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'''''The White Tiger''''' (''Belyy tigr'') is a 2012 | '''''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". | ||
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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):
Pistol
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.
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
MP40 Submachine Gun
PPS-43
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle
Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle
PTRD-41
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
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.
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)
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.
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
Tiger I Tank
The "White Tiger" depicted in the film appears to be a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank.
German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank
Other
Several destroyed armored vehicles are seen on a train.
