The Storm Gate
Grozovye vorota

DVD cover

Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Channel	Channel One Russia
Creator	Andrey Malyukov
Genre	War Drama
Broadcast	2006
No. of Seasons	1
No. of Episodes	4

Main Cast
Character	Actor

Senior Lieutenant Doronin	Anatoliy Pashinin
Maj. Egorov	Mikhail Porechenkov
Shah	Vyacheslav Razbegaev
Col. Galkin	Andrey Krasko
Senior lieutenant Pankratov	Daniil Strakhov
Capt. Lanevsky	Mikhail Efremov
Pvt. Konstantin Kostyan Vetrov	Ivan Zhidkov
Pvt. Nikolay Kolyan Gorshkov	Yevgeni Potapenko

The Storm Gate (Russian Title:Grozovye vorota/Грозовые ворота) is a 2006 Russian four-part Chechen War miniseries. It is based on the book Company by writer Aleksander Tamonikov. This film is about company commander Senior Lieutenant Doronin, who leads his men against a superior forces of terrorists.

The following weapons were used in the film The Storm Gate:

Pistols

Makarov PM

A Makarov PM is used by Killer.

Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Killer fires at Shah's son with a Makarov PM.

Note this shot is mirrored.

Assault Rifles

AK-74M

The AK-74M is used by the Russian Army and terrorists.

AK-74M - 5.45x39mm

A terrorist fires an AK-74M at Russian Spetsnaz. Note the blank adapter.

Kostyan poses for the photographer with his AK-74M.

Note the bullet hole in the magazine and a side-rail bracket for mounting optics.

AKS-74

The AKS-74 is the mainstay weapons of many Russian soldiers and Chechen terrorists.

AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm

A terrorist fires his AKS-74.

Major Egorov (Mikhail Porechenkov) fires his AKS-74.

Senior Lieutenant Doronin with his AKS-74.

Dance with an assault rifle.

An AKS-74 in a BMD firing port.

AKMS

Some Chechen terrorists and Russian Spetsnaz carry the AKMS.

AKMS - 7.62x39mm

A Spetsnaz operator holds an AKMS with suppressor.

The Spetsnaz operator fires his suppressed AKMS.

Terrorists with AKMSs.

Shah (Vyacheslav Razbegaev) with an AKMS.

Sniper Rifles

VSS Vintorez

Some SPETZNAZ soldiers can be seen with a VSS Vintorez

VSS Vintorez - 9x39mm

SVD

The SVD is used by snipers on both sides. Versions with both wooden and polymer furniture are seen.

SVD Dragunov - 7.62x54mmR

SVD rifle with wooden furniture

An SVD with polymer furniture and new flash muzzle brake.

A Chechen sniper shoots at the Russian soldiers.

Machine Guns

PKM

Several Russian soldiers and Spetsnaz operators use the PKM.

PKM with with latest version of flash hider - 7.62x54mmR

Kolyan with his PKM during winter training.

A Spetsnaz operator fires his PKM.

Kolyan loads a belt of 7.62x54mm into the chamber of his PKM.

Kolyan fires the PKM. Note the PU scope.

PKT

A BMD-1 uses a PKT coaxial tank machine gun during a firefight.

PKT with 250-round ammo drum - 7.62x54mmR

RPK-74

Several terrorists fighters use the RPK-74.

RPK-74 with 45-round box magazine - 5.45x39mm

Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B

In the opening titles, of the mini-series an Mi-24 Hind is seen, armed with a Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B.

Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B - 12.7x108mm

ZU-23-2

Russian forces use a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun as a support weapon.

ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun - 23x152mm

Senior Lieutenant Doronin fires at a Chechen sniper.

Two soldiers man the ZU-23-2.

First-person view of the ZU-23-2's barrels.

Shipunov 2A42

The BMD-2 is armed with a stabilized 30mm Shipunov 2A42 multi-purpose autocannon.

2A42 - 30x165mm

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2

Mi-24 Hinds are seen with the Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2.

GSh-30-2 - 30x165 mm

Mi-24P Hind with a fixed side-mounted 30mm GSh-30K twin-barrel cannon.

The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 firing.

Grenade Launchers

GP-25

The GP-25 is seen mounted on AK rifles used by both sides.

GP-25 - 40mm

An AKS-74 with a GP-25.

An AK-74 with GP-25 grenade launcher. Note the blank adapter.

An AKS-74 with GP-25 grenade launcher.

A terrorist holds his AKMS with GP-25 grenade launcher.

RPG-26

The RPG-26 is used by terrorists to attack the Russian troops and Militsiya officers. Russian troops also carry and operate them.

RPG-26 - 72.5mm

A terrorist prepares to open a fire on a Militsiya (Russian police) vehicle.

A terrorist prepares to open a fire on a Spetsnaz machine gun crew

A terrorist fighter fires his RPG-26 at the Russians.

A Russian soldier prepare to open a fire at his enemies

A Russian soldier fires his RPG-26 at his enemies.

Terrorist fighters fire their RPG-26s at the Russians.

RPG-7

Some of the terrorists are armed with PG-7s. They are never shown being fired.

RPG-7 - 40mm

RPO-A 'Schmel'

A RPO-A 'Schmel' is briefly seen on a dead body.

RPO-A Schmel (Bumblebee) thermobaric rocket launcher - 93mm

An RPO-A 'Schmel' in its transit pack

AGS-17 Plamya

The AGS-17 Plamya is used by Russian troops.

AGS-17 "Plamya" on tripod - 30mm

Missile Launchers

SA-18 Grouse

An SA-18 Grouse is used by a Chechen terrorist to shoot down an Mi-24 Hind.

SA-18 Grouse launcher and missile - 72mm

Grenades

F-1 Hand Grenade

F-1 hand grenades are seen in a tripwire explosive trap.

F-1 high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

Some F-1 hand grenades used as an improvised antipersonnel mine.

RGD-5 Hand Grenade

The RGD-5 hand grenade is carried by Russian soldiers

URG-N RGD-5 training grenade

Senior Lieutenant Pankratov prepare to blow up himself with an RGD-5 hand grenade. The actual grenades used in the series are URG-Ns, the training version of the RGD-5.