First Squad: The Moment of Truth

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First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)

First Squad: The Moment of Truth (original Russain title Pervyy otryad, Japanese title ファーストスクワッド, Fāsuto sukuwaddo) is a Russian-Japanese-Canadian anime released in 2009.

Taking place in the onset of World War Two, the USSR is invaded by Nazi Germany in 1942. However, along the Eastern Front, Operation Barbarossa fails to penetrate the strong Soviet defenses. Desperate to break through the lines, the German SS supernatural section "Ahnenerbe" begins Operation "Sword of Retribution". The occult will resurrect an army led by Baron Von Wolff, a Crusader who died in the "Battle of the Ice" against the Russians in the 12th Century, from the dead to break through the Soviet lines during the "Moment of Truth". The Division Six of Soviet Military Intelligence unit, also a supernatural section who wages war with the German Ahnenerbe alongside the contemporary soldiers, enlists teenagers in their program, First Squad, to train them with supernatural abilities and fight against the Ahnenerbe. Four of the five original First Squad members were annihilated in the beginning of the war by the Ahnenerbe, leaving Nayda, a girl who has the ability to contact the dead and has amnesia, the lone survivor. Finding her in the Front under the guise of a psychic entertainer, Division Six tasks her to contact the dead and enlist the help of her old squad members, Leo, Zenya, Marat, Valia, to fight against Baron Von Wolff and save the course of history from being intervened by the supernaturals.

The following firearms were depicted in the anime series: First Squad: The Moment of Truth

Handguns

Tokarev TT-33

Captain Alexander Nemov has a Tokarev TT-33 when he commands his soldiers into battle. Other users include Zena, Valia (Chromed version), and the twin German spies.

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TT-33, pre-1947 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

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The chromed Tokarev in the Hunchback's armory.

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One of the Spy twins readies her TT-33s.

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The Twin Spies hunt down Nayda with their TT-33s.

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Captain Nemov leads his men with a TT-33 in hand.

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Zena and Valia with their TT-33s.

Mauser C96

Leo uses a Mauser C96 with a holster stock to save Nadya in the finale. He got it from the Hunchback's armory.

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C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm Mauser

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Leo using his Stock C96.

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Leo pulls out the C96.

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The Stock C96 in the Hunchback's armory.

Walther P38

Several German officers can be seen with a Walther P38. It also appears in the Hunchback's armory.

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Walther P38 with black grips - 9x19mm

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A German officer on the left holds a P38 among riflemen.

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A bunch of P38s in the Hunchback's armory.

Luger P08

Several German officers can be seen with a Luger P08. It also appears in the Hunchback's armory.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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While it isn't exactly clear from this image, the German officer on the right holds a firearm of similar shape.

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A bunch of Lugers in the Hunchback's armory.

Submachine Guns

PPSH-41

The Russian Army is equipped mostly with Mosin-Nagant rifles and PPSh-41. Valia takes one from the Hunchback's armory to fight in the living world.

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PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

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The Russian soldier in the middle has a drum PPSH-41.

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The Russian soldier behind has a PPSH-41.

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The Russian army prepares to attack the German lines. The crawling one up front has a PPSH-41.

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Some PPSH-41s, in both drum and box magazine variants, are stacked up on a gun rack in the Hunchback's armory.

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Valia fires his PPSH at the resurrected soldiers.

MP40

The Wehrmacht has the MP40 as their standard submachine gun.

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MP40 - 9x19mm

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MP40s are seen in a historical reel, where some German soldiers are fighting the Russians.

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A German soldier kills a Russian civilian with his MP40.

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The two German soldiers are armed with MP40 defend themselves from the attacking Russians.

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Some MP40s are stacked up on a gun rack in the Hunchback's armory.

M1A1 Thompson

While not shown fully, the M1A1 Thompson stock could be seen in the Hunchback's armory.

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M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

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The Thompson stock can be seen on the far left side of the image.

Rifles

Kar 98K

The German Wehrmacht has the Karabiner 98k as their standard rifle. In one instance, a sniper-version of the Karabiner 98k is used.

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Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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In a historical reel, the German army equipped with Kar 98ks and MP40s fight the Russians.

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The Germans storm Nayda's hometown, mostly equipped with Karabiners.

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The German army, mostly equipped with Kar98ks, attacks Nayda's hometown.

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The German army entrench themselves, armed with Kar 98ks to fend off the Russian defenders.

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Kar98ks right besides the MP40s in the Hunchback's armory.

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A German sniper peers over the trench with his Scoped Kar98k.

Mosin Nagant

The Red Army uses the Mosin Nagant Rifle as their standard rifle. Leo takes a Mosin with a scope from the Hunchback's armory.

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Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

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In Nayda's flashback, Leo trains with the Mosin Nagant rifle during the First Squad program.

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Russians soldiers take cover in their trenches with their bayonet-tipped Mosins.

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Russian soldiers with their standard issued rifles and SMGs.

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The Russian Army, armed with Mosin rifles and PPSh SMGs, prepare to attack the German lines.

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Leo takes a scoped Mosin Nagant from the Hunchback's armory.

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Leo snipes the resurrected soldiers with his scoped Mosin Nagant.