Area 88
Poster
Country
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Language
English Japanese
Channel
Animax Asahi Broadcasting
Creator
Kaoru Shintani (manga) Isamu Imakake (directed)
Genre
War Action Drama Adventure
Broadcast
2004
No. of Seasons
1
No. of Episodes
12
The following weapons were used in the anime series Area 88 :
Rifles
M16A1
Armed soldiers in Congola can be seen armed with the M16A1 rifles during the prologue from the Congolan Civil War at the "Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet" (Ep. 08).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M16 rifles is seen, while one of its owners is shot by the hidden sniper.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldier fires his M16 single-handed. The another soldiers aims their rifles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M16 rifle is seen, while its owner is captured in the sniper scope.
SVD
A sniper uses an SVD Dragunov during the prologue of the Congolan Civil War at the "Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet" (Ep. 08).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sniper drops his rifle.
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FR F2
The FR F2 is the firearm of the rebel sniper at the "Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet" (Ep. 08).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FR F2 with bolt opened and magazine removed - 7.62x51mm NATO
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of the rifle is perfectly seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle is destroyed by the aerial bombing.
Machine Guns
Colt Mk 12 cannon
The Colt Mk 12 cannon is mounted on the Greg Gates' A-4 Skyhawk and Shin's F-8 Crusader. The A-4 mounted two Mk 12s, while the F-8 had four.
Colt Mk 12 cannon with ammo belt - 20x110mm USN
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...is fired at the "Sky Blue - Desert Wings" (Ep. 01).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of the Shin's weapon at the same episode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the Shin's machine gun at the "Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun" (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Colt is seen on the Greg's Skyhawk during the flight at the "Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky" (Ep. 03).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the Greg's Colt at the "Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound" (Ep. 09).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt is seen at the left at the "Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound" (Ep. 09).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of the Colt is partly seen on the photo at the "Truth - Truth of the Sand" (Ep. 11).
DEFA cannon
The Mirage F1 of the female mercenary Kitori Palvanaff was equipped with the DEFA cannon .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DEFA cannon 30mm in twin mount
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kitori fires the machine gun during the battle at the "Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge" (Ep. 05).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle is seen a second later at the "Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge" (Ep. 05).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kitori examines the power of the machine gun at the "Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude" (Ep. 06).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The slightly other view of Kitori's machine gun at the "Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude" (Ep. 06).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kitori fires the machine gun during the battle at the "Truth - Truth of the Sand" (Ep. 11).
Pontiac M39
Japanese mercenary, named Shin Kazama has two Pontiac M39s mounted on his F-5.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shin's machine guns seen protruding from the nose during the opening of the "Desert - Skies of Betrayal" (Ep. 04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shin Kazama about to fire the machine gun at the "Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet" (Ep. 08).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shin Kazama fires his machine gun during the battle at the "Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound" (Ep. 09).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of the same scene.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The another view of the Shin's machine gun at the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kitori uses her weapon at the "Lock On - Wings of the Wind" (Ep. 12).
General Dynamics GAU-12/U
Several mercenaries, include Kim Aba uses combat planes, which is equipped with the General Dynamics GAU-12/U machine guns.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numerous machine guns can be seen at the "Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun" (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kim's machine gun is partly, mounted at the Harrier seen at the "Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier" (Ep. 07).
M61 Vulcan
Several mercenaries uses M61 Vulcan machine guns.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the Kitori's machine gun during the opening of the "Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky" (Ep. 03).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The American mercenary, named Mickey Simon fires the machine gun, mounted on his F-14 during the battle at the "Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny" (Ep. 10).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kitori's weapon is seen during the battle at the "Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny" (Ep. 10).
General Dynamics GAU-17/A
Both Kitori and Shin uses General Dynamics GAU-17/A machine guns, mounted on their combat plane.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The airbase crew loaded Shin's machine gun at the "Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier" (Ep. 07).
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Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23
Rebel's MiG-17s is equipped with the Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 machine guns. The twin Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 machine guns is seen mounted on the rebel's cargo plane at the "Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky" (Ep. 03).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nudelman Rikhter NR-23 on display - 23mm
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A similar looking machine gun is seen mounted on the top of the same plane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebel's MiG-17 in action...
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebel attacks mercenaries at the "Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge" (Ep. 05).
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Nudelman N-37
The Nudelman N-37 is also mounted on rebel's MiG-17s.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebel blastes the machine gun at the "Desert - Skies of Betrayal" (Ep. 04).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebel attacks mercenaries at the "Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge" (Ep. 05).
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Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23
Numerous rebel's MiG-21s is seen equipped with the Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 machine guns.
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Other
85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)
Rebels use 85mm Air Defense Gun M1939 (52-K)s .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels uncover their cannons...
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle is seen on the photo at the "Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun" (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cannon is fired at the "Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun" (Ep. 02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rebels fire their cannons at the "Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound" (Ep. 09).
S-60 AA cannon
Mercenaries fire 57mm S-60 AA autocannon at the "Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet" (Ep. 08).
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Anti-Aircraft Weapons
Rebels use some kind of the anti-aircraft weapons against mercenaries at the "Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun" (Ep. 02).
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F-1 hand grenade
The F-1 hand grenade can be briefly seen at the "Truth - Truth of the Sand" (Ep. 11).
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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