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==Tiger I Tank== | ==Tiger I Tank== | ||
The "White Tiger" depicted in the film appears to be a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank. | The "White Tiger" depicted in the film appears to be a German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank. The tank was a replica that was reported to have been built from the ground up. | ||
[[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-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 | [[Image:Belyy tigr-Tiger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Replica of the German Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I tank used in the film]] | ||
[[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.]] | |||
==German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank== | ==German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium 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.
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. The tank was a replica that was reported to have been built from the ground up.
German Pz.Kpfw. IV medium tank
Other
Several destroyed armored vehicles are seen on a train.
