Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Battle of Jangsari (2019)
The Battle of Jangsari (also known as Jangsari: Forgotten Heroes ) is a 2019 South Korean action war film directed by 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 (2016). The film tells the story of 772 student-soldiers and South Korean Army cadres deployed to the Jangsari coast as one of many diversionary assaults covering for the Incheon Landings. Meanwhile, an American reporter named Maggie (Megan Fox ) comes across information of the impossible mission being undertaken by the students and determines to help them in any way she can.
The following weapons were used in the film The Battle of Jangsari :
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
Several US Marines and South Korean officers carry Colt M1911A1 pistols in their holsters.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ROK soldier on the right has a Colt M1911A1 in his holster.
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Tokarev TT-33
The Tokarev TT-33 is seen as the standard sidearm of KPA officers. NCOs of the ROK Army are seen using captured TT-33s when disguised as KPA officers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - Post-1947 model - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Lee Myung-joon (Kim Myung-min) pulls his captured 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 post-WWII manufactured model. 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 First Sergeant Ryu Tae-seok (Kim In-kwon ) still grips his TT-33 pistol.
Submachine Guns
M3 Grease Gun
ROK Army cadres and student-soldiers are seen using M3 Grease Guns .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disguised student-soldier fires his M3 Grease Gun from the back of a truck.
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PPSh-41
North Korean troops as well as South Korean student-soldiers are seen using PPSh-41 submachine guns.
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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. South Korean troops use captured PPS-43s as well.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A KPA soldier fires his PPS-43 from an entrenched position.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another KPA soldier fires his PPS-43 wildly in extreme close-quarters before being grabbed by a student-soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disguised student-soldier fires his PPS-43 from the ambush point.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A disguised ROK sergeant fires his PPS-43 into the hatch of a disabled T-34-85 tank.
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 in Busan.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A ROK soldier fires his M1 Carbine in the rain.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing First Sergeant Ryu Tae-seok (Kim In-kwon ) with his M1 Carbine caked in sand as the regiment takes cover behind a berm.
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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 Army cadres and student-soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guk Man-deuk (Jang Ji-gun) boasts about his marksmanship skill 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 carrying re-issued enemy Mosin Nagant rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of ROK soldiers and student-soldiers provide suppressive fire for their advancing comrades.
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Mosin Nagant M1891 / M38 Carbine
North Korean troops use Mosin Nagant M1891s as their standard rifle. Student-soldiers of the South Korean forces are also seen with these rifles, presumably being re-issued enemy firearms. Several Mosin Nagant M38 Carbines are also seen among both North and South Korean troops.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of North Korean soldiers stand-to with their Mosin Nagant rifles, the front-most soldier holding a shorter M38 Carbine variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sung-pil aims his Mosin Nagant. All of these 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.
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Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-28
KPA troops are seen using Degtyaryov DP-28 light machine guns. ROK troops and student-soldiers also use captured DP-28s when defending their positions at Jangsari.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP-28 is fired by a North Korean soldier from a defensive position.
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Degtyaryov DT
Several North Korean T-34-85 tanks with mounted Degtyaryov DT machine guns make an appearance.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leading T-34-85 tank roams into the Jangsari area with KPA infantry moving alongside.
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Maxim M1910/30
Several Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are seen mounted on defensive positions along the Jangsari coast.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of a Maxim pokes out from the bunker.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A North Korean soldier mans the Maxim on the cliff.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Maxim gunner rotates his arc of fire at a new threat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A KPA machine gun team uses a Maxim, the soldier on the right helping to feed the belt for the gunner.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the gunner and the 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 machine gun.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Mk 2 hand grenades are seen on vests of ROK Army soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mk 2 grenade is seen hanging on the rig of Lt. Lee Myung-joon (Kim Myung-min).
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Others
Dynamite Stick
Ryu 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.
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M15 Anti-Tank Mine
An 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 later use it in an ambush.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A student-soldier accidentally steps on an M15 anti-tank mine when he thoughtlessly reaches for a souvenir.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing First Sergeant Ryu Tae-seok (Kim In-kwon ) then reminds the student-soldiers that the anti-tank mine is relatively harmless to infantry and demonstrates by stomping(!) on it multiple times.
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S-Mine
Several S-Mines are seen planted all over the Jangsari beach by the North Korean forces. Oddly, they behave like contact mines, detonating almost immediately after being tripped with an upwards directional blast, which is not how the S-Mine normally operates.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pressure prongs of a buried S-Mine are seen on the Jangsari beach.
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M1 Mortar
South Korean troops are seen using M1 Mortars , first on the landing ship, later on the Jangsari beach during the defense.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A battery of M1 Mortars are fired by ROK troops during the defense of the Jangsari beach.