :
Handguns
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS pistol is used by U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Beretta 92FS pistol is pulled by Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Beretta 92FS pistol is held by Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth ) during the battle.
Makarov PM
A Makarov PM pistol is the sidearm carried by Northern Alliance General Abdul Rashid Dostum (Navid Negahban ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Makarov PM pistol is used by General Abdul Rashid Dostum (Navid Negahban ).
Browning Hi-Power
A Browning Hi-Power pistol is the sidearm carried by the Taliban Leader Mullah Razzan (Numan Acar ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Browning Hi-Power pistol is pulled by the Taliban Leader Mullah Razzan (Numan Acar ).
Rifles/Carbines
M4A1 Carbine
Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth ) and other Special Forces soldiers use M4A1 carbines with a variety of attachments.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A screen-used M4A1 as seen in the film 12 Strong , from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M4A1 fitted with scope and suppressor is held by Hal Spencer (Michael Shannon ) on the right. This shot was reversed in the film.
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AKM
Most of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban militants are armed with AKM rifles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the left, an AKM is carried by CIA operative Brian (Taylor Sheridan ).
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AKMS
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use AKMS rifles.
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AKMSU
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use AKMSU rifles.
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Vz.58V
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers used Czech SA vz.58V rifles
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Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is carried by a young Afghan Northern Alliance soldier named Najeeb (Arshia Mandavi ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is carried by a young Afghan soldier named Najeeb (Arshia Mandavi ).
M24A1 Sniper Weapon System
An M24A1 Sniper Weapon System in tan is also used by the Green Berets, namely Fred Falls (Austin Stowell ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M24A1 Sniper Weapon System in tan is also used by Fred Falls (Austin Stowell ).
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Machine Guns
PKM
The PKM is used by both Taliban and Northern Alliance forces.
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DShK
Several T-72 tanks have DShK heavy machine guns mounted atop them. The DShK heavy machine gun is also seen mounted on a Taliban technicals.
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M240
An M240 GPMG is seen mounted on US Army humvees at the HQ.
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General Dynamics GAU-17/A
The GAU-17/A Miniguns are seen mainly on the U.S. Army Spec. Ops. MH-47 Chinook helicopters carrying the troops.
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KPV heavy machine gun
Twin KPV Heavy Machine Guns are seen in an ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount.
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Other
M203 Grenade Launcher
Several U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers carry M203 Grenade Launchers mounted to their M4A1 carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M203 grenade launcher - 40x46mm. The original M203, intended for attachment to full length M16s and to carbines with a barrel step. This M203 example has its forward barrel clamp removed.
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RPG-7
Other militants use RPG-7 launchers with PGO-7 sights. An RPG is also used by SFC Ben Milo (Trevante Rhodes ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing An RPG-7 is also used by SFC Ben Milo (Trevante Rhodes ).
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F-1 hand grenade
A Soviet F-1 hand grenade is seen thrown in the direction of Mitch, who picks up and throws it back.
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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