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|actor7=Rostislav Plyatt | |actor7=Rostislav Plyatt | ||
|character8=Faraj | |character8=Faraj | ||
| − | |actor8=Grigore Grigoriu | + | |actor8=[[Grigore Grigoriu]] |
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| − | '''On the Pomegranate Islands''' ( | + | '''On the Pomegranate Islands''' (Russian title: На Гранатовых островах; ''Na Granatovykh ostrovakh'') is a 1981 Soviet Cold War-era political drama. The action takes place in the fictional Republic of Pomegranate Islands. The petroleum discovered on the islands becomes the cause of a coup organized by the CIA. A group of Western journalists accredited to the UN are visiting the country and must report in their reports that everything is calm. |
At the end of the visit, journalists leave the Islands, but because of the bad weather they are forced to return. And then they become witnesses of what was not intended for attention of outsiders - Operation Globe, a invasion of US troops into the republic. | At the end of the visit, journalists leave the Islands, but because of the bad weather they are forced to return. And then they become witnesses of what was not intended for attention of outsiders - Operation Globe, a invasion of US troops into the republic. | ||
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__TOC__<br clear=all> | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
| − | = | + | =Pistols= |
==Colt M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
The [[Colt M1911A1]] pistols used by several American soldiers, Faraj, Kalisher, and Holtz. | The [[Colt M1911A1]] pistols used by several American soldiers, Faraj, Kalisher, and Holtz. | ||
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Ngo m1911.jpg|thumb|none|550px|US soldier with M1911A1 pistol.]] | + | [[Image:Ngo m1911.jpg|thumb|none|550px|US army soldier (or, more likely, a non-commissioned officer) with M1911A1 pistol. On rare occasions for Cold War films, uniforms generally look pretty believable.]] |
[[Image:Ngo m1911 2.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Holtz with M1911A1.]] | [[Image:Ngo m1911 2.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Holtz with M1911A1.]] | ||
[[Image:Ngo m1911 3.jpg|thumb|none|550px|A close look at Holtz's M1911A1 Colt pistol.]] | [[Image:Ngo m1911 3.jpg|thumb|none|550px|A close look at Holtz's M1911A1 Colt pistol.]] | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==M1928A1 Thompson== | ==M1928A1 Thompson== | ||
| − | The [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns used by several American soldiers and Resistance fighters. Majority of them are converted for using 7.62x25 blanks in MP40 magazines (since the | + | The [[M1928A1 Thompson]] submachine guns used by several American soldiers and Resistance fighters. Majority or all of them are converted for using 7.62x25 blanks in MP40 magazines (since the filmmakers in the old days had a problems with .45 ACP blanks cartridges). |
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[[File:Thompson-M1928-7.62-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson, converted for using MP40 magazines fitted for 7.62x25 blank cartridges]] | [[File:Thompson-M1928-7.62-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson, converted for using MP40 magazines fitted for 7.62x25 blank cartridges]] | ||
[[Image:Ngo m1928a1.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American guards with M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns.]] | [[Image:Ngo m1928a1.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American guards with M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | ==L1A1== | + | ==L1A1/C1A1== |
| − | The [[L1A1]] | + | The [[L1A1]] battle rifles are used by several US soldiers. Some of these rifles appears to be the C1A1s, as they lack large holes in the forend. |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO. This is the later, typical version of the L1A1 which used black fiberglass furniture.]] |
| − | [[Image:Ngo fnfal.jpg|thumb|none|550px| | + | [[File:C1a1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Canadian C1A1 - 7.62x51mm NATO. The C1A1 is quite different from other Commonwealth L1A1s, having different sights and a wood handguard without any vent holes.]] |
| − | [[Image:Ngo fnfal 4.jpg|thumb|none|550px|A soldier on the background holds L1A1.]] | + | [[Image:Ngo fnfal.jpg|thumb|none|550px|The rifle visible in the middle. This variant seems to have a forend without holes.]] |
| − | [[Image:Ngo fnfal2.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American soldiers with | + | [[Image:Ngo fnfal 4.jpg|thumb|none|550px|A soldier on the background holds rifle. This gun appears to have a forend with vent holes, denoting it as L1A1.]] |
| − | [[Image:Ngo fnfal 3.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American soldiers with | + | [[Image:Ngo fnfal2.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American soldiers with rifles behind.]] |
| + | [[Image:Ngo fnfal 3.jpg|thumb|none|550px|American soldiers with rifles on the Willys Jeep, during the climax.]] | ||
| − | == Sturmgewehr 44 ( | + | == Sturmgewehr 44 (Mocked-up as AR-15) == |
| − | In one scene, one of the soldiers also carries [[STG 44]] rifle, mocked up as a | + | In one scene, one of the soldiers also carries [[STG 44]] rifle, mocked up as a [[AR-15]]. |
[[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm]] | [[Image:Sturmgewehr 44.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm]] | ||
| − | [[File:StG44-M16-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble | + | [[File:StG44-M16-MovieProp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sturmgewehr 44, visually modified to resemble AR-15 - 7.62x39 blank]] |
| − | [[Image:Ngo stg44.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier on the left carries fake | + | [[Image:Ngo stg44.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier on the left carries fake AR-15.]] |
== AK-74 == | == AK-74 == | ||
| − | A one US soldier beyond any logic briefly seen with the [[AK-74]]. Also AK-74s are visible in the hands of the insurgents in the end of the movie. | + | A one US soldier beyond any logic, very briefly seen with the [[AK-74]]. Also AK-74s are visible in the hands of the insurgents in the end of the movie. |
[[Image:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | [[Image:AK-74 NTW 12 92.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-74 - 5.45x39mm]] | ||
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On the Pomegranate Islands (Russian title: На Гранатовых островах; Na Granatovykh ostrovakh) is a 1981 Soviet Cold War-era political drama. The action takes place in the fictional Republic of Pomegranate Islands. The petroleum discovered on the islands becomes the cause of a coup organized by the CIA. A group of Western journalists accredited to the UN are visiting the country and must report in their reports that everything is calm. At the end of the visit, journalists leave the Islands, but because of the bad weather they are forced to return. And then they become witnesses of what was not intended for attention of outsiders - Operation Globe, a invasion of US troops into the republic.
The following weapons were used in the film On the Pomegranate Islands (Na Granatovykh ostrovakh):
Pistols
Colt M1911A1
The Colt M1911A1 pistols used by several American soldiers, Faraj, Kalisher, and Holtz.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
The M1928A1 Thompson submachine guns used by several American soldiers and Resistance fighters. Majority or all of them are converted for using 7.62x25 blanks in MP40 magazines (since the filmmakers in the old days had a problems with .45 ACP blanks cartridges).
M1A1 Thompson
The M1A1 Thompson submachine guns used by several American soldiers and Resistance fighters. Some SMGs modifed with the addition of the vertical foregrips, Cutts compensators, and a "classic" finned barrels.
M3A1 "Grease Gun"
The M3A1 "Grease Gun" submachine guns used by several US soldiers.
Rifles
L1A1/C1A1
The L1A1 battle rifles are used by several US soldiers. Some of these rifles appears to be the C1A1s, as they lack large holes in the forend.
Sturmgewehr 44 (Mocked-up as AR-15)
In one scene, one of the soldiers also carries STG 44 rifle, mocked up as a AR-15.
AK-74
A one US soldier beyond any logic, very briefly seen with the AK-74. Also AK-74s are visible in the hands of the insurgents in the end of the movie.
M1 Carbine
A some of the US troopers and insurgens armed M1 Carbines. But failed do captured shot, where it is good visible.
