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[[Image:JinRoh_Aff1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1998)]]
"Jin-Roh" is a movie that could be classified as "psychological/political thriller".
It takes place in an alternative history where in WWII, Japan fought against Nazi Germany and lost. Movie action is set about 10 years after the end of war, in Tokyo. Post-war Japan suffers a lot of internal problems due to politics. Anti-government parties rioted, causing themselves to be outlawed. To avoid bringing Army into the city to handle riots, governess created Capital Police (CAPO). Their elite unit were Panzer Units, heavily armored, using the best weapons available.
The movie shows conflict (political and literal) between three main power groups: Police, Panzer Unit and "Sect" - coalition of outlawed anti-government parties.
Panzer Units have the best automatic weaponry available and are practically invincible, although existence of the Unit itself is questioned.
"Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade" is the third film entry in the ''Kerberos Saga'', an alternate history political thriller series by Mamoru Oshii (Director of ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' and ''[[Sky Crawlers, The|The Sky Crawlers]]''). Set in the 1950's, ''Jin Roh'' depicts a history where the United States chose not to intervene in either World War, Japan sided with the Allies, and Germany defeated and occupied Japan for nearly 10 years, leaving the country in a state of political turmoil.
"Sect" works like partisans, using partisan weapons and methods of attack, as if in occupied country.
To cope with the increase in anti-government movements, the Japanese government founds the Special Armed Garrison, more commonly known as "Kerberos". The Kerberos squad consists of highly trained, heavily armed soldiers armed utilized special suits of armor known as "Protect Gear", and is tasked with quelling anti-government movements through lethal force.
''See also: [[Red Spectacles, The|The Red Spectacles]]''
While the last film in the franchise, "Jin Roh" actually takes place first, depicting the events leading up to the "Kerberos Riot", an incident in which the Kerberos Squad is ordered to disband and refuse to do so, resulting in a bloody confrontation between the Kerberos Units and the Tokyo Capital Police. The other two films in the franchise, ''[[Red Spectacles, The|The Red Spectacles]]'' and ''Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops'', depict the aftermath of the Kerberos Riot.
''A note on the dates: The Kerberos Riot, and thus the events in ''Jin Roh'', were originally set during the mid- to late-1980's. The ''Kerberos Saga'' timeline was retconned after the release of ''Jin Roh'').
'''The following guns were used in the movie ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'''''
'''The following guns were used in the movie ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'''''
PPSh-41 is the Russian sub-machine gun of WWII. Whenever you see it's characteristic drum magazine, you know the person holding it is either Russian soldier, or a partisan. Interesting thing is that Germans captures PPSh during WWII and even converted them to 9mm by changing barrel and magazine well. It was named MP41(r), "r" standing for "Russian". That weapon was not really used though because most German soldiers opened fire at anyone who had this characteristic drum-mag SMG.
The [[Mauser C96]] is used by Kerberos Squad as their standard sidearm.
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser]]
[[Image:C96STOCK.jpg|thumb|none|400px|C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm.]]
[[Image:jinroh085020-c96.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fuse practicing with a C96 at the shooting range]]
[[Image:jinroh132919-c96karbine.jpg|500px|thumb|none|An unnamed Kerberos member with a C96 with the optional stock attachment]]
PPSh-41 was used by "Sect", building their partisan, perhaps even Communist image (as opposed to right-wing government). You can see it clearly in the initial scenes, where "Sect" members flee in the underground after carrying out bomb attack at Police during riots.
===Walther PPK===
Fuse owns a [[Walther PP Pistol Series|Walther PPK]] which he keeps hidden in a book. This is likely a personal gun.
[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
STEN is a universal partisan weapon. During WWII it was produced in millions in English factories and by partisans in Germany-occupied countries. It was very cheap and easy to manufacture and allowed modifications and variations. STENs were used from France to Poland and a figure with this sub-machine gun means simply "I'm a partisan!"
STEN was used by "Sect" in the movie. You can see it in the initial scenes, where the leader of a small "Sect" group has a STEN. Judging by appearance this is Mark II version, the most popular one during real WWII.
==Submachine Guns==
===PPSh-41===
The [[PPSh-41 / PPSh-43 Submachine Gun|PPSh-41]] is used by the "Sect" members in the opening sequence.
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sten Mk II Sub Machine gun 9mm Parabellum]]
===Sten Mk. II===
Several members of the "Sect" can be seen carrying [[Sten|Sten Mk II]] submachine guns.
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9mm Parabellum]]
[[Image:jinroh013764-sten.jpg|500px|thumb|none|"Sect" member carrying a STEN]]
[[Image:jinroh013764-sten.jpg|500px|thumb|none|"Sect" member carrying a STEN]]
== [[Bergmann MP18]] ==
===Bergmann MP18===
A member of the "Sect" is seen carrying a [[Bergmann MP18]], a relatively high-end weapon compared to his comrades' armaments.
MP18 was the first and revolutionary German sub-machine gun. It was developed in 1918 and used in the last moments of WWI. Many MP18 SMGs were sold ,after the war, to Japan. MP18 was also manufactured in Switzerland in 1920's for export to Japan, which would explain it's presence in the movie. Later this weapon evolved into MP28 model II (with mode selector), and then replaced by MP38 and MP40 as the standard Army SMGs.
[[Image:MP18I.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bergmann MP18 Sub Machine Gun with Box Mag - 9mm]]
MP18 was used by "Sect". It's interesting to see it here, as the weapon was quite expensive to make. It is likely that "Sect" obtained them from a fallen soldier/policemen. Model seen in "Jin Roh" is standard issue MP18/I - notice an angled magazine well (this is not magazine!) that was used for snail-drum magazines, same as for Artillery Luger. Snail drums did not work well, and magazine was later changed to normal stick magazines for late batches of MP18/I and for MP28/II.
[[Image:MP18I.jpg|thumb|none|700px|Bergmann MP18 Sub Machine Gun with Box Mag - 9mm]]
[[Image:jinroh018389-mp18.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Carried at the back, note characteristic nozzle.]]
[[Image:jinroh018389-mp18.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Carried at the back, note characteristic nozzle.]]
== [[MP40]] ==
===MP40===
The [[MP40]] is used by the Capital Police on several occasions.
MP40 was the standard issue sub-machine gun used by Germans during WWII. It was produced in mass quantities. You can see MP40 and MP38 in hands of German soldiers in almost every WWII movie.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:jinroh090293-mp40.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fuse takes a MP40 off of a fallen police officer]]
In "Jin Roh" MP40 is used by Police. It can be distinguished from MP38 by a stamped magazine well.
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 9mm]]
[[Image:jinroh090293-mp40.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fuse takes MP40 from a fallen policemen]]
== MP41 ==
[[Image:German WW2 MP-41 designed by Hugo Schmeisser 2.jpg|thumb|450px|none]]
Germany did not want to export MP40, so they asked Schmeisser to develop a new export version of SMG. He has used MP28/II, MP36/III and MP40 as the basis to build MP41. It looked "classic" with wooden stock, but sported modern technology inside. Wehrmacht required large number of weapons though, and MP41 went to them instead of original buyers. Production stopped in 1942 because it was deemed too expensive compared to MP40.
Originally MP41 was issued to German Police units because wooden stock was useful for "crowd control", using it to kick people.
In the movie this weapon is used by Police, as seen in closing scenes when policemen search for Fuse in the underground. In real world MP41 was used by German Police until the end of war, which explains why it is used in "Jin Roh" in similar application.
The [[MP40#MP41|MP41]] is used by the Capital Police during their search for Fuse in the sewers. In reality the MP41 was used by the German Police until the end of World War II, which explains why it is used in "Jin Roh" in similar application.
P-38 was intended as replacement for more expensive Luger P08 in German Army. It was a revolutionary pistol, the best at the time. After WWII it was used until 1990's in slightly modified version.
In the movie it is seen used by Police officer.
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War Two dated - 9mm]]
[[Image:jinroh118306-p38.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Officer running with Walther P-38]]
Probably used by Police, in a scene where a grenade is launched from it using special module. Kar98k rifles can be seen slung over the shoulders of German soldiers at the beginning of the film.
During the opening narration, several [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser Kar98k]] rifles can be seen in the slideshow depicting the alternate history behind the ''Kerberos Saga''.
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
== [[Walther PP Pistol Series|Walther PPK (or other variant)]] ==
===Sturmgewehr 44===
Fuse and several other Kerberos members are seen using [[Sturmgewehr 44] rifles on a target range.
In the movie a Walther belonging to Fuse can be seen hidden in a book. It is unclear if PPK is a standard Panzer weapon (probably not, as they have Mausers C96 while on duty) or his private gun.
[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Walther PPK in 7.65x17mm Auto (.32 ACP)]]
[[Image:jinroh087941-ppk.jpg|500px|thumb|none|This one belongs to Fuse, it is hidden in a book]]
== [[Mauser C96]] ==
Used by Panzer unit probably as a standard auxiliary weapon. Fuse is seen at the shooting range, training with C96. This pistol was quite difficult to use and a lot of training was required, making the scene more realistic. From the closeup you can see that hammer does not have a hole. Mauser manufactured such models before 1899, it was "cone hammer" early type. In the movie this weapon is either based on old design, or it has been redesigned with hole-less hammer post-war (movie timeline).
Either karbine (fixed stock) or normal version with attached wood stock is used by another member of Panzer unit at the end of the movie.
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
[[Image: C96 Bolo.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Mauser C96 'Bolo' with rifle stock attached]]
[[Image:jinroh085020-c96.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fuse shoots this one at the shooting range]]
[[Image:jinroh132919-c96karbine.jpg|500px|thumb|none|This is karbine version or normal with wooden stock attached]]
== [[Sturmgewehr 44]] (and variant) ==
Stg44 is used by Panzer Unit during their training.
Apart from the normal weapon this movie shows also another version of Stg44 which shoots rubber bullets. Judging by the front of the gun, different from war-time Stg44, the weapon shown in the movie could be MKb42(H) - an early prototype that became MP43 and then MP44 and finally to Stg44. MKb42(H) was produced in a (relatively) small numbers for field trials, which would explain how it ended up as a training weapon in the movie.
Those weapons are used by Panzer unit during their training, live ammo version on open shooting range, rubber bullets in CQB (Close Quarters Battle) training.
[[Image:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|450px|none|MKB42 (H)]]
[[Image:jinroh50710-stg44t.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Panzer unit during exercise with MKb(42)H training version, note white stripes on magazines showing that they do not contain live ammo]]
[[Image:jinroh54596-stg44t_bullet.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Closeup of rubber bullet for training]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44b.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:JRWBMP44c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
== [[FG 42|FG42 type I]] ==
===Sturmgewehr MKB42 (H)===
During a training exercise, several Kerberos members in Protect Gear use [[Sturmgewehr 44|Sturmgewehr MKB42]] rifles loaded with rubber training bullets.
FG42 was created because German paratroopers did not have enough firepower. They could only use pistols and grenades while landing, as there was no other gun light enough. German Air Force commissioned their own rifle, developed separately from Army. There were several different models, ranging from initial prototypes to production runs. At least two models (called "early/late", "type I/II" or ) were made in larger numbers. The second model corrected many problems, it was also simplified to make production cheaper.
[[Image:German WW2 MP-44 copy Sport-Systeme Dittrich 'BD42(H)' designed from the MKB42(H).jpg|thumb|400px|none|Sturmgewehr MKB42(H) - 7.92x33mm]]
FG42 was an elite weapon produced in small numbers, just a few thousands.
[[Image:jinroh50710-stg44t.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Note white stripes on the magazines indicating that they do not contain live ammo.]]
[[Image:jinroh54596-stg44t_bullet.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A closeup of rubber training bullet. Despite being non-lethal, one of the officers mentions how painful they are even while wearing Protect Gear.]]
In the movie FG42 is seen in the final standoff, carried by team working with Fuse. Judging by MG42 in hands of Wolf Brigade, FG42 is probably also a very special weapon, available only to selected specialist.
[[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]]
[[Image:jinroh115873-fg42.jpg|500px|thumb|none|FG42s used by people helping Fuse]]
== [[MG42]] ==
This is the main weapon of Jin Roh. It is fully automatic, large, loud, terrifying for the people on the wrong end of it.
==Machine Guns==
===MG42===
The standard weapon of Kerberos members using Protect Gear is the [[MG42]] machine gun. As the Protect Gear severely limits the movement of someone wearing it in exchange for added protection, the MG42 provides a source of devastating firepower to compensate for a lack of mobility. One of the MG42's biggest drawbacks is its ammo capacity (a 50 to 250 round belt) compared to its rate of fire (1200 rounds per minute). The Protect Gear provides an interesting solution; a Kerberos member simply unloads the weapon upon contact with an enemy, cutting their target to shreds, then retrieves a fresh belt which is dispensed from the Protect Gear's backpack. The backpack also holds a spare/alternate barrel.
*Trivia Note: The standard machine gun of the Kerberos Squad was originally the MG34, but was retconned as the MG42 in the second film, ''Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops''.
The Kerberos members that Fuse meets with in the sewers near the end of the film use [[FG 42|FG42 type I]] machine guns. In other entries in the ''Kerberos Saga'', Kerberos members may opt to carry the FG42 in place of their standard MG42.
LeuP, LP, or Leuchtpistole ("glow pistol"), is a series of flare guns made by the Walther starting in 1928. It was the standard flare and signal device of German Army. Around 1934 the original design was replaced by a lighter metal construction, which reduced weight (by half!). Around this time LP was also used for launching grenades and explosives. In 1938 design was simplified to make it cheaper.
Simple version: gasoline-filled bottle with a rag that is put on fire. When thrown, bottle breaks down, petrol forms a cloud that gets ignited from the rag, resulting in a large fireball and explosion. Originally it was developed by the Finnish to fight with invading Russians. Polish Home Army created another variant that exploded on impact, without need for a fire rag. Molotov cocktails are used universally by rebels, partisans, anti-government groups everywhere in the world.
"Sect" uses Molotov cocktails during riots. They obviously throw them at Police.
[[Image:jinroh06729-molotov.jpg|500px|thumb|none|"Sect" member passing a Molotov cocktail to another member]]
== Tear gas riot gun ==
In response to rioting Police launches tear gas at the crowd. It is not clear what weapon they use.
[[Image:grab12504-tear_gas_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Police launching tear gas at rioting crowd]]
[[Image:jinroh12590-tear_gas_canister.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Closeup of tear gas canister]]
== Smoke grenade ==
Smoke (or perhaps tear gas) grenades are used by Panzer unit during their exercises. Note the white strip with a gap - the same marking as used for example on Nebeltopf 39, German WWII smoke grenade.
[[Image:jinroh51194-tear_gas_canister.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Tear gas (or smoke) grenade used during Panzer unit exercise]]
== Homemade bomb ==
Homemade bombs were used by "Sect" to disrupt manifestations. Details are not shown.
[[Image:jinroh020864-handmade_bomb.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Bomb hidden in a bag that can be carried by anyone. Pulling the string fully activates bomb.]]
"Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade" is the third film entry in the Kerberos Saga, an alternate history political thriller series by Mamoru Oshii (Director of Ghost in the Shell and The Sky Crawlers). Set in the 1950's, Jin Roh depicts a history where the United States chose not to intervene in either World War, Japan sided with the Allies, and Germany defeated and occupied Japan for nearly 10 years, leaving the country in a state of political turmoil.
To cope with the increase in anti-government movements, the Japanese government founds the Special Armed Garrison, more commonly known as "Kerberos". The Kerberos squad consists of highly trained, heavily armed soldiers armed utilized special suits of armor known as "Protect Gear", and is tasked with quelling anti-government movements through lethal force.
While the last film in the franchise, "Jin Roh" actually takes place first, depicting the events leading up to the "Kerberos Riot", an incident in which the Kerberos Squad is ordered to disband and refuse to do so, resulting in a bloody confrontation between the Kerberos Units and the Tokyo Capital Police. The other two films in the franchise, The Red Spectacles and Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, depict the aftermath of the Kerberos Riot.
A note on the dates: The Kerberos Riot, and thus the events in Jin Roh, were originally set during the mid- to late-1980's. The Kerberos Saga timeline was retconned after the release of Jin Roh).
The MP41 is used by the Capital Police during their search for Fuse in the sewers. In reality the MP41 was used by the German Police until the end of World War II, which explains why it is used in "Jin Roh" in similar application.
The standard weapon of Kerberos members using Protect Gear is the MG42 machine gun. As the Protect Gear severely limits the movement of someone wearing it in exchange for added protection, the MG42 provides a source of devastating firepower to compensate for a lack of mobility. One of the MG42's biggest drawbacks is its ammo capacity (a 50 to 250 round belt) compared to its rate of fire (1200 rounds per minute). The Protect Gear provides an interesting solution; a Kerberos member simply unloads the weapon upon contact with an enemy, cutting their target to shreds, then retrieves a fresh belt which is dispensed from the Protect Gear's backpack. The backpack also holds a spare/alternate barrel.
Trivia Note: The standard machine gun of the Kerberos Squad was originally the MG34, but was retconned as the MG42 in the second film, Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops.
The Kerberos members that Fuse meets with in the sewers near the end of the film use FG42 type I machine guns. In other entries in the Kerberos Saga, Kerberos members may opt to carry the FG42 in place of their standard MG42.
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