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Letters from Iwo Jima

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Movie Poster

Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Release Date	December 9, 2006
Language	Japanese English
Studio	DreamWorks Pictures Malpaso Productions Amblin Entertainment
Distributor	Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
General Tadamichi Kuribayashi	Ken Watanabe
Private First Class Saigo	Kazunari Ninomiya
Lieutenant Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi	Tsuyoshi Ihara
Superior Private Shimizu	Ryô Kase
Lieutenant Ito	Shidô Nakamura
Lieutenant Fujita	Hiroshi Watanabe
Captain Tanida	Takumi Bando

Letters from Iwo Jima is the 2006 companion film to Flags of Our Fathers. Also directed by Clint Eastwood, this film depicts the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers defending the island as told through their own letters. The film would go on to receive four Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director.

The following weapons were used in the film Letters from Iwo Jima:

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Rifles/Carbines

Arisaka Type 99

Most of the Imperial Japanese soldiers are armed with Arisaka Type 99 rifles.

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-''Letters from Iwo Jima'' is the 2006 companion film to ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''.    Also directed by [[Clint Eastwood]], this film depicts the battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese.
+{{Infobox Movie
+|name=''Letters from Iwo Jima''
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+|caption=''Movie Poster''
+|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
+|director=[[Clint Eastwood]]
+|date=December 9, 2006
+|language=Japanese<br>English
+|studio=DreamWorks Pictures<br>Malpaso Productions<br>Amblin Entertainment
+|distributor=Warner Bros.<br>Paramount Pictures
+|character1=General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
+|actor1=[[Ken Watanabe]]
+|character2=Private First Class Saigo
+|actor2=Kazunari Ninomiya
+|character3=Lieutenant Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi
+|actor3=Tsuyoshi Ihara
+|character4=Superior Private Shimizu
+|actor4=[[Ryô Kase]]
+|character5=Lieutenant Ito
+|actor5=[[Shidô Nakamura]]
+|character6=Lieutenant Fujita
+|actor6=Hiroshi Watanabe
+|character7=Captain Tanida
+|actor7=[[Takumi Bando]]
+}}
+'''''Letters from Iwo Jima''''' is the 2006 companion film to ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''. Also directed by [[Clint Eastwood]], this film depicts the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers defending the island as told through their own letters. The film would go on to receive four Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director.
-'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''Letters from Iwo Jima'':'''
+{{Film Title}}
-[[Image:lfij.jpg||thumb|right|300px|''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2006)]]
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-=Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Weapons=
+{{Spoiler}}
-The following guns were used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy:
-==Type 99 Arisaka Rifle==
-Most of the Imperial Japanese soldiers in the movie are equipped with the [[Arisaka Rifle|Type 99 Arisaka Rifle]].
-[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 battle rifle - 7.7x58mm]]
-[[Image:Japanese Arisakas.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Japanese soldiers fire the Type 99 Rifle at a rifle range. The Type 99 can also be seen held by the Japanese soldiers standing in the rear.]]
-[[Image:LfIW-Type38Saigo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) with a Type 99 Rifle at the rifle range. Note the late war style bolt.]]
-[[Image:Japanese Arisaka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires the Type 99 Rifle from a bunker.]]
-[[Image:Japanese Arisakas 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 99 Rifle is used by Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge.]]
-[[Image:Nishi Arisaka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara) holds a Type 99 Rifle after he is blinded by shrapnel. He uses this rifle to commit suicide off-scene.]]
-[[Image:LfIW-Type38Okubo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutnant Okubo (Eijiro Ozaki) fires a Type 99 Rifle at U.S. Marines.]]
-==Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun==
+=Rifles/Carbines=
-The [[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]] is used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves.
-[[Image:800px-Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.]]
-[[Image:FOOFNambu92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers hidden in a bunker with a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun fire on the Marines.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-Type92HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun in a Japanese bunker.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-Type92HMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun in a Japanese bunker.]]
-==Type 99 Light Machine Gun==
+==Arisaka Type 99==
-The [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] is used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves.
+Most of the Imperial Japanese soldiers are armed with [[Arisaka Type 99]] rifles.
-[[Image:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Light Machine Gun (7.7x58mm Arisaka)]]
+[[File:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese Machine Gun crew with a Type 99 Light Machine Gun await the order to open fire.]]
+[[File:T99ss.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 99 substitute standard ("last ditch" Type 99) - 7.7x58mm]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers with a Type 99 Light Machine Gun.]]
+[[File:Japanese Arisakas.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers fire their Type 99 rifles at the shooting range. The soldiers standing in the rear also carry Type 99 rifles.]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 99 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers fire a Type 99 Light Machine Gun.]]
+[[File:LfIW-Type38Saigo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) with a Type 99 rifle at the shooting range. Note the late war style bolt.]]
+[[File:Japanese Arisaka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Private First Class Nozaki ([[Yuki Matsuzaki]]) fires the Type 99 rifle from a bunker.]]
+[[File:Japanese Arisakas 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 99 rifles are used by Japanese soldiers during a Banzai charge.]]
+[[File:Nishi Arisaka.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Colonel Takeichi Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara) holds a Type 99 rifle after he is blinded by shrapnel. He uses this rifle to commit suicide off-scene.]]
+[[File:LfIW-Type38Okubo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Okubo (Eijiro Ozaki) fires a Type 99 rifle at U.S. Marines.]]
+==M1 Garand==
+Many Marines are armed with [[M1 Garand]] rifles, and some of them are equipped with M1 bayonets. When Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) surrenders, a merciless Marine uses his M1 Garand rifle to execute him and another Japanese POW. In the final scene, when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by several Marines, most of them hold M1 Garand rifles.
+[[File:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
+[[File:Marine Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine shoots a Japanese prisoner with his M1 Garand.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-M1Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Marine executes Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) with his M1 Garand.]]
+[[File:Marine Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine fires his M1 Garand from a defensive position.]]
+[[File:Marines Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several U.S. Marines point their M1 Garands at Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya).]]
+==M1 Carbine==
+US Marines are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s, they most notably use them during the Japanese Banzai charge. A U.S. Marine lieutenant also carries an M1 Carbine while finding the M1911 pistol of General Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]).
+[[File:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|World War II era M1 Carbine with dark walnut stock, 'L' peep sight, no bayonet lug, khaki sling, oiler and a period magazine pouch - .30 Carbine]]
+[[File:Marines Carbines.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two U.S. Marines fire their M1 Carbines during a Japanese Banzai charge.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-M1Carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine lieutenant with his M1 Carbine as he finds General Kuribayashi's M1911.]]
+==M1903A1 Springfield==
+When Lieutenant Fujita (Hiroshi Watanabe) attempts to behead General Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]), a distant Marine sniper is seen firing a shot and then operating the bolt action of his rifle. The rifle is an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]], the predominately bolt action sniper rifle used by the Marines (and other US forces) during World War II.
+A source from ISS (which supplied the weapons for the film) has confirmed that the rifle, which was supplied by key armorer David Fencl, was indeed an M1903A1 Springfield fitted with a 7.8x (8x) Unertl scope, and that the Marine sniper using the weapon was one of the film's technical advisors, Master Sergeant Tom Minder.
+[[File:IMG 1712.JPG|thumb|none|450px|A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles with 7.8x Unertl scopes - .30-06. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (one is primary, another one is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the film's technical advisors.]]
+[[File:IMG 1721.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the 7.8x scopes on the rifles from the film.]]
+[[File:IMG 1716.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the butts of the rifles used in the film.]]
+[[File:Letters 124.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant shot of the Marine sniper operating a bolt on his Springfield. The rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the film's technical advisers.]]
+=Submachine Guns=
+==M1A1 Thompson==
+A US Marine can be seen firing the [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] at fleeing Japanese soldiers.
+[[File:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
+[[File:Marine Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, a Marine fires his M1A1 Thompson at Japanese soldiers while another Marine fires an M1 Garand.]]
+[[File:Marine Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Marine reloads his M1A1 Thompson.]]
+=Machine Guns=
+==Nambu Type 92==
+The [[Type 92 heavy machine gun]] is used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves.
+[[File:Type 92 HMG display.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Nambu Type 92 - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]]
+[[File:FOOFNambu92-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers in a bunker fire a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun at the Marines.]]
+[[Image:LfIJ-Type92HMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun in a bunker.]]
+[[Image:LfIJ-Type92HMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Superior Private Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) mans a Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun in a bunker.]]
+==Nambu Type 99==
+The [[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]s are used by many Japanese soldiers in bunkers and caves. Some of them are equipped with Type 30 bayonets.
+[[File:Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Nambu Type 99 - 7.7x58mm Arisaka]]
+[[File:LfIJ-Type99LMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese machine gun crew firing a Type 99 Light Machine Gun.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier with a Type 99 Light Machine Gun.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 99 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese machine gun team lays down fire with the Type 99.]]
+==Type 93==
+A [[Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun]] is used by a Japanese soldier to defend the island from an air raid.
+[[File:Type93HMG.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 93 - 13.2mm]]
+[[File:LfIJ-Type93mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The remains of the machine gun in a bunker.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier opens fire with a Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same soldier fires the Type 93 Heavy Machine Gun.]]
+==M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle==
+An [[M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle]] is carried by one of the Marines when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) is surrounded by them.
+[[File:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]]
+[[File:Letters 130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the right, an M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle is carried by one of the Marines when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by them.]]
+==Browning M1919A4==
+During the night assault led by Lieutenant Ito ([[Shidô Nakamura]]), US Marines utilized [[Browning M1919A4]] machine guns to counter the Japanese charge. A Marine also fires an M1919A4 at fleeing Japanese soldiers in another scene.
+[[File:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
+[[File:LfIJ-BM1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, the Browning M1919A4 is manned by a Marine during the night assault.]]
+[[File:Marine M1919.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine machine gun team fires a Browning M1919A4 at fleeing Japanese soldiers.]]
+[[File:Marine M1919 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Marines reloading the Browning M1919A4.]]
+=Pistols=
 ==Colt M1911==
-General Tadamichi Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]) had an original Colt [[M1911]] pistol offered by an American Officer when he was in the United States. By the end of the movie, he killed himself with this weapon. Then, a U.S. Marine found the pistol and took it. On a side note, the 1911 model in this movie had an ivory grip (possibly to differentiate its significance from the other 1911A1's with wooden grips that the Marines used).
+General Tadamichi Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]) is presented with an original [[Colt M1911]] pistol by an American Officer ([[Mark Moses]]) in a flashback to his time in the United States. Near the end of the film, a U.S. Marine finds the pistol and places it in his belt. On a side note, the M1911 model in this film had ivory grips (possibly to differentiate its significance from the other M1911A1s with wooden grips that the Marines used).
-[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - 45 ACP.]]
+[[File:M1911 pearl grips.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911 with pearl grips - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Tadamichi Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]) is presented with an M1911 pistol in a box at a dinner party during his time in the United States.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Tadamichi Kuribayashi ([[Ken Watanabe]]) is presented with an M1911 pistol in a box at a dinner party during his time in the United States.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M1911 pistol in Kuribayashi's hip holster.]]
+[[File:LettersIwo_50.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuribayashi takes a look at his M1911 pistol.]]
-[[Image:Kuribayashi M1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuribayashi prepares to commit suicide with the M1911.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M1911 pistol in Kuribayashi's hip holster.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-M1Carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuribayashi's M1911 pistol taken by a Marine lieutenant.]]
+[[File:Kuribayashi M1911.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuribayashi unholsters his M1911.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note that he doesn't even engage the safety or push the hammer to its safe position, which would be a dangerous way to holster a firearm, assuming that the firearm doesn't have a grip safety as the 1911 does.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-M1Carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kuribayashi's M1911 pistol taken by a Marine lieutenant (Jeremy Glazer).]]
+[[File:LfIJ-KuribayashiColt3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine lieutenant places the pistol in his belt. Note that he doesn't even engage the safety or push the hammer to its safe position, which would be a dangerous way to holster a firearm, assuming that the firearm doesn't have a grip safety as the M1911 does.]]
+==Nambu Type 14==
+The [[Nambu Type 14]] pistol is the standard handgun carried by Japanese officers.
+[[File:NambuType14Pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
+[[File:Okubo Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Okubo (Eijiro Ozaki) fires a Nambu Type 14 pistol at Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) and another Japanese soldier as they attempt to desert and surrender to the U.S. Marines.]]
-==Nambu Type 14 Pistol==
+==Nambu Small-Model==
-The [[Nambu Type 14 Pistol]] is the standard handgun carried by Japanese officers.
+The [[Nambu 1902|Nambu Small-Model]] pistol, or "Baby Nambu", is used by Captain Tanida ([[Takumi Bando]]) as Japanese soldiers take up grenades in a cave.
-[[Image:NambuType14Pistol.jpg‎ |thumb|300px|none|Nambu Type 14 Pistol chambered for 8mm Nambu Pistol Ammunition]]
+[[File:Jamesgeorgopoulos-lettersfromiwojimaimfdb.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nambu Small-Model "Baby Nambu" - 7x20mm Nambu. This is the screen-used firearm handled by [[Takumi Bando]] in the film ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''. '''Thanks to [[User:Jimmygcreative|James Georgopoulos]]'''.]]
-[[Image:Okubo Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutnant Okubo (Eijiro Ozaki) fires a Nambu Type 14 Pistol at Shimizu (Ryo Kase) and another Japanese soldier as they attempt to desert and surrender to the U.S. Marines.]]
+[[File:IMG 1427.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Small-Model "Baby Nambu" - 7x20mm Nambu. This was Takumi Bando's gun used on-set in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' (carried and fired by him).]]
+[[File:Letters 119.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Tanida raises the "Baby Nambu" to his head.]]
+[[File:LettersIwo 110.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slightly different view of the scene before Captain Tanida ([[Takumi Bando]]) fires the pistol.]]
-== Nambu Type A 1902 Modified "Baby Nambu" ==
+==Nambu Type 94==
-The [[Nambu Type A 1902]] Modified Pistol or "Baby Nambu", is used by Captain Tanida ([[Takumi Bando]]) to commit suicide.
+Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) and other Japanese soldiers are seen using the [[Type 94 pistol]].
-[[Image:IMG 1427.JPG|thumb|none|400px|The Baby Nambu pistol from ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' - this was Takumi Bando's gun used on-set (and was carried and fired by him).]]
+[[File:Nambu_Type_94.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nambu Type 94 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
-[[Image:Letters 119.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Tanida ([[Takumi Bando]]) holds the Baby Nambu]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 94.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nozaki ([[Yuki Matsuzaki]]) fires Shimizu's Type 94 pistol when the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun runs out of ammunition.]]
+[[File:Letters 120.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shimizu ([[Ryô Kase]]) threatens Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) when he tries to escape instead of committing suicide.]]
+[[File:Shimizu Type 94 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shimizu fires a Type 94 pistol in his flashback.]]
-==Type 94 pistol==
+=Hand Grenades=
-Shimizu (Ryo Kase) and other Japanese soldiers are seen using the [[Type 94 pistol]].
-[[Image:JapaneseType94.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Japanese Type 94 Pistol]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 94.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier fires a Type 94 Pistol when the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun runs out of ammunition.]]
-[[Image:Letters 120.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shimizu (Ryo Kase) threatens Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) when he tries to escape instead of committing suicide.]]
-[[Image:Shimizu Type 94 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shimizu fires a Type 94 Pistol.]]
 ==Type 97 Hand Grenade==
 Several Japanese soldiers use the [[Type 97 hand grenade|Type 97 Hand Grenade]] to commit suicide.
-[[Image:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Type 97 Hand Grenade]]
+[[File:Japanese-type97-grenade.jpg|thumb|none|185px|Type 97 Hand Grenade]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 97.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A box of Type 97 Hand Grenades on the floor of a cave.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 97.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A box of Type 97 hand grenades on the floor of a cave.]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 97 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier commits suicide with a Type 97 Hand Grenade.]]
+[[File:Japanese Type 97 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese officer prepares to commit suicide with a Type 97 hand grenade.]]
-==Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun==
+==Mk 2 Hand Grenade==
-The Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun is used by a Japanese soldier to defend the island from an Air Raid.
+Several U.S. Marines use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] to clear out Japanese positions.
-[[Image:Japanese Type 98.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier opens fire with a Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun.]]
+[[File:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|185px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]
-[[Image:Japanese Type 98 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Japanese soldier fires the Type 98 Antiaircraft Gun.]]
+[[File:Marine MkII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine is shot by a Type 94 pistol while trying to clear out a bunker. You can see the Mk 2 hand grenade in the air to his right.]]
+[[File:Marine MkII 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine drops an Mk 2 hand grenade into a cave.]]
-==Type 98 320mm mortar==
+=Other=
-Type 98 320mm mortar used by Japanese soldiers to destroy some tank.
-[[Image:Japanese_Type_98_320mm_mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldiers prepares Type 98 mortar to fire.]]
-=United States Marine Corps Weapons=
+==Type 96 25mm AT/AA Gun==
+The [[Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun|Type 96 AT/AA Gun]] on the twin mount can be seen at the airfield.
+[[File:Type 96 25mm twin.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Type 96 AT/AA Gun on twin mount - 25x163mm]]
+[[File:Japanese Type96.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Type 96 on twin mount is seen.]]
-The following guns were used by the United States Marine Corps:
+==Type 98 320mm Mortar==
+Type 98 320mm mortars are used by Japanese soldiers to destroy some US tanks.
+[[File:Type98mortar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 98 Mortar - 320 mm (12.6 in)]]
+[[File:Japanese_Type_98_320mm_mortar.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Japanese soldiers prepare the Type 98 mortar to fire at incoming Sherman tank.]]
-==M1903 Springfield==
+==Type 97 81mm Infantry Mortar==
-Near the end of the movie, when Lieutenant Fujita was going to cut General Kuribayashi's ([[Ken Watanabe]]) head (Kuribayashi asked him to), he was suddenly shot. Then, far away, we see a Marine sniper operating a bolt. We cannot see the rifle, but it is pretty sure that it is a [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] since it was the mainly used bolt action sniper rifle by the Marines (and other US forces) during World War II.
+Japanese soldiers can be briefly seen with [[Type 97 Infantry Mortar|Type 97 mortars]].
+[[File:Type 97 Mortar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 97 Infantry Mortar - 81mm]]
+[[File:LfIJ_type94.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers fire the mortars.]]
-A source from ISS (which supplied the weapons for the film) has confirmed that the rifle, which was supplied by key armorer David Fencl, was indeed an [[M1903 Springfield|M1903A1 Springfield]] fitted with a 7.8x (8x) Unertl scope, and that the Marine sniper using the weapon was one of the film's technical advisors, Master Sergeant Tom Minder.
+==Type 41 75mm Cavalry Gun==
-[[Image:IMG 1712.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A pair of M1903A1 Springfield sniper rifles (.30-06) with 7.8x Unertl scopes. The guns pictured here were the actual rifles used in ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (one is primary, the other is a back-up), and the rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisors, in the film.]]
+Japanese soldiers fire a Type 41 75mm cavalry gun.
-[[Image:Letters 124.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant shot of the Marine sniper operating a bolt on his Springfield. The rifle was fired by Master Sergeant Tom Minder, one of the technical advisers on the film.]]
+[[File:Type41CavalryGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 41 Cavalry Gun - 75x185mmR]]
-[[Image:IMG 1721.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the 7.8x scopes on the rifles from the film.]]
+[[File:LfIJ_type41.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun is seen during the tunnel excavation.]]
-[[Image:IMG 1716.JPG|thumb|none|400px|A close-up of the butts of the rifles used in the film.]]
+[[File:LfIJ_type41_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun is fired.]]
-==M1 Garand==
+==Type 93 Landmine==
-Many Marines were equipped with this weapons (some of them were used with M1 bayonets). When Shimizu (Ryo Kase) surrender, a marine, using his [[M1 Garand]] rifle, executed him and an another Japanese POW. In the final scene, when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by Marines, most of them used M1 Garand rifles.
+Lieutenant Ito ([[Shidô Nakamura]]) carries three [[Type 93 Landmine]]s.
-[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - 30.06]]
+[[File:Type93mine.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Type 93 mine]]
-[[Image:Marine Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine shoots a Japanese prisoner with an M1 Garand.]]
+[[File:LfIJ_type_93.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Feeling desperate, Lieutenant Ito drops his mines to the ground.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-M1Garand1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Marine executes Shimizu (Ryo Kase) with the M1 Garand.]]
-[[Image:Marine Garand 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine fires an M1 Garand from a defensive position.]]
-[[Image:Marines Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several U.S. Marines hold their M1 Garands on Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya).]]
-==M1 Carbine==
+==Type 41 4.7 inch/40 (12cm) Coastal Gun==
-In the last scene, the U.S. Marine lieutenant who took the M1911 pistol of General Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) had a [[M1 Carbine]].
+[[File:LfIJ-Coastal1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Coastal Gun is seen.]]
-[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|World War II Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WWII, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock]]
+[[File:LfIJ-Coastal2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This scene was also used in ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-M1Carbine1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine Lieutenant with an M1 Carbine.]]
-[[Image:Marines Carbines.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several U.S. Marines fire the M1 Carbine during a Japanese Banzai Charge.]]
-==M1A1 Thompson==
+==Type 3 8 cm/40 naval gun==
-A U.S. Marine can be seen firing the [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] at fleeing Japanese soldiers.
+At the beginning of the film, some remains of Japanese defense guns can be seen.
-[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson]]
+[[File:Type3NavalGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 3 8cm/40 naval gun after the Battle of Iwo Jima.]]
-[[Image:Marine Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine fires an M1A1 Thompson at Japanese soldiers.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-Artillery1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Possible 14cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun.]]
-[[Image:Marine Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same U.S. Marine reloads his M1A1 Thompson.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-Artillery2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Possible 8cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun.]]
-==Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2==
-A [[Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2]] is seen carried by a Marine when Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya) was surrounded by them.
-[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06.]]
-[[Image:Letters 130.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-==Browning M1919A4==
-During the night assault led by the Navy Lieutenant Ito, U.S. Marines use [[Browning M1919A4]] machine guns to counter the Japanese charge. A U.S. Marine also fires an M1919A4 at fleeing Japanese soldiers later on in the film.
-[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 .30-06 on M2 tripod]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-BM1919A4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|U.S. Marines fires the Browning M1919A4 during the Night Assault.]]
-[[Image:Marine M1919.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine Machine Gun Team fires a Browning M1919A4 at fleeing Japanese soldiers.]]
-[[Image:Marine M1919 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The U.S. Marine reloads the Browning M1919A4.]]
 ==M2 Flamethrower==
-Sam (Lucas Elliott) had a [[M2 Flamethrower]] until he was captured. During the landing, two Japanese soldiers have been burnt by a M2 Flamethrower.
+Sam (Lucas Elliott), a US Marine, carries an [[M2 Flamethrower]] until he was captured by the Japanese. During the landing, two Japanese soldiers were burnt by an M2 Flamethrower.
-[[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M2 Flamethrower]]
+[[File:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M2 Flamethrower]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-M2Flamethrower1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine burns out a Japanese Heavy Machine Gun with an M2 Flamethrower.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-M2Flamethrower1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine burns out a Japanese heavy machine gun position with an M2 Flamethrower. This appears to be footage from ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''.]]
-[[Image:LfIJ-M2Flamethrower2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sam (Lucas Elliott) with an M2 Flamethrower before being wounded and captured by Baron Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara).]]
+[[File:LfIJ-M2Flamethrower2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sam with an M2 Flamethrower before being wounded and captured by Baron Nishi (Tsuyoshi Ihara).]]
-==Mk 2 Hand Grenade==
+==M116 75mm Pack Howitzer==
-Several U.S. Marines use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] to clear out Japanese positions.
+U.S. Marines are seen with an M116 75mm Pack Howitzer on the beach.
-[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|150px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]
+[[File: M116Pack.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M116 “Pack” howitzer - 75x272mmR]]
-[[Image:Marine MkII.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine is shot with a Type 94 Pistol whilst trying to clear out a Japanese bunker. You can see the Mk 2 Hand Grenade in the air to his right.]]
+[[File:LfIJ-howitzer.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The howitzer in deployed in the center.]]
-[[Image:Marine MkII 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine drops an Mk 2 Hand Grenade into a cave.]]
-==See Also==
+=See Also=
-* ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]''
+* ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''
 [[Category:Movie]]
+[[Category:War]]
 [[Category:Drama]]
-[[Category:War]]
+[[Category:Biographical Movie]]
 [[Category:Clint Eastwood]]
 [[Category:Steven Spielberg]]

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Rifles/Carbines

Arisaka Type 99

M1 Garand

M1 Carbine

M1903A1 Springfield

Submachine Guns

M1A1 Thompson

Machine Guns

Nambu Type 92

Nambu Type 99

Type 93

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

Browning M1919A4

Pistols

Colt M1911

Nambu Type 14

Nambu Small-Model

Nambu Type 94

Hand Grenades

Type 97 Hand Grenade

Mk 2 Hand Grenade

Other

Type 96 25mm AT/AA Gun

Type 98 320mm Mortar

Type 97 81mm Infantry Mortar

Type 41 75mm Cavalry Gun

Type 93 Landmine

Type 41 4.7 inch/40 (12cm) Coastal Gun

Type 3 8 cm/40 naval gun

M2 Flamethrower

M116 75mm Pack Howitzer

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