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|name = The Cockpit | |name = The Cockpit | ||
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|caption = '' | |caption = ''Blu-Ray cover'' | ||
|country = [[File:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan | |country = [[File:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan | ||
|genre = War | |genre = War | ||
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'''''The Cockpit''''' (''ザ・コクピット'') is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 different stories about | '''''The Cockpit''''' (''ザ・コクピット'') is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 fictional different stories about Axis point of view during World War Two. The first episode "Slipstream" is about a German Pilot who has fallen out of favor but is nevertheless tasked with escorting the first German atomic bomb. In "Sonic Boom Squadron", the viewer gets an insight into the last hours of a young Japanese kamikaze pilot during early August 1945. And finally in the last episode "Knight of the Iron Dragon" two Japanese soldiers, during the Battle of Leyte, embark on a journey trying to keep a promise. | ||
{{Anime Title}} | {{Anime Title|The Cockpit}} | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a [[Luger P08]] during the encounter with German ground troops. | Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a [[Luger P08]] during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream". | ||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops when realizing who's coming.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Type 100== | ==Type 100== | ||
A Late war [[Type 100 submachine gun]] is carried by Private Kodai over his back which is never seen used. | A Late war [[Type 100 submachine gun]] is carried by Private Kodai over his back which is never seen used Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon". | ||
[[Image:Type100 1944.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[Image:Type100 1944.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type100-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type100-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kodai lies motionless over his motorcycle. In this angle, the stock can be seen a little.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type100-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type100-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of this scene in which the müzzle can be seen.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type100-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type100-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Utsunomiya and his mate take him down which offers the best view of the Type 100.]] | ||
== | ==M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ||
The American motorcyclist uses an [[ | The American motorcyclist uses an [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] in the same episode. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-grease2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-grease2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While sliding with his motorcycle he uses his right arm to steady his gun.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-grease3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-grease3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He fires his weapon from an oblique position.]] | ||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ||
German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles. | German soldiers in "Slipstream" carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and at the airfield. | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.]] | ||
==Arisaka Type 38== | ==Arisaka Type 38== | ||
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers including Private Utsunomiya carry [[Arisaka Type 38]]s. | Imperial Japanese Army soldiers including Private Utsunomiya carry [[Arisaka Type 38]]s at the beginning in the artillery position in "Knight of the Iron Dragon". | ||
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | [[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier inserts a 5-round stripper clip into the chamber...]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and sends the bolt handle home. After this he locks his rifle.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-Arisaka3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-Arisaka3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While in a foxhole Utsunomiya and his mate are seen with their Arisakas.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
The [[M1 Carbine]] is seen used by U.S. soldiers firing at Private Utsunomiya. | The [[M1 Carbine]] is seen used by U.S. soldiers firing at Private Utsunomiya. | ||
[[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War II Era M1 Carbine]] | [[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War II Era M1 Carbine]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-m1car1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-m1car1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two G.I.s fire at the incoming Utsunomiya. Note the Browning M1919A4 barrels on the left.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Some US troops are also seen with [[M1 Garand]]s. | Some US troops are also seen with [[M1 Garand]]s in the same scene. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-m1car1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-m1car1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier on the right firing his Garand.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==Nambu Type 96== | ==Nambu Type 96== | ||
Private Utsunomiya deploys a [[Type 96 | Private Utsunomiya deploys a [[Type 96 light machine gun]] on Kodai's Type 97 (''Rikuo'') motorcycle which he received from a machine gunner. | ||
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | [[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The remains of the Type 96 during the opening sequence.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''There was a machine-gunner who didn't need that any more.''"<br /> Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the clean barrel and muzzle.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed with a Type 96 and a bottle of Sake the two start their journey.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First-person view of Utsunomiya aiming at a captured Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Type 96 fired by Kodai at the American motorcyclist. Note the red-glowing ejector and muzzle.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type96-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General view of a scene, moments later. The gun is never seen reloaded by anyone.]] | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | ==Browning M1919A4== | ||
[[Browning M1919A4]] are used by American soldiers to stop Private Utsunomiya. | [[Browning M1919A4]] are used by American soldiers to stop Private Utsunomiya. | ||
[[File:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[File:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-browninga4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-browninga4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Brownings manned by U.S. troops.]] | ||
=Mounted Weapons= | =Mounted Weapons= | ||
==MG17== | ==MG17== | ||
Two [[MG17 machine gun]]s are mounted on German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 planes. | Two [[MG17 machine gun]]s are mounted on German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 planes at the beginning in "Slipstream". | ||
[[File:MG 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG17 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[File:MG 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG17 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-mg17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-mg17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The nose-mounted MG17s.]] | ||
==MG 151/20== | ==MG 151/20== | ||
[[MG 151 cannon|MG 151/20]] are mounted in the Focke-Wulf Ta 152. | [[MG 151 cannon|MG 151/20]] are mounted in the Focke-Wulf Ta 152. | ||
[[image:Mg15120.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser MG 151/20, standard propeller dome armament for the Messerschmitt Bf 109 - 20x82mm.]] | [[image:Mg15120.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser MG 151/20, standard propeller dome armament for the Messerschmitt Bf 109 - 20x82mm.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mounted in the left and right wings.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-mg2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-mg2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The spent 20mm shells coming out of the left-wing.]] | ||
==MK 108== | ==MK 108== | ||
One [[MK 108 cannon]] is also mounted in the fighter's nose. | One [[MK 108 cannon]] is also mounted in the fighter's nose. | ||
[[image:MK108.JPG|thumb|none|400px|MK 108 cannon 30mm]] | [[image:MK108.JPG|thumb|none|400px|MK 108 cannon 30mm]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-mg1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzle of the MK 108 seen at the end of the propeller nose.]] | ||
==Hispano-Suiza HS.404== | ==Hispano-Suiza HS.404== | ||
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==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ||
The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber. | The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber and in the rear cockpit of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver bombers. | ||
[[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | [[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-brownining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the barrel.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-brownining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The B17's turret-mounted machine guns.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dual-mounted Brownings mounted in the rear-gunner position of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber.]] | |||
==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
Several [[Bofors 40mm]] can be seen mounted on American ships. | |||
[[Image:Bofors40Quad.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR]] | [[Image:Bofors40Quad.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-bofors1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-bofors1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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==Type 99== | ==Type 99== | ||
The [[type 99 cannon|Type 99]] is mounted in the Mitsubishi G4M bombers. | The [[type 99 cannon|Type 99]] is mounted in the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers. | ||
[[image:Type_99-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Mark 1 in pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB]] | [[image:Type_99-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Mark 1 in pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the magazine.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type99-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Crewman turns around which offers a view of the grip.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type99-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The upside-down mounted Type 99 in the upper turret.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type99-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type99-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Type 99 being fired at attacking F6F Hellcats.]] | ||
[[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | [[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-type99-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-type99-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One barrel of the Type 99 can be seen.]] | ||
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon== | ||
[[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] are mounted on the aircraftcarrier. | [[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]s are mounted on the aircraftcarrier. | ||
[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | [[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka== | |||
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron". Notice: The last mission of these rockets was in June 1945, not in August. | |||
[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''The "Cherry Blossom" attack craft is carried beneath its mother plane. It is released near the target to do its work: A human bomb!'']] | |||
[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''With rocket-assisted high speed, it penetrates the enemy defences. A one-way trip, bringing certain death upon reaching the target. For the pilot, there is no second attack-run. Like the Cherry Blossom, a single dying fall.'']] | |||
==Type 96 15 cm Howitzer== | ==Type 96 15 cm Howitzer== | ||
At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers. | At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers. | ||
[[Image:Type96howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 15 cm Howitzer]] | [[Image:Type96howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 15 cm Howitzer]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Howitzers being prepared.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Cockpit-howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading a shell.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-howitzer3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers fire the howitzer at an American positon.]] | |||
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The Cockpit (ザ・コクピット) is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 fictional different stories about Axis point of view during World War Two. The first episode "Slipstream" is about a German Pilot who has fallen out of favor but is nevertheless tasked with escorting the first German atomic bomb. In "Sonic Boom Squadron", the viewer gets an insight into the last hours of a young Japanese kamikaze pilot during early August 1945. And finally in the last episode "Knight of the Iron Dragon" two Japanese soldiers, during the Battle of Leyte, embark on a journey trying to keep a promise.
The following weapons were used in the anime series The Cockpit:
Handguns
Luger P08
Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a Luger P08 during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream".
Submachine Guns
Type 100
A Late war Type 100 submachine gun is carried by Private Kodai over his back which is never seen used Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon".
M3A1 "Grease Gun"
The American motorcyclist uses an M3A1 "Grease Gun" in the same episode.
Rifles
Mauser Karabiner 98k
German soldiers in "Slipstream" carry Karabiner 98k rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and at the airfield.
Arisaka Type 38
Imperial Japanese Army soldiers including Private Utsunomiya carry Arisaka Type 38s at the beginning in the artillery position in "Knight of the Iron Dragon".
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is seen used by U.S. soldiers firing at Private Utsunomiya.
M1 Garand
Some US troops are also seen with M1 Garands in the same scene.
Machine Guns
Nambu Type 96
Private Utsunomiya deploys a Type 96 light machine gun on Kodai's Type 97 (Rikuo) motorcycle which he received from a machine gunner.
Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4 are used by American soldiers to stop Private Utsunomiya.
Mounted Weapons
MG17
Two MG17 machine guns are mounted on German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 planes at the beginning in "Slipstream".
MG 151/20
MG 151/20 are mounted in the Focke-Wulf Ta 152.
MK 108
One MK 108 cannon is also mounted in the fighter's nose.
Hispano-Suiza HS.404
RAF Spitfires are armed with Hispano-Suiza HS.404 autocannons.
Browning M2 Aircraft
The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber and in the rear cockpit of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver bombers.
Bofors 40mm
Several Bofors 40mm can be seen mounted on American ships.
Type 97 Aircraft
Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Guns.
Type 99
The Type 99 is mounted in the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
Oerlikon 20mm Cannons are mounted on the aircraftcarrier.
Other
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron". Notice: The last mission of these rockets was in June 1945, not in August.
Type 96 15 cm Howitzer
At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers.
