The Cockpit

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 a 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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=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".
=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".
thumb|none|400px|Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu
==M3A1 "Grease Gun"==
The American motorcyclist uses an M3A1 "Grease Gun" in the same episode. 
thumb|none|400px|M3A1 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP.
=Rifles=
==Mauser Karabiner 98k==
German soldiers in "Slipstream" carry Karabiner 98k rifles during the encounter with Von Rheindars and at the airfield.
==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".
==M1 Carbine==
The M1 Carbine is seen used by U.S. soldiers firing at Private Utsunomiya.
==M1 Garand==
Some US troops are also seen with M1 Garands in the same scene.
=Machine Guns=
==Nambu Type 96==
Private Utsunomiya deploys a Type 96 light machine gun on Kodai's Type 97 (Rikuo) motorcycle which he received from a machine gunner.
==Browning M1919A4==
Browning M1919A4 are used by American soldiers to stop Private Utsunomiya.
=Mounted Weapons=
==MG17==
Two MG17 machine guns are mounted on German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 planes at the beginning in "Slipstream".
==MG 151/20==
MG 151/20 are mounted in the Focke-Wulf Ta 152.
==MK 108==
One MK 108 cannon is also mounted in the fighter's nose.
thumb|none|400px|MK 108 cannon 30mm
==Hispano-Suiza HS.404==
RAF Spitfires are armed with Hispano-Suiza HS.404 autocannons.
==.50 AN/M2==
The .50 AN/M2 heavy machine guns are mounted in the captured B-17 bomber and in the rear cockpit of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver bombers.
==Bofors 40mm==
Several Bofors 40mm can be seen mounted on American ships.
==Type 97 Aircraft==
Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 aircraft machine guns.
==Type 99==
The Type 99 is mounted in the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers.
thumb|none|400px|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
==Oerlikon 20mm Cannon==
Oerlikon 20mm Cannons are mounted on the aircraftcarrier.
=Other=
==Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka==
Seen and used by Ensign Nogami in Ep. 2 "Sonic Boom Squadron". Notice: The last mission of these rockets was in June 1945, not in August.
==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.
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