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{{ | {{Infobox Movie | ||
[[ | |name = 12 Strong | ||
|picture =12S.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA | |||
|director =Nicolai Fuglsig | |||
|date= 2018 | |||
|language =English | |||
|studio=Alcon Entertainment | |||
|distributor=Warner Brothers | |||
|character1=Captain Mitch Nelson | |||
|actor1=[[Chris Hemsworth]] | |||
|character2= Chief Warrant Officer Spencer | |||
|actor2=[[Michael Shannon]] | |||
|character3=General Dostum | |||
|actor3=[[Navid Negahban]] | |||
|character4=Sergeant First Class Milo | |||
|actor4=[[Trevante Rhodes]] | |||
|character5= Colonel Mulholland | |||
|actor5=[[William Fichtner]] | |||
|character6=Sergeant First Class Diller | |||
|actor6=[[Michael Peña]] | |||
|character7=Staff Sergeant Falls | |||
|actor7=[[Austin Stowell]] | |||
|character8=Brian | |||
|actor8=[[Taylor Sheridan]] | |||
|character9= Mullah Razzan | |||
|actor9=[[Numan Acar]] | |||
|character10=Najeeb | |||
|actor10=[[Arshia Mandavi]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''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 (''[[Black Hawk Down]]''). The cast included [[Michael Shannon]], [[Trevante Rhodes]], [[Navid Negahban]], [[William Fichtner]], and [[Michael | |||
'''''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]]. | |||
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=Rifles/Carbines= | =Rifles/Carbines= | ||
==M4A1 Carbine== | ==M4A1 Carbine== | ||
Captain Mitch Nelson ([[Chris Hemsworth]]) and other Special Forces soldiers use [[M4A1]] carbines with a variety of attachments. | Captain Mitch Nelson ([[Chris Hemsworth]]) and other Special Forces soldiers use [[M4A1]] carbines with a variety of attachments. Note that all of the M4A1s in the film sport the period-correct (for 2001) N1 CAR stock, as the LE "waffle"-style stock was not widely available in 2001, when the events of the film took place. Independent Studio Services (ISS), which provided all weapons in the movie, sourced multiple Colt-manufactured N1 CAR stocks (which had long been out of production at the time of filming) at the production's request, in order to accurately depict the M4A1 setup in use with U.S. special operations forces during the early-2000s. | ||
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[[File:ISS_13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A screen-used [[M4A1]] as seen in the film ''[[12 Strong]]'', from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical).]] | [[File:M4A1 ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 with 4 position collapsible stock, RIS foregrip, folding rear sight, and ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:ISS_13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A screen-used [[M4A1]] as seen in the film ''[[12 Strong]]'', from Independent Studio Services. (Video from Vickers Tactical). Here seen with a KAC RIS with an AN-PEQ 2, an M150 ACOG with top mounted iron sights, a Magpul VFG and a flashlight underneath the barrel.]] | |||
[[File:12S 315.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Mitch Nelson ([[Chris Hemsworth]]) holds his M4A1.]] | [[File:12S 315.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Mitch Nelson ([[Chris Hemsworth]]) holds his M4A1.]] | ||
[[File:12S 323.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nelson rides as he wields the M4A1.]] | [[File:12S 323.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nelson rides as he wields the M4A1.]] | ||
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Most of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban militants are armed with [[AKM]] rifles. | Most of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban militants are armed with [[AKM]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:12S 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the left, an AKM is carried by CIA operative Brian ([[Taylor Sheridan]]).]] | |||
[[File:12S AK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|CIA operative Brian ([[Taylor Sheridan]]) checks his AKM.]] | |||
[[File:12S 304.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AKM rifles are used by Taliban.]] | [[File:12S 304.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AKM rifles are used by Taliban.]] | ||
[[File:12S 423.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Surrending Taliban raise their rifles.]] | [[File:12S 423.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Surrending Taliban raise their rifles.]] | ||
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Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use [[AKMS]] rifles. | Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use [[AKMS]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:12S 28.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Taliban fighter uses his AKMS.]] | |||
[[File:12S 316.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some AKMS rifles are seen with Taliban.]] | [[File:12S 316.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some AKMS rifles are seen with Taliban.]] | ||
[[File:12S 423.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:12S 423.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Surrendering Taliban raise their rifles.]] | ||
===AKMS (Shortened)=== | |||
Some of the Taliban and Northern Alliance fighters are armed with shortened [[AKMS]] rifles. Taliban commander Mullah Razzan ([[Numan Acar]]) uses a shortened AKMS while battling Northern Alliance forces. | |||
[[Image:AKMSPistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Custom AKMS with shortened barrel, as seen in ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'', ''[[Pineapple Express]]'', ''[[Rambo (2008)|Rambo]]'' and ''[[Taken (2008)|Taken]]'' - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
[[File:12S-AKMSShort-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taliban commander Mullah Razzan ([[Numan Acar]]) fires a shortened AKMS.]] | |||
[[File:12S-AKMSShort-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Taliban fighter fires a shortened AKMS.]] | |||
==AKMSU== | ==AKMSU== | ||
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use [[AKMSU]] rifles. | Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use [[AKMSU]] rifles. | ||
[[File:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKMSU 7.62x39mm]] | [[File:AK-Krinkov.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKMSU 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:12S 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Taliban fighter use an [[AKMSU]] rifle.]] | |||
[[File:12S 49.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[AKMSU]] rifle is used by General Abdul Rashid Dostum ([[Navid Negahban]]).]] | |||
== | ==Norinco Type 56== | ||
Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Lal ([[Laith Nakli]]) uses a [[Norinco Type 56]] rifle with an [[AK-74]]-style muzzle brake as his main weapon. | |||
[[ | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[File:12S-T56-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 56 is seen slung over Ahmed Lal's back.]] | |||
[[File:12S-T56-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lal fires the Type 56 during the final battle.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk | ==Sa vz. 58 V== | ||
The [[ | Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and Taliban fighters use Czech [[Sa vz. 58 V]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk | [[File:VZ58.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sa vz. 58 V - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:12S 427.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[ | [[File:12S 423.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Surrendering Taliban raise their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:12S-Vz58-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Taliban fighter fires a vz. 58 V.]] | |||
==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]]). | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:12S 427.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*]] is carried by a young Afghan soldier named Najeeb ([[Arshia Mandavi]]).]] | |||
==M24A1 Sniper Weapon System== | ==M24A1 Sniper Weapon System== | ||
An [[M24 Sniper Weapon System|M24A1 Sniper Weapon System]] in tan is also used by the Green Berets. | An [[M24 Sniper Weapon System|M24A1 Sniper Weapon System]] in tan is also used by the Green Berets, namely Fred Falls ([[Austin Stowell]]). | ||
[[Image:Remington M24.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M24 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:Remington M24.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M24 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:12S 411.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[M24 Sniper Weapon System|M24A1 Sniper Weapon System]] in tan is also used.]] | [[File:12S 411.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[M24 Sniper Weapon System|M24A1 Sniper Weapon System]] in tan is also used by Fred Falls ([[Austin Stowell]]).]] | ||
[[File:12S 58.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Fred Falls ([[Austin Stowell]]) readies his sniper rifle.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
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[[File:12S 321.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The DShKM is mounted on a Taliban T-72 tank.]] | [[File:12S 321.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The DShKM is mounted on a Taliban T-72 tank.]] | ||
[[File:DShK_HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px| DShKM - 12.7x108mm]] | [[File:DShK_HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px| DShKM - 12.7x108mm]] | ||
[[File:12S 23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The DShKM is mounted on a Taliban truck.]] | |||
[[File:12S 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The DShKM is prepared to be used.]] | |||
[[File:12S 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The DShKM is fired by Taliban.]] | |||
== | ==M240B== | ||
An [[ | An [[M240B]] is seen mounted on US Army Humvees at the HQ. | ||
[[Image:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B | [[Image:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B with newer style lower hand grip (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[File:12S 57.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M240B is seen at the right.]] | |||
==General Dynamics GAU-17/A== | ==General Dynamics GAU-17/A== | ||
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[[File:12S 0400.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[GE_M134_Minigun#General_Dynamics_GAU-17.2FA|GAU-17/A Minigun]] mounted on the MH-47 Chinook helicopter.]] | [[File:12S 0400.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[GE_M134_Minigun#General_Dynamics_GAU-17.2FA|GAU-17/A Minigun]] mounted on the MH-47 Chinook helicopter.]] | ||
[[File:12S 413.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[GE_M134_Minigun#General_Dynamics_GAU-17.2FA|GAU-17/A Minigun]] seen on the MH-47 Chinook helicopters carrying the troops.]] | [[File:12S 413.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[GE_M134_Minigun#General_Dynamics_GAU-17.2FA|GAU-17/A Minigun]] seen on the MH-47 Chinook helicopters carrying the troops.]] | ||
==KPV heavy machine gun== | |||
Twin [[KPV|KPV Heavy Machine Gun]]s are seen in an ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount. | |||
[[Image:ZPU-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|KPV heavy machine guns in ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount - 14.5x114mm]] | |||
[[File:12S 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Twin [[KPV|KPV Heavy Machine Gun]]s are seen at the left in an ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount.]] | |||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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Several U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers carry [[M203 Grenade Launcher]]s mounted to their M4A1 carbines. | Several U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers carry [[M203 Grenade Launcher]]s mounted to their M4A1 carbines. | ||
[[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|375px|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.]] | [[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|375px|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.]] | ||
[[File:12S 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Some SF soldiers have M203 launchers on their M4A1 carbines.]] | |||
[[File:12S 309.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, an M203 is attached to the M4A1 carried by SFC Sean Coffers ([[Geoff Stults]]).]] | [[File:12S 309.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, an M203 is attached to the M4A1 carried by SFC Sean Coffers ([[Geoff Stults]]).]] | ||
[[File:12S 21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SFC Sean Coffers ([[Geoff Stults]]) uses his M203.]] | |||
==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
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[[File:12S 421.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fighter is armed with the RPG.]] | [[File:12S 421.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fighter is armed with the RPG.]] | ||
[[File:12S 424.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[RPG-7]] is also used by SFC Ben Milo ([[Trevante Rhodes]]). ]] | [[File:12S 424.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An [[RPG-7]] is also used by SFC Ben Milo ([[Trevante Rhodes]]). ]] | ||
[[File:12S 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fighter is armed with the RPG.]] | |||
[[File:12S 304.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, a Taliban fighter launches a rocket from the RPG.]] | [[File:12S 304.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the right, a Taliban fighter launches a rocket from the RPG.]] | ||
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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).
Makarov PM
A Makarov PM pistol is the sidearm carried by Northern Alliance 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).
Rifles/Carbines
M4A1 Carbine
Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth) and other Special Forces soldiers use M4A1 carbines with a variety of attachments. Note that all of the M4A1s in the film sport the period-correct (for 2001) N1 CAR stock, as the LE "waffle"-style stock was not widely available in 2001, when the events of the film took place. Independent Studio Services (ISS), which provided all weapons in the movie, sourced multiple Colt-manufactured N1 CAR stocks (which had long been out of production at the time of filming) at the production's request, in order to accurately depict the M4A1 setup in use with U.S. special operations forces during the early-2000s.
AKM
Most of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban militants are armed with AKM rifles.
AKMS
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use AKMS rifles.
AKMS (Shortened)
Some of the Taliban and Northern Alliance fighters are armed with shortened AKMS rifles. Taliban commander Mullah Razzan (Numan Acar) uses a shortened AKMS while battling Northern Alliance forces.
AKMSU
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use AKMSU rifles.
Norinco Type 56
Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Lal (Laith Nakli) uses a Norinco Type 56 rifle with an AK-74-style muzzle brake as his main weapon.
Sa vz. 58 V
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and Taliban fighters use Czech Sa vz. 58 V rifles.
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).
M24A1 Sniper Weapon System
An M24A1 Sniper Weapon System in tan is also used by the Green Berets, namely Fred Falls (Austin Stowell).
Machine Guns
PKM
The PKM is used by both Taliban and Northern Alliance forces.
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.
M240B
An M240B is seen mounted on US Army Humvees at the HQ.
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.
KPV heavy machine gun
Twin KPV Heavy Machine Guns are seen in an ZPU-2 dual anti-aircraft mount.
Other
M203 Grenade Launcher
Several U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers carry M203 Grenade Launchers mounted to their M4A1 carbines.
RPG-7
Other militants use RPG-7 launchers with PGO-7 sights. An RPG is also used by SFC Ben Milo (Trevante Rhodes).
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.
