The Iraqi translator refers to Will Poulter's character as "Captain." Poulter's character wear two silver bars. In the Navy, two bars(O-3) is a lieutenant, not a captain. If his character was Marines or Army he would be referred to as Captain, but in the Navy a Captain (O-6) would have a silver eagle on his uniform.
While power outlets on the interior walls are the distinctive 13amp UK square pin sockets, this does not give the filming location away. Iraq has no official plug and socket standard, however the British type G plug is the most common.
In shots after the second floor was obliterated by the Bradley tanks the second floor was miraculously intact.
In shots after the ied obliterated the Bradley only a severed leg and other human remains were shown. No sign of the mangled Bradley.
The blue 'opel' near the beginning of the movie is in fact a blue 'peugeot' estate. Opel is the European version of the Vauxhall car manufacturer.
The sniper is positioned about 1.5 m from the hole in the wall, which is barely 20 cm across. His viewing field is no more than 10 degrees. In the movie, they show the sniper doing panoramic sweeps at least five times wider.
The vehicles portraying the Bradley IFV's in the movie were actually "vismods" (visual modifications) based on a turreted variant of the British FV432 designated the FV432/30 rented from "Armourgeddon Tank Driving Centre & Museum" UK.
The FV432/30 has the correct number of wheels, but the turret size, shape and position is the main visual giveaway.
The FV432/30 has the correct number of wheels, but the turret size, shape and position is the main visual giveaway.
In the subtitles, they keep referencing the miscellaneous sailors/frogmen as "soldier" even though the frogmen are referring to each other as frogman.
While the film is set in November 2006, the overhead shots from the UAV show satellite imagery of the Al-Bakr neighborhood garden, which was created in 2019.
During radio communication one of the SEALs uses both "nine" and "niner" for the number nine for reporting their position.