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[[ | {{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name= The Pacific | |||
|picture = The Pacific poster.jpg | |||
|caption = | |||
|country = [[File:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|channel = [[HBO]] | |||
|genre = War | |||
|creator = [[Steven Spielberg]]<br>[[Tom Hanks]] | |||
|dates = 2010 | |||
|language = English<br>Japanese | |||
|seasons = | |||
|episodes = 10 | |||
|character1=Pfc. Robert Leckie | |||
|actor1=[[James Badge Dale]] | |||
|character2=Pfc. Eugene Sledge | |||
|actor2=[[Joseph Mazzello]] | |||
|character3=Cpl. Merriell "Snafu" Shelton | |||
|actor3=[[Rami Malek]] | |||
|character4= Lt. Col. Lewis "Chesty" Puller | |||
|actor4=[[William Sadler]] | |||
|character5= Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez | |||
|actor5=[[Jon Bernthal]] | |||
|character6= Sgt. John Basilone | |||
|actor6=[[Jon Seda]] | |||
|character7=Sgt. Elmo "Gunny" Haney | |||
|actor7=[[Gary Sweet]] | |||
|character8=2nd Lt. Lebec | |||
|actor8=[[Rohan Nichol]] | |||
|character9=Pfc. Bill Leyden | |||
|actor9=[[Brendan Fletcher]] | |||
|character10=Pfc. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens | |||
|actor10=[[Josh Helman]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Image:posterofpacific.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Opening credits for ''The Pacific'']] | [[Image:posterofpacific.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Opening credits for ''The Pacific'']] | ||
'''''The Pacific''''' is the 2010 WWII HBO miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], who previously collaborated on the acclaimed ''[[Band of Brothers]]''. This miniseries focuses on the experiences of US Marines fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II and is primarily based on the memoirs of Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge. | '''''The Pacific''''' is the 2010 WWII [[HBO]] miniseries produced by [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Steven Spielberg]], who previously collaborated on the acclaimed ''[[Band of Brothers]]''. This miniseries focuses on the experiences of US Marines fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II and is primarily based on the memoirs of Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge. | ||
{{Mini Title|The Pacific}} | |||
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=Handguns= | =Allied Weapons= | ||
==Colt M1911A1== | ==Handguns== | ||
The main sidearm of the Marines in the miniseries is the Colt [[M1911A1]]. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) and John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) are seen using the pistol, in one scene Leckie uses it to mercy kill a Japanese soldier being non-fatally wounded by several Marines. Other Marines seen using the M1911A1 are Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller ([[William Sadler]]), 2nd Lt. Lebec ([[Rohan Nichol]]), who uses his M1911A1 | ===Colt M1911A1=== | ||
The main sidearm of the Marines in the miniseries is the Colt [[M1911A1]]. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) and John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) are seen using the pistol, in one scene Leckie uses it to mercy kill a Japanese soldier being non-fatally wounded by several Marines. Other Marines seen using the M1911A1 are Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller ([[William Sadler]]), 2nd Lt. Lebec ([[Rohan Nichol]]), who uses his M1911A1 in a tense moment, and Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) . | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[ | [[File:TPLeckieM1911pt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) holds his M1911A1 on Guadalcanal (Part 1).]] | ||
[[Image:pacificmuzzleflash.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A high amount of muzzle flash is seen here when | [[Image:pacific10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie aims his M1911A1 at a Japanese soldier being teased by other Marines.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificmuzzleflash.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A high amount of muzzle flash is seen here when Leckie fires.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac01 2002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller ([[William Sadler]]) has an M1911A1 holstered in Part 1 as he leads the men of the 7th Marines on Guadalcanal.]] | [[Image:Pac01 2002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller ([[William Sadler]]) has an M1911A1 holstered in Part 1 as he leads the men of the 7th Marines on Guadalcanal.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 2, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) has a holstered M1911A1 on his thigh.]] | [[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 2, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) has a holstered M1911A1 on his thigh.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac1911v.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie is seen cleaning his M1911A1 in Part 2.]] | [[Image:Pac1911v.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie is seen cleaning his M1911A1 in Part 2.]] | ||
[[Image:TPLebec M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|2nd Lt. Lebec ([[Rohan Nichol]]) with his [[M1911A1]] in Part 4.]] | |||
[[Image:TPGunnyHaney M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 5, Gunnery Sgt. Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]) chews out a "shavetail" Lieutenant for carelessly pointing his loaded weapon at other Marines. Haney hurriedly empties the M1911A1, telling him to keep his weapon pointed downrange or he'll "shove that f-ing piece up his sorry f-ing ass".]] | [[Image:TPGunnyHaney M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 5, Gunnery Sgt. Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]) chews out a "shavetail" Lieutenant for carelessly pointing his loaded weapon at other Marines. Haney hurriedly empties the M1911A1, telling him to keep his weapon pointed downrange or he'll "shove that f-ing piece up his sorry f-ing ass".]] | ||
[[Image:TPMannyRodriguez M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 7, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) has a flashback of Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) holding an M1911A1 pistol after the squad is ambushed on Guadalcanal.]] | [[Image:TPMannyRodriguez M1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 7, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) has a flashback of Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) holding an M1911A1 pistol after the squad is ambushed on Guadalcanal.]] | ||
==Colt New Service== | ===Colt New Service=== | ||
In Part 5, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) receives a [[Colt New Service]] .45 Colt revolver in the care package sent from his family and uses the revolver twice in combat - once on Peleliu in Part 7 when he draws it upon hearing Japanese infiltrators, and on a wounded Japanese soldier on the island of Okinawa in Part 9. In episode 5 Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) tells Eugene that "It will stop a jap faster than a clip from your carbine". | In Part 5, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) receives a [[Colt New Service]] .45 Colt revolver in the care package sent from his family and uses the revolver twice in combat - once on Peleliu in Part 7 when he draws it upon hearing Japanese infiltrators, and on a wounded Japanese soldier on the island of Okinawa in Part 9. In episode 5 Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) tells Eugene that "It will stop a jap faster than a clip from your carbine". | ||
[[Image:ColtModel1909Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Model 1909 Colt Army Revolver - .45 LC. This model is stamped "Property of U.S. Government" under barrel and "M1909" on front bottom of grip strap. Grips not original - US issue bore plain uncheckered walnut]] | [[Image:ColtModel1909Army.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Model 1909 Colt Army Revolver - .45 LC. This model is stamped "Property of U.S. Government" under barrel and "M1909" on front bottom of grip strap. Grips not original - US issue bore plain uncheckered walnut]] | ||
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[[Image:Pac09 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge curses out Lt. Mac ([[Ashley Zuckerman]]) when the latter berates him for disobeying a cease-fire order.]] | [[Image:Pac09 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge curses out Lt. Mac ([[Ashley Zuckerman]]) when the latter berates him for disobeying a cease-fire order.]] | ||
== | ==Rifles / Carbines== | ||
===M1903A3 Springfield=== | |||
The [[M1903 Springfield#1903A3 Springfield Rifle|M1903A3 Springfield]] rifle is the general issue weapon for the Marines who land and fight on Guadalcanal in Part 1 and Part 2, as all the new M1 rifles were sent to the US Army. Production of the M1903A3 began September of 1941 in an effort by Remington to simplify and speed production of the rifles by using stamped parts wherever possible. At this point in the war, the earlier M1903 rifle would have been more numerous in the Marines' arsenal, and the lack of the earlier rifle at this point in the series is historically questionable. The Marines seen using the Springfield include Cpl. Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]), PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) and Pvt. William LaPointe ([[Sam Parsonson]]). After being replaced with the M1, it was still used by Marines on the railway journey in Episode 3, to compare accuracy with the M1. PFC Ronnie Gibson ([[Tom Budge]]) is able to shoot a cow from the moving train with one. | |||
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==M1903A3 Springfield== | |||
The [[M1903 Springfield#1903A3 Springfield Rifle|M1903A3 Springfield]] rifle is the general issue weapon for the Marines who land and fight on Guadalcanal in Part 1 and Part 2, as all the new M1 rifles were sent to the US Army. Production of the M1903A3 began September of 1941 in an effort by Remington to simplify and speed production of the rifles by using stamped parts wherever possible. At this point in the war, the earlier M1903 rifle would have been more numerous in the | |||
[[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A3 Springfield - .30-06]] | [[Image:Springfield03A3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1903A3 Springfield - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:TPRonnieGibson M1903A3Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Ronnie Gibson ([[Tom Budge]]) with his M1903A3 Springfield slung around his shoulder.]] | [[Image:TPRonnieGibson M1903A3Springfield.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Ronnie Gibson ([[Tom Budge]]) with his M1903A3 Springfield slung around his shoulder.]] | ||
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[[File:PacificGibson03A3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gibson firing his M1903A3 and hitting the cow.]] | [[File:PacificGibson03A3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gibson firing his M1903A3 and hitting the cow.]] | ||
==M1903A1 Springfield== | ===M1903A1 Springfield with 7.8x Unertl scope=== | ||
A Marine Sniper uses an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] with scope during the assault on Peleliu Airfield (Part 6). | A Marine Sniper uses an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] with 7.8x Unertl scope during the assault on Peleliu Airfield (Part 6). | ||
[[Image:ScopedSpringfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifle (.30-06) fitted with a 7.8x Unertl scope used in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''.]] | [[Image:ScopedSpringfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifle (.30-06) fitted with a 7.8x Unertl scope used in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''. 2 matching rifles were supplied by ISS for the production--the same two rifles having been previously used in Letters from Iwo Jima.]] | ||
[[Image:TPPromotionalImage.jpg|thumb|none|550px|In this promotional image, a Marine sniper takes cover behind a truck. A scoped M1903A1 Springfield in his hands.]] | [[Image:TPPromotionalImage.jpg|thumb|none|550px|In this promotional image, a Marine sniper takes cover behind a truck. A scoped M1903A1 Springfield in his hands.]] | ||
[[File:TPSniperShot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine sniper fires his Springfield at a Japanese sniper.]] | [[File:TPSniperShot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine sniper fires his Springfield at a Japanese sniper.]] | ||
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[[Image:Pac06 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sniper watches for enemy counterattacks on top of the Peleliu airfield building.]] | [[Image:Pac06 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sniper watches for enemy counterattacks on top of the Peleliu airfield building.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | ===M1 Garand=== | ||
The M1 is first seen in Guadalcanal, when Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) finds, to his disgust, a crate of newly arrived M1 Garands for the army. Whilst stationed in Melbourne, the Marines replace the M1903 with the [[M1 Garand]], which remains the main battle rifle throughout the series. During Part 3, riding in a train through the Victorian country, several Marines compare the M1 to the M1903, and on Pavuvu in Part 4, Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]) is seen conducting solo bayonet drills against imaginary Japanese enemies using an M1. In combat, amongst those who use it are Cpl. Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]), PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) and PFC Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]). Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) normally carries the [[M1 Carbine]], but he uses the M1 on two occasions, one when he uses Leyden's to kill an attacking Japanese soldier in Part 7, and during a Japanese Banzai charge in Part 9. | The M1 is first seen in Guadalcanal, when Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) finds, to his disgust, a crate of newly arrived M1 Garands for the army. Whilst stationed in Melbourne, the Marines replace the M1903 with the [[M1 Garand]], which remains the main battle rifle throughout the series. During Part 3, riding in a train through the Victorian country, several Marines compare the M1 to the M1903, and on Pavuvu in Part 4, Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]) is seen conducting solo bayonet drills against imaginary Japanese enemies using an M1. In combat, amongst those who use it are Cpl. Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]), PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) and PFC Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]). Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) normally carries the [[M1 Carbine]], but he uses the M1 on two occasions, one when he uses Leyden's to kill an attacking Japanese soldier in Part 7, and during a Japanese Banzai charge in Part 9. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
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[[Image:pacificm1garand2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) sits on a train with his new Garand next to him in Part 3.]] | [[Image:pacificm1garand2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) sits on a train with his new Garand next to him in Part 3.]] | ||
[[Image:Chucklergarand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]) aims his M1 Garand into the Cape Gloucester bush in Part 4.]] | [[Image:Chucklergarand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]) aims his M1 Garand into the Cape Gloucester bush in Part 4.]] | ||
[[Image:TPBillLeyden M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) loads an eight round en-bloc clip into his M1 rifle during the LVT ride to Peleliu.]] | [[Image:TPBillLeyden M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) loads an eight round en-bloc clip into his M1 rifle during the LVT ride to Peleliu.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac05 008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) opens fire with the M1 Garand on Peleliu in Part 5.]] | [[Image:Pac05 008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) opens fire with the M1 Garand on Peleliu in Part 5.]] | ||
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[[Image:pacific6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leyden holds his M1 Garand as a grenade explodes next to him in Part 7.]] | [[Image:pacific6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leyden holds his M1 Garand as a grenade explodes next to him in Part 7.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificwoulddie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leyden falls off a bunker with an M1 Garand after the grenade goes off.]] | [[Image:pacificwoulddie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leyden falls off a bunker with an M1 Garand after the grenade goes off.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificbloody.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 7, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) barely misses getting his head cut off when he shoots a charging Japanese soldier with an M1, taken off a wounded Leyden.]] | [[Image:pacificbloody.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 7, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) barely misses getting his head cut off when he shoots a charging Japanese soldier with an M1, taken off a wounded Leyden. The weapon used by the Japanese is a Type 98 "Shin Gunto" military sword.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificm1garandtroops.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 8, Marines armed with M1 Garands struggle to get off the beach at Iwo Jima as a Sherman tank takes a devastating hit.]] | [[Image:pacificm1garandtroops.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 8, Marines armed with M1 Garands struggle to get off the beach at Iwo Jima as a Sherman tank takes a devastating hit.]] | ||
[[Image:TPMarine M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine with an M1 Garand shortly before being cut down by a Japanese Machine Gunner on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | [[Image:TPMarine M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine with an M1 Garand shortly before being cut down by a Japanese Machine Gunner on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | ||
[[Image:TPEugeneSledge M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge firing at Japanese Banzai chargers with an M1 Garand.]] | [[Image:TPEugeneSledge M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge firing at Japanese Banzai chargers with an M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[File:TPSledgePINGM1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge fires the last round of the M1 and the en bloc clip ejects.]] | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2010-05-10-02h58m17s2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge holds the M1 Garand after emptying the 8-round clip at charging enemy soldiers.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2010-05-10-02h58m17s2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge holds the M1 Garand after emptying the 8-round clip at charging enemy soldiers.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | [[File:M1 Garand bayonet second.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand with M1 bayonet - .30-06]] | ||
The [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by several characters in the series including Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]), Capt. Andrew Haldane ([[Scott Gibson]]), 1st Lt. Edward | [[Image:TPGunnyHaney M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On Pavuvu in Part 5, Gunny Sgt. Elmo Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]) conducts a bayonet drill with an M1 Garand against an imaginary Japanese enemy, much to the amazement of the new arrivals.]] | ||
===M1 Carbine=== | |||
The [[M1 Carbine]] is carried by several characters in the series including Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]), Capt. Andrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane ([[Scott Gibson]]), 1st Lt. Edward "Hillbilly" Jones ([[Leon Ford]]), Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]), 1st Lt. Thomas Stanley ([[Freddie Joe Farnsworth]]) and PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]). John "Gunny" Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) switches between an M1 Carbine and the [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] while on Iwo Jima in Part 8, with PFC Steve Evanson ([[Dwight Braswell]]) occasionally using Basilone's Carbine. In Part 9, the Carbine is used by replacement Pvt. Hamm ([[Noel Fisher]]). | |||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War II Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War II Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period twin magazine pouch for buttstock]] | ||
[[Image:TPEugeneSledge M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) fires his M1 Carbine at the firing range on Pavuvu.]] | [[Image:TPEugeneSledge M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) fires his M1 Carbine at the firing range on Pavuvu.]] | ||
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[[Image:Sledgecarbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge pauses for a break with his M1 Carbine on Peleliu in Part 5.]] | [[Image:Sledgecarbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge pauses for a break with his M1 Carbine on Peleliu in Part 5.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac06 009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Andrew Haldane ([[Scott Gibson]]) is armed with an M1 Carbine as he scouts the enemy machine gun positions in Part 6.]] | [[Image:Pac06 009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Capt. Andrew Haldane ([[Scott Gibson]]) is armed with an M1 Carbine as he scouts the enemy machine gun positions in Part 6.]] | ||
[[File:TPSledgeCarbinePart7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge firing his M1 Carbine at the Japanese positions at Bloody Nose Ridge (Part 6).]] | |||
[[Image:TPHillbilly M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) fires his M1 Carbine at Japanese positions on Bloody Nose Ridge.]] | [[Image:TPHillbilly M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) fires his M1 Carbine at Japanese positions on Bloody Nose Ridge.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac07 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]) checks a bunker with the M1 Carbine.]] | [[Image:Pac07 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]) checks a bunker with the M1 Carbine.]] | ||
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[[Image:TPSnafu M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) with an M1 Carbine on Okinawa.]] | [[Image:TPSnafu M1Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) with an M1 Carbine on Okinawa.]] | ||
== | ==Submachine Guns== | ||
===M1928A1 Thompson=== | |||
Several Marine NCO's and Officers are seen carrying [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1928A1 Thompson|M1928A1 Thompson]] while on Guadalcanal. Most of them, including Sgt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Nixon]]), uses the 20 round "stick" magazine. Sgt. Manuel "Manny" Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) is seen with a 30 round version, which wasn't present at the time of Guadalcanal. 2ndLt. Hugh Corrigan ([[Henry Nixon]]) utilizes the 50 round "drum" magazine, as well as Sgt. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) at the end of Part 1, but never uses it. | |||
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==M1928A1 Thompson== | |||
Several | |||
[[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP ]] | [[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP ]] | ||
[[Image:TPMannyRodriguez M1928A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) holds an M1928A1 Thompson in Part 2.]] | [[[[File:TPSgtStoneM1928.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Stone holds his M1928A1 Thompson in Part 1.]] | ||
[[File:TP20roundThompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine NCO is armed with M1928A1 Thompson with a 20 round stick magazine in Part 2.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMannyRodriguez M1928A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) holds an M1928A1 Thompson with a 30 round magazine in Part 2.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMarine M1928A1Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1928A1 Thompson '''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">is seen in the hands of a fallen Manny Rodriguez.</font color="white">]] | [[Image:TPMarine M1928A1Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1928A1 Thompson '''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">is seen in the hands of a fallen Manny Rodriguez.</font color="white">]] | ||
[[Image:M1928A1Drum.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928A1Drum.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Pactommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Pactommy2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|2ndLt. Hugh Corrigan ([[Henry Nixon]]) carries the M1928A1 Thompson as he checks out an abandoned truck.]] | ||
[[Image:Pactommy3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan's Thompson has the 50 round mag and the Cutts compensator.]] | [[Image:Pactommy3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan's Thompson has the 50 round mag and the Cutts compensator.]] | ||
[[Image:Pactommy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan | [[Image:Pactommy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan with his Thompson during the battle at Alligator Creek.]][[File:TPIvyleaguethompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan firing his Thompson.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac1 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan with the M1928A1 in Part 1 as he watches the Marines taunt a Japanese soldier.]] | [[Image:Pac1 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corrigan with the M1928A1 in Part 1 as he watches the Marines taunt a Japanese soldier.]] | ||
[[File:BasiloneTommyGun50mag.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. John Basilone is seen with an M1928A1 Thompson fitted with a 50 round drum magazine in Part 1.]] | |||
==M1A1 Thompson== | ===M1A1 Thompson=== | ||
Several Marines are seen carrying or firing the [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1A1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]]. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) uses a Thompson M1A1 throughout the rest of the series, notably in Part 4, when he takes out a Japanese patrol trying to flank his unit and then in Part 5 and 6 when the Marines land on Peleliu. In Part 9 on Okinawa Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) picks up a Thompson and uses it for a good duration of the episode. Other Marines such as Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]), Sgt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) also use the Thompson. Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) is seen with an M1A1 on Okinawa in Part 9 in place of the [[M1 Garand]] he used on Peleliu. | Several Marines are seen carrying or firing the [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1A1 Thompson|M1A1 Thompson]]. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) uses a Thompson M1A1 throughout the rest of the series, notably in Part 4, when he takes out a Japanese patrol trying to flank his unit and then in Part 5 and 6 when the Marines land on Peleliu. In Part 9 on Okinawa Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) picks up a Thompson and uses it for a good duration of the episode. Other Marines such as Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney ([[Gary Sweet]]), Sgt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) also use the Thompson. Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) is seen with an M1A1 on Okinawa in Part 9 in place of the [[M1 Garand]] he used on Peleliu. | ||
(NOTE: In real life, Sledge mentioned in his memoir that he and Snafu shared a Thompson amongst each other, but, gives no specific model. This is portrayed in the series.). | (NOTE: In real life, Sledge mentioned in his memoir that he and Snafu shared a Thompson amongst each other, but, gives no specific model. This is portrayed in the series.). | ||
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[[Image:TPLeckie LtStone M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie and Lt. Stone load their M1A1 Thompson's in preparation for the assault on the airfield in Part 6.]] | [[Image:TPLeckie LtStone M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie and Lt. Stone load their M1A1 Thompson's in preparation for the assault on the airfield in Part 6.]] | ||
[[Image:TPLeckie M1A1Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Stone fires his Thompson at Japanese soldiers on the Airfield.]] | [[Image:TPLeckie M1A1Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Stone fires his Thompson at Japanese soldiers on the Airfield.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:TPM1A1IwoJima.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine part of Basilone's squad fires an M1A1 Thompson at a Japanese machine gun emplacement in Part 8.]] | ||
[[Image:TPSnafu M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) angrily shoves the Thompson into a Japanese | [[File:TPIwoM1A12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires his Thompson on Iwo Jima to provide cover fire for Basilone in Part 8.]] | ||
[[Image:TPSnafu M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) angrily shoves the Thompson into a Japanese POW who stubbornly refuses to move out of the way in Part 9.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac09 0027.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) with his M1A1 on Okinawa.]] | [[Image:Pac09 0027.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]) with his M1A1 on Okinawa.]] | ||
[[Image:Sledgem1a1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and Leyden wield their M1A1 Thompson's on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | [[Image:Sledgem1a1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and Leyden wield their M1A1 Thompson's on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | ||
[[Image:Sledgem1a1no2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge aims his M1A1 Thompson at a Japanese soldier on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | [[Image:Sledgem1a1no2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge aims his M1A1 Thompson at a Japanese soldier on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | ||
[[Image:TPSledge M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mortally wounded Okinawan | [[Image:TPSledge M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A mortally wounded Okinawan woman begs for Sledge to end her misery by pressing his Thompson against her forehead.'''Highlight for Spoilers:''' <font color="white">He doesn't; instead he holds her until she dies in his arms.</font color="white">]] | ||
==Reising M50== | ===Reising M50=== | ||
Captain Jameson (Sandy Winton) and Sgt. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) are seen with a [[Reising Submachine Gun|Reising M50]] Submachine Guns. Neither of the two are seen firing the weapon. | |||
[[Image:Reising m50-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reising M50 (full stock variant) - .45 ACP. Fitted with Cutts compensator and 20 round magazine.]] | [[Image:Reising m50-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reising M50 (full stock variant) - .45 ACP. Fitted with Cutts compensator and 20 round magazine.]] | ||
[[File:CptJamensonReising.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpt. Jameson (right side) has an M50 Reising slung over his back.]] | |||
[[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Reising Model 50 is used by John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]).]] | [[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Reising Model 50 is used by John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]).]] | ||
[[Image:pacificReiseing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Basilone's Reising next to a dying officer]] | [[Image:pacificReiseing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Basilone's Reising next to a dying officer]] | ||
==M3 "Grease Gun"== | ===M3 "Grease Gun"=== | ||
In Part 9, an Army soldier guarding Japanese POWs on Okinawa is shown with an [[M3 Grease Gun]]. An Army Captain whom is relieved by K Company later in the episode also carries a Grease Gun. | In Part 9, an Army soldier guarding Japanese POWs on Okinawa is shown with an [[M3 Grease Gun]]. An Army Captain whom is relieved by K Company later in the episode also carries a Grease Gun. | ||
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M3 Grease Gun|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.]] | [[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M3 Grease Gun|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac09 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 9, a 27th Infantry Division soldier guards Japanese POWs on Okinawa with an M3 Grease Gun.]] | [[Image:Pac09 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 9, a 27th Infantry Division soldier guards Japanese POWs on Okinawa with an M3 Grease Gun.]] | ||
[[Image:TPArmyOfficer M3GreaseGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Army Captain (bottom right; the red 27th Infantry Division patch on his sleeve) holds an M3 Grease Gun as he talks to his | [[File:TPGreaseGunMP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Army guard on the far left holds his Grease Gun at the Japanese POW.]] | ||
[[File:TPgreaseGun12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Army guard in the background watches the incident between the Japanese POW and Sledge unfold.]] | |||
[[Image:TPArmyOfficer M3GreaseGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Army Captain (bottom right; the red 27th Infantry Division patch on his sleeve) holds an M3 Grease Gun as he talks to 1st Lt. Thomas "Stumpy" Stanley.]] | |||
[[File:TPGreaseGun56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Army Captain runs into battle with the 5th.]] | |||
==Shotguns== | |||
===Winchester 1897 Trench Gun=== | |||
The [[Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun]] shotgun is the most prominent shotgun used by the Marines in the miniseries. It is seen in the hands of some background characters, as well as Private Cecil Evans ([[Ian Meadows]]) on Guadalcanal (Part 2) and First Lieutenant Thomas "Stumpy" Stanley ([[Freddie Joe Farnsworth]]) on Okinawa (Part 9). | |||
[[Image:1897.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[File:TPPart2Trenchgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine with a Winchester 1897 is guarding the perimeter as the other lays down barbed wire.]] | |||
[[Image:TP18972.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Cecil Evans ([[Ian Meadows]]) carrying the Winchester 1897 Trench Gun.]] | |||
[[Image:TPEvans Winchester1897TrenchGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evans pumps his Shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:TP1897.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The butt of Evans 1897, illuminated by a flare.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMarine Winchester1897TrenchGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine carries an 1897, the morning after the battle.]][[File:Part4PacificM1897.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine lying on the ground is holding an 1897 as a Sherman tank rolls up on Peleliu (Part 5).]] | |||
[[File:TPEvansPart7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. Evans firing the 1897 on Guadalcanal during Basilone's flashback (Part 7).]] | |||
[[File:GreaseGunPacific.jpg|thumb|none|600px|First Lieutenant Thomas "Stumpy" Stanley ([[Freddie Joe Farnsworth]]) carries the 1897 while on Okinawa.]] | |||
[[File:TPStumpyShotgunTrenchGun.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Stumpy (center) carrying the 1897 shotgun on Okinawa.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | ===12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun=== | ||
==Browning Automatic Rifle== | In Part 10, Dr. Sledge ([[Conor O'Farrell]]) takes his son Eugene ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) dove hunting soon after Eugene returned home from Okinawa, the two exit Dr. Sledge's truck with a pair of [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s. | ||
The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is one of the weapons seen in the hands of the Marines, and is used both with and without a bipod. | [[Image:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge. The Parker Gun Company was absorbed into Remington in 1934.]] | ||
[[Image:TPDrSledge DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Sledge ([[Conor O'Farrell]]) carries a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:TPDrSledge EugeneSledge DoubleBarrelledShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Sledge and son Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) carry their Double Barreled Shotguns.]] | |||
==Machine Guns== | |||
===Browning Automatic Rifle=== | |||
The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is one of the weapons seen in the hands of the Marines, and is used both with and without a bipod. No one specific wields the weapon however. | |||
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:BARpac.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Browning Automatic Rifle sitting on a crate with a Springfield against on it in Part 2.]] | [[Image:BARpac.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Browning Automatic Rifle sitting on a crate with a Springfield against on it in Part 2.]] | ||
[[File:TPBARPart3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine stands behind 2nd Lt. Lebec and Lt. Stone with a BAR and bipod slung over his back on Cape Gloucester.]] | |||
[[File:TPBARPeleliulanding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine in Sledge's LVT shoulders a BAR during the Peleliu landings in Part 5.]] | |||
[[File:TPBARPeleliufiring.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires his BAR, bipod deployed, towards the Japanese infantry attack in Part 5.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMarine M1918A2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine running into combat with his BAR, bipod deployed, in Part 5.]] | [[Image:TPMarine M1918A2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine running into combat with his BAR, bipod deployed, in Part 5.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac06 008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is seen with his BAR with no bipod when K Company scouts Bloody Nose Ridge in Part 6.]] | [[Image:Pac06 008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine is seen with his BAR with no bipod when K Company scouts Bloody Nose Ridge in Part 6.]] | ||
[[File:TPTwoBARsand30Cal.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Marines behind Privates Tatum and Evanson both wield BARs with and without a bipod in Part 8.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMarine M1918A2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On Okinawa in Part 9, a Marine taunting a Japanese prisoner carries a BAR without a bipod.]] | [[Image:TPMarine M1918A2 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On Okinawa in Part 9, a Marine taunting a Japanese prisoner carries a BAR without a bipod.]] | ||
[[File:TPMarineBARPart9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A K Company BAR gunner aims at the Okinawan lady trying to give up her baby.]] | |||
==Browning M1917== | ===Browning M1917=== | ||
The Marines of the 1st Division that land on Guadalcanal use [[Browning M1917]] water cooled machine guns. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) is seen firing it as part of a three man gun crew in Part 1. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) is also seen firing it both on a tripod and from the hip (severely burning his hand & arm) in Part 2, as well as his comrades and buddies Sgt. J.P Morgan ([[Joshua | The Marines of the 1st Division that land on Guadalcanal use [[Browning M1917]] water cooled machine guns. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) is seen firing it as part of a three man gun crew in Part 1. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) is also seen firing it both on a tripod and from the hip (severely burning his hand & arm) in Part 2, as well as his comrades and buddies Sgt. J.P Morgan ([[Joshua Bitton]]) and Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]). | ||
[[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 machine gun with tripod and ammo box - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 machine gun with tripod and ammo box - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:pacific2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) carries an M1917 Browning on his back.]] | [[Image:pacific2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) carries an M1917 Browning on his back.]] | ||
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[[Image:Pac01 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie and 'Chuckler' watching as the Marines taunt a Japanese soldier.]] | [[Image:Pac01 012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie and 'Chuckler' watching as the Marines taunt a Japanese soldier.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific1917a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gang - Leckie, 'Chuckler', Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) and PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) sitting around the M1917.]] | [[Image:pacific1917a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gang - Leckie, 'Chuckler', Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) and PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) sitting around the M1917.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 2, the M1917 Browning is seen being carried by both Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua | [[Image:pacific1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 2, the M1917 Browning is seen being carried by both Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua Bitton]]) on the left and Sgt. Manny Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) on the right.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac02 3006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua | [[Image:Pac02 3006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua Bitton]]) uses an asbestos glove to hold the M1917 in Part 2.]] | ||
[[Image:DSC00029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) firing the M1917 without the tripod in Part 2. His actions on Guadalcanal would earn him the Medal of Honor.]] | [[Image:DSC00029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) firing the M1917 without the tripod in Part 2. His actions on Guadalcanal would earn him the Medal of Honor.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific1917b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua | [[Image:pacific1917b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. J.P. Morgan ([[Joshua Bitton]]) checks out his M1917 in the aftermath of the Japanese assault.]] | ||
==Browning M1919A4== | ===Browning M1919A4=== | ||
Replacing the [[Browning M1917]] in the field for the Marines is the [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] machine gun in Episode Four, where Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]) and Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) use it to stop a banzai charge. M1919A4's also are seen mounted on LVT's in the series, notably when landing on Peleliu in Part 5. Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) is briefly seen manning an M1919A4 on his LVT during the landing. In Part 8, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) trains PFC Chuck Tatum ([[Ben Esler]]) and PFC Steve Evanson ([[Dwight Braswell]]) in the use of the M1919A4. In Iwo Jima, Basilone uses one for a short amount of time, as well as a Marine Machine Gun Crew on Okinawa in Part 9. Also, in Part 8, Basilone demonstrates how to use a "bale", a handle attached to the barrel to prevent burns when picking up the M1919. One of the veteran Marines interviewed for the commentary track on the blu-ray release of the series says that the handle was often referred to as the "Basilone Bale". | Replacing the [[Browning M1917]] in the field for the Marines is the [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]] machine gun in Episode Four, where Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens ([[Josh Helman]]) and Wilbur 'Runner' Conley ([[Keith Nobbs]]) use it to stop a banzai charge. M1919A4's also are seen mounted on LVT's in the series, notably when landing on Peleliu in Part 5. Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) is briefly seen manning an M1919A4 on his LVT during the landing. In Part 8, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) trains PFC Chuck Tatum ([[Ben Esler]]) and PFC Steve Evanson ([[Dwight Braswell]]) in the use of the M1919A4. In Iwo Jima, Basilone uses one for a short amount of time, as well as a Marine Machine Gun Crew on Okinawa in Part 9. Also, in Part 8, Basilone demonstrates how to use a "bale", a handle attached to the barrel to prevent burns when picking up the M1919. One of the veteran Marines interviewed for the commentary track on the blu-ray release of the series says that the handle was often referred to as the "Basilone Bale". | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]] | ||
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[[Image:Pac05 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) mans the Browning M1919A4 mounted on his LVT-4 during the landing at Peleliu in Part 5.]] | [[Image:Pac05 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) mans the Browning M1919A4 mounted on his LVT-4 during the landing at Peleliu in Part 5.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of another LVT-4 with Browning M1919A4.]] | [[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of another LVT-4 with Browning M1919A4.]] | ||
[[[[File:TP30CALupclose.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine carrying an M1919A4 across the Peleliu airfield (Part 6).]] | |||
[[Image:TPEvanson Tatum M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Chuck Tatum ([[Ben Esler]]) deploys an M1919A4 on a tripod during training at Camp Pendleton in Part 8.]] | [[Image:TPEvanson Tatum M1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Chuck Tatum ([[Ben Esler]]) deploys an M1919A4 on a tripod during training at Camp Pendleton in Part 8.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac08 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 8, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) demonstrates how to fire the M1919 from the hip. He is using a "bale" to hold the barrel of the M1919A4 in order to prevent severe burns from picking up the machine gun.]] | [[Image:Pac08 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 8, John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) demonstrates how to fire the M1919 from the hip. He is using a "bale" to hold the barrel of the M1919A4 in order to prevent severe burns from picking up the machine gun.]] | ||
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[[Image:TPMarines BrowningM1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine machine gun team reloads an M1919A4 on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | [[Image:TPMarines BrowningM1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine machine gun team reloads an M1919A4 on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | ||
==Browning M2HB== | ===Browning M2HB=== | ||
The [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun is seen mounted on the Marine LVT-4's notably during the landings of Peleliu in Part 5 and Iwo Jima in Part 8, as well as one several M4 Shermans. In Part 1, a machine gun team uses | The [[Browning M2HB]] machine gun is seen mounted on the Marine LVT-4's notably during the landings of Peleliu in Part 5 and Iwo Jima in Part 8, as well as one several M4 Shermans. In Part 1, a machine gun team uses one during the Battle of the Tenaru, and another is used by US Marines on Okinawa in Part 9. | ||
[[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:Browning-M2-Heavy-Barrel-w-Tripod.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:TPMarine BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine machine gun with a Browning M2HB team in action during the Battle of the Tenaru River.]] | [[Image:TPMarine BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine machine gun with a Browning M2HB team in action during the Battle of the Tenaru River.]] | ||
[[File:M2ThePacificPart5.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Two Marines carry a Browning M2 on Pavuvu.]] | |||
[[Image:TPMarine BrowningM2HB 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On Okinawa in Part 9, one of the K Company Marines lugs a Browning M2HB.]] | [[Image:TPMarine BrowningM2HB 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On Okinawa in Part 9, one of the K Company Marines lugs a Browning M2HB.]] | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]] | ||
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[[Image:TPShermanTank BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine riding atop an M4 Sherman mans a Browning M2HB.]] | [[Image:TPShermanTank BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine riding atop an M4 Sherman mans a Browning M2HB.]] | ||
== | ==Grenades== | ||
===Mk 2 Hand Grenade=== | |||
[[ | A [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] is used by Cpl. Jay D'Leau ([[Dylan Young]]) to take out a Japanese bunker in Part 7. Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) is given one as a birthday present by Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) in Part 1. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]), Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) and 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) also use the grenades. | ||
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade.]] | |||
[[ | [[Image:Pac01 2009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill "Hoosier" Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) gives Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) a Mk 2 Hand Grenade as a birthday present in Part 1. The Mk 2 Grenades used on Guadalcanal were painted bright yellow to show they were high-explosive; it was changed to a drab olive color when the Army realized that the color was highly conspicuous.]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:TPLeckie LtStone MKIIGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) and Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) on patrol in Part 4 with Mk 2 Grenades hanging from their bandoliers.]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:TPHillbillyJones MkIIGrenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) throws a Mk 2 at Japanese soldiers during the assault on the airfield in Part 6.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac07 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mk 2 about to be put down an air vent of a Japanese bunker by Cpl. Jay D'Leau ([[Dylan Young]]) in Part 7.]] | |||
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===M1 Mortar=== | |||
==M1 Mortar== | |||
Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) and his gun crew uses the M1 Mortar during the Battle of the Tenaru River in Part 1. An M1 Mortar is seen with its crew as Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and the Marines prepare to leave the airfield in Part 6. | Sid Phillips ([[Ashton Holmes]]) and his gun crew uses the M1 Mortar during the Battle of the Tenaru River in Part 1. An M1 Mortar is seen with its crew as Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and the Marines prepare to leave the airfield in Part 6. | ||
[[Image:M1m81 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Mortar - 81mm]] | [[Image:M1m81 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Mortar - 81mm]] | ||
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[[Image:M1 Mortar.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An M1 mortar with its crew is seen on the left in Part 6.]] | [[Image:M1 Mortar.JPG|thumb|none|600px|An M1 mortar with its crew is seen on the left in Part 6.]] | ||
==M2 Mortar== | ===M2 Mortar=== | ||
Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]), PFC Robert Oswalt ([[Andrew Lees]]) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) are part of an [[M2 Mortar]] team under the command of Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]). During the battle of Peleliu, their team are seen carrying the different parts of the weapon and then seen firing it when the Marines cross the airfield. An Army team briefly use one on Okinawa in Part 9. | Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]), PFC Robert Oswalt ([[Andrew Lees]]) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) are part of an [[M2 Mortar]] team under the command of Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]). During the battle of Peleliu, their team are seen carrying the different parts of the weapon and then seen firing it when the Marines cross the airfield. An Army team briefly use one on Okinawa in Part 9. | ||
[[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]] | [[Image:M2Mortar60mm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Mortar - 60mm]] | ||
[[Image:TPEugeneSledge M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During Mortar training at Camp Elliot in Part 4, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) pulls the safety wire from a 60mm mortar shell.]] | [[Image:TPEugeneSledge M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During Mortar training at Camp Elliot in Part 4, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) pulls the safety wire from a 60mm mortar shell.]] | ||
[[Image:TPSnafuShelton M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) lugs the M2 Mortar tube.]] | [[Image:TPSnafuShelton M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) lugs the M2 Mortar tube.]] | ||
[[Image:TPSnafuShelton EugeneSledge M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge "hangs" | [[Image:TPSnafuShelton EugeneSledge M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge "hangs" a 60mm round (holding it halfway in the tube) before dropping and firing it.]] | ||
[[Image:TPOswalt M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Robert Oswalt ([[Andrew Lees]]) carries the mortar tube.]] | [[Image:TPOswalt M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Robert Oswalt ([[Andrew Lees]]) carries the mortar tube.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac06 016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]) attaches the mortar sight as he and Snafu prepare the use the M2.]] | [[Image:Pac06 016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. R.V. Burgin ([[Martin McCann]]) attaches the mortar sight as he and Snafu prepare the use the M2.]] | ||
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[[Image:TPArmyMortarTeam M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Army GI's firing an M2 Mortar on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | [[Image:TPArmyMortarTeam M2Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several Army GI's firing an M2 Mortar on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | ||
==M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher== | ===M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher=== | ||
Several Marines are seen with [[M7 rifle grenade#M7 grenade launcher|M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher]]s mounted on their [[M1 Garand]]s, notably in Part 6 during the taking of the Peleliu airfield. | Several Marines are seen with [[M7 rifle grenade#M7 grenade launcher|M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher]]s mounted on their [[M1 Garand]]s, notably in Part 6 during the taking of the Peleliu airfield. | ||
[[Image:M1 garand M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M7 rifle grenade launcher]] | [[Image:M1 garand M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M7 rifle grenade launcher]] | ||
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[[Image:TPMarine M7RifleGrenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a rifle grenade as 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) runs by.]] | [[Image:TPMarine M7RifleGrenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a rifle grenade as 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones ([[Leon Ford]]) runs by.]] | ||
==M2 Flamethrower== | ===M2 Flamethrower=== | ||
The [[M2 Flamethrower]] is used by Cpl. Charles Womack ([[John Reynolds]]) to flush out a bunker in Part 7 and by a Marine at the Airfield in Part 6 and another on Iwo Jima in Part 8. | The [[M2 Flamethrower]] is used by Cpl. Charles Womack ([[John Reynolds]]) to flush out a bunker in Part 7 and by a Marine at the Airfield in Part 6 and another on Iwo Jima in Part 8. | ||
[[Image:M2-2FlameAth.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2-2 Flamethrower]] | [[Image:M2-2FlameAth.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2-2 Flamethrower]] | ||
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[[Image:PacificM2FlamethrowerOkinawa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine firing (literally) a Japanese bunker on Okinawa Part 9.]] | [[Image:PacificM2FlamethrowerOkinawa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine firing (literally) a Japanese bunker on Okinawa Part 9.]] | ||
==M1A1 Bazooka== | ===M1A1 Bazooka=== | ||
The [[M1 Bazooka#M1A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)|M1A1 Bazooka]] is used by Marines during the battle of Peleliu in Parts 5-7, notably by PFC Jay De L'Eau ([[Dylan Young]]), and by Cpl. Pegg ([[Karl Cottee]]) to knock out several Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in Part 8. | The [[M1 Bazooka#M1A1 "Bazooka" (2.36" Rocket)|M1A1 Bazooka]] is used by Marines during the battle of Peleliu in Parts 5-7, notably by PFC Jay De L'Eau ([[Dylan Young]]), and by Cpl. Pegg ([[Karl Cottee]]) to knock out several Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in Part 8. | ||
[[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Bazooka - 2.36 inch]] | [[Image:M1A1 Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Bazooka - 2.36 inch]] | ||
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[[Image:TPPegg M1A1Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pegg firing the Bazooka.]] | [[Image:TPPegg M1A1Bazooka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pegg firing the Bazooka.]] | ||
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== | ==Handguns== | ||
===Nambu Type 14=== | |||
[[Image: | The main sidearm of the Japanese was the [[Nambu Type 14 Pistol]]. Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) finds one in a Japanese officer's chest when they go through the camp, which he takes along with the chest as a war trophy. Leckie ends up handing over the pistol to Dr. Grant ([[Matt Craven]]) in Part 4. On Iwo Jima in Part 8, a Japanese officer playing dead tries to kill John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) with a Nambu, but is shot and killed by PFC Steve Evanson ([[Dwight Braswell]]) before he fires. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Nambu Type 14 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:TPLeckie NambuType14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In Part 4, Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) finds a Nambu Type 14 pistol in a Japanese officer's chest.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Pac04 1005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie takes the Nambu from the chest.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:TPHoosier NambuType14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith ([[Jacob Pitts]]) asks Leckie if he's willing to sell the Nambu. Leckie responds that he doesn't even want Hoosier touching it.]] | ||
[[Image:TPLeckie NambuType14 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leckie jokingly points the (unloaded) Nambu at Petty Officer Ruddiger ([[Craig Ball]]), asking Ruddiger what to do with it.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac04 1006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Grant ([[Matt Craven]]) admires Leckie's handgun in Part 4.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese NambuType14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier who, five seconds ago, was playing "possum" aims his Nambu at John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]), but is taken down by PFC Steve Evanson ([[Dwight Braswell]]) before he can fire it.]] | |||
==Rifles== | |||
===Arisaka Type 38=== | |||
Most of the Japanese soldiers use the [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 38]]. | |||
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Arisaka Type 38 long rifle - 6.5x50mmSR]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese ArisakaType99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles sneak up on Marine positions at Cape Gloucester in Part 4.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese ArisakaType99 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese sharpshooter takes down a Marine with an Arisaka.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers seen on the right carry the Arisaka Type 38 rifles as they prepare to defend the Peleliu airfield in Part 6]] | |||
[[Image:Vlc 2010-05-03 19-13-18-58.jpg|thumb||none|600px|A Japanese soldier prepare to use his Arisaka in defense of the Peleliu airfield.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese ArisakaType99 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier armed with an Arisaka is taken down by an M1 rifle shot.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese ArisakaType99 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arisaka rifle still in the hands of its deceased operator.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac09 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Japanese soldiers charge with the Arisaka on Okinawa in Part 9.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese ArisakaType99 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the charging Japanese soldiers, armed with an Arisaka, tramples an Okinawan women.]] | |||
==Machine Guns== | |||
===Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun=== | |||
Japanese forces are also seen engaging the Marines at Peleliu with [[Type 92 heavy machine gun]]s, better known as the Nambu or the "Woodpecker" because of the sound it makes when fired. It is normally seen firing from bunkers. | |||
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese forces are armed with the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun, or Nambu, as they prepare to engage the Marines at the Peleliu airfield in Part 6. Note the feed strip sticking out of the gun.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires the Nambu.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese Type92HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A dead machine gun crew and their Nambu sit inside a bunker on the right.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese Type92HMG 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the Nambu. Note the feed strip sticking out of the gun.]] | |||
===Type 97 Light Machine Gun=== | |||
A [[Type 97 light machine gun|Type 97 Light Machine Gun]] is mounted on the hull of a Type 95 "Ha-go" light tank that attacks the Marine positions on the edge of the airfield in Part 5. | |||
[[Image:Type 97 tank machine gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 97 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]] | |||
[[Image:TPHagoTank Type97LightMachineGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 97 Light Machine Gun fires from the hull of a Type 95 "Ha-go" Tank.]] | |||
[[Image:TPHagoTank Type97LightMachineGun 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the Type 97 before the Ha-go is destroyed by a Marine Sherman.]] | |||
===Type 99 Light Machine Gun=== | |||
Japanese forces are seen firing the [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] during Parts 6, 7 and 9. A Japanese Gunner using a Type 99 almost kills Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) with it. | |||
[[image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 light machine gun - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, Japanese forces are armed with the Type 99 Light Machine Gun as they prepare to engage the Marines at the Peleliu airfield in Part 6.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 2016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 99 lays next to the dead Japanese soldier as the Marines take Peleliu airfield.]] | |||
[[Image:pacific8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires his Type 99 at Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) in Part 7.]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese NambuType99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a mounted Type 99 at the Marines and fleeing Okinawan civilians.]] | |||
==Heavy Weapons== | |||
===Type 89 "Knee Mortar"=== | |||
[[Type 89 "Knee Mortar"]]s are used by Japanese soldiers who defend the Peleliu airfield. | |||
[[Image:Type89KneeMortar.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 89 "Knee Mortar" - 50mm]] | |||
[[Image:TPJapanese Type89KneeMortar.png|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier firing a Type 89 Knee Mortar in Part 6.]] | |||
[[Image:Pac06 2016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Knee Mortar lays next to the dead Japanese soldier on the far left as the Marines take Peleliu airfield.]] | |||
==Type 97 Hand Grenade== | ==Grenades== | ||
===Type 97 Hand Grenade=== | |||
A wounded Japanese soldier uses a [[Type 97 hand grenade|Type 97 Hand Grenade]] to commit suicide in Part 1, taking out a pair of Navy Corpsmen as well. In Part 4, a wounded soldier attempts to do the same to a Marine Patrol, but Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) manages to stop him. A Japanese officer is seen holding one just before he's shot in Part 7, but throws it before being wounded, injuring PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]). | A wounded Japanese soldier uses a [[Type 97 hand grenade|Type 97 Hand Grenade]] to commit suicide in Part 1, taking out a pair of Navy Corpsmen as well. In Part 4, a wounded soldier attempts to do the same to a Marine Patrol, but Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) manages to stop him. A Japanese officer is seen holding one just before he's shot in Part 7, but throws it before being wounded, injuring PFC Bill Leyden ([[Brendan Fletcher]]). | ||
[[Image:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Type 97 Hand Grenade]] | [[Image:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Type 97 Hand Grenade]] | ||
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[[Image:TPJapanese Type97HandGrenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An enfeebled Japanese soldier attempts suicide with a Type 97.]] | [[Image:TPJapanese Type97HandGrenade 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An enfeebled Japanese soldier attempts suicide with a Type 97.]] | ||
[[Image:TPJapanese Type97HandGrenade 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) stops the Japanese soldier with a swift foot movement.]] | [[Image:TPJapanese Type97HandGrenade 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Lt. Stone ([[Toby Leonard Moore]]) stops the Japanese soldier with a swift foot movement.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac07 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 97 thrown by a Japanese soldier lands on the roof of the bunker | [[Image:Pac07 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 97 thrown by a Japanese soldier lands on the roof of the bunker.]] | ||
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The Pacific is the 2010 WWII HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, who previously collaborated on the acclaimed Band of Brothers. This miniseries focuses on the experiences of US Marines fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II and is primarily based on the memoirs of Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge.
The following weapons were used in the miniseries The Pacific:
Allied Weapons
Handguns
Colt M1911A1
The main sidearm of the Marines in the miniseries is the Colt M1911A1. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) and John Basilone (Jon Seda) are seen using the pistol, in one scene Leckie uses it to mercy kill a Japanese soldier being non-fatally wounded by several Marines. Other Marines seen using the M1911A1 are Lt. Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller (William Sadler), 2nd Lt. Lebec (Rohan Nichol), who uses his M1911A1 in a tense moment, and Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez (Jon Bernthal) .
Colt New Service
In Part 5, Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) receives a Colt New Service .45 Colt revolver in the care package sent from his family and uses the revolver twice in combat - once on Peleliu in Part 7 when he draws it upon hearing Japanese infiltrators, and on a wounded Japanese soldier on the island of Okinawa in Part 9. In episode 5 Sid Phillips (Ashton Holmes) tells Eugene that "It will stop a jap faster than a clip from your carbine".
Rifles / Carbines
M1903A3 Springfield
The M1903A3 Springfield rifle is the general issue weapon for the Marines who land and fight on Guadalcanal in Part 1 and Part 2, as all the new M1 rifles were sent to the US Army. Production of the M1903A3 began September of 1941 in an effort by Remington to simplify and speed production of the rifles by using stamped parts wherever possible. At this point in the war, the earlier M1903 rifle would have been more numerous in the Marines' arsenal, and the lack of the earlier rifle at this point in the series is historically questionable. The Marines seen using the Springfield include Cpl. Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens (Josh Helman), PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley (Keith Nobbs) and Pvt. William LaPointe (Sam Parsonson). After being replaced with the M1, it was still used by Marines on the railway journey in Episode 3, to compare accuracy with the M1. PFC Ronnie Gibson (Tom Budge) is able to shoot a cow from the moving train with one.
M1903A1 Springfield with 7.8x Unertl scope
A Marine Sniper uses an M1903A1 Springfield with 7.8x Unertl scope during the assault on Peleliu Airfield (Part 6).
M1 Garand
The M1 is first seen in Guadalcanal, when Sid Phillips (Ashton Holmes) finds, to his disgust, a crate of newly arrived M1 Garands for the army. Whilst stationed in Melbourne, the Marines replace the M1903 with the M1 Garand, which remains the main battle rifle throughout the series. During Part 3, riding in a train through the Victorian country, several Marines compare the M1 to the M1903, and on Pavuvu in Part 4, Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney (Gary Sweet) is seen conducting solo bayonet drills against imaginary Japanese enemies using an M1. In combat, amongst those who use it are Cpl. Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens (Josh Helman), PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley (Keith Nobbs) PFC Bill Leyden (Brendan Fletcher) and PFC Bill "Hoosier" Smith (Jacob Pitts). Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) normally carries the M1 Carbine, but he uses the M1 on two occasions, one when he uses Leyden's to kill an attacking Japanese soldier in Part 7, and during a Japanese Banzai charge in Part 9.
M1 Carbine
The M1 Carbine is carried by several characters in the series including Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), Capt. Andrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane (Scott Gibson), 1st Lt. Edward "Hillbilly" Jones (Leon Ford), Cpl. R.V. Burgin (Martin McCann), 1st Lt. Thomas Stanley (Freddie Joe Farnsworth) and PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton (Rami Malek). John "Gunny" Basilone (Jon Seda) switches between an M1 Carbine and the Browning M1919A4 while on Iwo Jima in Part 8, with PFC Steve Evanson (Dwight Braswell) occasionally using Basilone's Carbine. In Part 9, the Carbine is used by replacement Pvt. Hamm (Noel Fisher).
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
Several Marine NCO's and Officers are seen carrying M1928A1 Thompson while on Guadalcanal. Most of them, including Sgt. Stone (Toby Leonard Nixon), uses the 20 round "stick" magazine. Sgt. Manuel "Manny" Rodriguez (Jon Bernthal) is seen with a 30 round version, which wasn't present at the time of Guadalcanal. 2ndLt. Hugh Corrigan (Henry Nixon) utilizes the 50 round "drum" magazine, as well as Sgt. John Basilone (Jon Seda) at the end of Part 1, but never uses it.
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M1A1 Thompson
Several Marines are seen carrying or firing the M1A1 Thompson. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) uses a Thompson M1A1 throughout the rest of the series, notably in Part 4, when he takes out a Japanese patrol trying to flank his unit and then in Part 5 and 6 when the Marines land on Peleliu. In Part 9 on Okinawa Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) picks up a Thompson and uses it for a good duration of the episode. Other Marines such as Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney (Gary Sweet), Sgt. Stone (Toby Leonard Moore) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton (Rami Malek) also use the Thompson. Bill Leyden (Brendan Fletcher) is seen with an M1A1 on Okinawa in Part 9 in place of the M1 Garand he used on Peleliu. (NOTE: In real life, Sledge mentioned in his memoir that he and Snafu shared a Thompson amongst each other, but, gives no specific model. This is portrayed in the series.).
Reising M50
Captain Jameson (Sandy Winton) and Sgt. John Basilone (Jon Seda) are seen with a Reising M50 Submachine Guns. Neither of the two are seen firing the weapon.
M3 "Grease Gun"
In Part 9, an Army soldier guarding Japanese POWs on Okinawa is shown with an M3 Grease Gun. An Army Captain whom is relieved by K Company later in the episode also carries a Grease Gun.
Shotguns
Winchester 1897 Trench Gun
The Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun shotgun is the most prominent shotgun used by the Marines in the miniseries. It is seen in the hands of some background characters, as well as Private Cecil Evans (Ian Meadows) on Guadalcanal (Part 2) and First Lieutenant Thomas "Stumpy" Stanley (Freddie Joe Farnsworth) on Okinawa (Part 9).
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
In Part 10, Dr. Sledge (Conor O'Farrell) takes his son Eugene (Joseph Mazzello) dove hunting soon after Eugene returned home from Okinawa, the two exit Dr. Sledge's truck with a pair of Double Barreled Shotguns.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
The Browning Automatic Rifle is one of the weapons seen in the hands of the Marines, and is used both with and without a bipod. No one specific wields the weapon however.
Browning M1917
The Marines of the 1st Division that land on Guadalcanal use Browning M1917 water cooled machine guns. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) is seen firing it as part of a three man gun crew in Part 1. John Basilone (Jon Seda) is also seen firing it both on a tripod and from the hip (severely burning his hand & arm) in Part 2, as well as his comrades and buddies Sgt. J.P Morgan (Joshua Bitton) and Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez (Jon Bernthal).
Browning M1919A4
Replacing the Browning M1917 in the field for the Marines is the Browning M1919A4 machine gun in Episode Four, where Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens (Josh Helman) and Wilbur 'Runner' Conley (Keith Nobbs) use it to stop a banzai charge. M1919A4's also are seen mounted on LVT's in the series, notably when landing on Peleliu in Part 5. Leckie (James Badge Dale) is briefly seen manning an M1919A4 on his LVT during the landing. In Part 8, John Basilone (Jon Seda) trains PFC Chuck Tatum (Ben Esler) and PFC Steve Evanson (Dwight Braswell) in the use of the M1919A4. In Iwo Jima, Basilone uses one for a short amount of time, as well as a Marine Machine Gun Crew on Okinawa in Part 9. Also, in Part 8, Basilone demonstrates how to use a "bale", a handle attached to the barrel to prevent burns when picking up the M1919. One of the veteran Marines interviewed for the commentary track on the blu-ray release of the series says that the handle was often referred to as the "Basilone Bale".
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Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB machine gun is seen mounted on the Marine LVT-4's notably during the landings of Peleliu in Part 5 and Iwo Jima in Part 8, as well as one several M4 Shermans. In Part 1, a machine gun team uses one during the Battle of the Tenaru, and another is used by US Marines on Okinawa in Part 9.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
A Mk 2 Hand Grenade is used by Cpl. Jay D'Leau (Dylan Young) to take out a Japanese bunker in Part 7. Sid Phillips (Ashton Holmes) is given one as a birthday present by Bill "Hoosier" Smith (Jacob Pitts) in Part 1. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Lt. Stone (Toby Leonard Moore) and 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones (Leon Ford) also use the grenades.
Heavy Weapons
M1 Mortar
Sid Phillips (Ashton Holmes) and his gun crew uses the M1 Mortar during the Battle of the Tenaru River in Part 1. An M1 Mortar is seen with its crew as Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) and the Marines prepare to leave the airfield in Part 6.
M2 Mortar
Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), PFC Robert Oswalt (Andrew Lees) and PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton (Rami Malek) are part of an M2 Mortar team under the command of Cpl. R.V. Burgin (Martin McCann). During the battle of Peleliu, their team are seen carrying the different parts of the weapon and then seen firing it when the Marines cross the airfield. An Army team briefly use one on Okinawa in Part 9.
M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher
Several Marines are seen with M7 Rifle Grenade Launchers mounted on their M1 Garands, notably in Part 6 during the taking of the Peleliu airfield.
M2 Flamethrower
The M2 Flamethrower is used by Cpl. Charles Womack (John Reynolds) to flush out a bunker in Part 7 and by a Marine at the Airfield in Part 6 and another on Iwo Jima in Part 8.
M1A1 Bazooka
The M1A1 Bazooka is used by Marines during the battle of Peleliu in Parts 5-7, notably by PFC Jay De L'Eau (Dylan Young), and by Cpl. Pegg (Karl Cottee) to knock out several Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in Part 8.
Axis Weapons
Handguns
Nambu Type 14
The main sidearm of the Japanese was the Nambu Type 14 Pistol. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) finds one in a Japanese officer's chest when they go through the camp, which he takes along with the chest as a war trophy. Leckie ends up handing over the pistol to Dr. Grant (Matt Craven) in Part 4. On Iwo Jima in Part 8, a Japanese officer playing dead tries to kill John Basilone (Jon Seda) with a Nambu, but is shot and killed by PFC Steve Evanson (Dwight Braswell) before he fires.
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Most of the Japanese soldiers use the Arisaka Type 38.
Machine Guns
Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
Japanese forces are also seen engaging the Marines at Peleliu with Type 92 heavy machine guns, better known as the Nambu or the "Woodpecker" because of the sound it makes when fired. It is normally seen firing from bunkers.
Type 97 Light Machine Gun
A Type 97 Light Machine Gun is mounted on the hull of a Type 95 "Ha-go" light tank that attacks the Marine positions on the edge of the airfield in Part 5.
Type 99 Light Machine Gun
Japanese forces are seen firing the Type 99 Light Machine Gun during Parts 6, 7 and 9. A Japanese Gunner using a Type 99 almost kills Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) with it.
Heavy Weapons
Type 89 "Knee Mortar"
Type 89 "Knee Mortar"s are used by Japanese soldiers who defend the Peleliu airfield.
Grenades
Type 97 Hand Grenade
A wounded Japanese soldier uses a Type 97 Hand Grenade to commit suicide in Part 1, taking out a pair of Navy Corpsmen as well. In Part 4, a wounded soldier attempts to do the same to a Marine Patrol, but Lt. Stone (Toby Leonard Moore) manages to stop him. A Japanese officer is seen holding one just before he's shot in Part 7, but throws it before being wounded, injuring PFC Bill Leyden (Brendan Fletcher).
