The Outpost

Video cover

Country	United States
Directed by	Rod Lurie
Release Date	2020
Language	English
Studio	Millennium Media Perfection Hunter York Films
Distributor	Screen Media Films

Main Cast
Character	Actor
SSG Clint Romesha	Scott Eastwood
CPT Benjamin D. Keating	Orlando Bloom
Specialist Ty Michael Carter	Caleb Landry Jones

The Outpost is a 2020 war film directed by Rod Lurie and adapted from the 2012 non-fiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper. The film depicts the real-life Battle of Kamdesh, which occurred on October 3, 2009 when Taliban fighters assaulted U.S. Army soldiers at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province, resulting in one of the bloodiest battles of the War in Afghanistan. The film stars Scott Eastwood as Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha and Caleb Landry Jones as Specialist Ty Carter, who both earned the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle.

The following weapons were used in the film The Outpost:

Rifles/Carbines

M4A1 Carbine

The M4A1 Carbine is used by nearly all of the U.S. Army soldiers at Combat Outpost Keating, including Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha (Scott Eastwood) and Specialist Ty Carter (Caleb Landry Jones). The M4A1 Carbines are all fitted with ACOG sights and AN/PEQ-2 laser sights.

M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm

SSG Clint Romesha (Scott Eastwood) aims his M4A1 fitted with an M203 grenade launcher

Romesha and Hardt (Jack Devos) with their M4A1's and M203 grenade launchers.

Soldiers at the outpost fire their M4A1s during a salute to a fallen comrade.

CPT Robert Yllescas (Milo Gibson) holds a M4A1 carbine during a patrol.

SPC Daniel Rodriguez (portrayed by himself) fires a M4A1 Carbine during the battle.

SPC Ty Carter (Caleb Landry Jones) reloads his M4A1 Carbine in the midst of the fighting. Note that the carbine lacks the stepped barrel that is a feature of genuine M4 carbines.

A close-up of Romesha's M4A1 reveals that the lower receiver was built by Oberland Arms, a German manufacturer of AR15-pattern rifles.

AK-47

The Taliban fighters who assault the outpost are armed with AK-47 variants. Local villagers and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers are also seen with AK-47s.

Type 3 AK-47 with laminated stock - 7.62x39mm

A villager attending a shura at COP Keating holds a decorated AK-47.

As a sign of goodwill, the villagers surrender AK-47 rifles to CPT Keating.

ANA soldiers with AK-47s patrol the outpost.

Taliban fighters engaging the soldiers are armed with several AK-47s.

AK-47 armed Taliban fighters charge one of the COP Keating's bunkers.

Arsenal AR-F

Bulgarian Arsenal AR-F rifles are used by Taliban fighters. The presence of the AR-F is explained since most of the movie was filmed in Bulgaria.

Arsenal AR-F - 7.62x39mm

Taliban fighters armed with AR-F rifles advance towards COP Keating. Note that the rifle in the foreground has a rail on the receiver for attaching sights.

Taliban fighters disguised as ANA soldiers enter COP Keating during the battle.

SVD Dragunov

SSG Clint Romesha (Scott Eastwood) uses a SVD Dragunov sniper rifle taken from an Afghan soldier to engage an enemy sniper during the battle.

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R

Romesha (Scott Eastwood) aims the SVD Dragunov sniper rifle.

Romesha fires the SVD.

Handguns

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS, standing in for the Beretta M9, are used by the officers at the outpost, including Captain Benjamin Keating (Orlando Bloom), Captain Sylvanius Broward (Kwame D. Patterson), and medical officer Captain Chris Cordova (George Arvidson). Specialist Daniel Rodriguez (portraying himself) is seen using a Beretta 92FS when responding to the initial Taliban attack.