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The [[AK-74#AK-74|AK-74]], fitted with an NSPU night-vision scope, is used by Soviet infantryman Lyosha. It also appears amongst several Mujahideen, including local commander Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]).
The [[AK-74#AK-74|AK-74]], fitted with an NSPU night-vision scope, is used by Soviet infantryman Lyosha. It also appears amongst several Mujahideen, including local commander Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]).
[[File:AK74 with NSPU scope.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-74 with NSPU scope - 5.45x39mm]]
[[File:AK74 with NSPU scope.jpg|thumb|none|350px|AK-74 with NSPU scope - 5.45x39mm]]
[[File:9thCo Lyosha AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha looks through the NSPU night-vision scope fitted onto his AK-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Lyosha AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha looks through the NSPU night-vision scope fitted onto his AK-74.]]
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[[File:9thCo Akhmet AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]), a local Mujahideen leader, carries an AK-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Akhmet AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]), a local Mujahideen leader, carries an AK-74.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen advance on Hill 3234 firing their AK-74s.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen advance on Hill 3234 firing their AK-74s.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen armed with an AK-74 puts a paratrooper in a chokehold.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fighter armed with an AK-74 puts a Soviet paratrooper in a chokehold.]]
==AKS-74==
==AKS-74==
Soviet Paratroopers use the [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74]], differentiated from the AK-74 by its folding stock (or lack of buttstock), in both training and combat in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen fighters also use them. Their heavier-than-expected use amongst the 9th Company in both training and combat is undoubtedly due to their light weight and the folding buttstock, ideal for paratroopers. Note that many of these look like full-length AK-74 because of the rubber bands (standard-issue tourniquets from personal first-aid kits) wrapped around their folding stocks – reportedly to keep a tourniquet handy, but more often just to improve cheek-weld on a skeleton stock, as tourniquets rapidly dry out and degrade exposed to the harsh elements.
Soviet paratroopers use the [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74]], differentiated from the AK-74 by its folding stock (or lack of buttstock), in both training and combat in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen fighters also use them. Their heavier-than-expected use amongst the 9th Company in both training and combat is undoubtedly due to their light weight and the folding buttstock, ideal for paratroopers. Note that many of these look like full-length AK-74 because of the rubber bands (standard-issue tourniquets from personal first-aid kits) wrapped around their folding stocks – reportedly to keep a tourniquet handy, but more often just to improve cheek-weld on a skeleton stock, as tourniquets rapidly dry out and degrade exposed to the harsh elements.
[[File:9thCo Vorobey AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) crawls under barbed wire during a training exercise, holding an AKS-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Vorobey AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) crawls under barbed wire during a training exercise, holding an AKS-74.]]
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[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov loads a belt of 7.62x54mm into the chamber of his PKM.]]
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov loads a belt of 7.62x54mm into the chamber of his PKM.]]
[[Image:9Rota-PKM2a.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Chugainov carries his PKM, holding it by the bipod, as he and the 9th Company search an Afghan village.]]
[[Image:9Rota-PKM2a.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Chugainov carries his PKM, holding it by the bipod, as he and the 9th Company search an Afghan village.]]
[[File:9thCo Muj PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen fire their PKM's.]]
[[File:9thCo Muj PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen fire their PKMs.]]
[[File:9thCo Para PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company paratrooper fires his PKM at charging Mujahideen.]]
[[File:9thCo Para PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company paratrooper fires his PKM at charging Mujahideen.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company Paratrooper fires his PKM.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company Paratrooper fires his PKM.]]
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==KPVT Heavy Machine Gun==
==KPVT Heavy Machine Gun==
The [[KPV_heavy_machine_gun#KPVT_Heavy_Machine_Gun|KPVT Heavy Machine Gun]] is mounted on BTR-60 APC's and BRDM-2 scout vehicles used by the Soviet Army in the film.
The [[KPV_heavy_machine_gun#KPVT_Heavy_Machine_Gun|KPVT Heavy Machine Gun]] is mounted on BTR-60 APCs and BRDM-2 scout vehicles used by the Soviet Army in the film.
[[File:Kpvt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|KPVT Heavy Machine Gun - 14.5x114mm]]
[[File:Kpvt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|KPVT Heavy Machine Gun - 14.5x114mm]]
[[File:9thCo BTR KPVT.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A KPVT Heavy Machine Gun is visible mounted on the turret of a Soviet BRDM-2.]]
[[File:9thCo BTR KPVT.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A KPVT Heavy Machine Gun is visible mounted on the turret of a Soviet BRDM-2.]]
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==NSV Heavy Machine Gun==
==NSV Heavy Machine Gun==
The [[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV Heavy Machine Gun]] is used as a mounted heavy machine gun by Soviet Paratroopers on Hill 3234. Additional NSVT's are seen mounted at the Commander's hatches of T-64 tanks (despite the T-64 being incorrect for the Soviet war in Afghanistan; these tanks are possibly standing in for the similar T-72).
The [[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV Heavy Machine Gun]] is used as a mounted heavy machine gun by Soviet Paratroopers on Hill 3234. Additional NSVTs are seen mounted at the commanders' hatches of T-64 tanks (despite the T-64 being incorrect for the Soviet war in Afghanistan; these tanks are possibly standing in for the similar T-72).
[[File:6U6 NSV 02.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm]]
[[File:6U6 NSV 02.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A tripod-mounted NSV Heavy Machine Gun sits at the Anava Outpost.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A tripod-mounted NSV Heavy Machine Gun sits at the Anava Outpost.]]
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=Grenades & Mines=
=Grenades & Mines=
==F-1 Hand Grenade==
==F-1 Hand Grenade==
The main grenade carried by the Soviet Paratroopers is the World War Two-era [[F-1 hand grenade|F-1 Hand Grenade]], even though the RGD-5 was standard issue from the 1960's onward. This is probably due to its iconic status in Russia, where RGD and similar modern grenades are largely unknown to civilians (the oft-cited Russian army myth defines the F-1 kill radius as 200 meters - while 200 m is actually its potential danger radius in range conditions).
The main grenade carried by the Soviet paratroopers is the World War II-era [[F-1 hand grenade|F-1 Hand Grenade]], even though the RGD-5 was standard issue from the 1960s onward. This is probably due to its iconic status in Russia, where RGD and similar modern grenades are largely unknown to civilians (the oft-cited Russian army myth defines the F-1 kill radius as 200 meters - while 200 m is actually its potential danger radius in range conditions).
[[File:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
[[File:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]]
[[File:9thCo Lyosha F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha pulls the pin on an F-1 Hand Grenade.]]
[[File:9thCo Lyosha F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha pulls the pin on an F-1 Hand Grenade.]]
9th Company (9 ROTA) is a 2005 Russian language film that follows a group of Soviet recruits from Basic Training to combat in the mountains of Afghanistan, during the Afghan-Soviet War (1979-1989). The story deals with idealistic young Soviet paratroopers, assigned to the 9th Company, who are fighting a desperate battle against the Mujaheddin fighters in the final days of the doomed conflict. It is (loosely) based on the Battle for Hill 3234.
The following weapons were used in the film 9th Company:
The AK-74, fitted with an NSPU night-vision scope, is used by Soviet infantryman Lyosha. It also appears amongst several Mujahideen, including local commander Akhmet (Marat Gudiev).
Soviet paratroopers use the AKS-74, differentiated from the AK-74 by its folding stock (or lack of buttstock), in both training and combat in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen fighters also use them. Their heavier-than-expected use amongst the 9th Company in both training and combat is undoubtedly due to their light weight and the folding buttstock, ideal for paratroopers. Note that many of these look like full-length AK-74 because of the rubber bands (standard-issue tourniquets from personal first-aid kits) wrapped around their folding stocks – reportedly to keep a tourniquet handy, but more often just to improve cheek-weld on a skeleton stock, as tourniquets rapidly dry out and degrade exposed to the harsh elements.
Several 9th Company Paratroopers use the PKM Machine Gun: Chugainov (Ivan Kokorin) is given Samylin's old gun, which suffered a bend in the barrel due to a hand grenade explosion. He can be seen in one scene trying to sight it to fire at a rock 3m away. One of the paratroopers grabs the barrel of his PKM to bash a Mujahideen and sustains 3rd degree burns in the process.
The NSV Heavy Machine Gun is used as a mounted heavy machine gun by Soviet Paratroopers on Hill 3234. Additional NSVTs are seen mounted at the commanders' hatches of T-64 tanks (despite the T-64 being incorrect for the Soviet war in Afghanistan; these tanks are possibly standing in for the similar T-72).
The GP-25 grenade launcher is used by Warrant Officer «Khokhol» Pogrebnyak (Fyodor Bondarchuk) and Afanasiy (Dmitriy Mukhamadeev), mounted on their AKS-74 rifles. This Grenade Launcher was first introduced in the 1980s and was referred to as the BG15. A later updated version would be the GP-30.
The RPG-7, mounted with a PGO-7 scope, is used by the Mujahideen alongside RPG-18s to attack the 9th Company. They are also carried by Soviet Paratroopers, but without a scope. A glaring error is that in several shots it is apparent that there is no loaded rocket when the RPG is fired.
The main grenade carried by the Soviet paratroopers is the World War II-era F-1 Hand Grenade, even though the RGD-5 was standard issue from the 1960s onward. This is probably due to its iconic status in Russia, where RGD and similar modern grenades are largely unknown to civilians (the oft-cited Russian army myth defines the F-1 kill radius as 200 meters - while 200 m is actually its potential danger radius in range conditions).
An UPG-8 dummy antitank grenade is used by Vorobey (Aleksey Chadov) in an exercise during training ("UPG" means "Uchebnaya Protivotankovaya Granata" - training anti-tank grenade. It is a training version of RKG-3 anti-tank grenade).
Russian language poster for 9th Company aka 9 POTA (2005) (Russia). Note: Though IMDB lists the Russian name as "9 POTA" the cyrillic in the poster reads 9 "Roh-ta" with the "r" rolled on the tip of the tongue like in Spanish. Thus the 'phonetic' English wording used for the International Title is actually incorrect.
