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Difference between revisions of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team"
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[[File:MSG08MSTE03 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon fighter threatens Shiro with the pistol in the middle of "The Time Limit on Trust".]] | [[File:MSG08MSTE03 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon fighter threatens Shiro with the pistol in the middle of "The Time Limit on Trust".]] | ||
[[File:MSG08MSTE03 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shiro reaches for his sidearm.]] | [[File:MSG08MSTE03 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shiro reaches for his sidearm.]] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shiro fires the M71A1 at the deployed S-Mines near the end of "Duty and Ideals".]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST pistol aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alice Miller aims her sidearm at Shiro Amada in "Miller's Report".]] | [[File:MSG 08MST pistol aim.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alice Miller aims her sidearm at Shiro Amada in "Miller's Report".]] | ||
[[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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[[File:MSG08MSTE02 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kiki aims the PPK at a retreating Shiro while using her arms to cover herself up in "Gundams in the Jungle".]] | [[File:MSG08MSTE02 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kiki aims the PPK at a retreating Shiro while using her arms to cover herself up in "Gundams in the Jungle".]] | ||
[[File:MSG08MSTE03 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kiki fires the PPK up to the air to make everyone shut up in the middle of "The Time Limit on Trust".]] | [[File:MSG08MSTE03 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kiki fires the PPK up to the air to make everyone shut up in the middle of "The Time Limit on Trust".]] | ||
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+ | =Revolvers= | ||
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+ | ==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ||
+ | A Smith & Wesson Model 36 in a stainless finish is used by Admiral Ginias Saharin when he shoots the monitor screen in the ZEAF's mountain fortress in "Duty and Ideals". | ||
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+ | [[File:S&WModel36Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36, nickel plated - .38 Special.]] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ginias glare at the non-functioning monitor screen while aiming the revolver in "Duty and Ideals".]] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ginias aiming the Model 36 at the monitor screen.]] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aina is thretened by Ginias when he aims the revolver at him.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
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[[File:MSG08MSTE03 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|You can see a couple of ZEAF soldiers porting the M72A1 assault rifle.]] | [[File:MSG08MSTE03 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|You can see a couple of ZEAF soldiers porting the M72A1 assault rifle.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST gathering.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrila armed with the bullpup Colt M72A1 assault rifle.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST gathering.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-Zeon guerrila armed with the bullpup Colt M72A1 assault rifle.]] | ||
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+ | ==Fictional EFSF Assault Rifle== | ||
+ | A fictional EFSF assault rifle is seen used by Shiro during his time in Side 2 near the end of "Reunion" in a flashback. | ||
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+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE07 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The rifle in question. Note that the stock is hollow and the design appears to be based on the SA80 like the M72A1 with a riflescope mounted on top.]] | ||
==Zeon Assault Rifle== | ==Zeon Assault Rifle== | ||
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An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses a [[BGM-71 TOW]] to ambush a retreating MS-06JC Zaku II in the middle of "Duty and Ideals". | An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses a [[BGM-71 TOW]] to ambush a retreating MS-06JC Zaku II in the middle of "Duty and Ideals". | ||
[[Image:Tow 07.jpg|thumb|none|400px|BGM-71 TOW mounted on M220 tripod - 152mm.]] | [[Image:Tow 07.jpg|thumb|none|400px|BGM-71 TOW mounted on M220 tripod - 152mm.]] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The TOW launcher being assembled.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST TOW barrel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader instructs his soldier to fire on the fleeing Zaku II. Note the rear port of the TOW on the far right side of the screen.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST TOW barrel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla leader instructs his soldier to fire on the fleeing Zaku II. Note the rear port of the TOW on the far right side of the screen.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST indoor ambush.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla takes aim at a retreating Zaku II.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST indoor ambush.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla takes aim at a retreating Zaku II.]] | ||
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A fictionalized [[RPG-7#Type 69 RPG|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 in "Duty and Ideals". | A fictionalized [[RPG-7#Type 69 RPG|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 in "Duty and Ideals". | ||
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm.]] | [[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm.]] | ||
− | [[File:MSG 08MST hiding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla waits to ambush the Zaku.]] | + | [[File:MSG 08MST hiding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla waits to ambush the Zaku in "Duty and Ideals".]] |
[[File:MSG 08MST RPG aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla aims the Type 69 at the Zaku's open cockpit.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST RPG aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla aims the Type 69 at the Zaku's open cockpit.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST optical sight.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"You're dead!"'']] | [[File:MSG 08MST optical sight.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"You're dead!"'']] | ||
+ | [[File:MSG08MSTE08 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla fires the Type 69. Note how he holds it since it doesn't have a carry handle on the tube.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST entire RPG closeup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good closeup of the Type 69 used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla. Note the wider tube.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST entire RPG closeup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good closeup of the Type 69 used by an anti-Zeon guerrilla. Note the wider tube.]] | ||
[[File:MSG 08MST charge.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla forces charge the Zaku squad.]] | [[File:MSG 08MST charge.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guerrilla forces charge the Zaku squad.]] |
Revision as of 12:46, 1 October 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
The Colt M71A1 is seen with Shiro Amada and other EFA soldiers in the series. Earth Federation intelligence officer Alice Miller in the Miller's Report special. From time to time, anti-Zeon guerrillas also use them as their sidearm.
This is the standard sidearm of the EFF in the Universal Century era 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 in "The Time Limit on Trust". The barrel appears to be shorter and heavier than the real C96's barrel.
Naban Type 62
The Naban Type 62 is used by Principality of Zeon personnel as their main sidearm in the Universal Century era. Some of its features are influenced by the Luger P08 pistol, which makes sense since Zeon is based on fascist leanings during the Second World War.
Walther P08
The Walther P08 was briefly used by Aina in "Reunion" as her main sidearm during her stay on Earth.
Walther PPK
A Walther PPK is used by anti-Zeon guerrilla fighter Kiki Rosita as her sidearm, first seen in the middle of "Gundams in the Jungle" when she catches Shiro peeping at her.
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 36
A Smith & Wesson Model 36 in a stainless finish is used by Admiral Ginias Saharin when he shoots the monitor screen in the ZEAF's mountain fortress in "Duty and Ideals".
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.
Zeon Submachine Gun 1
Zeon Earth Attack Force soldiers and a few anti-Zeon guerrilla fighters carry Zeon Submachine Gun 1s that bare a strong resemblance to the Heckler & Koch MP5A3.
Assault Rifles
Colt M72A1 Assault Rifle
The Colt M72A1 futuristic bullpup assault rifle is seen in the OP by Earth Federation Army troops, but actually used by guerrilla fighters in The 08th MS Team. Strangely enough, the ZEAF are depicted to use them as their main assault rifle in "The Time Limit on Trust". Other UC timeline series depict this weapon as being the standard-issue EFF assault rifle.
The assault rifle is visually based on the Enfield L85 assault rifle and chambered in 4.8mm, which is a possible shoutout to the prototype 4.85x49mm catridge.
Fictional EFSF Assault Rifle
A fictional EFSF assault rifle is seen used by Shiro during his time in Side 2 near the end of "Reunion" in a flashback.
Zeon Assault Rifle
A fictional Zeon-made assault rifle is used by the Zeon Earth Attack Force as their main assault rifle in their Earth campaign throughout the series.
Shotguns
Sawed-off shotgun
An anti-Zeon guerrilla uses a sawed-off shotgun in "The Time Limit on Trust". 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 EFA military vehicles as a secondary weapon in the series.
M61 Vulcan
The EFA-controlled Type 74 Hover Truck 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 in the middle of "Duty and Ideals".
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 in "Duty and Ideals".
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 in "Duty and Ideals".
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 in "Duty and Ideals".
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 in "The Time Limit on Trust".
Grenades
M26 Grenade
A M26 grenade is seen in the OP sequence of the OVA series.
M67 Grenade
A M67 grenade is seen on top of a birthday cake in the OP sequence of the OVA series.
Unknown Grenade
An anti-Zeon guerrilla has a couple of grenades attached on his vest in the series. 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 in "The Time Limit on Trust".