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[[Image:9thCompanyPoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|Movie poster for '''9th Company''' (2005) (Russia)]]
|name = 9th Company<br>9 ротa
[[Image:9POTAPoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|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.]]
|picture = 9thCompanyPoster.jpg
'''9th Company '''(''9 POTA'') is a 2005 Russian language film about a group of Soviet Recruits from Basic Training to combat in the mountains of Afghanistan, during the Afghan-Russo War (1979-1989).  The story deals with the idealistic young Paratroopers, assigned to the 9th Company, who are fighting a desperate battle against the Mujahideen fighters in the final days of the doomed conflict. It is (loosely) based on the Battle for Hill 3234.
|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 following firearms are used in the film ''9th Company'':'''
'''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=
=Rifles=
==AK-74==
==AK-74==
The [[AK-74#AK-74|AK-74]], the replacement for the iconic AK-47, is the main weapon of both Soviet Paratroopers and the Muhjadeen fighters.
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:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK-74 - 5.45x39mm]]
[[Image:Cap308a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The newly-arrived Recruits, armed with AK-74 rifles, ride to Hill 3234.]]
[[File:9thCo Akhmet AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]), a local Mujahideen leader, carries an AK-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Lyosha AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyosha looks through the NSPU telescopic night sight fitted onto his AK-74.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen advance on Hill 3234 firing their AK-74s.]]
[[File:9thCo Akhmet AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Akhmet ([[Marat Gudiev]]), a local Muhjadeen leader, carries an AK-74.]]
[[File:9Company Muj AK74 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mujahideen fighter armed with an AK-74 puts a Soviet paratrooper in a chokehold.]]
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Soslan Fidarov]]), carrying an AK-74 instead of the SVD Dragunov, is led through an Afghan village by a local in his search for matches.]]
[[File:9thCo Korgaman AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain "Korgaman" Bystrov ([[Aleksey Kravchenko]]), the commander of the 9th Company, tenses his finger on the trigger of his AK-74.]]
[[Image:Cap372a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Soviet Vehicle Crewmen fire their AK-74 rifles when the convoy is ambushed.]]
[[Image:Cap274a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy ([[Artur Smolyaninov]]) moves through an Afghan Village, armed with an AK-74.]]
[[Image:Cap271a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas ([[Artyom Mikhalkov]]) searches the village.]]
[[Image:Cap270a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Stas aims his AK-74 at nearby sudden movement.]]
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A young Muhjadeen with his AK-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Kurbashi Pogrebnyak AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kurbashi ([[Amadu Mamadakov]]) and Warrant Officer Khokol Pogrebnyak ([[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]) fire their AK-74 during the Muhjadeen attack.]]
[[File:9thCo Lyutyy AK-74.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy wildly fires his AK-74 during the last stand.]]


==ASK-74==
==AKS-74==
Soviet Paratroopers use the [[AK-74#AKS-74|AKS-74]], differentiated from the AK-74 by its folding stack (or lack of buttstock), in both training and combat in Afghanistan. The Muhjadeen fighters also use them. Their heavier-then-expected use amongst the 9th Company in both training and combat is undoubtedly due to their lightweight and the ability to fold the buttstock, making them ideal for paratroopers.
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: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 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 Stas AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stas ([[Artyom Mikhalkov]]) uses his AKS-74 during bayonet practice.]]
[[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 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 ([[Soslan Fidarov]]) trades his AKS-74 for an SVD Dragunov.]]
[[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 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 Afanasiy AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Afanasiy ([[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]]) holds his AKS-74.]]
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen AK-74S.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Muhjadeen fighter fires 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.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen from a bunker.]]
[[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 ([[Soslan Fidarov]]), whom is an excellent marksman.  
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]]
[[Image:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.6x54mm R]]
[[File:9thCo Petrovsky SVDDragunov.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Soslan Fidarov]] chambers a round into the SVD Dragunov.]]
[[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|Petrovsky fires.]]
[[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.]]
[[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 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 Muhjadeen attack.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen with his Dragunov.]]
[[Image:9POTA-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky takes down a Mujahideen with his Dragunov.]]


=Machine Guns=
=Machine Guns=
==PKM Machine Gun==
==PKM Machine Gun==
Several 9th Company Paratroopers use the [[PK 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.
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]]
[[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.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 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 Chugainov PKM 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov fires the PKM.]]
[[File:9thCo Mujahideen PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Muhjadeen fires his PKM from the hip.]]
[[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.]]
[[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 Mujahideen PKM 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Muhjadeen fires his PKM.]]
[[File:9thCo Muj PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mujahideen fire their PKMs.]]
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov picks up his PKM.]]
[[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.]]
[[File:9thCo Chugainov PKM 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chugainov 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 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.]]
[[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==
==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]].
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|500px|RPK-74 Light Machine Gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]]
[[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 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 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.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.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPK-74 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the far left has an RPK-74 deployed on a rock.]]
==DShK Heavy Machine Gun==
The [[DShK heavy machine gun|DShK Heavy Machine Gun]] is seen mounted on the turret of T-72 tanks. As this is a Russian-produced film, the DsHk's in the film are authentic, and not the M2 mock-ups commonly seen in American productions.
[[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|left|400px|A Russian DShK mounted on Tripod - 12.7x108mm]]
[[File:9thCo T72 DsHk.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A DShK Heavy Machine Gun is visible on the T-72 tank leading the convoy.]]
[[File:9thCo T72 DsHk 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An unmanned DShK sits on the turret of the T-72.]]


==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 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 BTR-60.]]
[[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.]]
[[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==
==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.
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.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper NSV 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Machine Gun crew open up with the NSV.]]
[[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 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 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 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.]]
[[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.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen.]]
[[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.]]


==Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Machine Gun==
==Shipunov 2A42==
The Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B is mounted on the Soviet Mi-25 Gunships which come to the rescue of 9th Company during the final assault.
The [[Shipunov 2A42]] is mounted on the BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles used by the Soviets on convoy duty.
[[Image:Yakb.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A Yak-B Gatling Gun - 12.7mm]]
[[File:Shipunov_2A42.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Shipunov 2A42 automatic cannon - 30x165mm]]
[[File:9thCo Mi-25 Yak-B.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Machine Gun is visible mounted on the Mi-25 Gunship escorting the 9th Company convoy into the mountains of Afghanistan.]]
[[File:9thCo BMP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Shipunov 2A42 mounted on a BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.]]
[[Image:9Rota-Hinda.jpg‎|thumb||none|600px|Mi-25 Gunships rattle away with Yak-B Machine Guns.]]
[[File:9thCo BMP 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A BMP-2 gunner aims his 24A2 at 9th Company paratroopers looting the convoy.]]


==ZU-23==
==ZU-23-2==
The [[ZU-23]] Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at the Anava Outpost.
The [[ZU-23|ZU-23-2]] Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at the Anava Outpost.
[[Image:ZU23.jpg‎|thumb|none|left|400px|ZU-23-2 - 23mm]]
[[Image:ZU-23.jpg‎|thumb|none|left|400px|ZU-23-2 - 23mm]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper ZU-23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A ZU-23 Anti-Aircraft Gun is visible at the Anava Outpost on the far right of this screenshot.]]
[[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 AA Gun is visible in the left foreground.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper ZU-23 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ZU-23-2 AA Gun is visible in the left foreground.]]


=Launchers=
=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==
==GP-25 Grenade Launcher==
The AK-74 mounted [[GP-series_grenade_launcher#GP-25|GP-25]] grenade launcher is used by Warrant Officer Khokol Pogrebnyak ([[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]) and Afanasiy ([[Dmitriy Mukhamadeev]]).  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 [[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:Gp-25 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|GP-25 grenade launcher - 40mm]]
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Warrant Officer Khokol Pogrebnyak's ([[Fyodor Bondarchuk]]) AK-74, fitted with a GP-25 Grenade Launcher, is visible in the center.]]
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak on patrol with his AK-74 and GP-25.]]
[[File:9thCo Pogrebnyak GP-25 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak on patrol with his AK-74 and GP-25.]]
[[Image:9thPlatoonAmbushed.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak fires his AK-74, GP-25 a mounted on the barrel.]]
[[Image:9Rota-GPlauncherA.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak 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 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The GP-25 is clearly visible as Pogrebnyak fires his AK-74.]]
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==RPG-7==
==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.
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|600px|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
[[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 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: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: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 Muhjadeen 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.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 Muhjadeen fires an RPG-7. The same error in the above shot is repeated in this one.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen attaches a PG-7VM rocket to his RPG.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen fires his RPG-7.]]
[[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.
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]]
[[Image:RPG-18Open.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-18 - 64mm]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper RPG-18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper fires at Muhjadeen positions with his RPG-18.]]
[[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 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 Muhjadeen fire their RPG-18's at a Soviet Convoy.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen fires his RPG-18. Note the second tube slung around his back.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen fighter fires his RPG-18 at the Soviets.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen fires his RPG-18 as a second disposes of his used tube.]]
[[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=
=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.
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.]]
[[File:9thCo Paratrooper F1HandGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A 9th Company paratrooper pockets 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 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]]) prepares 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==
==RGD-5 Hand Grenade==
Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Soslan Fidarov]]) throws an [[RGD-5 hand grenade|RGD-5 Hand Grenade]] into a Mujahideen tunnel complex in the aftermath of the Convoy Ambush.
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: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 ([[Soslan Fidarov]]) rolls into a hole used by the Muhjadeen to escape.]]
[[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 Muhjadeen are able to escape the Soviets. One hole for every man.]]
[[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.]]


==Fake Antitank Grenade==
== UPG-8 Dummy Antitank Grenade==
A dummy Antitank Grenade is used by Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) in an exercise during training.
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:9thCo Vorobey FakeAntitankGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) readies the fake Antitank 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.]]
[[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 ротa
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Movie Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russia
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ukraine
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Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk
Release Date 2005
Language Russian
Studio Art Pictures Studio
Channel 1+1
Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)
Main Cast
Character Actor
Lyutyy Artur Smolyaninov
Vorobey Aleksey Chadov
Dzhokonda Konstantin Kryukov
Chugun Ivan Kokorin
Ryaba Mikhail Evlanov
Stas Artyom Mikhalkov
Afanasiy Dmitriy Mukhamadeev
Khokhol Fedor Bondarchuk
Dygalo Mikhail Porechenkov
Belosnezhka Irina Rakhmanova


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).

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AK-74 with NSPU scope - 5.45x39mm
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Lyosha looks through the NSPU night-vision scope fitted onto his AK-74.
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AK-74 - 5.45x39mm
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Akhmet (Marat Gudiev), a local Mujahideen leader, carries an AK-74.
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Mujahideen advance on Hill 3234 firing their AK-74s.
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A Mujahideen fighter armed with an AK-74 puts a Soviet paratrooper in a chokehold.

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.

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AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm
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Vorobey (Aleksey Chadov) crawls under barbed wire during a training exercise, holding an AKS-74.
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Drill Sergeant Dygalo (Mikhail Porechenkov) holds an AKS-74 fitted with a bayonet.
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Stas (Artyom Mikhalkov) uses his AKS-74 during bayonet practice.
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A Soviet recruit fires his AKS-74 on the rifle range.
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Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov) trades his AKS-74 for an SVD Dragunov.
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A Soviet Paratrooper holds an AKS-74. Note the magazines taped together "jungle-style."
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Afanasiy (Dmitriy Mukhamadeev) holds his AKS-74.
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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.
Stas (Artyom Mikhalkov) searches the village.
Stas aims his AKS-74 at nearby sudden movement.
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A Mujahideen fighter fires his AKS-74.
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Petrovsky exits a bunker, his AKS slung around his back.
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A Soviet Paratrooper armed with an AKS-74 fires at the Mujahideen from a bunker.
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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-25.
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Lyutyy wildly fires his AK-74 during the last stand.

Dragunov SVD

An SVD Dragunov is issued to Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov), who is an excellent marksman.

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SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.6x54mm R
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Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov) chambers a round into the SVD Dragunov...
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...Then Petrovsky fires.
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Petrovsky with his Dragunov. Note the soldier next to him (Lyosha) using an AK-74 fitted with an NSPU telescopic night sight.
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Worm's-Eye view of Petrovsky with the Dragunov.
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Petrovsky cradles his Dragunov as the 9th Company is confronted with the few survivors of a Mujahideen attack.
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Petrovsky takes down a Mujahideen with his Dragunov.

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.

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PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R
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Chugainov (Ivan Kokorin) is issued the PKM Machine Gun.
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Chugainov attempts to sight in the PKM. Note the bent barrel.
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Chugainov fires the PKM.
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A Mujahideen fires his PKM from the hip.
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Chugainov loads a belt of 7.62x54mm into the chamber of his PKM.
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Chugainov carries his PKM, holding it by the bipod, as he and the 9th Company search an Afghan village.
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Mujahideen fire their PKMs.
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A 9th Company paratrooper fires his PKM at charging Mujahideen.
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A 9th Company Paratrooper fires his PKM.
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Chugainov fires his PKM.
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The PKM continues to fire even after Chugainov is knocked down by enemy fire.
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Lyutyy (Artur Smolyaninov) leads a charge with the PKM.

PKT Machine Gun

The PKT Machine Gun is seen mounted on Soviet T-64 tanks.

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PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R
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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-74 Light Machine Gun.

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RPK-74 Light Machine Gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm
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A Soviet recruit carries an RPK-74 on a field march.
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An RPK sits mounted on a barrel at a friendly Afghan checkpoint.
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A Paratrooper operating a minesweeper carries an RPK slung around his back.
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The soldier on the far left has an RPK-74 deployed on a rock.

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.

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KPVT Heavy Machine Gun - 14.5x114mm
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A KPVT Heavy Machine Gun is visible mounted on the turret of a Soviet BRDM-2.
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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 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).

Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm
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A tripod-mounted NSV Heavy Machine Gun sits at the Anava Outpost.
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The machine gun crew open up with the NSV.
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A good look at the tripod as the crew are forced to duck behind cover.
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A 9th Company paratrooper lugs an NSV during the climb to Hill 3234.
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A 9th Company Gun crew set up their NSV.
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A gun crew man their NSV.
The NSV is clearly visible behind the head of this Paratrooper as it opens up on Mujahideen fighters during the convoy ambush.
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9th Company Paratroopers open up on the charging Mujahideen.
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An NSVT is visible on the T-64 tank leading the convoy.
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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.

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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 30mm automatic cannon - 30x165mm
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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.
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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.

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Shipunov 2A42 automatic cannon - 30x165mm
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A Shipunov 2A42 mounted on a BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
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A BMP-2 gunner aims his 24A2 at 9th Company paratroopers looting the convoy.

ZU-23-2

The ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at the Anava Outpost.

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ZU-23-2 - 23mm
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A ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun is visible at the Anava Outpost on the far right of this screenshot.
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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.

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AGS-17 Plamya on tripod - 30mm
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Two 9th Company paratroopers to the right set up an AGS-17 Plamya. The paratrooper passing them carries an NSV.
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The paratroopers in the bottom right can be seen loading an AGS-17.
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The paratrooper to the right mans an AGS-17 Plamya.
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Stas (Artyom Mikhalkov) on guard in an AGS-17 nest.

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.

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GP-25 grenade launcher - 40mm
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Pogrebnyak on patrol with his AK-74 and GP-25.
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Pogrebnyak with his AK-74 and GP-25.
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The GP-25 is clearly visible as Pogrebnyak fires his AK-74.
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Pogrebnyak loads a 40mm High-Explosive Round into his GP-25.
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Afanasiy (Dmitriy Mukhamadeev) loads a 40mm HE into his GP-25.
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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-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.

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RPG-7 - 40mm
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A Soviet recruit holds an RPG-7 over his head during a march.
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A 9th Company Paratrooper climbs up to Hill 3234, carrying a slung RPG-7.
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RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
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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.
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Another Mujahideen fires an RPG-7. The same error in the above shot is repeated in this one.
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A Mujahideen attaches a PG-7VM rocket to his RPG.
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The Mujahideen fires his RPG-7.

RPG-18

The disposable, single-shot RPG-18 launcher is used by Mujahideen to attack the Soviets. Soviet Paratroopers also carry and operate them.

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RPG-18 - 64mm
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A Soviet Paratrooper fires at Mujahideen positions with his RPG-18.
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Lyutyy (Artur Smolyaninov) climbs to Hill 3234, carrying an RPG-18 around his shoulders.
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A pair of Mujahideen fire their RPG-18s at a Soviet convoy.
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A Mujahideen fires his RPG-18. Note the second tube slung around his back.
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A Mujahideen fighter fires his RPG-18 at the Soviets.
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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, 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).

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade
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Lyosha pulls the pin on an F-1 Hand Grenade.
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A 9th Company paratrooper pockets an F-1 Hand Grenade.
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Lyutyy (Artur Smolyaninov) throws an F-1 Hand Grenade.
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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 into a Mujahideen tunnel complex in the aftermath of the Convoy Ambush.

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RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade
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An RGD-5 Hand Grenade thrown by Giaconda Petrovsky (Konstantin Kryukov) rolls into a hole used by the Mujahideen to escape.
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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).

UPG-8 training grenade
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Vorobey (Aleksey Chadov) readies UPG-8 grenade. Cyrillic letters "УПГ" can be seen on its body.
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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.

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PFM-1 Lepestok landmine. This is training sample.
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Perfect view of the landmine.

Trivia

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.