Yes, they are. They are not named in the film's credits, however.
Yes. Christo is based on Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian billionaire currently awaiting trial in the US for black market arms dealing. Like Christo he enjoyed an immensely lavish lifestyle, ran his own fleet of smuggling planes, skilfully circumvented international law and ruthlessly sold to the highest bidder. He also inspired Nicholas Cage's film Lord of War. Abu Shabal is based on Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist leader and Jihadi who amongst other atrocities was responsible for the 2004 Beslan School massacre. Like Shabal he advocated the indiscriminate mass killing of civilians using explosive vests and utilised the wives of his dead fighters as suicide bombers, nicknaming them "Black Widows". He was killed in 2006 by an explosion during an arms deal, possibly assassinated by the Russian secret service.
The Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG-7) is expelled from the launch tube by a primary charge and then carried towards the target by a rocket motor. However, the rocket motor doesn't initiate and the armour piercing warhead doesn't arm until it is some distance from the launcher so that the firer isn't killed by the backblast or a premature detonation. When the SEAL is struck by the warhead he is so close to the firer that the rocket motor hasn't kicked in yet and the warhead hasn't had time to arm so his body armour is able to save him.
The SEALs not only rescued Morales but were able to recover the Blackberry phone belonging to Christo's henchman. This is a crucial plot point as the information they recover from it leads them to the arms transfer in Somalia and Christo's yacht in the Pacific. Terrorists worldwide from the IRA to the Viet Cong to Al-Quaeda have a reputation for obsessively writing their plans down, the SEAL's killing of Osama bin Laden was not nearly as important in the War on Terror as their recovery of his mobile phones, laptop computers etc which provided invaluable information on his organisation.
Fast-rope: rappel from a helicopter using a rope
Frag: fragmentation grenade
HAHO: high-altitude, high-opening: parachuting and opening the canopy at a high altitude to allow a long stealthy approach to a distant target
HALO: high-altitude, low-opening: free-falling from a high altitude and opening the canopy at the last minute to allow a rapid stealthy approach directly onto a target
JSOC: Joint Special Operations Command
LAW: light antitank weapon: one-shot disposable anti-armour rocket
M4: standard assault carbine used by the SEALs
Overwatch: SEAL commander and sniper observing at a distance in order to provide support and command and control to SEALs in action.
QRF: quick reaction force
Raven: small remote-controlled drone used for forwards reconnaissance
RPG: rocket-propelled grenade, Soviet era anti-armour weapon.
SDV: swimmer delivery vehicle, mini submarine which deploys SEALs from the SSGN
Squirters: terrorist suspects fleeing scene
SSGN: nuclear submarine optimized for special operations, equipped with cruise missiles and able to carry an SDV attached to its' deck
SWIFT boat: small, heavily-armed boats manned by Special Warfare Combat Crews used to support SEALs
Task Force 160 / Nightstalkers: Army Special Aviation Regiment flying helicopters in support of SEALs and Delta Force
Frag: fragmentation grenade
HAHO: high-altitude, high-opening: parachuting and opening the canopy at a high altitude to allow a long stealthy approach to a distant target
HALO: high-altitude, low-opening: free-falling from a high altitude and opening the canopy at the last minute to allow a rapid stealthy approach directly onto a target
JSOC: Joint Special Operations Command
LAW: light antitank weapon: one-shot disposable anti-armour rocket
M4: standard assault carbine used by the SEALs
Overwatch: SEAL commander and sniper observing at a distance in order to provide support and command and control to SEALs in action.
QRF: quick reaction force
Raven: small remote-controlled drone used for forwards reconnaissance
RPG: rocket-propelled grenade, Soviet era anti-armour weapon.
SDV: swimmer delivery vehicle, mini submarine which deploys SEALs from the SSGN
Squirters: terrorist suspects fleeing scene
SSGN: nuclear submarine optimized for special operations, equipped with cruise missiles and able to carry an SDV attached to its' deck
SWIFT boat: small, heavily-armed boats manned by Special Warfare Combat Crews used to support SEALs
Task Force 160 / Nightstalkers: Army Special Aviation Regiment flying helicopters in support of SEALs and Delta Force
Yes and no, we see it shot off and hanging by a strip of flesh in the final confrontation but later at the funeral and whilst writing the letter we see that he still has it. Presumably it must have been surgically re-attached.
Several alterations were made for the international cut of the movie: some of the footage was either cut out or re-dubbed for international markets which mitigates the movie's message. Sometimes there is the exact same dialogue happening during an entirely different shot. Mostly the offscreen comments were changed but there are also five altered scenes resulting in a time difference of almost 1 minute between both versions.
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- How long is Act of Valor?1 hour and 50 minutes
- When was Act of Valor released?February 24, 2012
- What is the IMDb rating of Act of Valor?6.4 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Act of Valor?Lieutenant Rorke, Chief Dave, SO1 Sonny, SO1 Weimy, SO1 Ray, SO1 Ajay, SO1 Mikey, Senior Chief Otto, LT Lyons, Admiral Callaghan, and others
- What is the plot of Act of Valor?An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.
- What was the budget for Act of Valor?$12 million
- How much did Act of Valor earn at the worldwide box office?$82.5 million
- How much did Act of Valor earn at the US box office?$70 million
- What is Act of Valor rated?R
- What genre is Act of Valor?Action, Adventure, Thriller, and War
- How many awards has Act of Valor won?1 award
- How many awards has Act of Valor been nominated for?8 nominations
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