Torpedo Bombers
(Torpedonostsy)

DVD Cover

Country	USSR
Directed by	Semyon Aranovich
Release Date	1983
Language	Russian
Studio	Lenfilm

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Lt. Aleksandr Belobrov	Rodion Nahapetov
Sgt. Fyodor Cherepets	Aleksei Zharkov
Capt. Gavrilov	Andrei Boltnev
Lt. Dmitrienko	Stanislav Sadalskiy
Marusya	Tatyana Kravchenko
Shoura	Vera Glagoleva
Nastya	Nadezhda Lukashevich

Torpedo Bombers (Torpedonostsy) is a 1983 Soviet war drama directed by Semyon Aranovich. The movie depicts Soviet pilots of torpedo bombers in the Arctic in 1944.

The following weapons were used in the film Torpedo Bombers (Torpedonostsy):

Pistols

Tokarev TT-33

Soviet pilots carry Tokarev TT-33 pistols. They are mostly seen in holsters.

Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version.

Lt. Colonel Fomenko (Yuriy Kuznetsov) checks his pistol before the flight.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

A PPSh-41 is briefly seen in one scene.

Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

The barrel of PPSh is seen when a drunk Sgt. Cherepets (Aleksei Zharkov)is arrested by the military police.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant M1891/30

A Mosin Nagant M1891/30 is briefly seen in one scene.

Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

A sentinel carries a M91/30 rifle with bayonet.

Machine Guns and Autocannons

Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS

Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS machine guns are mounted in the nose and dorsal mountings of IL-4 torpedo bombers.

ShKAS aircraft machine gun - 7.62x54mmR

A nose mounting is seen.

A view of the nose ShKAS from inside.

A ShKAS in the dorsal turret.

25-mm AA gun 2M-3M

A twin (over and under) 25-mm AA automatic gun 2M-3M is seen on the airfield. In reality these guns appeared only in 1950s and were used only on ships, not on land. The turret is fitted with two 110-PM autocannons.