Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Battle of Jangsari (2019)The Battle of Jangsari (or Jangsari: Forgotten Heroes ) is a 2019 war film directed by South Korean directors Kwak Kyung-taek and Kim Tae-hoon. The film is the second installment of a trilogy of Korean War epics produced by Taewon Entertainment, the first being Operation Chromite (2017)Megan Fox ) comes across information of the impossible mission being undertaken by the students and is determined to help them in any way she can.
The following weapons were used in the film The Battle of Jangsari :
Handguns Tokarev TT-33 The Tokarev TT-33 is seen as the standard sidearm to KPA officers. NCOs of the ROK Army cadre are seen using captured TT-33s when disguised as KPA officers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Lee Myung-Joon (Kim Myung-min) pulls his TT-33 pistol out and takes aim. He adopts a low, double-handed grip, which is odd for the time period as soldiers are usually trained to fire sidearms one-handed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other side of the pistol. Note the fine serrations on the slide making this a pre-WWII manufactured version. Also the hammer is cocked back, which is correct for a single-action pistol like the TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fallen soldier still grips his TT-33 pistol. Submachine Guns M3 Grease Gun ROK Army cadres and student-soldiers are seen using M3 Grease Guns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A student-soldier fires his M3 Grease Gun from the back of a truck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ROK NCO yells instructions while holding his M3. PPSh-41 North Korean troops as well as the ROK student-soldiers are seen using PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two student-soldiers set up wires for demolitions with their PPSh-41s slung on their backs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing North Korean scouts hold their PPSh-41s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Disguised student-soldiers fire their PPSh-41s from the ambush point. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of KPA soldiers hold an assortment of firearms, the PPSh-41 being the most common. PPS-43 North Korean troops are seen using PPS-43 submachine guns. The South Korean troops use captured PPS-43s as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A KPA soldier fires his PPS-43 from an entrenched position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another KPA soldier wildly fires his PPS-43 in extreme close-quarters before being grabbed by a student-soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disguised ROK sergeant fires his PPS-43 into the hatch of a disabled T-34-85. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another disguised student-soldier fires his PPS-43 from the ambush point. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of KPA soldiers hold an assortment of firearms, the center-most soldier holding a PPS-43. Rifles/Carbines M1 Carbine ROK NCOs are equipped with M1 Carbines at Jangsari. Several US Marines are also seen with slung M1 Carbines during a briefing at Busan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Korean War Era M1 Carbine with birch stock, adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch - .30 Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ROK soldier fires his M1 Carbine in the rain. Error creating thumbnail: File missing First Sergeant Tae-Seok (Kim In-kwon ) with his M1 Carbine caked in sand as the regiment takes cover behind a berm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another ROK sergeant fires his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several US Marines exit a briefing with slung M1 Carbines. M1 Garand M1 Garands are seen in the hands of ROK cadres and student-soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guk Man-Deuk (Jang Ji-Gun) boasts about his marksmanship skills by mimicking a firing stance with his issued M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The student-soldiers assemble for a pre-mission briefing, an assortment of rifles among them. Most of them carry M1 Garands while the rest are using enemy re-issued Mosin-Nagant rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A firing line of ROK soldiers and their student-soldiers provides suppressive fire for their advancing comrades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Gae-Tae (Lee Jae-wook) fires his M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Student-soldiers celebrate their victory by raising their M1 Garands in the air. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ha-Ryun (Kim Sung-cheol) is seen removing the en-bloc clip of Man-Deuk's M1 Garand after the latter accidentally discharges his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ROK sergeant gawks in horror when his M1 Garand jams on him during a critical moment. Mosin Nagant M1891 North Korean troops use Mosin Nagant M1891s as their standard rifle. Student soldiers of the South Korean forces are also seen with Mosins as well, presumably being re-issued captured enemy firearms. Several M38 Carbines are also seen among both North and South Korean troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ki Ha-Ryun (Kim Sung-cheol) with his issued Mosin Nagant on his back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Choi Sung-Pil (Choi Min-ho) fires his M1891. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of North Korean soldiers stand-to with their Mosin rifles, the front-most soldier using a shorter M38 Carbine variant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sung-Pil aims his Mosin. All of the rifles are seen with straight bolts. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moon Jong-Nyeo (Lee Ho-Jung) holds her issued Mosin Nagant before the ambush. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Man-Deuk (Jang Ji-Gun) carries a wounded Jong-Nyeo along with both their rifles slung over his neck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A North Korean scout holds his Mosin Nagant. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-28 KPA troops are seen using DP-28 machine guns. ROK troops and student-soldiers use captured DP machine guns when defending their positions at Jangsari.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP-28 is fired from defensive positions by a North Korean soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another DP-28 fires from a trench. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A KPA soldier sets up and suppresses targets on the beach with his DP-28. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ha-Ryun (Kim Sung-cheol) blind-fires a captured DP-28 after its previous user bites it. The actor appears to be mimicking the firing as the pan does not rotate throughout the action, with muzzle flashes added post-production. Degtyaryov DT Several North Korean T-34-85 tanks with mounted Degtyaryov DT machine guns make an appearance.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leading T-34-85 roams into the Jangsari area with KPA infantry moving alongside. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disabled T-34-85 rotates its still-functioning turret towards the ambush team. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A trio of T-34-85s line up to provide artillery support for the North Korean troops. These appear to be CGI. Maxim M1910/30 Several Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen mounted on defensive positions along the Jangsari coast.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim M1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of a Maxim pokes out from its bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A North Korean soldier mans his Maxim on the cliffs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A KPA machine gun team operates a Maxim, with the soldier on the right helping to feed the belt for the gunner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim gunner rotates his arc of fire at a new threat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the gunner and his Maxim from the back. Note that the belt appears to be loaded with red-tipped blanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A student-soldier sets up a captured Maxim gun. Grenades Dynamite Stick Tae-Seok (Kim In-kwon ) uses a stick of dynamite, coupled with a bundle of Mk 2 grenades as an improvised satchel charge of sorts.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tae-Seok lights ups a stick of dynamite with a Zippo. Mk 2 Hand Grenade Mk 2 hand grenades are seen on vests of ROK Army soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 2 "Pineapple" World War II-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II) Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mk 2 is seen hanging from the rig of Lt. Lee Myung-Joon (Kim Myung-min ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ha-Ryun (Kim Sung-cheol) pulls the safety pin of a Mk 2 hand grenade and holds the safety lever in place with his hands. Others M15 anti-tank mine A M15 anti-tank mine is discovered by the student-soldiers after an Allied bombing dislodges it from the top of a cliff, presumably planted by the North Korean forces first. They eventually recover it and use it later in an ambush.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M15 Anti-Tank mine Error creating thumbnail: File missing A student-soldier accidentally steps on a M15 Anti-Tank mine when he thoughtlessly reaches for a souvenir. Error creating thumbnail: File missing First Sergeant Tae-Seok (Kim In-kwon ) then reminds the student-soldiers that the AT mine is relatively harmless to infantry and demonstrates by stomping(!) on it multiple times. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ha-Ryun (Kim Sung-cheol) is seen lugging the AT mine before being instructed to help set it up. S-Mine Several S-Mines are seen planted all over the Jangsari beach defenses by the defending North Korean forces. Oddly, they behave like contact mines, detonating almost immediately after being tripped with a upwards directional blast, which is not how the S-Mine normally operates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing S-Mine 35. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pressure prongs of a buried S-Mine is seen on the beaches of Jangsari. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A student-soldier is seen carefully handling a deactivated S-Mine handed to him by his superior. M1 Mortar South Korean troops are seen operating M1 Mortars , first on the landing ship, then later on the Jangsari beaches itself during its defense.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Mortar - 81mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing South Korean troops on the deck of the Moonsan provide cover for the landing team with M1 Mortars. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A battery of M1 Mortars are fired by ROK troops during the defense of the Jangsari beach head. 
