Lone Survivor is a 2013 war drama directed by Peter Berg (Battleship ) . Based on the best-selling book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by former U.S. Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the film stars Mark Wahlberg as Luttrell, who was a member of an ill-fated SEAL reconnaissance team that was ambushed in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan during Operation Red Wings on June 28, 2005. The film also stars Taylor Kitsch , Emile Hirsch , Ben Foster and Eric Bana , and went into limited release on December 25, 2013, with a wider release on January 14, 2014.
The following weapons were used in the film Lone Survivor :
Handguns
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS pistol is used by Matthew "Axe" Axelson (Ben Foster ) after he runs out of ammunition for his rifle. In reality, the preferred sidearm of the Navy SEALs is the SIG-Sauer P226 Navy . Another SEAL draws his Beretta on a Chinook pilot.
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Makarov PM
A Makarov PM with a stainless finish is used by Taraq (Sammy Sheik ), the right hand man of Taliban commander Shah. In a struggle, Gulab (Ali Suliman ) is seen handling the pistol.
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Shotguns
Double-Barreled Shotgun
One of the villagers who protects Luttrell wields a Double Barreled Shotgun .
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Mossberg 500
One of the villagers appears to be armed with a Mossberg 500 shotgun.
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Rifles
M4A1 Carbine
Michael P. Murphy (Taylor Kitsch ), Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch ) and other U.S. Navy SEALs use M4A1 carbines with a variety of attachments.
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Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR
Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg ) and Matthew Axelson (Ben Foster ) are both armed with the Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifle . Luttrell's rifle features a solid stock while Axelson's has a collapsible stock, but both rifles have suppressors, Harris bipods, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators and Leupold MR/T scopes.
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AK-47
A Taliban militant attempts to kill Matthew with his AK-47.
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AKM
Most of the Taliban militants who attack the SEAL recon team are armed with AKM rifles. Mohammed Gulab (Ali Suliman ) later uses an AKM while protecting Luttrell.
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AKMS
Some of the Taliban fighters and villagers use AKMS rifles.
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AKS-47
Taraq (Sammy Sheik ) and some of the other Taliban carry what appear to be AKS-47 rifles.
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Sniper Rifle
Norinco NDM-86
When Michael P. Murphy (Taylor Kitsch ) surveys the village with his monocular, Murphy spots one of the Taliban militants carrying a Norinco NDM-86 on his back.
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Machine Guns
PKM
A militant fires a PKM while attacking the SEAL recon team.
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General Dynamics GAU-17/A
The GAU-17/A Minigun on MH-60 Black Hawk and HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters.
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FN M240D
FN M240D machine guns are mounted on the sides of the MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
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Mk 48 Mod 1
The Mk 48 Mod 1 is another weapon carried by the SEALs.
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Browning M2HB
Browning M2HB machine guns can be seen on Humvee roof mounts.
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Other
M203A1 Grenade Launcher
Murphy and Dietz both have M203A1 grenade launchers mounted to their M4A1 carbines.
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Type 69 RPG
Militants use Chinese Type 69 RPG launchers while attacking the recon team.
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RPG-7
Other militants use RPG-7 launchers with PGO-7 sights.
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M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
An M67 hand grenade is seen in the hands of Marcus during a confrontation.
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M230 Chain Gun
AH-64 Apaches mounted with 30mm M230 Chain Guns are also seen in the film.
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M102 105mm Howitzer
An AC-130 gunship bombards the militants with a M102 howitzer while providing suppressing fire for the beleaguered SEAL team.
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General Dynamics GAU-12/U
The AC-130 is also armed with a General Dynamics GAU-12/U 25mm cannon.
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Bofors 40mm L/60
The AC-130 is also armed with a Bofors 40mm L/60 cannon.
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