Act of Valor...again

[ldivinag]

Plus, the sound guys nailed the evil minigun howl exactly right. A howl so evil that Lucifer himself would cringe in terror.

cause they used LIVE ammo for that boat scene...

[Dark Sky Solutions]

cause they used LIVE ammo for that boat scene...

Lmao!!! Very true, this whole movie had as little of movie magic as possible.

[G60]

Anyone else notice the eotechs didn't work? They really were going for true-to-life realism.

[elSquid]

I need to go buy on blue ray !!

Comes out next week!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LAIGZU

-- Michael

[flectarn]

One thing I noticed and thought was awesome was the seals putting rifles on safe after firing off a burst to reload. I don't recall ever seeing this in a movie.

Sounds like you're getting your info from watching movies! These men are active duty SEALs, they're going to manipulate their firearms the same way they would in a real world situation. It becomes a nature for guys like these.

[downdiver2]

When did they invent silencers?

You mean supressors...and they work nothing like they do in the movies. You still hear the shot, you just can't tell exactly where it is coming from and the volume is reduced if you use the proper subsonic ammo. Plus they change the ballistics of the round and do not do well in certain environmental conditions. So it is not like they use them for every single mission.

They actually had the sniper using a "silencer", or at least they had the rifle perform as if the imaginary device existed. So as "realistic" as the film is, it too uses many Hollywood gun myths as plot devices. The realism only goes so far. Still, it is a cool movie.

Well I will say as someone who spent 5 years with Naval Special Warfare and a Boat Team, Yes we have them and yes we use them. Suppressors that is. Silencers don't exist except in the movies.
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Thanks for the correction in suppressors v.s silencers. As you guys, I only commented on what I know or have experienced.

Example 1 very similar to the mexican village version except for vehicle insert and not a house to house search (3 outer homes targeted to o.p P.O.O field): Central Baghdad 2005: Dropping off a team to observe a P.O.O that was tracked in our A.O. First meeting: All team members carrying with Suppressors, even one on a side arm I noticed. Night of OP. Our four trucks stripped to only three men to accommodate more team members and two open bed upper armored Humvee's carrying team members in the bed area. 3 am. Drop off, three houses secured and only two shots fired dog and hostile house member. Very soon (Seemed like seconds) all clear was heard on the radio.

Example 2: Rewind 8 or so months to N. Iraq. Kirkuk. (Diff deployment) Given the objective to cordon an area being searched and watched by air. All U.S. Army SF members observed w/ suppressed weapons. Mission, again at night.

Reasons, or my experience above is why I commented on why I found the use of none suppressed weapons a question to realistic.

Still in the end, the movie has now made my top five of all time along with RAD, Goonies, etc, etc and Act of Valor. Heard it comes out on DVD / Blue Ray June 1 or 5th, but soon, very SOOOONNNN

[PandaLuv]

Sounds like you're getting your info from watching movies! These men are active duty SEALs, they're going to manipulate their firearms the same way they would in a real world situation. It becomes a nature for guys like these.

Lol what?

He is saying that the reload drills were real, he's just saying that he's never seen anything like that before in MOVIES in general.

[PandaLuv]

Thanks for the correction in suppressors v.s silencers. As you guys, I only commented on what I know or have experienced.

Example 1 very similar to the mexican village version except for vehicle insert and not a house to house search (3 outer homes targeted to o.p P.O.O field): Central Baghdad 2005: Dropping off a team to observe a P.O.O that was tracked in our A.O. First meeting: All team members carrying with Suppressors, even one on a side arm I noticed. Night of OP. Our four trucks stripped to only three men to accommodate more team members and two open bed upper armored Humvee's carrying team members in the bed area. 3 am. Drop off, three houses secured and only two shots fired dog and hostile house member. Very soon (Seemed like seconds) all clear was heard on the radio.

Example 2: Rewind 8 or so months to N. Iraq. Kirkuk. (Diff deployment) Given the objective to cordon an area being searched and watched by air. All U.S. Army SF members observed w/ suppressed weapons. Mission, again at night.

Reasons, or my experience above is why I commented on why I found the use of none suppressed weapons a question to realistic.

Still in the end, the movie has now made my top five of all time along with RAD, Goonies, etc, etc and Act of Valor. Heard it comes out on DVD / Blue Ray June 1 or 5th, but soon, very SOOOONNNN

Thanks for your service !

[Dark Sky Solutions]

Thanks for the correction in suppressors v.s silencers. As you guys, I only commented on what I know or have experienced.

Example 1 very similar to the mexican village version except for vehicle insert and not a house to house search (3 outer homes targeted to o.p P.O.O field): Central Baghdad 2005: Dropping off a team to observe a P.O.O that was tracked in our A.O. First meeting: All team members carrying with Suppressors, even one on a side arm I noticed. Night of OP. Our four trucks stripped to only three men to accommodate more team members and two open bed upper armored Humvee's carrying team members in the bed area. 3 am. Drop off, three houses secured and only two shots fired dog and hostile house member. Very soon (Seemed like seconds) all clear was heard on the radio.

Example 2: Rewind 8 or so months to N. Iraq. Kirkuk. (Diff deployment) Given the objective to cordon an area being searched and watched by air. All U.S. Army SF members observed w/ suppressed weapons. Mission, again at night.

Reasons, or my experience above is why I commented on why I found the use of none suppressed weapons a question to realistic.

Still in the end, the movie has now made my top five of all time along with RAD, Goonies, etc, etc and Act of Valor. Heard it comes out on DVD / Blue Ray June 1 or 5th, but soon, very SOOOONNNN

Hey brother. Not trying to get into a d!$) measuring contest at all. I seethe 10th mountain div symbol. Some good dudes there that do god's work. "Climb to Glory"

I agree Iraq most SpecWar where using their suppressors on every op at night and some during the day.

Some places I have been every time others sometime, and others never. Just depends on the mission and the plan. You know as well as I do plan your op and op your plan. As soon as boots are on the ground the plan goes out the window. Lmao.

[stylett9]

But, uh has anyone noticed that the seals were shooting semi auto !?!? That's so awesome.

I am obviously wide awake right now.

You would probably never see special forces shoot full auto or even 3 round bursts unless its for suppressive fire. Less accurate and wastes ammo

[TAK]

You would probably never see special forces shoot full auto or even 3 round bursts unless its for suppressive fire. Less accurate and wastes ammo

Nobody shoots FA unless you have a machine gun.

3 round burst is rarely used and normally just because you're trying to dump ammo fast and it's fun.

[PandaLuv]

why does FA even existf for AW?

Is it only for suppressing fire? CQB?

[Nose Nuggets]

Great movie, I'll look forward to watching it again with my home theater on DVD

Not to entirely derail this thread but, is it still a home theater system with a dvd player attached

[TurboChrisB]

Not to entirely derail this thread but, is it still a home theater system with a dvd player attached

Not sure I understand the question....who doesn't have a DVD or BluRay attached to their Home theater?

[CS25]

This is the standard of action/war movies. Great flic!