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===Colt M71A1=== | ===Colt M71A1=== | ||
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. | 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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+ | [[File:Colt M71A1.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Colt M71A1 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST pistol aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alice Miller aims her sidearm at Shiro Amada.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST pistol aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alice Miller aims her sidearm at Shiro Amada.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST confrontation.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of Alice aiming her sidearm at Shiro.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST confrontation.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of Alice aiming her sidearm at Shiro.]] | ||
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===Heckler & Koch MP5K=== | ===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. | 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. | ||
− | [[Image:MP5K-SEF.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:MP5K-SEF.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K - version with SEF Plastic Trigger Pack - 9x19mm.]] |
[[File:MSG 08MST MP5K.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrilla with an MP5K rushes in to finish off a wounded mobile suit pilot.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST MP5K.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrilla with an MP5K rushes in to finish off a wounded mobile suit pilot.]] | ||
===Fictional Submachine Gun=== | ===Fictional Submachine Gun=== | ||
A few anti-Zeon guerrilla fighters carry fictional submachine guns that bare a strong resemblance to the [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]. | A few anti-Zeon guerrilla fighters carry fictional submachine guns that bare a strong resemblance to the [[Heckler & Koch MP5A3]]. | ||
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[[File:MSG 08MST SMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A few anti-Zeon guerrillas charge towards a Zeon base with their submachine guns.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST SMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A few anti-Zeon guerrillas charge towards a Zeon base with their submachine guns.]] | ||
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===Colt M72A1 Assault Rifle=== | ===Colt M72A1 Assault Rifle=== | ||
− | Several guerrilla fighters are seen with | + | Several guerrilla fighters are seen with the Colt M72A1 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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+ | The assault rifle is visually based on the Enfield L85 assault rifles and chambered in 4.8mm, which is a possible shoutout to the prototype 4.85x49mm catridge. | ||
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+ | [[File:Colt M72A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M72A1 assault rifle - 4.8mm caliber.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Sa80-l85a1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|L85A1 rifle - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST charge attack.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses the Colt M72A1 rifle's buttstock to attack a surprised Zeon Earth Attack Force soldier.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST charge attack.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses the Colt M72A1 rifle's buttstock to attack a surprised Zeon Earth Attack Force soldier.]] |
Revision as of 13:19, 20 July 2015
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is a 12 episode anime OVA series from Sunrise studios. Set during the One Year War (the conflict depicted in the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series), The 08th MS Team focuses on an Earth Federation Army squad tasked with rooting out Zeon forces deep in Southeast Asia using a small force of Gundam-type mobile suits. The series draws heavily from American war films (frequently using Vietnam War motifs due to the setting) and takes a much more realistic approach the concept of mobile suits; the 08th's Team's mobile suit force consists largely of RX-79[G] Ground Type Gundams, which are built from parts left over from Project V (the program that developed the original RX-78 Gundam) and are shown as needing constant repair and maintenance due to both combat damage and the wear caused by the machine-unfriendly environment.
A followup movie, Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team - Miller's Report, was released in 1998 and uses a combination of clips from the OVA and some new footage to depict an E.F. intelligence officer sent to investigate allegations of espionage within the 08th.
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
Colt M71A1
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.
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.
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.
Fictional Submachine Gun
A few anti-Zeon guerrilla fighters carry fictional submachine guns that bare a strong resemblance to the Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
Assault Rifles
Colt M72A1 Assault Rifle
Several guerrilla fighters are seen with the Colt M72A1 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.
The assault rifle is visually based on the Enfield L85 assault rifles and chambered in 4.8mm, which is a possible shoutout to the prototype 4.85x49mm catridge.
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.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is seen mounted on an Earth Federation Army supply truck at a Southeast Asian base.
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.
Rocket Launchers
BGM-71 TOW
An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses a BGM-71 TOW to ambush a retreating MS-06JC Zaku II.
Carl Gustav M1
A Carl Gustav M1 recoilless rifle is used by anti-Zeon guerrillas after one of the Zeon mobile suit pilots, Ash, nearly kills Kiki and threatens the villagers.
M72 LAW
When a squad of Zakus descend on the village where the guerrilla forces are hiding, one anti-Zeon guerrilla tries to get an unused LAW hidden in a bunch of potato sacks before Kiki stops him.
Fictionalized Norinco Type 69
A fictionalized Norinco Type 69 (with an optical sight instead of iron sights, a slightly altered tube, and the carry handle removed) is used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla to down a Zaku II.
Fictional Collapsible Rocket Launcher
Shiro Amada and several of the anti-Zeon guerrillas use a collapsible rocket launcher. The weapon posesses many of the same features as the M72 LAW and the M141 SMAW-D.
Fictional Rocket Launcher
Another fictional rocket launcher, this one with a heat shield mounted to the front of the weapon, is used by guerrillas while raiding a Zeon base.
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.
Mortars
Type 89 "Knee Mortar"
The anti-Zeon guerrillas use several Type 89 knee mortars to launch grappling lines.