The Dragon Hunt (Okhota na drakona)

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Country	USSR Nicaragua
Directed by	Latif Faiziyev
Release Date	1986
Language	Russian
Studio	Uzbekfilm In-Cine Compañía Industrial Cinematográfica Sovinfilm

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Said Khodzhaev	Alisher Pirmukhamedov
Yvette Ledenf	Mirdza Martinsone
Colonel Bert	Albert Filozov
Carlos	Bakhadyr Yuldashev
Franz Brockman	Boris Seidenberg
Allan McGee	Lembit Ulfsak
Will Nichols	Martin Veinmann
Roberto Lignares	Lazar Kachemazov
Germain Cavallier	Martins Verdins

The Dragon Hunt (Original Russian title: Охота на дракона, Okhota na drakona, also released in Spanish as La Caza del dragón) is a 1986 Soviet-Nicaraguan political thriller film directed by Latif Faiziyev. US intelligence agencies are trying to overthrow the revolutionary government of the fictional Central American republic of Guadiana. For this, a secret training ground has been built in the territory of the neighboring state of Santo Rico, which is being used to control so-called "climate weapons". These weapons cause hurricanes of enormous force that fall upon Guadiana and destroy the country's economy. To study the causes of these hurricanes, the Soviet meteorologist Said Khodzhaev arrives in Guadiana. The US plans to stop his investigation by sending an assassination squad led by Colonel Bert into the territory of the republic.

This film has not been restored, so screenshots will be of low quality.

The following weapons were used in the film The Dragon Hunt (Okhota na drakona):

Pistols

M1911A1

Ramos (Mashrab Kimsanov) uses an M1911A1 in one scene.

World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

Ramos prepares to shoot, but Carlos (Bakhadyr Yuldashev) stops him.

Assault Rifles

L1A1

Soldiers chasing an agent at the border carry FN FAL-pattern rifles. Although they are not seen very well, they appear to be L1A1s (which can also be seen in a number of other Soviet films). In shooting scenes, they switches to mocked-up StG 44s (see below).

L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO. This is the later, typical version of the L1A1 which used black fiberglass furniture.

The soldier runs with an L1A1. Another rifle is visible at the background.

M16A1

Ramos (Mashrab Kimsanov) carries an M16A1. In shooting scenes, it switches to a mocked up StG-44 (see below).

Colt M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Ramos aims his M16 at McGee (Lembit Ulfsak).

StG 44 (Mocked-up as M16)

In shooting scenes, the L1A1 and M16 rifles switch to StG 44s mocked-up to resemble an M16-style rifle. Many secondary characters also carry similar rifles, although they are mostly visible only in the background.

Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble an Armalite rifle such as the M16 - 7.62x39 blank. Such movie props were widely used in Soviet movies of 1970s-90s.