Kandahar

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Kandahar (2010)

Kandahar (Russian Title: Кандагар) is a 2010 Russian film directed by Andrei Kavun. Five pilots of the Russian cargo plane were captured in Kandahar (Afghanistan) by the Taliban. After being in captivity for over a year they make an attempt to escape. Film based on actual events.

The following weapons are featured in the film Kandahar:

Handguns

Browning Hi-Power

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Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm

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Taliban fighter fires his Browning Hi-Power

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Undefined pistol

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One of the guards holds an undefined pistol

Assault rifles

AKM

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm

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Taliban leader holds an AKM assault rifle

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Taliban leader fires AKM. Note the size of magazine

Norinco Type 56

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Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm

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One of the guards of the airfield fires his Norinco Type 56 with under-folding bayonet

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This Norinco Type 56 has no under-folding "pig sticker" bayonet

AIM Carbine

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Taliban fighter holds the AIM (Romanian clone of the AKM) with a shortened barrel

AK-74

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AK-74 - 5.45x39mm

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AK-74 assault rifle lies on the ground

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Taliban fighter is trying to reload his AK-74 but Russian navigator taken away a magazine.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine

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Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mmR.

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One of the Taliban fighters can be seen with the Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine

Mauser carbine

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One of the Taliban fighters is seen with the Mauser carbine

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Same fighter aimed his Mauser carbine at radioman Victor (Alexandr Golubev)

Sniper rifle

FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle

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Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R.

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One of the Taliban fighters is seen with the FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle to the right

Machine Guns

PKM Machine Gun

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PKM with with latest version of Flash hider - 7.62x54mm R

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PKM Machine Gun on the roof of the house with captured Russian pilots

Goryunov SGM Machine Gun

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Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54mm R.

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Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on the roof of the house with captured Russian pilots

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Same machine gun in other location

Browning M2

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Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG

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Browning M2HB mounted on VAB armoured personnel carrier

KPV heavy machine gun

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KPV heavy machine guns in ZPU-2 quad anti-aircraft mount - 14.5x114mm

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KPV heavy machine gun in ZPU-2 quad anti-aircraft mounting is seen on the airfield

Grenade Launcher

RPG-7

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RPG-7 - 40mm

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One of the Taliban fighters is seen with the RPG-7 near the destroyed truck

Grenades

F-1 Hand Grenade

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

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Young Taliban fighter has lost his F-1 hand grenade. Grenade painted black. Usually in this color painted training grenades

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Young Taliban fighter pulls out a safety pin from grenade

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A safety pin was pulled and striker lever was thrown

Trivia

MiG-21U

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21U supersonic jet fighter aircraft forces Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter to land