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Operation Brave is a classic American heroic film released in 2012. Based on true events, the film was filmed with a large number of active U.S. troops and equipment, and more specifically, the main actors in the film are all serving U.S. Navy SEALs.
The film's director and producer said, "We needed to follow the rhythm of the 'SEALs' at all times when shooting, for fear of missing the focus of the shooting if we were not careful." In fact, this film did not disappoint the majority of military fans -
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The main content of the film
The murder of senior government officials and numerous terrorist attacks have alarmed people around the world. After careful study by the US military intelligence department, it was found that the person who planned these terrorist attacks was the same person - Christo.
The extremist was a former jihadist organizer and had a great hatred with the U.S. government. Recently, he kidnapped a United States CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) agent in an attempt to provoke the United States Government again. The U.S. military could not bear it and immediately sent a Navy SEALs to carry out rescue operations.
After some careful planning and fierce firefighting, the hostages were finally successfully rescued. But that's not how the story ends. During the interrogation, the U.S. military received intelligence from Christo that his old friend Sanchez intended to use the Internet and more heinous terrorist attacks to pose a threat to the whole United States and the world, and the U.S. government and the military once again realized the urgency of the situation and immediately regrouped the Navy SEALs. Although the fighters had not yet taken a good rest before they were ordered to carry out the beheading mission again, they did not complain and once again embarked on the road to counter-terrorism.
The Navy submarine was ordered to cooperate with the SEALs in the decapitation operation
But the mission was challenging. The terrorist dens are located in different countries, which need to be broken by THE SEALs, and the terrorists in each stronghold are equipped with weapons such as assault rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, and grenades, coupled with their familiarity with the terrain and the large number of people, which have a greater advantage over the US commandos. However, tactics determine success or failure, and a unit without a combat method will lose even if it has various advantages. With their flexible tactics and air and water fire support, the "SEALs" broke through the enemy's defenses, and finally successfully killed the terrorist leader and successfully completed the mission.
The "seals" rushed to the mission site in the setting sun
But it is regrettable and commendable that one of the team members used his body to block the grenade that was about to explode, saving the rest of his comrades.
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Guns in the film
In the film, the Navy SEALs are mainly equipped with the M4 carbine, MK18 assault rifle and its variant gun, the only difference between the latter and the M4 is that the length of the full gun is much shorter, more suitable for CQB (indoor close combat) and other types of special operations, so it is favored by the US special forces.
In the opening operation to rescue the hostages, the Navy SEALs sniper uses the DPMS TAC20 sniper rifle, which is used as a replacement for the M110 sniper rifle in the film.
In the film, the pistol used by the Navy SEALs is the famous Sieg-Sauer P226. The gun was defeated by the Italian Beretta 92FS in the 1980s when the U.S. military replaced the standard pistol due to the high cost of production, but the gun was quickly recognized by the American Navy SEALs, and then immediately publicly announced that it was designated as a standard pistol, and has been used to this day, showing its performance and status.
Navy SEALs snipers use the DPMS TAC20 sniper rifle
The Navy SEALs fired at the last minute with a Sieg-Sauer P226 pistol
It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the film, the CIA agent is equipped with a Glock 19 pistol, which is a compact version of the Glock 17 pistol, the whole gun is short in length, light in weight, easy to carry, and is the first choice for pilots and intelligence personnel.
Navy SEALs carried the GAU-17A transfer-tube machine gun to the submachine boat to provide fire cover
In war films, heavy fire support is naturally indispensable. In the rescue of CIA agents, the U.S. Marine Corps carried the GAU-17A transfer-tube machine gun (a naval version of the Minigang M134 revolving machine gun) and the Minimi M240 universal machine gun to the submachine boat, providing good fire cover for the troops. When capturing the terrorist leader Christo at sea, the SEALs used the Minimi M240 machine gun mounted on the bow of the ship, which was equipped with a scope on the top, and the shooter used a single shot to greatly improve the accuracy of the shooting.
The Navy SEALs provided fire cover for the commandos using the shipboard M240 light machine gun with additional scopes
In a night raid, the Minimi M249 paratrooper light machine gun used by the US military at a critical moment also provided effective support for the large troops.
In addition, the U.S. military also used the M72 rocket launcher and mp5A2 submachine gun.
Terrorists are using MP5A2 submachine guns
At the funeral at the end of the film, the U.S. salute soldiers use the M1A rifle (that is, the civilian version of the M14 rifle), which fires an empty package bullet at the funeral to avoid the bullet falling and injuring people.
American saluters pay tribute to the heroes using the M1A rifle, the civilian version of the M14 rifle. The gun fired an empty package at the funeral to prevent the bullet from falling and injuring people
The above weapons, except for the M72 rocket launcher replaced by the M136 AT4 rocket launcher, are all active equipment of the US military.
Navy SEALs use M72 rocket launchers to destroy terrorist vehicles to contain terrorist reinforcements
Look at the weapons of the terrorists in the film, with miscellaneous equipment and many models. In addition to the indispensable standard equipment AK47 assault rifle, it also includes mp5A2 submachine gun, HK G3 assault rifle, UZI micro submachine gun and Russian F1 grenade, and even used a Chinese-made Type 69 rocket launcher during the night raid of the US military.
The classic equipment of terrorists - the AK47 assault rifle
Soviet-made F1 grenades in the hands of terrorists
Terrorists use UZI miniature submachine guns to carry out useless resistance
Terrorists used HK G3 assault rifles to shoot indiscriminately at THE SEALs
According to the data, the domestic Type 69 rocket launcher once had an export record, so this is not a wearing gang.
Terrorists used Chinese-made Type 69 rocket launchers to shoot. Its indoor launch is a major failure in the film
The film also features footage of Filipino terrorists loading American M2HB heavy machine guns into jeeps. This scenario is very normal, as we all know, the Philippines has always been a partner of the United States, even the local government forces are all American equipment, and villains can naturally obtain such weapons.
Philippine terrorists armed with M2HB heavy machine guns
The weapons appearing in the film are reasonable, which shows that the director has made a lot of efforts to understand the military equipment before shooting.
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The responsibilities of the three U.S. armed forces are clear
At the beginning of the film to rescue CIA agents, the Navy COMMANDOs use the traditional rescue method - the joint operation of the Navy, Army and Air Force plus unmanned reconnaissance aircraft: the Navy is mainly responsible for providing fire cover and clearing obstacles for the main force. The Air Force is responsible for logistics such as the transportation and transportation of personnel and munitions, but it can also provide air strikes when necessary. The main task of the UAV is to reconnoiter the enemy situation, while transmitting the battle situation of the main force to the reinforcements and the command center. Ground troops are naturally the main force of rescue operations, and snipers are responsible for clearing the sentries around the enemy camp so that the troops responsible for rescue are surprised and unprepared.
War scenes
The film is occasionally interspersed with first-person perspectives to enhance the sense of substitution
The main task of the Air Force is to be responsible for the transportation of personnel and supplies
In combat, drones are mainly responsible for reconnaissance, collection and transmission of intelligence
However, the rescue operation is not as simple as imagined, this group of "smell-sensitive" terrorists have long been ready for battle, and finally although the "SEALs" successfully rescued the hostages, they were chased by a large number of reinforcements. The problem of the operation was thus exposed: why not pre-set evacuation routes and lay ambushes on the road to cover the retreat of your own troops? In a hurry, fortunately, the water troops arrived in time at a critical moment and suppressed the terrorists with machine guns, which enabled the troops to successfully get out of danger.
Tactical blunders like this are entirely due to excessive lightness.
In the water pursuit operation, the natural navy became the main force, mainly responsible for tail chasing and intercepting, clearing threatening targets, and always alerting for fire cover, so as to ensure that the seals on the helicopter could successfully descend.
This time, the Air Force is still mainly logistics-oriented.
The SEALs descended on enemy ships to capture the terrorist leaders, but this was done with the security of the naval forces at all times
In this operation, the water forces cleared Crystal's men with great firepower and amazing speed, quickly controlled the situation, and finally succeeded in capturing the terrorist leader alive.
After the successful capture of Christo, the U.S. military launched a night raid on a drug dealer den in Mexico, this time the army was responsible for the main attack, and the air force was responsible for cover. Although the "SEALs" tried to be unaware of their actions, they were spotted by highly vigilant terrorists and engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. Compared to terrorists with rocket launchers and grenades, the U.S. military had little advantage and quickly collapsed. At this moment, the air force exerted its superiority and used powerful air firepower to assist the army in jointly conquering the enemy stronghold.
Film firing scenes. The actor's proficiency in tactical maneuvers is evident
The last battle is undoubtedly the most exciting. After some disguises between the Navy SEALs and the local special forces, they joined forces to raid the old lair of the terrorist leader Sanchez, but were fiercely counterattacked by Sanchel and his men. Due to the lack of tactical application, 2 local military personnel and 1 Navy SEALs who came to support were unfortunately killed, and 1 SEALs was seriously injured. In the end, however, the SEALs worked together to kill Sanchez.
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Tactical details are slightly missing
The film not only performs shockingly in the war action scenes, but also handles the details very well.
First, let's look at the jungle infiltration operation at the beginning of the film when the CIA agents are rescued. According to the "traditional routine" of special operations films, snipers who have been ambushed in advance directly shoot to clear the targets that pose the greatest threat to the commandos, and then other team members infiltrate into enemy positions, use daggers and other whispered melee weapons to kill the remaining guards, and when everything is ready, they will launch a general attack.
Underwater team members cooperate with snipers to catch enemy corpses to prevent early exposure
Watching Operation Daredevil, the commandos dive into the water, and the audience may think that the potential underwater commandos are going to pull the guards on the shore down and kill them. But this is not the case, they do this to cooperate with snipers after killing the enemy, catch it when it falls, and slowly put it into the water, so as not to splash the water and thus expose the whereabouts. This detail has greatly addicted military fans.
Secondly, when the SEALs successfully rescued the hostages and exchanged fire with enemy reinforcements in the jungle, the commando firepower was obviously not dominant, and some people might ask at this time: Why not use a grenade launcher? Due to the complex terrain of the jungle, the space is narrow, very limited, and there is shelter everywhere, if a grenade launcher is used in this situation, it is necessary to consider the problem of throwing angle first, obviously this problem is difficult to solve in the dense environment of jungle trees, and the jungle is full of trees and shelters, even if the problem of aiming angle is solved, the shrapnel after the grenade explosion is very likely to hurt itself in the face of various natural bunkers, so there is a reason why the SEALs do not use grenade launchers in the jungle.
Perhaps the detail-oriented audience will also find that after successfully rescuing the hostages, before the SEALs used the M72 rocket launcher to contain the enemy pursuers, a team member said "tail flame area safety" before firing the rocket. The term "tail flame zone" is a technical military term, mainly referring to the fan-shaped area formed by the tail spit fire of the bazooka when launched, this area will have a large amount of high temperature gas and flames rushing out, so it is necessary to reserve a safe space to prevent high temperature gases and flames from burning other team members or igniting the forest.
While lurking in the Philippines to gather intelligence, the commandos' telescopes and SLR cameras were covered with camouflage cloth to prevent the lens from reflecting and exposing the target.
While lurking in the Philippines to gather intelligence, commando cameras and telescope lenses were covered with camouflage cloth to prevent reflections and expose targets
The above details are exemplary and show the intentions.
In contrast, the tactics of terrorists are not overly described by the word "unbearable". Shooting at the partition wall affected both accuracy and wasting bullets; when the U.S. reinforcements arrived and suppressed them with machine guns, these terrorists did not know how to retreat quickly, but used cars as cover, and the rate of fire and fire of the transfer machine guns were enough to blow up the cars, so that they would undoubtedly die. It can be seen that the vast majority of these terrorists are extremists with no combat experience.
Despite this, there are some low-level mistakes in the film, such as terrorists firing bazookas indoors and SEALs not having mufflers installed in the rescue operation except for sniper rifles. However, this does not affect it to become an excellent military theme film and television work.
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The film is based on two real characters
I believe that the team member who threw his body at the grenade to save his teammates in the film, and the SEALs who were seriously injured in the capture of Sanchez but still insisted on fighting back, all left a deep impression on the audience. In fact, these two characters are not completely fictional, and they are based on real people.
The first prototype to pounce on the grenade was Mike Monsour, who sacrificed his young life to rescue three other teammates during an operation in the 2006 Afghan War to block the grenade that was about to explode, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and the U.S. Navy named the latest Zumwalt-class destroyer "Mike Monsour" as a memorial.
Another archetypal character is Douglas "Mike" Dai, who was strafed by several terrorists' assault rifles in April 2007 when he was on a mission in Iraq, 27 shots were fired, of which the bulletproof vest blocked 11 shots, and the remaining 16 shots hit the hands, legs, abdomen and other parts, and he was seriously injured, but he still insisted on killing 4 terrorists with a pistol, and was finally rescued by the team, and miraculously survived in the rescue, and was awarded the "Silver Star Medal" after the war.
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Responsibility, beliefs and emotions
In addition to the shocking battle scenes in the film, the emotions contained in it are even more touching.
Don't think that SEALs are invincible, they also have their own families, and they will also be wounded and killed. They are like ordinary people around you and me, except that they often withdraw to complete more thrilling and challenging tasks, and even the slightest mistake will be gone.
How would you react to a grenade just a few meters away from you? I believe that the vast majority of people have a blank in their minds, but for the battle-hardened Navy SEALs, jumping up and pressing the grenade with his body to save the lives of several other comrades is his instinctive reaction, at that moment, I believe that he has no regrets about what he has done...
(This article was published in Light Weapons, No. 9, 2017 (Part 2), and the public account article has been deleted)
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