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12 Strong
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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 (Black Hawk Down). The cast included Michael Shannon, Trevante Rhodes, Navid Negahban, William Fichtner, and Michael Pena.
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.
Rifles/Carbines
M4A1 Carbine
Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth) and other Special Forces soldiers use M4A1 carbines with a variety of attachments.
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.
AKMSU
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers and the Taliban fighters use AKMSU rifles.
Vz.58V
Some of the Northern Alliance soldiers used Czech SA vz.58V 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.
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.
M240
An M240 GPMG is seen mounted on US Army humvees,
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.
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.
