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Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

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Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team (1995-1999)
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Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998)

The following firearms appear in the anime OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team and it's compilation movie Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team - Miller's Report:


Pistols

E.F.F. Sidearm

Earth Federation intelligence officer Alice Miller is seen with the this fictional handgun in the Miller's Report special. This is the standard sidearm of the E.F.F. and features an external hammer and a slide-mounted safety switch.

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Alice Miller aims her sidearm at Shiro Amada.
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Another shot of Alice aiming her sidearm at Shiro.
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A closeup of the Alice's pistol. Note the safety switch.

Mauser C96

An anti-Zeon guerrilla fighter is seen with a Mauser C96 handgun during an attack on a Zeon Earth Attack Force base. The barrel appears to be shorter and heavier than the real C96's barrel.

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Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.
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A C96 in the hands on an anti-Zeon guerrilla.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5K

When the anti-Zeon guerrillas rush to finish off a damaged MS-05B Zaku I, one guerrilla fighter is seen with a Heckler & Koch MP5K submachine gun.

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Heckler & Koch MP5K - version with SEF Plastic Trigger Pack - 9x19mm.
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An anti-Zeon guerrilla with an MP5K rushes in to finish off a wounded mobile suit pilot.

Fictional Submachine Gun

A few anti-Zeon guerrilla fighters carry fictional submachine guns that bare a strong resemblance to the Heckler & Koch MP5A3.

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A few anti-Zeon guerrillas charge towards a Zeon base with their submachine guns.

Assault Rifles

E.F.F. Assault Rifle

Several guerrilla fighters are seen with this futuristic bullpup assault rifle. While it is only used by guerrilla fighters in The 08th MS Team, other U.C. timeline series depict this weapon as being the standard-issue E.F.F. assault rifle.

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An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses the E.F.F. rifle's buttstock to attack a surprised Zeon Earth Attack Force soldier.
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An anti-Zeon guerrila armed with the bullpup E.F.F. assault rifle.

Shotguns

Sawed-off shotgun

An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses a sawed-off shotgun. The weapon is not drawn with enough detail to determine which (if any) real-world weapon it is based on.

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An anti-Zeon guerrilla charges towards a ZEAF base with a sawed-off shotgun.

Machine Guns

Browning M2HB

A Browning M2HB is seen mounted on an Earth Federation Army supply truck at a Southeast Asian base.

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Browning M2HB - .50 BMG.
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The supply truck in the 08th MS Team's hangar. Note the M2HB mounted above the cab.

M61 Vulcan

The Earth Federation Army-controlled Type 74 Hover Truck used by the 08th is armed with a M61 Vulcan cannon mounted via a one-man open-top turret.

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GE M61 Vulcan Cannon - 20mm.
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Michel Ninorich stands outside the 08th MS Team's Type 74 Hover Truck. Note the M61 Vulcan mounted on top of the truck.
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Kiki Rosita mans the M61 Vulcan turret.
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Eledore Massis sits in front of a parked Type 74 Hover Truck.
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A good view of the Hover Truck's M61.
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A group of guerrillas plunder supplies from the Type 74.

Rocket Launchers

BGM-71 TOW

A BGM-71 TOW is used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla to ambush a retreating MS-06JC Zaku II before he's killed by the Zaku II's backblast.

BGM-71 TOW mounted on M220 tripod - 152mm.
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You can see the rear port of the TOW.
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Taking aim with the TOW at a retreating Zaku II.

Carl Gustav M1

A Carl Gustav M1 recoilless rifle is used by anti-Zeon guerrillas in a Southeast Asian village after one of the Zeon mobile suit pilots, Ash, nearly kills Kiki and intimidates the villagers.

Carl Gustav M1 - 84mm.
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An anti-Zeon guerrilla hides after his comrades caught sight of Zakus.
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The same anti-Zeon guerrilla takes aim at a Zaku mobile suit after Kiki is nearly killed.
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An anti-Zeon guerrilla charges with his M1-type recoilless rifle. It does seem that the scope has been removed.

M72 LAW

An anti-Zeon guerrilla in a Southeast Asian village tries to get an unused LAW hidden in a bunch of potato sacks, only for Kiki to stop him.

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M72 LAW with rocket - 66mm.
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An anti-Zeon guerrilla almost gets his hands on an unused LAW.

Norinco Type 69

A Norinco Type 69 is used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla, who uses it to kill Ash in his Zaku II cockpit. The difference between the actual Type 69 and the one used in 08th MS Team has the iron sights replaced by an optical sight with the absence of the carry handle.

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Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm.
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Hiding for an ambush.
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Aiming the Type 69 at the open cockpit of Ash's Zaku.
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"You're dead!"
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Good closeup of the Type 69 used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla. You can see the difference with the body used in the 08th MS Team and the actual Type 69.
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The charge. Kinda scary, huh?
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Good closeup of the Type 69's warhead.

Fictional Rocket Launcher

Shiro Amada and several of the anti-Zeon guerrillas use a collapsible rocket launcher. The weapon itself has some properties and design features based from the LAW and coincidentally from the M141 SMAW-D.

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Shiro springing an ambush.
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Doesn't he look tough?
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I think he predates the bullet time property.
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Another attack at Topp's Zaku.
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Some of the anti-Zeon guerrillas have the collapsed rocket launcher slinged at their shoulders.

Another rocket launcher is used by guerrillas in raiding a Zeon base. This one has a heat shield built around the front barrel.

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An anti-Zeon guerrilla prepares to take aim with the rocket launcher.

Grenades

Unknown Grenade

An anti-Zeon guerrilla has a couple of grenades attached on his vest. The way it's animated makes it hard to determine.

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The two grenades on an anti-Zeon guerrilla's vest.

Mortars

Type 89 "Knee Mortar"

Type 89 "Knee Mortar"-like mortars are used by the anti-Zeon guerrillas to launch grappling lines.

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Type 89 "Knee Mortar"
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Preparing to fire the mortars.

See Also