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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 the 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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Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a [[Luger P08]] during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream". | 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|Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops | [[File:Cockpit-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops when realizing who's coming.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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==M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ==M3A1 "Grease Gun"== | ||
The American motorcyclist uses an [[ | The American motorcyclist uses an [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] in the same episode. | ||
[[Image:Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:Grease3 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.]] | [[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.]] | ||
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==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ||
German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles in "Slipstream". | German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and the at the airfield in "Slipstream". | ||
[[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|A soldiers encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.]] | [[File:Cockpit-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldiers encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.]] | ||
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[[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|The remains of the Type 96 during the opening sequence.]] | [[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|Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.]] | [[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|A view of the barrel.]] | [[File:Cockpit-type96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the barrel.]] | ||
[[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-type96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed with a Type 96 and a bottle of Sake the two start their journey.]] | ||
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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 part of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive 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|A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.]] | [[File:Cockpit-brownining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the barrel.]] | [[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the barrel.]] | ||
[[File:Cockpit-brownining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The B17's turret-mounted machine guns.]] | [[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 an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.]] | |||
==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
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==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|The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.]] | [[File:Cockpit-oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.]] | ||
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==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka== | ==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka== | ||
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron". | Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron". | ||
[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[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.]] | ||
[[Category:Anime]] | [[Category:Anime]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | |||
[[Category:Mini-Series]] | [[Category:Mini-Series]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | ||
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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 the 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 carry Karabiner 98k rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and the at the airfield in "Slipstream".
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 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 part of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive 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".
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.
