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Red Tanks (Tankisty)
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Red Tanks (original title Tankisty ("Tankists") is a Soviet 1939 B&W war movie directed by Zinovij Drapkin and Robert Malman. It depicts a Nazi Germany invasion in USSR and and the following victorious counteroffensive of the Red Army (as it was expected before the real war began). The main characters are three crewmembers of BT-5 tank, commander Lt. Loginov, gunner Karasyov and driver Melnikov.
The following weapons were used in the film Red Tanks (Tankisty):
Pistols
Tokarev TT-33
All Soviet tankists carry TT-33 pistols. Some use them in action, notably Sgt. Karasyov (Ivan Kuznetsov) and Sgt. Melnikov (Vladimir Chobur).
FN Model 1900
In the final scene an FN Model 1900 is seen in hands of Gen. von Buller (Ivan Orlov). In one scene a German officer holds an FN Model 1900.
Pocket pistol
In the final scene Col. von Harten (Vasiliy Merkuryev) holds an unidentified pocket pistol.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
In the final scene Red Army soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Arisaka Type 38
Arisaka Type 38 rifles are used by German soldiers. Probably due to the lack of Mauser rifles they were substituted with "foreign-looking" Arisaka.
Unidentified rifes
German soldiers carry rifles that aren't seen clear enough to be identified. Possibly they are abovementioned Arisaka or some Mauser model.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DT
Degtyaryov DT machine guns are mounted on Soviet tanks.
Maxim M1910/30
In one scene a Maxim M1910/30 machine gun is used by German soldiers, standing for MG08.
Maxim M1910
Early Maxim M1910, identified by smooth water jacket, is also used by German troops.
Other Weapons
45 mm anti-tank gun M1932 (19-K)
45 mm AT guns 19-K stand for German 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 guns.
Trivia
Tanks
76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902
The 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902.
