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The Third Flare (Tretya raketa) File:Tretya raketa Poster.jpg Poster Country USSR Directed by Richard Viktorov Release Date 1963 Language Russian Studio Belarusfilm Main Cast Character Actor Pvt. Vasily Loznyak Stanislav Lyubshin Sgt. Zheltykh Georgi Zhzhyonov Pvt. Petrov Spartak Fedotov Pvt. Lukyanov Igor Komarov Pvt. Krivenok Yuriy Dubrovin Pvt. Zadorozhny Lusya Nadezhda Sementsova

The Third Flare (Tretya raketa) is a 1963 Soviet war movie directed by Richard Viktorov and based on the same name novel by Vasil Bykov. The story takes place in Summer 1944 and depicts the fate of the crew of AT gun.

The following weapons were used in the film Greg-Z/Sandbox:

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Many Soviet soldiers are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs with both drum and stick magazines.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm

PPSh-41 with 35 round stick magazine - 7.62x25mm

PPS-43

A PPS-43 is Pvt. Zadorozhny's weapon.

Soviet PPS-43 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

MP40

German soldiers are armed with MP40s.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine

Pvt. Lukyanov (Igor Komarov) carries a Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R

Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle

Some Soviet soldiers are seen with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.

Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

Machine Guns

MG34

During the battle Pvt. Krivenok (Yuriy Dubrovin) fires a captured MG34.

MG34 with front and rear sights folded down - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Other Weapons

Flare Pistol

In the final scene Vasily Loznyak (Stanislav Lyubshin) uses a flare pistol.

45 mm AT gun 53-K

The main characters form a crew of a 45-mm AT gun.

M1937 (53-K) Soviet anti-tank gun - 45 mm (1.77 in)

Trivia

Visually modified T-44s appear as German Königstiger tanks.