Jormungand (named for the serpent in Norse mythology that grew so big that it wrapped around the world) is a twelve episode anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Keitarō Takahashi. It follows the exploits of Jonathan "Jonah" Mar, a child soldier recruited by Koko Hekmatyar to work for the black market side of HCLI, an international shipping corporation that secretly deals weapons all over the globe. The television adaptation began airing on April 10, 2012; a second season has already been greenlit and the first season has been licensed by Funimation for a North American release.
The following firearms were seen in the anime television series Jormungand :
Before introducing him to the rest of her crew, Koko hands Jonah a Browning Hi-Power Mark III in "Gun Metal, Calico Road", which he continues to use as his primary sidearm.
One of the Major Pollack's soldiers uses a Pistolet ViS wz. 35 as his sidearm. This is justified since a lot of these pistols were produced in the 1930s when World War II took place and 9mm bullets are more common in small arms usage than the .45 ACP.
Koko gives Jonah a Colt XSE as a decoy weapon before their confrontation with C.K. Kloshkin in "Gun Metal, Calico Road". Mildo and Lu also use XSEs as their sidearms in "Pulsar".
Karen Lo uses dual SIG-Sauer GSRs as her main sidearm, first seen in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1". Karen's GSRs can have combat knife modules attached underneath the barrel via picatinny railing. It's used to execute one of her Taishinhai mercenary subordinates for failing to follow her orders. She later uses them to fight Valmet in close quarters in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 2".
R uses a Heckler & Koch USP as his main sidearm, which first appeared in "Hill of Destruction, Part 1." Lutz uses one as his main sidearm in the same episode.
Ugo uses a chrome IMI Desert Eagle as his main sidearm, first appearing in "Hill of Destruction, Part 1". It appears again in "Hill of Destruction, Part 2."
Dominique uses a S&W M945 Compact as his main sidearm, used in "Hill of Destruction, Part 1" and in "Hill of Destruction, Part 2".
Stainless Smith & Wesson on M945 Combat - .45 ACPFile:Dominique1.jpgDominique brandishes his M945 Compact.File:Dominique2.jpgA bit of a closeup of the M945 Compact.
CZ 52
Chen Guoming uses a CZ 52 as his main sidearm in a flashback in "Hill of Destruction, Part 1" and in "Hill of Destruction, Part 2". Since Chen is from China and the PLA uses Soviet/Russian-made weapons as well as making small arms based on Soviet/Russian bullets, it would be justified for Chen to be armed with this pistol since he was deployed on covert missions in Central Asia and Africa.
Chiquita is seen holding an FN P90 TAC submachine gun with an EOTech red dot sight in the opening credits. She and other bodyguards working under Kasper use it as their main weapon in "Vein".
R can be seen firing a Steyr AUG A1 out a car window during the opening credits. It serves as his primary weapon. Tojo and Valmet also use the AUG A1 as their main weapon, seen in their South African operation in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1".
A number of Colt CAR-15 rifles appear in throughout the series. Wiley appears to use the CAR-15 as his main assault rifle when he was conducting an escort mission near the southern Russian border. Lehm also uses the CAR-15 as his main weapon when he's not on sniper duty.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Model 723 "M16A2 carbine" - 5.56x45mm.File:J02 161.jpgWiley next his CAR-15 during a firefight. (S1E02)File:J02 162.jpgLehm readies his CAR-15. (S1E02)File:J02 163.jpgLehm racks the bolt on his CAR-15. (S1E02)File:J03 151.jpgLehm with a desert tan CAR-15 escorting Tojo through the streets of Dubai. Note the Aimpoint-type scope mounted on the upper receiver and what appears to be a suppressor on the barrel. (S1E03)File:Jormungand rifle fire.jpgLehm fires his CAR-15 at a retreating Chinatsu. Note the Aimpoint scope mounted on the carry handle. (S1E04)File:Jormungand Lehm's rifle.jpgLehm aims the Aimpoint-mounted scope on his CAR-15 at Balkan Dragon militiamen. (S1E10)
Colt M4A1
Wiley uses a Colt M4A1 as his personal weapon, which first appeared in South Africa in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1". In "Mondo Grosso", Jonah and Lutz take on each other in a paintball range in Britain's East Sussex with paintball rifles that externally resembles M4A1s.
The AK-47 makes several appearances throughout the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingType I AK-47, hybrid stamped/milled receiver with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingFinal Production version of the III AK-47 - 7.62x39mmFile:Jormungand AK rifle closeup.jpgJonah seizes an AK-47 in the base's armory with some magazines. Note the stamped/milled receiver and the slab sided-type magazines used. (S1E05)File:Jormungand AK rack.jpgJonah racks the AK-47 after loading a magazine. (S1E05)File:Jormungand base attack.jpgMountain Infantry troops take cover inside a building after Jonah attacks the base. (S1E05)File:J06 ak.jpgSomali pirates armed with AK-47s during an attempt to intercept the cargo ship. (S1E06)File:Jormungand pirates.jpgA hood-wearing Somali pirate aims the AK-47 at the HCLI-owned cargo ship. (S1E06)File:Jormungand pair.jpgMokoena with the AK-47. You can see the barrel, which confirms the rifle is the said weapon. (S1E06)File:Jormungand ethnic cleansing.jpgBalkan Dragon militiamen aim their AK-47s at ethnic minorities. (S1E09)File:Jormungand AK selector closeup.jpgCloseup of an AK-47's selector. (S1E09)File:Jormungand Balkan Dragon.jpgA flashback done in "Dragon Shooter, Part 1" when Leon Riviere explains the Balkan Dragons. Note that you can see the two holes in the rifle's foregrip in the hands of a BK militiaman, which concludes that they use AK-47s as their main assault rifle instead of Zastava-made M70s.File:Jormungand AK-47 on one hand.jpgLehm firing the AK-47, held on his right hand, as he executes a Balkan Dragon militiaman. The two holes on the rifle is further proof that the BKs don't use M70s. (S1E09)
Vektor R5
Daxinghai contractors are armed with the Vektor R5 as their main assault rifle throughout the series, first seen in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1" and then in "Hill of Destruction, Part 2". This makes sense in the episodes since they are deployed in African territory.
Vektor R5 - 5.56x45mmFile:Jormungand mercs.jpgA Daxinghai contractor behind Karen in a combat operation in South Africa. (S1E06)File:J06 galil.jpgDaxinghai contractors with Vektor R5s and winter combat gear in South Africa. (S1E06)File:J06galil2.jpgYou can partially see a Vektor R5 dropped by a Daxinghai contractor executed by Karen. (S1E06)File:Jormungand Galil iron sights.jpgThe iron sights of a Vektor R5. (S1E06)File:Jormungand CQC ambush.jpgA Daxinghai contractor in civilian clothes gets ambushed by Valmet at the company's North African branch. (S1E12)File:Jormungand rifle gunfire.jpgPlainclothed Daxinghai contractors fire their R5s at Valmet. (S1E12)
Valmet Rk 62
Valmet Rk 62s are used by Finnish UN peacekeepers in Valmet's flashback in the episodes "African Golden Butterflies, Part 2" and "Hill of Destruction, Part 1".
Valmet uses a FN Minimi Para during the chase sequence in "Gun Metal, Calico Road".
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFN Minimi Para with 100-round camo cloth ammo bag - 5.56x45mm. Note handguard design distinguishing this from the paratrooper version of the M249 SAW below.File:Jg01m249.jpgValmet opens fire with her FN Minimi Para. (S1E01)File:Jormungandsaw1.jpgValmet suppresses the Voshkod 6 operators trying to fire out the back of a van. (S1E01)File:Jormungand LMG gunfire.jpgValmet opens fire with the FN Minimi Para at Balkan Dragon militiamen at Planina Airport. (S1E10)
IMI Negev
"Master" uses an IMI Negev LMG to take down the CRV driven by Ugo in Dubai in the episode "Musica Ex. Machina, Part 2". It's also seen in a flashback at the start of the same episode.
A 20 mm modèle F2 gun is seen in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1" mounted on some Denel AH-2 Rooivalks in the DIESA arms fair and on a Mi-24 Super Hind Mark V.
File:Jormungand Rooivalk.jpgA South African Air Force AH-2 Rooivalk with the F2 gun mounted underneath the cockpit. (S1E06)File:Jormungand DIESA entrance.jpgYou can see another SAAF Rooivalk on the left side of the picture with a chin-mounted F2. (S1E06}File:Jormungand Superhind.jpgAn Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) Mi-24 SuperHind Mark V arriving in Port Elizabeth. You can see the F2 gun mounted on the chin. (S1E07)
Denel Land Systems MG4
A South African Army Rooikat on static display in the DIESA Arms Expo is seen with the DLS MG4 machine gun as a secondary weapon in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1". The MG4 is the South African-made version of the Browning M1919.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. The South African version is chambered in 7.62 NATO.File:Jormungand Rooikat.jpgThe DLS MG4 machine gun is seen clearly mounted next to the Denel GT4 76mm 62-calibre rifled gun.
Zastava M87 NSVT
A Zastava M87 NSVT, the Serbian-made version of the Russian NSV machine gun, is seen on a T Republic tracked APC in the episode "Dragon Shooter, Part 1". Since the nameless country is based in the Balkans, it would make sense for its armed forces to be armed with Serbian/Yugoslav-made weapons as a first priority, followed by Russian/Soviet-made weapons.
Tripod-mounted NSV heavy machine gun with ammo box and belt - 12.7x107mm. Compare to the Kord heavy machine gun; note lack of bipod support and older stock with pistol grip underneath the receiver.File:Jormungand APC.jpgA T Republic tracked APC with the Zastava M87 mounted on the left side on the vehicle. (S1E09)
ZU-23-2
A ZU-23-2 "Sergey" 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon is fielded by a Balkan Dragon militia force to shoot down Koko's HCLI Antonov An-12 in "Dragon Shooter, Part 2". Though the ZU-23-2 hasn't been fielded to any army/militia force in the Balkans in reality, it's possible that the Balkan Dragons acquired it from a Balkan-based standing army in the Jormungand universe, courtesy of the USSR/Russia.
Lehm is seen firing a Remington 700PSS rifle during the opening sequence, usually used as his main sniper rifle. Another 700PSS is seen in "Musica Ex. Machina, Part 1" in the hands of Dubai SWAT snipers.
A Daxinghai contractor takes aim with a IMI Galil Sniper rifle to assassinate Koko and Ugo in Port Elizabeth in the episode "African Golden Butterflies, Part 2".
A KBP SVU is used by Lee, a high-ranking Daxinghai contractor in "Hill of Destruction, Part 2." Jonah later kills Lee and disarms him of the rifle, using it to cover Valmet's approach. The SVU (PSO-1 scope included) has a desert tan camouflage.
During the chase scene in the pilot episode, a Voshkod 6 operator tries to take out Koko and Jonah's car with an FGM-148 Javelin. Koko manages to correctly identify the weapon by just the sound the rocket makes when it detonates.
Balkan Dragon militiamen use Strela 2M2J Savas, the Yugoslav-made version of the 9K32 “Strela-2” (or SA-7 Grail as a NATO reporting name), against the Antonov An-12 taking off at Planina Airport in the episode "Dragon Shooter, Part 2". Dragan's militia would be first equipped with Yugoslav/Serbian-made weapons before Soviet/Russian-made weapons since the T Republic is based in the Balkans.
A C4 explosive was used by Wiley to blow up a Somali pirate speedboat in "African Golden Butterflies, Part 1".
File:J06c4.jpgThe C4 explosive Wiley tossed into the Somali pirate speedboat. (S1E06)
"Chinatsu Cannon Special"
In "Musica Ex. Machina, Part 1", Chinatsu uses a fictional weapon referred to as the Chinatsu Cannon Special to take out a Dubai Police Force cruiser responding to the shootout in downtown Dubai. It is a custom-made weapon, having the body of a Colt SAA revolver with a custom-made breech-loaded barrel, which is placed over where the barrel and cylinder of the revolver should be. It is fired similarly to other one-shot grenade launchers like the M79 and the HK69A1.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Single Action Army "Artillery" model - .45 Long Colt. This weapon serves as the basis for the grip and trigger mechanism of the "Chinatsu Cannon Special".File:J03 401.jpgChinatsu aims the "Chinatsu Cannon Special" at a DPF cruiser. (S1E03)File:Jormungand breech load.jpgChinatsu reloads the "Chinatsu Cannon Special" with a fresh 40mm HE grenade. (S1E03)File:J03 402.jpgChinatsu drops the "Chinatsu Cannon Special" after using up all of her 40mm HE rounds. (S1E03)File:Jormungand box interior.jpgAn interior of the Chinatsu's gun case containing the "Chinatsu Cannon Special" and several 40mm HE grenades. (S1E03)
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