bring him to Khost, the town closest to the Soviet base where Trautman is held captive. The Mujahideen in the village, led by chieftain Masoud, hesitate to help Rambo free Trautman. Meanwhile, a Soviet informant in Ghani's employ informs the Soviets, who send two attack helicopters to destroy the village. Though Rambo destroys one of them with a DShK heavy machine gun, the rebels refuse to aid him any further. Aided only by Mousa and a young boy named Hamid, Rambo attacks the base and inflicts significant damage before being forced to retreat. Hamid, as well as Rambo, is wounded during the battle and Rambo sends him and Mousa away before resuming his infiltration. Evading base security, Rambo reaches and frees Trautman just as he is about to be tortured with a flamethrower. He and Trautman rescue several other prisoners and hijack a Hind helicopter gunship to escape the base. The helicopter is damaged during takeoff and crashes, forcing the escapees to flee across the sand on foot. An attack helicopter pursues Rambo and Trautman to a nearby cave, where Rambo destroys it with an explosive arrow. A furious Zaysen sends Spetsnaz commandos under Kourov to kill them, but they are routed and killed. An injured Kourov attacks Rambo with his bare hands, but is overcome and killed. As Rambo and Trautman make their way to the Pakistani border, Zaysen and his forces surround them. Masoud's Mujahideen forces attack the Soviets in a surprise cavalry charge. Rambo takes control of a tank and attacks Zaysen's Hind gunship in a head-on battle with both vehicles firing high-calibre machine gun rounds, Rambo firing the tank's main gun and Zaysen unleashing volleys of the Hind's high explosive rockets and missiles. The final charge sees the two vehicles collide, but Rambo survives after firing the tank's main gun. After the battle, Rambo and Trautman say goodbye to the Mujahideen and leave Afghanistan to go home. Cast Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo Richard Crenna as U.S. Colonel Samuel R. "Sam" Trautman Kurtwood Smith as Robert Griggs Marc de Jonge as Soviet Colonel Alexei Zaysen Sasson Gabai as Afghan Mujahideen Mousa Ghani Doudi Shoua as Hamid Spiros Fokas as Afghan Mujahideen's leader Masoud Randy Raney as Soviet Sergeant Kourov Marcus Gilbert as Tomask Alon Abutbul as Nissem Masoud Assadollahi as Rahim Yosef Shiloach as Khalid Shaby Ben-Aroya as Soviet defector Yuri Production Development and writing