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'''''The Cockpit''''' (''ザ・コクピット'') is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 different stories about one German Pilot and two Japanese soldiers of World War Two.
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'''''The Cockpit''''' (''ザ・コクピット'') is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 fictional different stories about Axis point of view during World War Two. The first episode "Slipstream" is about the German Pilot who has fallen out of favor but is nevertheless tasked with escorting the first German atomic bomb. In "Sonic Boom Squadron", the viewer gets an insight into the last hours of a young Japanese kamikaze pilot during early August 1945. And finally in the last episode "Knight of the Iron Dragon" two Japanese soldiers, during the Battle of Leyte, embark on a journey trying to keep a promise.
  
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Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a [[Luger P08]] during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream".
 
Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a [[Luger P08]] during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream".
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
 
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:Cockpit-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops it when realizing who's coming.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops when realizing who's coming.]]
  
 
=Submachine Guns=
 
=Submachine Guns=
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==M3A1 "Grease Gun"==
 
==M3A1 "Grease Gun"==
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The American motorcyclist uses an [[M3 "Grease Gun"]] in the same episode.  
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The American motorcyclist uses an [[M3A1 "Grease Gun"]] in the same episode.  
 
[[Image:Grease3 2.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]]
 
[[Image:Grease3 2.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-grease1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.]]
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==Mauser Karabiner 98k==
 
==Mauser Karabiner 98k==
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German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles in "Slipstream".
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German soldiers carry [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and the at the airfield in "Slipstream".
 
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldiers encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldiers encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.]]
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[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
 
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The remains of the Type 96 during the opening sequence.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The remains of the Type 96 during the opening sequence.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-type96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-type96-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''There was a machine-gunner who didn't need that any more.''"<br /> Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the barrel.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of the barrel.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed with a Type 96 and a bottle of Sake the two start their journey.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-type96-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed with a Type 96 and a bottle of Sake the two start their journey.]]
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==Browning M2 Aircraft==
 
==Browning M2 Aircraft==
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The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber.
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The [[Browning M2#Browning M2 Aircraft|Browning M2 Aircraft]] heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber and in the rear part of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers.
 
[[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]]
 
[[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the barrel.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the barrel.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The B17's turret-mounted machine guns.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-brownining3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The B17's turret-mounted machine guns.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-brownining4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dual-mounted Brownings mounted in the rear.gunner position of an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.]]
  
 
==Bofors 40mm==
 
==Bofors 40mm==
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==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon==
 
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon==
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[[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]] are mounted on the aircraftcarrier.
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[[Oerlikon 20 mm Cannon|Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]s are mounted on the aircraftcarrier.
 
[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]]
 
[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.]]
 
[[File:Cockpit-oerlikon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.]]
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==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka==
 
==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka==
 
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron".
 
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron".
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[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''The "Cherry Blossom" attack craft is carried beneath its mother plane. It is released near the target to do its work: A human bomb!'']]
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[[File:Cockpit-Yokosuka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''With rocket-assisted high speed, it penetrates the enemy defences. A one-way trip, bringing certain death upon reaching the target. For the pilot there is no second attack-run. Like the Cherry Blossom, a single dying fall.'']]
  
 
==Type 96 15 cm Howitzer==
 
==Type 96 15 cm Howitzer==
 
At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers.
 
At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers.
 
[[Image:Type96howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 15 cm Howitzer]]
 
[[Image:Type96howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 96 15 cm Howitzer]]
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[[File:Cockpit-howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Cockpit-howitzer1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Howitzers being prepared.]]
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[[File:Cockpit-howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Cockpit-howitzer2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading a shell.]]
  
 
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[[Category:Mini-Series]]
 
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[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
 
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Revision as of 16:01, 2 February 2020


The Cockpit
File:TheCockpit.jpg
DVD Cover
Country Japan.jpg Japan
Language Japanese
Genre War
No. of Seasons 1
No. of Episodes 3



The Cockpit (ザ・コクピット) is a 1993 three-part OVA anime which tells 3 fictional different stories about Axis point of view during World War Two. The first episode "Slipstream" is about the German Pilot who has fallen out of favor but is nevertheless tasked with escorting the first German atomic bomb. In "Sonic Boom Squadron", the viewer gets an insight into the last hours of a young Japanese kamikaze pilot during early August 1945. And finally in the last episode "Knight of the Iron Dragon" two Japanese soldiers, during the Battle of Leyte, embark on a journey trying to keep a promise.

The following weapons were used in the anime series The Cockpit:


Handguns

Luger P08

Captain Erhardt Von Rheindars is briefly seen drawing a Luger P08 during the encounter with German ground troops in Ep. 1 "Slipstream".

Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Von Rheindars unholsters his Luger but stops when realizing who's coming.

Submachine Guns

Type 100

A Late war Type 100 submachine gun is carried by Private Kodai over his back which is never seen used Ep. 3 "Knight of the Iron Dragon".

Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu
Kodai lies motionless over his motorcycle.
Closer view of this scene.
Pvt. Utsunomiya and his mate takes him down which offers the best view of the Type 100.

M3A1 "Grease Gun"

The American motorcyclist uses an M3A1 "Grease Gun" in the same episode.

M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.
The motorcyclist starts firing his Grease Gun.
While sliding with his motorcycle he uses his right arm to steady his gun.
He fires his weapon from an oblique position.

Rifles

Mauser Karabiner 98k

German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and the at the airfield in "Slipstream".

Mauser K98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
A soldiers encounters Von Rheindars while holding his carbine.

Arisaka Type 38

Imperial Japanese Army soldiers including Private Utsunomiya carry Arisaka Type 38s at the beginning in the artillery position in "Knight of the Iron Dragon".

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
A Japanese soldier inserts a 5-round stripper clip into the chamber...
... and sends the bolt handle home.
While in a foxhole Utsunomiya and his mate are seen with Arisakas.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is seen used by U.S. soldiers firing at Private Utsunomiya.

World War II Era M1 Carbine
Two G.I.s fire at the incoming Utsunomiya. Note the Browning M1919A4 barrels on the left.

M1 Garand

Some US troops are also seen with M1 Garands in the same scene.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle - .30-06
The soldier on the right firing his Garand.

Machine Guns

Nambu Type 96

Private Utsunomiya deploys a Type 96 Light Machine Gun on Kodai's motorcycle which he received from a machine gunner.

Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka
The remains of the Type 96 during the opening sequence.
"There was a machine-gunner who didn't need that any more."
Utsunomiya presents the upgraded motorcycle to Kodai.
A view of the barrel.
Armed with a Type 96 and a bottle of Sake the two start their journey.
FPS view of Utsunomiya aiming at a captured Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter.
Type 96 fired by Kodai at the American motorcyclist. Note the red-glowing ejector and muzzle.
General view of a scene, moments later.

Browning M1919A4

Browning M1919A4 are used by American soldiers to stop Private Utsunomiya.

Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield
Two Brownings manned by U.S. troops.

Mounted Weapons

MG17

Two MG17 machine guns are mounted on German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 planes at the beginning in "Slipstream".

MG17 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser
The nose-mounted MG17s.

MG 151/20

MG 151/20 are mounted in the Focke-Wulf Ta 152.

Mauser MG 151/20, standard propeller dome armament for the Messerschmitt Bf 109 - 20x82mm.
Mounted in the left and right wings.
The spended 20mm shells.

MK 108

One MK 108 cannon is also mounted in the fighter's nose.

MK 108 cannon 30mm
The muzzle of the MK 108 seen at the ned of the propeller nose.

Hispano-Suiza HS.404

RAF Spitfires are armed with Hispano-Suiza HS.404 autocannons.

Hispano-Suiza HS.404 with ammo drum 20x110mm
Cockpit-mk2hispano.jpg

Browning M2 Aircraft

The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber and in the rear part of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers.

Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG
A Luftwaffe captain opens fire with a Browning.
Close up of the barrel.
The B17's turret-mounted machine guns.
Dual-mounted Brownings mounted in the rear.gunner position of an SBD Dauntless dive bomber.

Bofors 40mm

Several Bofors 40mm can be seen mounted on American ships.

Bofors 40mm L/60 quad mounting - 40x311mmR
Cockpit-bofors1.jpg
Cockpit-bofors2.jpg

Type 97 Aircraft

Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Guns.

Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R
Cockpit-type97mg1.jpg

Type 99

The Type 99 is mounted in the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers.

Type 99 Mark 1 in pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB
Close-up of the magazine.
Crewman turns around which offers a view of the grip.
Upper turret mount.
Type 99 being fired at attacking F6F Hellcats.
Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB
One barrel of the Type 99 can be seen.

Oerlikon 20mm Cannon

Oerlikon 20mm Cannons are mounted on the aircraftcarrier.

Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.
The guns being fired at the incoming Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket.

Other

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron".

The "Cherry Blossom" attack craft is carried beneath its mother plane. It is released near the target to do its work: A human bomb!
With rocket-assisted high speed, it penetrates the enemy defences. A one-way trip, bringing certain death upon reaching the target. For the pilot there is no second attack-run. Like the Cherry Blossom, a single dying fall.

Type 96 15 cm Howitzer

At the beginning of the third episode, some Type 96 15 cm Howitzers can be seen used by Japanese soldiers.

Type 96 15 cm Howitzer
Howitzers being prepared.
Loading a shell.
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