|
Forum Rules | Firearms Safety | Firearms Photos | Links | Library | Lost Password | Email Changes |
Register | FAQ | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
November 19, 2004, 12:58 AM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 5, 2004
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 409
|
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
I don't know how many of you watch anime. I just got done watching Jin-Roh, and was somewhat curious about the equipment they use.
I'm aware that the armor is probably useless to some extent. The guns though, are somewhat interesting. The machine gun and its feed mechanism is of interest to me, and the main subject of this post. The ammo is in belts, I think about fifty rounds apiece. They are pulled out of a magazine carried on the back, and loaded into the machine gun. A sideways foregrip is held, and the belt drapes across the left forearm through a guide built into the armor there. Anybody got any ideas on how well it would work? |
November 19, 2004, 11:26 PM | #2 |
Junior member
Join Date: December 8, 2001
Location: Anchorage, AK
Posts: 494
|
haven't seen it. but the key to proper belt feeding is tension and angle. If you start tweaking a belt out of a 90 deg. angle to the feed ramp or get too much drag, say from rounds dragging on the aforementioned arm guide or the arm guide being out of a narrow range of alignment with the gun, you could get a failure to feed.
Just a thunk. |
November 21, 2004, 09:26 AM | #3 |
Member
Join Date: September 19, 2002
Location: South East Michigan
Posts: 68
|
Since it is a cartoon, it does not have to actaully work and is a made up gun based on looks.
|
November 21, 2004, 03:36 PM | #4 |
Moderator in Memoriam
Join Date: August 28, 1999
Location: North Texas
Posts: 4,123
|
Anime?
With all due respect, and with utterly no flame intended: Posts and comments pertaining to animated cartoons, comic books, and video games are mostly off topic in this forum. About the only posts with any significance are when someone mentions something like, "I watched the new XYZ 'toon, and they very accurately depicted the [insert TYPE/MODEL of firearm] and the shoooting techniques were very realistic."
It is a given that fantasy entertainment is, by definition, mostly, uh, well, FANTASTIC! As well to discuss how we can duplicate Wile E. Coyote's fall from a 700 foot cliff and climb out of his own crater after impact. Hilariously funny, perhaps, but with no relation to real life. Johnny |
November 21, 2004, 11:07 PM | #5 |
Junior Member
Join Date: January 28, 2002
Posts: 5
|
I am not sure if this helps, but the firearms used were very typical of mid ww2 german as were the uniforms and equipment. The machinegun you saw appeared to be a MG 42, while the rifles in the academy were StG 44, and the pistol he shoots his girl with at the end a c96 mauser. Interestingly enough, the rebels used what appeared to be sten guns.
|
November 22, 2004, 10:15 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 5, 2004
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 409
|
I didn't know the names of the guns, but I knew at least the ones in the rebels' hands were somewhat authentic. This thread probably would have gone over better if I'd asked for identification like what you gave. I know alot of anime use real guns, and portrays them accurately, but I was thinking the equipment used by the guys in the armor was made up. Thanks for that.
For others, some pics I found: http://www.animesquad.by.ru:81/Jinroh/j10.JPG Shows a good view of the left arm and the guide on it. http://www.animesquad.by.ru/Jinroh/Jin-roh22.JPG Shows the gun. Is he holding the bipod as the forward grip? No offense taken, Johnny. You guys take your guns very seriously. For the most part though, while some anime are comedy, comparing anime and Wile E. would be like comparing the Three Stooges to Sylvester Stallone or something. This isn't meant to offend either, but to inform. I posted this here because I was interested in others' opinions on the matter, which I felt was related enough to go up. |
November 25, 2004, 12:27 AM | #7 |
Member
Join Date: September 14, 2004
Posts: 39
|
That is an MG42. And yes, he is using the bipod as a foregrip.
|
November 25, 2004, 08:04 AM | #8 | |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: March 11, 2000
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 16,002
|
Quote:
|
|
November 27, 2004, 03:37 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: June 5, 2004
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 409
|
I'd think that having 200 rounds in a box would outweigh being able to change out fifty or one hundred round belts that quickly. It is somewhat obvious that it's cooler than it is practical. I'd be inclined to put a chute back to the box on my back though. Never have to swap a box or drum or belt.
|
November 27, 2004, 11:15 PM | #10 | |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: March 11, 2000
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 16,002
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|