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{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = 9th Company<br>9 ротa | |||
|picture = 9thCompanyPoster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:RUS.jpg|border|23px]] Russia<BR>[[Image:UKR.jpg|border|23px]] Ukraine<BR>[[Image:FIN.jpg|border|23px]] Finland | |||
|director = Fedor Bondarchuk | |||
|date= 2005 | |||
|language = Russian | |||
|studio=Art Pictures Studio<br>Channel 1+1<br>Matila Röhr Productions (MRP) | |||
|distributor= | |||
|character1=Lyutyy | |||
|actor1=[[Artur Smolyaninov]] | |||
|character2=Vorobey | |||
|actor2=[[Aleksey Chadov]] | |||
|character3=Dzhokonda | |||
|actor3=[[Konstantin Kryukov]] | |||
|character4=Chugun | |||
|actor4=[[Ivan Kokorin]] | |||
|character5=Ryaba | |||
|actor5=[[Mikhail Evlanov]] | |||
|character6=Stas | |||
|actor6=[[Artyom Mikhalkov]] | |||
|character7=Afanasiy | |||
|actor7=[[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]] | |||
|character8=Khokhol | |||
|actor8=[[Fedor Bondarchuk]] | |||
|character9=Dygalo | |||
|actor9=[[Mikhail Porechenkov]] | |||
|character10=Belosnezhka | |||
|actor10=[[Irina Rakhmanova]] | |||
}} | |||
The | '''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. | ||
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== | =Rifles= | ||
==AK-74== | |||
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|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:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | |||
[[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 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fighter armed with an AK-74 puts a Soviet paratrooper in a chokehold.]] | |||
==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. | |||
[[File:AKS-74.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | |||
[[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 Dygalo AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Drill Sergeant Dygalo ([[Mikhail Porechenkov]]) holds an AKS-74 fitted with a bayonet.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Stas AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas ([[Artyom Mikhalkov]]) uses his AKS-74 during bayonet practice.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Recruit AK-74S 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet recruit fires his AKS-74 on the rifle range.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Konstantin Kryukov]]) trades his AKS-74 for an SVD Dragunov.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper holds an AKS-74. Note the magazines taped together "jungle-style."]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Afanasiy AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Afanasiy ([[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]]) holds his AKS-74.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Konstantin Kryukov]]), carrying an AKS-74 instead of the SVD Dragunov, is led through an Afghan village by a local in his search for matches.]] | |||
[[Image:Cap271a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas ([[Artyom Mikhalkov]]) searches the village.]] | |||
[[Image:Cap270a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas aims his AKS-74 at nearby sudden movement.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fighter fires his AKS-74.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky AK-74S 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky exits a bunker, his AKS slung around his back.]] | |||
[[Image:9POTA-AK74Trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper armed with an AKS-74 fires at the Mujahideen from a bunker.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Kurbashi Pogrebnyak AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kurbashi ([[Amadu Mamadakov]]) and Warrant Officer Khokol Pogrebnyak ([[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]) fire their AKS-74 rifles during the Mujahideen attack. Pogrebnyak's AKS-74 is fitted with a [[GP-series_grenade_launcher#GP-25|GP-25]].]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Lyutyy AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy wildly fires his AK-74 during the last stand.]] | |||
==Dragunov SVD== | ==Dragunov SVD== | ||
An [[SVD_Dragunov#SVD_Dragunov|SVD Dragunov]] is issued to Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Konstantin Kryukov]]), who is an excellent marksman. | |||
[[Image:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.6x54mm R]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky SVDDragunov.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Konstantin Kryukov]]) chambers a round into the SVD Dragunov...]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky SVDDragunov 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...Then Petrovsky fires.]] | |||
[[Image:9POTA-SVD AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky with his Dragunov. Note the soldier next to him (Lyosha) using an AK-74 fitted with an NSPU telescopic night sight.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky SVDDragunov 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Worm's-Eye view of Petrovsky with the Dragunov.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky SVDDragunov 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky cradles his Dragunov as the 9th Company is confronted with the few survivors of a Mujahideen attack.]] | |||
[[Image:9POTA-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky takes down a Mujahideen with his Dragunov.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==PKM Machine Gun== | |||
Several 9th Company Paratroopers use the [[PKM#Kalashnikov_PK.2FPKM_Machine_Gun|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. | |||
[[Image:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|none|500px|left|PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov ([[Ivan Kokorin]]) is issued the PKM Machine Gun.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov attempts to sight in the PKM. Note the bent barrel.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov fires the PKM.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fires his PKM from the hip.]] | |||
[[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.]] | |||
[[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 Paratrooper PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company Paratrooper fires his PKM.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov fires his PKM.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The PKM continues to fire even after Chugainov is knocked down by enemy fire.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Lyutyy PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy ([[Artur Smolyaninov]]) leads a charge with the PKM.]] | |||
==PKT Machine Gun== | |||
The [[PKM#Kalashnikov_PK.2FPKM_Machine_Gun|PKT Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on Soviet T-64 tanks. | |||
[[File:Machine_gun_PKT.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R]] | |||
[[File:9Company_T62_PKT.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PKT machine gun fires from the turret of a T-64 tank.]] | |||
==RPK-74 Light Machine Gun== | |||
Soviet Paratroopers and their Afghan allies can be occasionally seen using the [[RPK_light_machine_gun#RPK-74|RPK-74 Light Machine Gun]]. | |||
[[File:Soviet RPK-74.jpg|thumb|none|501px|RPK-74 Light Machine Gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Recruit RPK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet recruit carries an RPK-74 on a field march.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Greenies RPK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An RPK sits mounted on a barrel at a friendly Afghan checkpoint.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Paratrooper operating a minesweeper carries an RPK slung around his back.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPK-74 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the far left has an RPK-74 deployed on a rock.]] | |||
==KPVT Heavy Machine Gun== | |||
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: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 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of a turret mounted KPVT as the 9th Company returns to base after successfully defending Hill 3234.]] | |||
==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 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:9thCo Paratrooper NSV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A tripod-mounted NSV Heavy Machine Gun sits at the Anava Outpost.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The machine gun crew open up with the NSV.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good look at the tripod as the crew are forced to duck behind cover.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company paratrooper lugs an NSV during the climb to Hill 3234.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company Gun crew set up their NSV.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gun crew man their NSV.]] | |||
[[Image:Cap201a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NSV is clearly visible behind the head of this Paratrooper as it opens up on Mujahideen fighters during the convoy ambush.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|9th Company Paratroopers open up on the charging Mujahideen.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo T72 DsHk.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An NSVT is visible on the T-64 tank leading the convoy.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo T72 DsHk 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An unmanned NSVT sits on the turret of the T-64.]] | |||
==Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2== | |||
The [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2]] is mounted on the Soviet Mi-24P Hind-F gunships which come to the rescue of 9th Company during the final assault. | |||
[[Image:GSh-30-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 30mm automatic cannon - 30x165mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mi-25 Yak-B.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A GSh-30-2K 30mm automatic cannon is visible mounted on the Mi-24P Hind-F gunship escorting the 9th Company convoy into the mountains of Afghanistan.]] | |||
[[Image:9Rota-Hinda.jpg|thumb||none|600px|Mi-24P Hind-F gunships rattle away with GSh-30-2K 30mm automatic cannon.]] | |||
==Shipunov 2A42== | |||
The [[Shipunov 2A42]] is mounted on the BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles used by the Soviets on convoy duty. | |||
[[File:Shipunov_2A42.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shipunov 2A42 automatic cannon - 30x165mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo BMP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Shipunov 2A42 mounted on a BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo BMP 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A BMP-2 gunner aims his 24A2 at 9th Company paratroopers looting the convoy.]] | |||
==ZU-23-2== | |||
The [[ZU-23|ZU-23-2]] Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at the Anava Outpost. | |||
[[Image:ZU-23.jpg|thumb|none|left|400px|ZU-23-2 - 23mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper ZU-23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun is visible at the Anava Outpost on the far right of this screenshot.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper ZU-23 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ZU-23-2 AA Gun is visible in the left foreground.]] | |||
=Launchers= | |||
==AGS-17 Plamya== | |||
An [[AGS-17 Plamya]] can be seen as part of Hill 3234's defense. | |||
[[File:Ags17.jpg|thumb|none|350px|AGS-17 Plamya on tripod - 30mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Plamya.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two 9th Company paratroopers to the right set up an AGS-17 Plamya. The paratrooper passing them carries an NSV.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Plamya 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratroopers in the bottom right can be seen loading an AGS-17.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo AGS17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper to the right mans an AGS-17 Plamya.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Plamya 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas ([[Artyom Mikhalkov]]) on guard in an AGS-17 nest.]] | |||
== | ==GP-25 Grenade Launcher== | ||
The [[GP-series_grenade_launcher#GP-25|GP-25]] grenade launcher is used by Warrant Officer «Khokhol» Pogrebnyak ([[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]) and Afanasiy ([[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]]), mounted on their [[AK-74#AKS-74|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. | |||
[[File:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|GP-25 grenade launcher - 40mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak on patrol with his AK-74 and GP-25.]] | |||
[[Image:9Rota-GPlauncherA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak with his AK-74 and GP-25.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The GP-25 is clearly visible as Pogrebnyak fires his AK-74.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak loads a 40mm High-Explosive Round into his GP-25.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Afanasiy GP-25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Afanasiy ([[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]]) loads a 40mm HE into his GP-25.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak fires a flare from his GP-25.]] | |||
==RPG-7== | |||
The [[RPG-7]], mounted with a PGO-7 scope, is used by the Mujahideen alongside [[RPG-18|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. | |||
[[File:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-7 - 40mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Recruit RPG-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet recruit holds an RPG-7 over his head during a march.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPG-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company Paratrooper climbs up to Hill 3234, carrying a slung RPG-7.]] | |||
[[File:Rpg-7.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fires an RPG-7 fitted with a PGO-7 scope at 9th Company. In a glaring error, there is actually no rocket visible before and when he fires.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-7 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another Mujahideen fires an RPG-7. The same error in the above shot is repeated in this one.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-7 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen attaches a PG-7VM rocket to his RPG.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-7 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Mujahideen fires his RPG-7.]] | |||
==RPG-18== | ==RPG-18== | ||
The disposable, single-shot [[RPG-18]] launcher is used by Mujahideen to attack the Soviets. Soviet Paratroopers also carry and operate them. | |||
[[Image:RPG-18Open.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-18 - 64mm]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPG-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper fires at Mujahideen positions with his RPG-18.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Lyutyy RPG-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy ([[Artur Smolyaninov]]) climbs to Hill 3234, carrying an RPG-18 around his shoulders.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-18 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A pair of Mujahideen fire their RPG-18s at a Soviet convoy.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fires his RPG-18. Note the second tube slung around his back.]] | |||
[[Image:9POTA RPG18.jpg |thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fighter fires his RPG-18 at the Soviets.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen RPG-18 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fires his RPG-18 as a second disposes of his used tube.]] | |||
=Grenades & Mines= | |||
==F-1 Hand Grenade== | |||
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:9thCo Lyosha F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha pulls the pin on an F-1 Hand Grenade.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company paratrooper pockets an F-1 Hand Grenade.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Lyutyy F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy ([[Artur Smolyaninov]]) throws an F-1 Hand Grenade.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Vorobey F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) cooks off an F-1 Hand Grenade for a suicidal detonation.]] | |||
==RGD-5 Hand Grenade== | |||
Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov) throws an [[RGD-5 hand grenade|RGD-5 Hand Grenade]] into a Mujahideen tunnel complex in the aftermath of the Convoy Ambush. | |||
[[File:Rdg5.jpg|thumb|none|130px|RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky RGD-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An RGD-5 Hand Grenade thrown by Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Konstantin Kryukov]]) rolls into a hole used by the Mujahideen to escape.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo RGD-5 Explosion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The grenade goes "boom!" This scene is noteworthy for two reasons: the non-Hollywood explosion and by illustrating the ease at which the Mujahideen are able to escape the Soviets. One hole for every man.]] | |||
== UPG-8 Dummy Antitank Grenade== | |||
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]]). | |||
[[File:UPG-8 Training Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|300px|UPG-8 training grenade]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Vorobey FakeAntitankGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) readies UPG-8 grenade. Cyrillic letters "УПГ" can be seen on its body.]] | |||
[[File:9thCo Vorobey FakeAntitankGrenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey hurls the dummy grenade at a Soviet T-72.]] | |||
==PFM-1 Lepestok== | |||
A [[PFM-1 Lepestok]] antipersonel landmine is seen in the one scene. | |||
[[Image:PFM-1 Lepestok.jpg|thumb|none|300px|PFM-1 Lepestok landmine. This is training sample.]] | |||
[[Image:9 Rota landmine 1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Perfect view of the landmine.]] | |||
=Trivia= | |||
[[Image:9POTAPoster.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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.]] | |||
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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:
Rifles
AK-74
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).
AKS-74
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.
Dragunov SVD
An SVD Dragunov is issued to Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov), who is an excellent marksman.
Machine Guns
PKM Machine Gun
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.
PKT Machine Gun
The PKT Machine Gun is seen mounted on Soviet T-64 tanks.
RPK-74 Light Machine Gun
Soviet Paratroopers and their Afghan allies can be occasionally seen using the RPK-74 Light Machine Gun.
KPVT Heavy Machine Gun
The KPVT Heavy Machine Gun is mounted on BTR-60 APCs and BRDM-2 scout vehicles used by the Soviet Army in the film.
NSV Heavy Machine Gun
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).
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 is mounted on the Soviet Mi-24P Hind-F gunships which come to the rescue of 9th Company during the final assault.
Shipunov 2A42
The Shipunov 2A42 is mounted on the BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles used by the Soviets on convoy duty.
ZU-23-2
The ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at the Anava Outpost.
Launchers
AGS-17 Plamya
An AGS-17 Plamya can be seen as part of Hill 3234's defense.
GP-25 Grenade Launcher
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.
RPG-7
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.
RPG-18
The disposable, single-shot RPG-18 launcher is used by Mujahideen to attack the Soviets. Soviet Paratroopers also carry and operate them.
Grenades & Mines
F-1 Hand Grenade
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).
RGD-5 Hand Grenade
Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov) throws an RGD-5 Hand Grenade into a Mujahideen tunnel complex in the aftermath of the Convoy Ambush.
UPG-8 Dummy Antitank Grenade
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).
PFM-1 Lepestok
A PFM-1 Lepestok antipersonel landmine is seen in the one scene.
Trivia
