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[[File:Gangstery v okeane-S8-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Each helicopter carries two B8V20-A pods, each with twenty 80-mm S-8 rockets.]]
[[File:Gangstery v okeane-S8-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Each helicopter carries two B8V20-A pods, each with twenty 80-mm S-8 rockets.]]
[[File:Gangstery v okeane-S8-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fire! A helicopter attacks a pirate boat.]]
[[File:Gangstery v okeane-S8-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fire! A helicopter attacks a pirate boat.]]
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Revision as of 07:31, 30 January 2015
Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane)
DVD Cover
Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane ) is a 1991 Soviet-American-South Korean action movie directed by Stepan Puchinyan. An American cargo ship is sunk by unknown submarine near Philippines. The crew is saved by a Russian cargo ship which is in turn hijacked by pirates, disguised as Filipino border guards. The sailors of both crews have to make their way to freedom.
The following weapons were used in the film Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane) :
Handguns
M1911A1
M1911A1 pistol is seen in hands of the American shipmaster Stuart Donald (Peteris Gaudins ) in the scene of the sinking of his ship. Mesoto (Oleg Li ), the chief of the pirates boarding group, carries an M1911A1 in holster. Later Gennady (Aleksandr Mikhaylov ), Russian chief mate, disarms Mesoto and gives the pistol to Russian shipmaster Ivan Vasilyevich (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gennady handles the pistol to Ivan Vasilyevich.
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Baby Browning
When the American sailors capture the pirates boss Mr. White (Laimonas Noreika ), Wilkey (Sergei Krylov) takes White's pocket pistol. It is supposed to be a Baby Browning .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wilkey disarms White.
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Assault Rifles
AKS-74U
Most pirates carry AKS-74U short assault rifles, sometimes with removed flash hiders. Captured AKS-74Us are used by American and Russian sailors.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pirate with AKS-74U, disguised as a Filipino border guard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the business end is seen when Donald (Peteris Gaudins ) threatens White.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sobakin (Leonid Kuravlyov ), a Russian sailor, disarms White.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gennady (Aleksandr Mikhaylov ) holds an AKS-74U. Note the lack of flash hider.
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AKS-74
Some pirates are armed with AKS-74s .
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Sturmgewehr 44 (visually modified)
Some pirates are armed with Sturmgewehr 44s , visually modified to resemble M16s . A captured gun is used by the Russian boatswain (Lev Durov ). Such movie props are often seen in Soviet movies of 1970s-90s.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pirate at the left aims his StG 44/M16 at Gennady.
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Machine Guns
NSV
Pirate boats, disguised as Filipino patrol boats, are armed with NSV machine guns in twin Utyos-M turret. Each boat carries an Utyos-M on the bow.
Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm
Utyos-M
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Other Weapons
SPG-9
In the final scene a pirate boat attacks escaping Russian ship with SPG-9 recoilless rifle , mounted on the stern.
SPG-9 recoilless rifle - 73mm
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Trivia
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the final scene three Mi-8 helicopters appear as US Navy helicopters.
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