Long Miles of War
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Long Miles of War Dolgie vyorsty voyny ) is a Soviet 1975 made for TV war movie directed by Aleksandr Karpov and based on short stories by Vasil Bykov . Each of the three series of the movie tells about a small episode of war: the first one, The Cry of Cranes , tells about a small group of Soviet soldiers who defend a position in August 1941, the second one, The Rapid Attack , takes place in March 1942 and depict an attack of Soviet infantry company on German positions on a hilltop, and the third one, At Sunrise , takes place in May 1945 and tells about one of the last battles of the war. All three series are united by the main character of the movie, Lt. (later Sr. Lt. and Major) Konstantin Ananyev (Vadim Yakovlev ).
The following weapons are seen in the movie Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny):
Handguns Nagant M1895 A Nagant M1895 revolver is Petty officer Karpenko's (Nikolai Fedortsov ) sidearm. It is seen only in holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo). This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time Issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of Nagant is seen in holster. Tokarev TT-33 Various Soviet officers and petty officers carry Tokarev TT-33 pistols. They are mostly seen in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Grinevitch (Boris Rudnev ) holds his TT in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Medical service petty officer Zina Bogdanova (Svetlana Kryuchkova ) holds a discharged TT in At Sunrise . Walther P38 German officers are seen with Walther P38 pistols. Several Soviet officers carry captured Walthers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing St. Lt. Ananyev (Vadim Yakovlev ) draws P38 from his holster in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A P38 is seen next to wounded Lt. Grinevitch (Boris Rudnev ) in The Rapid Attack . Later in this scene Grinevitch's P38 switches to TT-33 . Submachine Guns PPD-40 A PPD-40 is carried by Lt. Ananyev (Vadim Yakovlev ) in The Cry of Cranes until he gives it to Pvt. Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ) who uses this SMG in battle. In the firing scenes PPD is substituted with a PPSh-41 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Ananyev with PPD-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Klimchuk holds PPD-40 and a spare drum magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Klimchuk with PPD-40 is seen behind petty officer Karpenko (Nikolai Fedortsov ) who holds Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun. PPSh-41 Most Soviet soldiers in The Rapid Attack and At Sunrise are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs with drum magazines. In The Cry of Cranes a PPD-40 is substituted with PPSh in firing scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ) readies to fire a PPSh that appears as a substitution for Klimchuk's PPD-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Klimchuk fires PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Tsvetkov (Anatoly Vedyonkin ) carries a PPSh-41 in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petty officer Pilipenko (Gennadi Ovsyannikov ) holds a PPSh-41 with stick magazine at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with PPSh submachine guns in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Tereshchenko (Valeriy Shushkevich ) fires PPSh-41 in At Sunrise . PPS-43 A PPS-43 is used by Sgt. Orlov (Aleksandr Potapov ) in At Sunrise . For a short time he gives it to Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Klimchuk holds a PPS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Orlov with a PPS. MP40 Most German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A captured MP40 is seen on the wall in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds a Soviet POW at gunpoint with his MP40 in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with MP40s surrender in the final scene in At Sunrise . MP38 At least one MP38 is seen in The Cry of Cranes .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two captured German SMGs are seen. One of them is definitly an MP38 while the other can be MP38 or MP40 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Typical longitudinal grooving on the receiver can be seen. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Most Soviet soldiers in The Cry of Cranes carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, often with bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with M1891/30 rifles. At the right Lt. Ananyev (Vadim Yakovlev ) holds a PPD-40 SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at the rifle, lying on the ground. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Falin (Aleksandr Serskiy ) aims his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Ovseyev (Boris Shcherbakov ) fires his rifle. Sturmgewehr 44 In The Rapid Attack a German soldier carries a weapon that is supposed to be a Sturmgewehr 44 . It is seen very briefly and blurry.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyarev DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petty officer Karpenko (Nikolai Fedortsov ) with DP-27 in The Cry of Cranes . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karpenko fires his DP-27. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ) fires DP-27 after Karpenko was wounded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sr. Lt. Ananyev (Vadim Yakovlev ) fires DP-27 in The Rapid Attack . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view at the machine gun in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ananyev and Pvt. Zakirov (Radner Muratov ) with the machine gun. MG34 German soldiers use MG34 machine guns in several scenes. Soviet soldiers also use captured MG34s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Ovseyev (Boris Shcherbakov ) fires a captured MG34 in The Cry of Cranes . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ) fires MG34 in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paul (Paul Butkevich ) holds an MG34 in At Sunrise . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Klimchuk fires MG34 in At Sunrise . Goryunov SG-43 A Goryunov SG-43 is briefly seen in The Rapid Attack . Due to unknown reason it is mounted not on wheeled mount but on a bipod. In reality the only version of Goryunov machine gun, fitted with a bipod, is a Hungarian KGK Géppuska but it also has a pistol grip while the machine gun seen in the movie has spade grips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goryunov SGM - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Goryunov SGMT An SGMT machine gun is mounted on the AT-P armored tractor that appears as a German tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SGMT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R. Solenoid-operated version intended for use as a coaxial weapon on tanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kalashnikov PK Anachronistic PK Machine Guns are used by Germans in The Cry of Cranes .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PK Machine Gun, note the larger curved gas block and the thicker fluted barrel that was found on the original weapon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PK is mounted on BTR-40 that appears as a German APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PK is mounted in the sidecar of the German motorcycle. Hand Grenades RGD-33 Soviet soldiers are seen with RGD-33 hand grenades in The Cry of Cranes .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier carries two RGD-33 grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Klimchuk (Yuri Duvanov ) (at the right) carries two RGD-33 and an F-1 hand grenade . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fragmentation sleeves are seen. F-1 Soviet soldiers are seen with F-1 hand grenades in The Cry of Cranes .
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing An F-1 is seen on the belt of Soviet officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers carry F-1 grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petty officer Karpenko (Nikolai Fedortsov ) has an F-1 grenade on his belt. RPG-40 A dummy version of an RPG-40 AT hand grenade is used by Pvt. Svist (Aleksandr Vdovin ) in The Cry of Cranes .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pvt. Svist readies to throw a grenade at German tank. RPG-43 An RPG-43 is briefly seen in one scene in The Rapid Attack .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet RPG-43 anti-tank grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate German soldiers use Model 24 Stielhandgranate in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at German grenade in a second before the explosion. Other Weapons PTRD-41 AT rifle A PTRD-41 is used by Pvt. Svist (Aleksandr Vdovin ) in The Cry of Cranes .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Panzerfaust - 44mm with 149mm warhead Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries a Panzerfaust at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires a Panzerfaust. It looks like a real Panzerfaust is used in this scene. 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) A 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) is seen in The Cry of Cranes .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PT-76 and BTR-40 appear as German tank and APC. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at PT-76 turret. A machine gun is seen near the barrel of the gun, but it's impossible to identify if this is an SGMT (on the early versions of PT-76) or PKT (on the late versions). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fake German tank. It is based on the AT-P armored tractor, and the turret is a mockup. 
