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[[Image:9thCompanyPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Movie poster for '''9th Company''' (2005) (Russia)]] | [[Image:9thCompanyPoster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Movie poster for '''9th Company''' (2005) (Russia)]] | ||
[[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- | [[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.]] | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 9 January 2010
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9th Company (9 POTA) is a 2005 Russian language film about a group of Soviet vets in the mountains of Afghanistan, during the Afghan-Russo War (1979-1989). The story deals with idealistic young soldiers who are fighting a desperate battle against the Mudjahideen fighters.
The weapons seen in this movie are:
AK74
AK74 & GP30 launcher
File:Http://www.russiablog.org/9thPlatoonAmbushed.jpg The GP-30 under barrel grenade launcher is intended for destroying manpower in open country or in uncovered trenches/foxholes, as well as on reverse slopes by direct and indirect fire, using the VOG-25 and VOG-25P caseless fragmentation rounds.
Being muzzle-loaded, the GP-30 enables to increase practical rate of fire 2-3 times compared with the US 40mm M203. The trigger mechanism is of double action.
The grenade launcher comes equipped with a leaf sight, which is used to correct grenade drift. Unlike the GP-25, the sight is mounted on the right side and requires no range adjustment. The grenade launcher can also fire non-lethal rounds
PK machine gun
GShG-7.62 minigun
Dragunov SVD
DShK 12.7mm
RPG-7
One of the soldiers uses an american M72A3 trying to shoot Achmed.
