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|actor4=Vitaliy Dordzhiev | |actor4=Vitaliy Dordzhiev | ||
|character5=General Smirnov | |character5=General Smirnov | ||
|actor5=Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov | |actor5=[[Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov]] | ||
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==PTRD-41== | ==PTRD-41== | ||
Soviet soldiers carry [[PTRD-41]] anti-tank rifle at the film's beginning. | |||
[[Image:PTRD-41.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm]] | [[Image:PTRD-41.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle 14.5x114mm]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-PTRD.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet soldiers carry [[PTRD-41]] anti-tank rifle]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-PTRD.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet soldiers carry [[PTRD-41]] anti-tank rifle]] | ||
=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
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=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Degtyaryov DP-27== | ==Degtyaryov DP-27== | ||
[[Degtyaryov DP-27]] machine guns are also used by Russian troops. | |||
[[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]] | [[Image:DP-28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DP-27 machine gun, 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-DP.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet soldier holds the [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun#Degtyaryov DP-27/DP-28|Degtyaryov DP-27]] light machine gun]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-DP.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet soldier holds the [[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun#Degtyaryov DP-27/DP-28|Degtyaryov DP-27]] light machine gun]] | ||
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[[File:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm.]] | [[File:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|DShKM on tripod - 12.7x108mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-DShK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[DShK heavy machine gun|DShK]] machine guns are mounted on ISU-152 SPG.]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-DShK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|[[DShK heavy machine gun|DShK]] machine guns are mounted on ISU-152 SPG.]] | ||
== Maxim M1910/30 == | |||
Red Army soldiers are seen transporting the Russian [[Maxim M1910/30]] machine gun at the film's beginning. | |||
[[File:Maxim M1910 30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR]] | |||
[[File:WhiteTiger 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, Red Army soldiers are seen transporting the Russian adopted version of the [[Maxim]] machine gun at the film's beginning.]] | |||
=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
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==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)== | ==76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)== | ||
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | The [[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)]]. | ||
[[Image:ZiS3 nn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) - 76mm]] | |||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-ZIS.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet gunners fire ZiS-3 guns]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-ZIS.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Soviet gunners fire ZiS-3 guns]] | ||
==7.5 cm Pak 97/38== | ==7.5 cm Pak 97/38== | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-Pak97-38.jpg|thumb|600px|none|7.5 cm Pak 97/38 German anti-tank gun can be seen in oppening scene]] | [[Image:7.5cm Pak 97 38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|7.5 cm Pak 97/38 anti-tank gun - 75×350mm R]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-Pak97-38.jpg|thumb|600px|none|[[7.5 cm Pak 97/38]] German anti-tank gun can be seen in oppening scene]] | |||
==7.5 cm Pak 40== | ==7.5 cm Pak 40== | ||
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=Gun Platforms= | =Gun Platforms= | ||
For the film's production, several of the Russian and German armored vehicles used were well made mockups. Some mock-ups tanks are created on more modern chassis. For this film was created a replica of a Tiger tank. But unfortunately the film was shot without it. | For the film's production, several of the Russian and German armored vehicles used were well made mockups. Some mock-ups tanks are created on more modern chassis. For this film was created a replica of a Tiger tank. But unfortunately the film was shot without it. | ||
==Tiger I Tank== | |||
The "White Tiger" depicted in the film appears to be a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank. The tank was supposed to be a specially made replica that was reported to have been built from the ground up, but apparently wasn't completed in time for filming. Instead, the tank seen in the film was a Soviet IS-2 that was visually modified to resemble the Tiger. | |||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet IS-2 (Iosif Stalin) heavy tank modified to resemble the German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank]] | |||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-Tiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Replica of the German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank that was supposed to be used in the film (Note the differences below to the tank actually seen onscreen).]] | |||
[[File:WhiteTiger 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Tiger from the front.]] | |||
[[File:WhiteTiger 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view of the Tiger in battle.]] | |||
[[File:WhiteTiger 16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Tiger from the side. Note the profile difference from the Tiger replica above.]] | |||
==T-34-85 Tank== | ==T-34-85 Tank== | ||
The majority of the Russian armor seen in the film are Russian T-34-85 tanks. Models depicting the destroyed tanks were made very high quality. | The majority of the Russian armor seen in the film are Russian T-34-85 tanks. Models depicting the destroyed tanks were made very high quality. | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet T-34-85 tank.]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet T-34-85 tank.]] | ||
[[File:WhiteTiger 20.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:WhiteTiger 34.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
==IS-2== | ==IS-2== | ||
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==German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank== | ==German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank== | ||
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Several destroyed armored vehicles are seen on a train. | Several destroyed armored vehicles are seen on a train. | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-M3Lee.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Replica of the M3 Lee Medium Tank built on the BMP infantry fighting vehicle chassis]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-M3Lee.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Replica of the M3 Lee Medium Tank built on the BMP infantry fighting vehicle chassis]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-Matilda.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Destroyed British Matilda II infantry tank]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-Matilda.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Destroyed British Matilda II infantry tank. It is armed with [[Ordnance QF 2-pounder|2-pounder]] tank gun.]] | ||
[[Image:Belyy tigr-BT.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Destroyed BT-7 Soviet cavalry tank]] | [[Image:Belyy tigr-BT.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Destroyed BT-7 Soviet cavalry tank]] | ||
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The White Tiger (Belyy tigr) is a 2012 World War II film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. The story takes place in Russia during the closing months of the Eastern Front of World War II. Ivan Naydenov (Aleksey Vertkov), a Soviet tanker who barely survived a battle, is pressed back into service and goes on a hunt to destroy a mysterious ghostly-white German Tiger tank he calls the "White Tiger".
The following weapons were used in the film The White Tiger (Belyy tigr):
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Some Russian troops carry the PPSh-41.
MP40 Submachine Gun
The MP40 was mainly carried by German troops during World War II, but is seen carried by Maj. Fedotov (Vitaliy Kishchenko) in the film.
PPS-43
Another weapon carried by Russian troops is the PPS-43.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle
Some Russian troops also are armed with the Mosin Nagant M1891/30.
Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle
Some Russian troops carry the Tokarev SVT-40.
PTRD-41
Soviet soldiers carry PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle at the film's beginning.
Pistols
Tokarev TT-33 Pistol
Ivan Naydenov (Aleksey Vertkov) is using the Tokarev TT-33. The pistol appears to be the period correct pre-1947 version.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Degtyaryov DP-27 machine guns are also used by Russian troops.
Degtyaryov DT Machine Gun
The Degtyaryov DT Machine Gun is seen mounted in the Russian T-34-85 tanks.
MG34 Panzerlauf Machine Gun
An MG34 is seen mounted in the "White Tiger" tank.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
DShK Heavy Machine Guns are seen mounted atop Russian ISU-152 SPG vehicles.
Maxim M1910/30
Red Army soldiers are seen transporting the Russian Maxim M1910/30 machine gun at the film's beginning.
Trivia
NbK 39 Grenade Dischargers
Mounted on the side of the Tiger's turret are NbK 39 Grenade Dischargers. They were intended to shoot smoke shells but later frag shells were designed for them.
76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)
The 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3).
7.5 cm Pak 97/38
7.5 cm Pak 40
Gun Platforms
For the film's production, several of the Russian and German armored vehicles used were well made mockups. Some mock-ups tanks are created on more modern chassis. For this film was created a replica of a Tiger tank. But unfortunately the film was shot without it.
Tiger I Tank
The "White Tiger" depicted in the film appears to be a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank. The tank was supposed to be a specially made replica that was reported to have been built from the ground up, but apparently wasn't completed in time for filming. Instead, the tank seen in the film was a Soviet IS-2 that was visually modified to resemble the Tiger.
T-34-85 Tank
The majority of the Russian armor seen in the film are Russian T-34-85 tanks. Models depicting the destroyed tanks were made very high quality.
IS-2
ISU-152 SPG
SU-100 Tank Destroyer
German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank
Other
Several destroyed armored vehicles are seen on a train.
