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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-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.]] | [[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.]] | ||
'''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 | '''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. | ||
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[[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.]] | [[Image:Cap308a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The newly-arrived Recruits, armed with AK-74 rifles, ride to Hill 3234.]] | ||
[[Image:Cap274a.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Cap372a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet Vehicle Crewmen fire their AK-74 rifles when the convoy is ambushed.]] | ||
[[Image:Cap271a.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Cap274a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lyutyy ([[Artur Smolyaninov]]) moves through an Afghan Village, armed with an AK-74.]] | ||
[[Image:Cap270a.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[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.]] | |||
[[Image:Cap372a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soviet Vehicle Crewmen fire their AK-74 rifles when the convoy is ambushed.]] | |||
==ASK-74== | ==ASK-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. | |||
[[File:AKS-74.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | [[File:AKS-74.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
[[[[Image:9POTA-AK74Trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper armed with an AKS-74 | [[[[Image:9POTA-AK74Trench.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Soviet Paratrooper armed with an AKS-74 fires at the Muhjadeen from a bunker.]] | ||
==Dragunov SVD== | ==Dragunov SVD== | ||
An [[SVD_Dragunov#SVD_Dragunov|SVD Dragunov]] is issued to Petrovsky, | An [[SVD_Dragunov#SVD_Dragunov|SVD Dragunov]] is issued to Giaconda Petrovsky ([[Soslan Fidarov]]), whom 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]] | ||
[[Image:9POTA-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky | [[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 | [[Image:9POTA-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Petrovsky takes down a Muhjadeen with his Dragunov.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==PKM Machine Gun== | ==PKM Machine Gun== | ||
Several 9th Company | 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. | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:9Rota-PKM2a.jpg |thumb|none| | [[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.]] | ||
==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]]. | |||
[[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|500px|RPK-74 light machine gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
==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 DShKM mounted on Tripod - 12.7x108mm]] | |||
==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. | |||
[[File:Kpvt 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|KPVT heavy machine gun - 14.5x114mm]] | |||
==NSV Heavy Machine Gun== | ==NSV Heavy Machine Gun== | ||
The [[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV Heavy Machine Gun]] is | The [[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV Heavy Machine Gun]] is used as a mounted heavy machine gun by Soviet Paratroopers on Hill 3234. | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Cap201a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The tripod-mounted NSV Heavy Machine Gun is clearly visible behind the head of this soldier as it opens up on Mujahideen fighters during the convoy ambush.]] | ||
[[Image:Cap344a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gunner fires the NSV heavy machine gun (first from the right).]] | |||
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==Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Machine Gun== | ==Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Machine Gun== | ||
The Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B is mounted on Soviet Mi-25 Gunships which come to the rescue of 9th Company during the final assault. | 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. | ||
[[Image:Yakb.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:Yakb.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A Yak-B Gatling Gun - 12.7mm]] | ||
[[Image:9Rota-Hinda.jpg|thumb||none| | [[Image:9Rota-Hinda.jpg|thumb||none|600px|Mi-25 Gunships rattle away with Yak-B Machine Guns.]] | ||
==ZU-23== | ==ZU-23== | ||
The [[ZU-23]] Anti-Aircraft Gun is mounted | The [[ZU-23]] Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at Anava base. | ||
[[Image:ZU23.jpg|thumb|none|left|400px|ZU-23-2 - 23mm]] | [[Image:ZU23.jpg|thumb|none|left|400px|ZU-23-2 - 23mm]] | ||
=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
==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 Pogrebnyak. 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 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. | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:9thPlatoonAmbushed.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:9thPlatoonAmbushed.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Warrant Officer Khokol Pogrebnyak fires his AK-74 with GP-25 a mounted on the barrel.]] | ||
[[Image:9Rota-GPlauncherA.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:9Rota-GPlauncherA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pogrebnyak with his AK-74 and GP-25.]] | ||
==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
The [[RPG-7]] is used by the | 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. 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.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]] | ||
==RPG-18== | ==RPG-18== | ||
The disposable, single-shot [[RPG-18]] launcher is used by | The disposable, single-shot [[RPG-18]] launcher is used by Mujahideen to attack the Soviets. Soviet Paratroopers also carry them.]] | ||
[[Image:RPG-18Open.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-18 - 64mm]] | [[Image:RPG-18Open.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-18 - 64mm]] | ||
[[Image:9POTA RPG18.jpg |thumb|none|600px|A Mudjahideen fighter fires his RPG-18 at the Soviets]] | [[Image:9POTA RPG18.jpg |thumb|none|600px|A Mudjahideen fighter fires his RPG-18 at the Soviets]] | ||
=Grenades= | |||
==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. | |||
[[File:Deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation 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. | |||
[[File:Rdg5.jpg|thumb|none|130px|RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | |||
==Fake Antitank Grenade== | |||
A dummy Antitank Grenade is used by Vorobey ([[Aleksey Chadov]]) in an exercise during training. | |||
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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.
The following firearms are used in the film 9th Company:
Rifles
AK-74
The AK-74, the replacement for the iconic AK-47, is the main weapon of both Soviet Paratroopers and the Muhjadeen fighters.
ASK-74
Soviet Paratroopers use the 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.
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Dragunov SVD
An SVD Dragunov is issued to Giaconda Petrovsky (Soslan Fidarov), whom 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.
RPK-74 Light Machine Gun
Soviet Paratroopers and their Afghan allies can be occasionally seen using the RPK-74 Light Machine Gun.
DShK Heavy Machine Gun
The 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.
KPVT Heavy Machine Gun
The KPVT Heavy Machine Gun is mounted on BTR-60 APC's 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.
Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Machine Gun
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.
ZU-23
The ZU-23 Anti-Aircraft Gun is seen at Bagram Airbase and mounted at Anava base.
Launchers
GP-25 Grenade Launcher
The AK-74 mounted 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.
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. 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 them.]]
Grenades
F-1 Hand Grenade
The main grenade carried by the Soviet Paratroopers is the World War Two-era F-1 Hand Grenade, even though the RGD-5 was standard issue from the 1960's onward.
RGD-5 Hand Grenade
Giaconda Petrovsky (Soslan Fidarov) throws an RGD-5 Hand Grenade into a Mujahideen tunnel complex in the aftermath of the Convoy Ambush.
Fake Antitank Grenade
A dummy Antitank Grenade is used by Vorobey (Aleksey Chadov) in an exercise during training.