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The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter)
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DVD Cover
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Country
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USSR
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Directed by
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Vasili Zhuravlyov
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Release Date
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1970
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Language
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Russian
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Studio
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Mosfilm
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The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter) is a Soviet 1970 war movie directed by Vasili Zhuravlyov and based on several stories by Leonid Sobolev. The story depicts the participation of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet Marines in the defence of the city of Odessa in 1941.
The following weapons are seen in the movie The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter):
Handungs
Tokarev TT-33
Several Soviet officers carry TT-33 pistols. They are mostly seen in holsters.
Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version.
Walther P38
In one scene a German officer (Valentin Bryleev) is seen with a Walther P38.
Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
Shpagin SPSh Flare Pistol
An SPSh Flare Pistol is used by Tatyana (Lyudmila Gladunko).
Russian SPSh Flare Pistol 26.5mm
Tatyana loads her SPSh...
Submachine Guns
PPSh-41
Many Soviet Marines are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs with drum magazines.
PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Andrey Krotkikh with a PPSh.
MP40
German soldiers carry MP40 SMGs.
A German officer fires an MP40.
A German soldier with MP40.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are seen in hands of Soviet Marines and infantry soldiers.
Full-length Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R
A Marine with a M1891/30 rifle with bayonet in attack.
A Marine hits a German soldier with the buttstock of his rifle.
A Marine with a M1891/30 rifle is seen at the background.
Tokarev SVT-40
Many Soviet Marines are armed with Tokarev SVT-40 rifles.
Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR
A Marine with SVT escorts German POWs.
Two SVTs are seen at the foreground, one of them is with sword bayonet.
Marines with STVs in attack.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Soviet Marines use Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns.
DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR
Maxim M1910
A Maxim M1910 machine gun is seen in one scene. It can be indetified by its smooth water-jacket that is typical for Maxims manufactured during the WW1 and in early 1920s.
Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR
A Maxim M1910 is mounted on a rowboat.
Maxim M1910/30
Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Soviet Marines.
Maxim 1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR
A Marine fires a Maxim M1910/30.
MG 34
MG 34s are used by German soldiers.
MG 34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser
An MG 34 is seen on German positions.
A barrel of MG 34 is seen.
German soldiers fire MG 34.
Goryunov SGMB
Goryunov SGMB, pedestal mounted version of Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun, are mounted on BTR-60P. They are seen in post-war scene.
Goryunov SGMB, mounted on BTR-152 - 7.62x54mm R
Goryunov SGMT
A coaxial Goryunov SGMT machine gun is mounted on PT-76 tank, seen in post-war scene.
SGMT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R. Solenoid-operated version intended for use as a coaxial weapon on tanks
The barrel of coaxial SGMT is seen.
Degtyaryov-Shpagin DShK
DShK heavy machine gun is mounted on a patrol boat.
DShK on naval mounting - 12.7x108mm
A DShK is seen on the bow of a patrol boat.
A barrel of DShK can be seen.
Vladimirov KPV
KPV heavy machine guns are seen in naval mountings.
2M-5
A twin 2M-5 mounting is used on Project 123K torpedo boats.
KPV heavy machine gun in 2M-5 twin naval mounting - 14.5x114mm
A 14.5-mm 2M-5 is seen on the stern of a torpedo boat.
2M-7
Another vesion of twin mounting is a 2M-7, used on patrol boats.
KPV heavy machine gun in 2M-7 twin naval mounting - 14.5x114mm
A 14,5-mm 2M-7 is seen on the bow of a patrol boat.
37-mm V-11
37-mm V-11 AA twin mountings, naval version of 61-K, are seen on a Soviet cruiser.
37-mm V-11 twin naval automatic air defense gun - 37x252SR
V-11 AA guns fire at German planes.
Petty officer Guschin (
Eduard Izotov) is seen next to the barrels of his V-11.
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Model 24 Stielhandgranates are used by German soldiers.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade.
A German soldier readies to throw a grenade but is shot.
Dummy Hand Grenade
A hand grenade is carried by Andrey Krotkikh (Boris Tokarev) during the training. It is supposed to be a dummy mockup used for basic training.
Training stick grenade. Such cast aluminum dummies were widely used in USSR for basic training.
Trivia
Triple 180-mm turrets on the
Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy.
100-mm B-34 AA gun on the
Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy.
T-34 tanks are viually modified to resemble German tanks. Several different mockups are seen.
Soviet T-34-85 tank, anachronistic for 1941.
PT-76 amphibious light tanks are seen in post-war scene.