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[[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.
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==Handguns==
==Handguns==
===Colt 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 to commit suicide, and Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ([[Jon Bernthal]]) .
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).]]
[[File:TPLeckieM1911pt1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) holds his M1911A1 on Guadalcanal (Part 1).]]
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[[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.]]
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===M1903A1 Springfield with 7.8x Unertl scope===
===M1903A1 Springfield with 7.8x Unertl scope===
A Marine Sniper uses an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] with 7.8x Unertl 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: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: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.]]
[[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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[[File:TPSledgePINGM1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge fires the last round of the M1 and the en bloc clip ejects.]]
[[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.]]
[[File:M1 Garand bayonet second.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand with M1 bayonet - .30-06]]
[[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===
===M1 Carbine===
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==Shotguns==
==Shotguns==
===Winchester 1897 Trench Gun===
===Winchester 1897 Trench Gun===
The [[Winchester Model 1897]] 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).
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]]
[[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.]]
[[File:TPPart2Trenchgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine with a Winchester 1897 is guarding the perimeter as the other lays down barbed wire.]]
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==Handguns==
==Handguns==
===Nambu Type 14===
===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 in which he takes it and 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.
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:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Nambu Type 14 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Nambu Type 14 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[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: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.]]
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==Machine Guns==
==Machine Guns==
===Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun===
===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.
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: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.]]
[[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: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.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.]]
[[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===
===Type 97 Light Machine Gun===
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==Heavy Weapons==
==Heavy Weapons==
===Type 89 "Knee Mortar"===
===Type 89 "Knee Mortar"===
[[Type 89 "Knee Mortar"]] (technically grenade launchers) are used by Japanese soldiers who defend the Peleliu airfield.
[[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". In reality it was translated as "Leg Mortar" but poor translation changed it to Knee.]]
[[Image:TPJapanese Type89KneeMortar.png|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier firing a Type 89 Knee Mortar in Part 6.]]
[[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.]]
[[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.]]
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[[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.]]
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:
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) .
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".
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.
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 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).
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.
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.).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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".
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
