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The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya)
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The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya) is a 1985 Soviet four-part war movie directed by Aleksandr Bogolyubov and Vladimir Chebotaryov and starring Aleksandr Zbruev and Oleg Efremov. The movie is based on eponymous novel by Yuri Bondarev. The story takes place in September 1943 during the offensive of Red Army on Dnieper River.
The following weapons are seen in the movie The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya):
Handguns
TT-33 Pistol
All Soviet officers are armed with Tokarev TT-33 pistols. The pistols are mostly seen in holsters.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is taken from a German machine gunner by Sgt. Vitkovsky (Igor Sklyar).
Submachine guns
PPSh-41
Most Soviet officers and several soldiers carry PPSh-41 submachine guns with drum magazines.
MP40
MP40 submachine guns are briefly seen in hands of German soldiers. Sgt. Vitkovsky (Igor Sklyar) carries a captured MP40 as his main weapon.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle
Most Soviet infantry soldiers are armed with full-length Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, often with bayonets.
Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Soviet artillerymen are armed with M1938 carbines which is historically correct.
Mauser Karabiner 98k Rifle
Karabiner 98k rifles are briefly seen in hands of German soldiers.
Assault Rifles
Sturmgewehr 44
Anachronistic Sturmgewehr 44s are seen in hands of German soldiers.
Machine guns
Degtyaryov DP-28 Light Machine Gun
Degtyaryov DP-28 light machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
Degtyaryov DT Machine Gun
Degtyaryov DT machine guns are seen on T-34 tanks.
Maxim M1910/30 Machine Gun
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet soldiers.
PK (visually modified to resemble MG34)
Visually modified PKs stand for MG-34s that are used by German soldiers. In one scene Sgt. Vitkovsky (Igor Sklyar) fires a captured MG34.
DShK Machine Gun
DShK machine guns are seen mounted on ISU-152 self-propelled guns. This is an anachronism for 1943.
Other weapon
PTRD-41 Antitank Rifle
PTRD-41 AT rifles are used by Sovier soldiers, including Lt. Orlov (Nikolai Karachentsov).
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranate grenades are used by German soldiers. Captured Model 24s are seen in hands of Soviet soldiers.
RGD-33 stick grenade
RGD-33 grenades are used by Soviet soldiers, often in bundles.
BM-37 Mortar
82mm BM-37 Mortars are used by Sovier soldiers.
