Enemy at the Gates: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:Enemy-At-the-Gates.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Enemy at the Gates ''(2001) The theatrical movie poster with the "infamous" '''reversed''' image of a Mosin Nagant M91/30. ]]
[[Image:Enemy-At-the-Gates.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Enemy at the Gates ''(2001) The theatrical movie poster with the "infamous" '''reversed''' image of a Mosin Nagant M91/30. ]]
'''Enemy at the Gates''' is 2001 British-German-irský war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The story, inspired by the book by American historian William Craig recounts - in a dramatic conflict of the bloody war - battle by the Russian sniper ace Vassili Zaitsev ([[Jude Law]]) with German intelligence officer Major König([[Ed Harris]]), who was called to the task discarded a soldier from the Urals, which has for the Soviet war propaganda priceless. The German command side believes and hopes, that the death of Zaitsev would at least temporarily paralyzed the Red Army fighting capacity at Stalingrad. Political commissar Danilov ([[Joseph Fiennes]]) it literally "created" radiant prototype humble, simple, yet intrepid hero, able without hesitation to die for their country. Their mutual friendship ended for to share love for the same woman, sniper Tanya Chernova ([[Rachel Weisz]]).
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The following weapons were used in the film Enemy at the Gates:
Error creating thumbnail: File missingEnemy at the Gates (2001) The theatrical movie poster with the "infamous" reversed image of a Mosin Nagant M91/30.
Enemy at the Gates is 2001 British-German-irský war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The story, inspired by the book by American historian William Craig recounts - in a dramatic conflict of the bloody war - battle by the Russian sniper ace Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) with German intelligence officer Major König(Ed Harris), who was called to the task discarded a soldier from the Urals, which has for the Soviet war propaganda priceless. The German command side believes and hopes, that the death of Zaitsev would at least temporarily paralyzed the Red Army fighting capacity at Stalingrad. Political commissar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes) it literally "created" radiant prototype humble, simple, yet intrepid hero, able without hesitation to die for their country. Their mutual friendship ended for to share love for the same woman, sniper Tanya Chernova (Rachel Weisz).
The Mosin Nagant M91/30 is used by nearly all Soviet infantry enlisted men in the film. Also used by Vasily Zaitsev (Jude Law) at the first battle he experiences in Stalingrad.
This shorter carbine version of the Mosin Nagant M38 is seen carried by Tania Chernova (Rachel Weisz), when she first encounters Vasily Zaitsev.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54RError creating thumbnail: File missingWhen Tania Chernova (Rachel Weisz) first enters the basement, she is carrying a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54R. Note that she does not use the leather 'rings' of the traditional Mosin Nagant Sling, instead she sticks one end through the buttstock sling opening (like a K98 Rifle). Probably a field expedient to a damaged rifle sling.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTania Chernova (Rachel Weisz) setting her Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine against the wall next to Vasilis' Sniper Rifle - 7.62x54R
Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle
Vasily Zaitsev (Jude Law) uses a Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifle with a PU scope when he is "promoted" to sniper. The Sniper version of the M91/30 is used by the other Soviet snipers, most notably master sniper Koulikov (Ron Perlman), Tania Chernova (Rachel Weisz), and junior snipers Volodya (Ivan Shvedoff) and Ludmilla (Sophie Rois). The use of the PU scope is anachronistic, as the Mosin-Nagant rifle with PU scope did not appear until 1943, after the Battle of Stalingrad. Zaitsev actually carried a Mosin-Nagant with an earlier PEM scope.
The Maxim MG08 Machine Gun was adopted and used by the Russians. Their own version was designated the M1910-30 Machine Gun and chambered for the 7.62x54R Cartridge. Other M1910-30 Machine Guns can be seen in various fortified positions and on the troop transport train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAn M1940 72-K 25mm Soviet Anti Aircraft gun can be see on the troop transport train. A Maxim/Sokolov M1910-30 Machine Gun can be seen in the front.
The precursor to the MP40, finely machined and more difficult to manufacture, the MP38 was phased out in favor of the stamped sheet metal MP40. The MP38 can be seen by various German soldiers, usually older NCOs.
