Saving Private Ryan

2008-07-29T02:00:44Z

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'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'''''
[[Image:Saving Private Ryan poster.jpg|right|thumb|225px|''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998)]]

== M1 Garand ==

Perhaps the most commonly seen weapon in the movie, the [[M1 Garand]] is used by the majority of the U.S. soldiers seen in the film, notably Sergeant Hill ([[Paul Giamatti]]). The M1 Garand is easily identified by the characteristic ''ping'' it makes ejecting its clip after the last round in the en bloc clip is fired.

[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|left|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:SPR-Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Hill ([[Paul Giamatti]]) holding his [[M1 Garand]].]]

== M1 Thompson ==

The [[M1 Thompson]] appears several times in the film, primarily as the main weapon of Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]). It is also used by Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]]) to end a standoff between Miller's men and a group of German soldiers they had stumbled upon.

[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|left|325px|[[M1 Thompson]] .45 ACP as used by the U.S. military in World War 2]]
[[Image:SPR-Thompson.jpg|thumb|left|325px|Captain Fred Hamill ([[Ted Danson]], left) and one of his men holding freshly fired [[M1 Thompson]]s.]]
[[Image:Saving private ryan il faut sauver soldat ryan tom hanks.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[Tom Hanks]] holding an [[M1 Thompson]] as Captain John H. Miller in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''.]]

== M1 Carbine ==

The [[M1 Carbine]] appears in the film as the main weapon of Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]). It was fitted with two magazine pouches strapped to the butt stock.Several other soldiers can be seen with M1A1 Carbines (They're like regular versions of the carbine except with paratrooper style folding metal stocks)during the scene when Captian Miller ([[ Tom Hanks]]) meets with Captian Hill.

[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|left|400px|[[M1 Carbine]] .30 Carbine]]
[[Image:SPR-M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) with his [[M1 Carbine]] on Omaha Beach, Dog Green Sector.]]

== M1911A1 ==

There are several appearances of the [[1911#M1911A1|M1911A1]] pistol, in the hands of Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) and Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]). Horvath uses it to threaten PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) when he threatens to abandon his squad. Miller is seen firing it at an advancing Tiger tank as he lays wounded on the bridge in one of the film's more memorable moments.

[[Image:Springfield Armory M1911A1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|M1911A1 .45 ACP]]
[[Image:SPR-1911.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) threatening to shoot PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) with his [[1911|M1911A1]].]]

== M1 Bazooka ==

The [[M1 Bazooka]] rocket launcher makes several appearances in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. It is first seen in the hands of a U.S. Army soldier under the command of Captain Hamill. Later we see Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) use an M1 Bazooka to destroy a German half-track. This same Bazooka is later used by Horvath during the final battle to destroy a German Marder self-propelled gun and again in an attempt to destroy a Tiger tank, but unfortunately for our protagonists the rocket is deflected by the tanks' heavy armor.

[[Image:Bazookasmithsonian.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1 Bazooka 60mm with rockets]]
[[Image:SPR-M1-Bazooka.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Private James F. Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) with his [[M1 Bazooka]] after destroying a German half-track.]]

== M1903A4 Springfield ==

The squad's sharpshooter, Private Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]), carries the sniper version of the [[M1903 Springfield]] bolt-action rifle. The differences include the deletion of the front sight, and the addition of a scope. Jackson is famous for quoting religious scriptures when shooting the rifle, and shooting a German sniper through his own scope similar to a feat accomplished by Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock in the Vietnam War.

[[Image:Rifle Springfield M1903A4 with M84 sight.jpg|thumb|left|400px|[[M1903 Springfield|M1903A4 Springfield]] sniper variant .30-06 with M84 scope]]
[[Image:SPR-M1903.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Private Daniel Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]) aims his [[M1903 Springfield]].]]

== Browning Automatic Rifle ==

As the squad's BAR gunner, PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) carries a [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] as his main weapon. The BAR Reiben carries is not his original one, which he claims he lost during the start of the D-Day landing to keep from drowning, and has the bipod removed.

[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|350px|left|M1918A2 [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] .30-06]]
[[Image:SPR-BAR.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PFC Richard Reiben ([[Edward Burns]]) carrying his [[Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR.]]]]

== Browning M1919 ==

Among the weapons used by the defenders during the final battle are a pair of [[Browning M1919]] machine guns. Both guns eventually run out of ammunition, their users being killed by the Germans.

[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|left|400px|[[Browning M1919]] .30-06 on M2 tripod]]
[[Image:SPR-Browning.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) and Pvt. Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) load their [[Browning M1919]] in preparation for the final battle.]]

== Mk 2 Hand Grenade ==

During the attack on the machine gun nests, the squad uses [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s to take out all but one of the Germans manning it, some of which throw the grenades back at them, though thankfully miss. Later, at the final battle in Ramelle, several [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s are tossed into a disabled German tank, killing the crew.

[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPR-Mk2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Several [[Mk 2 hand grenade]]s being tossed into a disabled German tank.]]

== M1 Flamethrower ==

During the D-Day landing scene Doyle ([[Glenn Wrage]]) uses his [[M1 Flamethrower]] to clear one of the German bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach, turning the occupants into human torches who are picked off by other soldiers as they emerge.

[[Image:SPR-M1-Flame.jpg|thumb|355px|left|Doyle ([[Glenn Wrage]]) uses his [[M1 Flame Thrower]] to clear out a German bunker.]]
[[Image:SPR-M1-Flame-2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A German bunker erupts in flames.]]

== Bangalore Torpedo ==

Captain John H. Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) employs a [[Bangalore torpedo]] to clear the barbed wire protecting the German bunkers on Omaha Beach.

[[Image:SPR-Bangalore.jpg|thumb|left|395px|[[Bangalore torpedo|Bangalore]]s being carried on Omaha Beach.]]
[[Image:SPR-Bangalore-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath ([[Tom Sizemore]]) lights a [[Bangalore torpedo]].]]

== M7 Rifle Grenade ==

During the opening Omaha Beach landing scene we can briefly see a rifle mounted [[M7 rifle grenade]] fired from an [[M1 Garand]] after the German line has been broken.

[[Image:SPR-M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An [[M7 rifle grenade]] about to be fired from an [[M1 Garand]].]]

== Karabiner 98k ==

As common with the German soldiers as the [[M1 Garand]] is with the Americans, the [[Karabiner 98k]] bolt-action rifle is the standard-issue weapon of the German Army. One is seen fitted with a scope and covered in makeshift camouflage being used by a German sniper who mortally wounds PFC Adrian Caparzo ([[Vin Diesel]]) before being killed himself by Private Jackson ([[Barry Pepper]]). Jackson shoots the German sniper through his scope, a reference to a shot made by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock Carlos Norman Hathcock II] ''(a legendary Marine Corps Sniper)'' during the Vietnam War.

[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|left|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm]]
[[Image:SPR-98k.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A German sniper aims his [[Karabiner 98k]].]]

== MG42 ==

The German [[MG42]] machine gun makes several appearances in the film; first in bunkers overlooking Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, then in a machine gun nest at the base of a radar site the squad encounters. The ensuing firefight at the radar site costs them their medic, Irwin Wade ([[Giovanni Ribisi]]).

[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|left|390px|[[MG42]] 7.92 x 57mm Mauser (8mm Mauser)]]
[[Image:SPR-MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|An [[MG42]] firing from a German bunker on Omaha Beach, Dog Green Sector.]]

== Luger P08 ==

During the final assault, two German soldiers can be seen using [[Luger P08]] pistols.

[[Image:DWM 4 inch Navy Luger 859.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9mm]]

== Flak 38 ==

A German [[Flak 38]] is crewed by several SS soldiers during the final battle at Ramelle and delivers devastating 20mm flak rounds on Captain Miller's ([[Tom Hanks]]) men.

[[Image:SPR-Flak38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Flak 38]] 20mm]]

== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==

During the final battle of the film, Private Stanley Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) and Corporal Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) get several [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s thrown at them while manning one of the M1919 machine guns. Thankfully the two are able to grab and toss the grenades clear before they detonate.

[[Image:24-43 grenade.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:SPR-Stielhandgranate.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mellish ([[Adam Goldberg]]) and Henderson ([[Maximilian Martini]]) catch and toss back several [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s thrown at them by German SS soldiers.]]

== Panzerschreck ==

During the final battle, one of the German soldiers can be seen carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] rocket launcher, but is killed before his weapon can be brought to bear.

[[Image:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Panzerschreck 88mm with rocket]]
[[Image:SPR-Panz.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A German SS soldier carrying a [[Panzerschreck]] during the final battle.]]

== MP40 ==

Yet another German weapon in the film is the [[MP40]]. It's not very often seen, mostly in the scene where Miller's men stumble on a group of German soldiers, and again during the final battle.

[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|left|400px|[[MP40]] 9mm]]
[[Image:SPR-MP40.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A German soldier of the 2nd SS with an [[MP40]] during the final battle at Ramelle.]]

== M2 Mortar ==

At the final battle in Ramelle Private Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Captain Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm [[M2 Mortar]]s by banging them against the steel launching base of the mortar tube and throw them like hand grenades at advancing SS soldiers, scoring several kills.

[[Image:SPR-M2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Private Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and Captain Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]) arm 60mm [[M2 Mortar]]s by hand.]]

== Sticky Bomb ==

While planning the defense of Ramelle, Captain Miller comes up with a unique improvised explosive device he calls a "sticky bomb". It consists of a sock filled with Composition-B explosive with a fuse attached and covered in grease so it sticks where it's placed. Deploying it is a hazardous proposition though; as one soldier is killed when the fuse runs out while he is trying to place it one one of the German tanks, though the bombs do succeed in immobilizing one Tiger tank by destroying its treads.
[[Image:SPR-Sticky.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A "sticky bomb" placed on a Tiger tank's treads.]]

== Molotov Cocktail ==
During the final battle at Ramelle two soldiers light and throw a pair of [[Molotov Cocktail]]s off a balcony into an open top German vehicle below.
[[Image:SPR-Molotov.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Two soldiers lighting [[Molotov Cocktail]]s.]]
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