Afghan Breakdown (Afganskiy Izlom)
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Afghan Breakdown Afganskiy izlom ) is a 1991 Soviet-Italian co-production war drama directed by Vladimir Bortko. It depicts the story of a Soviet paratrooper unit just before the Soviet pull-out in 1988. Michele Placido appears in the role of Maj. Bandura, war-burned officer who is highly respected by his soldiers but disliked by commanders.
The following weapons were used in the film Afghan Breakdown :
Handguns Makarov PB Major Bandura (Michele Placido) carries a Makarov PB pistol. It is seen only in holster but a typical integral suppressor allows to identify the gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Makarov PB with integral suppressor - 9x18mm Makarov Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandura carries PB in standard PM holster with a cut for long barrel. Makarov PM A Makarov PM is seen in hands of helicopter pilot Shchup (Yuriy Kuznetsov ) when he wants to show his marksmanship. Some other officers are seen carrying PM holsters but it's impossible to say if they contain pistols or are empty.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shchup, being drunk, draws his PM. M1911A1 In the scene in Gulakhan's house a mujaheddin draws his M1911A1 at Gulakhan, accusing him to be a traitor.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mujaheddin draws his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A side view of 1911. Walther P38 The mujaheddin leader (Bakhadur Miralibekov) carries a Walther P38 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded mujaheddin leader reaches his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He aims Walther at Adil (Muso Isoyev), another warlord. Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Three ancient revolvers are seen in Maj. Bandura' room. One of them is a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model that Bandura gifts to rookie Sr. Lt. Steklov (Filipp Yankovskiy ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three revolvers together with equally ancient sword bayonet are seen on the wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steklov is very fond with his new toy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steklov raises the revolver, trying to lead his soldiers in attack in WW1-era style. Unidentified revolvers Two more revovlers in Bandura's room are unidentified.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three revolvers together with equally ancient sword bayonet are seen on the wall. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 A PPSh-41 submachine gun is used by one of the mujaheddin who ambush a Soviet convoy mid-way through the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mujaheddin, including a rebel with a PPSH-41, ambush a Soviet convoy. SA.23 Rifles SVD Lee-Enfield SMLE No. 1 Mk.III* and Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* and No.4 MkI rifles are carried by several of the mujaheddin fighters, most notably when the Soviet paratroopers attack a rebel village in the film's finale.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during World War Two, however, it was supplemented heavily with the older Lee Enfield No.1 MK.III. In service between 1941–Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing An elderly mujaheddin fighter prepares to fire his Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI rifle at Soviet forces. SVT-40 The Tokarev SVT-40 Rifle is carried by several mujaheddin, and is most clearly seen when the paratroopers ambush a group of rebels in the film's introduction.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40, 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dead mujaheddin fighter lies next to a SVT-40 rifle. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Assault Rifles AKS-74 The AKS-74 is the standard weapon of the Soviet paratroopers, with some of the rifles being fitted with GP-25 grenade launchers. Most of the rifles have two magazines taped "jungle-style" with blue electrical tape, a common practice among Soviet and Russian soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of side-folding stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Ivanov (Artur Uvarov ) carries an AKS-74 with jungle-taped magazines. The personal first-aid kit is attached to the folding stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing St. Lt. Steklov (Filipp Yankovskiy ) holds an AKS-74 during the attack on the convoy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Sgt. Arsenyov's AKS-74. Rubber band and first aid kit are attached to the folding stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet paratroopers on patrol. Sgt. Arsenyov (Aleksey Serebryakov ) holds his AKS-74 at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyov fires his AKS-74. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper returns fire with his AKS-74. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A radioman with an AKS-74. AKS-74U A Soviet tank crew member fires an AKS-74U when a convoy is ambushed by the mujaheddin, wounding one of the fighters who is promptly crushed by the tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crew member fires a AKS-74U. AKMS AKMS rifles are commonly used by the Soviet paratroopers in conjunction with the AKS-74, with most having orange bakelite magazines taped together "jungle-style". Major Bandura (Michele Placido ), the leader of the airborne unit, carries an AKMS with a 75-round RPK drum magazine throughout much of the film, before switching to standard metal magazines during the finale.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS, stamped steel receiver w/ slant muzzle brake and under-folding stock - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Popov (Rinat Ibragimov ) fires his AKMS at a pack horse loaded with ammunition. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Bandura (Michele Placido ) climbs aboard a BMP-2 IFV, AKMS in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Ivanov (Artur Uvarov ) holds an AKMS during the scene on Afghan bazaar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivanov fires his AKMS in the same scene, taking a beggar for a saboteur. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandura returns fire with his AKMS during an ambush. File:Afghb-AKMS-8.jpg A closeup of Bandura's AKMS with drum magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandura hides behind a wall during the film's finale. His AKMS is loaded with a standard magazine. AKM AKM rifles are occasionally seen in the hands of Soviet troops and Afghan mujaheddin, most notably during a scene when a crate of the rifles is given by the Soviets to a local warlord Adil (Muso Isoyev).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper at the background holds an AKM, fitted with PBS sound suppressor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A crate of AKM rifles that is given to Adil as a goodwill gift. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Adil examines an AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier holds PBS-fitted AKM while dismounting from BMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires an AKM from below the BMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Onisimov (Nikolai Ustinov ) holds an AKM at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Onisimov carries his AKM during the march across the mountains. Norinco Type 56 Some of the mujaheddin are armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles with under-folding bayonets, which is realistic considering many fighters in real life were supplied with Chinese weapons.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mujaheddin fires his Type 56 during the ambush of a Soviet convoy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young boy clutches a Type 56 after his village is destroyed by Soviet helicopters. AIM What appear to be a Romanian AIM , identified by its typical foregrip, is seen in hands of a mujaheddin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AIM - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An AIM is seen at the left. Heckler & Koch G3A3 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G3A3 with wide handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO Machine Guns and Autocannons RPK-74 Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPK-74 light machine gun with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm PKM PKM machine guns are widely used by the paratroopers and the mujaheddins. Both models with long and short flash hiders are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PKM is seen over the front of the BMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper fires his PKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A paratrooper on patrol with a PKM. PKT A PKT is mounted on Mi-8. Such usage of PKT was quite common during the Afghan war and local conflicts of 1990s-2000s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PKT machine gun with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mm R DShKM The DShK heavy machine gun is used by Soviet and mujaheddin forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian DShKM in 12.7x109mm on Tripod Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DShK machine gun at a Soviet outpost. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mujaheddin fighter fires on a Soviet convoy with a DShK machine gun. Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B mounted on Mi-24 Hind-D - 12.7x108mm KPVT Error creating thumbnail: File missing KPVT heavy machine gun - 14.5x114mm ZU-23 ZU-23-2 - 23x152mm Afanasev-Makarov AM-23 Twin Afanasev-Makarov AM-23 autocannon is mounted in tail mounting of An-12 cargo plane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Afanasev-Makarov AM-23 - 23x115mm Shipunov 2A42 Shipunov 2A42 30mm autocannons are mounted on BMP-2 IFVs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shipunov 2A42 automatic cannon - 30x165mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2A42 autocannon is mounted on BMP-2. Coaxial PKT machine gun is shadowed by the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle break is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2A42 in action, firing tracer ammunition. Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2K Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 30mm automatic cannon with unfired rounds - 30x165mm Other Weapons RPG-7V Mujaheddin fighters use RPG-7 rocket launchers to destroy gasoline tankers when they ambush a Soviet convoy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mujaheddin fighter fires his RPG-7. AGS-17 Major Bandura commandeers an AGS-17 grenade launcher in the film's finale, using it to suppress the mujaheddin that are hiding in a village.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AGS-17 - 30mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Onisimov (Nikolai Ustinov ) mans the AGS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandura fires the AGS-17. GP-25 Error creating thumbnail: File missing GP-25 40mm grenade launcher mounted on an AKM (7.62x39mm) F-1 Hand Grenade F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Tucha Smoke Mortar81-mm 902V Tucha smoke mortars are mounted on BMP-2 IVF. Three barrels are installed on each side of the turret.
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