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War of the Worlds (2005)

War of the Worlds is the 2005 science fiction thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier, a dock worker who finds himself along with his two estranged children in the middle of an alien invasion of Earth. The movie is another feature film adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds, but like the famous 1953 adaptation, the 2005 version only uses certain aspects of the book, namely the nature of the invading aliens.

The following weapons were used in the film War of the Worlds (2005):

Handguns

Charter Arms Off Duty

Before leaving his house with his family, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) grabs a Charter Arms Off Duty revolver from a case under his bed. He is later seen firing it into the air to disperse a mob swarming his commandeered minivan, but is forced to drop this gun when a carjacker steals the van. A bystander then picks up the revolver and shoots the carjacker with it, trying to steal the van himself.

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-'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[War of The Worlds]]'''''
+'''''War of the Worlds''''' is the 2005 science fiction thriller directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and starring [[Tom Cruise]] as Ray Ferrier, a dock worker who finds himself along with his two estranged children in the middle of an alien invasion of Earth.  The movie is another feature film adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel ''The War of the Worlds'', but like the [[The War of the Worlds (1953)|famous 1953 adaptation]], the 2005 version only uses certain aspects of the book, namely the nature of the invading aliens.
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+=Handguns=
+== Charter Arms Off Duty==
+Before leaving his house with his family, Ray Ferrier ([[Tom Cruise]]) grabs a [[Charter Arms Off Duty]] revolver from a case under his bed. He is later seen firing it into the air to disperse a mob swarming his commandeered minivan, but is forced to drop this gun when a carjacker steals the van. A bystander then picks up the revolver and shoots the carjacker with it, trying to steal the van himself.
+[[Image:CharterArmsOffDuty.png|thumb|none|350px|Charter Arms Off Duty with Pachmayr Grips - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:WotW_.38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray gets his Charter Arms Off Duty before leaving his home.]]
+[[Image:WOTWsnub2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Charter Arms Off Duty in its' case at Ray's house.]]
+[[Image:WOTWsnub3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray fires his Charter Arms Off Duty into the air to break up a mob swarming his minivan.]]
+[[Image:WotW-Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bystander picks up Ray's revolver.]]
+== SIG-Sauer P226 ==
+A carjacker armed with a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] steals the minivan Ray and his family are using by aiming his gun at Ray's head and forcing him to drop his revolver.
+[[Image:SigP226.jpg|thumb|none|350px|SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_Sig.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A carjacker aims his SIG-Sauer P226 at Ray's head.]]
+=Rifles=
+== Colt M4A1 ==
+In several scenes, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen carrying [[M4A1]] carbines, most notably while directing refugees through Boston near the end of the film. When an alien dies after its tripod is disabled, one of the soldiers uses the barrel of his M4A1 to lift and then drop the alien's arm to confirm it is truly dead. The M4A1s in the film are seen fitted with various accessories such as RIS foregrips, M68 Aimpoint, Trijicon ACOG, and AN/PVS-14 night vision scopes, C-More red dot sights, Surefire Universal weaponlights, and AN/PEQ-2 laser systems. They can also be seen in the hands of Marines during the hilltop battle scene.
+[[Image:ColtM4 FirstVersion.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M4A1- 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:WOTWm43.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier with an M4A1 Carbine in the foreground as he moves into position to attack the Tripods.]]
+[[Image:WOTWm45.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US soldiers hold their M4s on the tripod.]]
+[[Image:WOTWm47.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier holding his M4 at the ready. Note the 10th Mountain Division Combat Patch.]]
+[[Image:WoTW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier approaches a dying alien with his M4A1 at the ready.]]
+== Colt M16A2 ==
+US military personnel appear carrying [[M16A2]] rifles several times during the film; first in the Army convoy that passes by the Ferrier family, then in the hands of Marines in the hilltop battle scene.
+[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A2 - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_M16A2_2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A soldier armed with an M16A2 in an Army truck (this rifle appears to have an RIS handguard with a Surefire Universal weaponlight instead of the standard A2 handguards).]]
+[[Image:WOTWconvoy6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An M16A2 can be seen behind Ray's shoulder.]]
+=Machine Guns=
+==General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger==
+An A-10 Thunderbolt II with a [[General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger|GAU-8/A Avenger]] cannon is briefly seen flying over Ray just before the hilltop battle begins.
+[[File:GAU-8 Avenger contrast.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger - 30x173mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_A10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The A-10 on the left.]]
+==General Electric M61A1 Vulcan==
+An F-16 Fighting Falcon with an [[M61A1 Vulcan]] cannon is briefly seen flying over Ray just before the hilltop battle begins.
+[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg|thumb|none|450px|GE M61 Vulcan Cannon - 20x102mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_A10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The F-16 on the right.]]
+== M240 Machine Gun ==
+In the scene where Ray and Robbie are arguing as the Army convoy passes, several [[M240 machine gun]]s can be seen, both mounted on the vehicles and in the hands of some of the soldiers riding in them. Army and Marine Corps M1 Abrams tanks and Marine Corps LAV-25 armored personnel carriers are also equipped with M240 machine guns; the Abrams having an M240C coaxially-mounted next to the main gun and both the Abrams and LAV-25 having the M240D version mounted atop the turret.
+[[Image:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M240B - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:wow mg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier with the glasses has an M240B while riding on the truck.]]
+[[Image:M240d.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M240D - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:WOTWlav.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Marine fires the M240D machine gun mounted at the commander's hatch of his LAV-25 when counterattacking the tripods. An M240C machine gun can also be seen coaxially mounted next to the main gun on the M1A1 Abrams behind the LAV]]
+== Browning M2HB  ==
+The [[Browning M2HB]] heavy machine gun appears twice in the film; first mounted on US Army vehicles in a convoy that passes by the Ferriers, then on US Marine Corps vehicles in the hilltop battle scene, most notably on a burning Humvee rolling past Harlan Ogilvy's ([[Tim Robbins]]) house.
+[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
+[[Image:WotW_M2_Browning.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Browning M2HBs mounted on a Humvee and an M109 Paladin.]]
+[[Image:WotW_.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An M2HB Browning (missing an ammo box) mounted on a US Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank during the hilltop battle scene.]]
+== M249 SAW ==
+Near the end of the film, a few US Army soldiers seen herding refugees through Boston and then taking down a tripod can be seen wielding an [[M249|M249 Squad Automatic Weapon]], most notably when surrounding the downed tripod when the pilot emerges and dies.
+[[Image:Fn m249saw mk2 10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M249 SAW with 200-round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_Saw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier approaches a fallen tripod with his M249 SAW at the ready.]]
+== M242 Bushmaster Chaingun ==
+During the hilltop battle scene, US Marine LAV-25s are seen, mounting an [[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]] as their primary armament.
+[[Image:M242 25mm gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M242 Bushmaster chaingun - 25x137mm]]
+[[Image:WOTWlav.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A USMC LAV-25 armed with an M242 Bushmaster chaingun counterattacking the tripods.]]
+== M197 Vulcan ==
+During the hilltop battle scene, US Marine AH-1W Super Cobras can be seen armed with chin-mounted [[M197 Vulcan]]s, though they only engage the off-screen tripods with Hellfire anti-tank missiles.
+[[Image:M197Gatling.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M197 Vulcan - 20x102mm]]
+[[Image:WOTWM197Cobra.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A group of USMC AH-1W Super Cobras armed with chin-mounted M197 Vulcans launch their rockets as they engage the tripods. Note that these are CGI aircraft as they lack the correct color scheme for real USMC helicopters and are missing the landing skids.]]
+=Shotguns=
+== Winchester Model 1912 ==
+Harlan Ogilvy ([[Tim Robbins]]) is often be seen with a [[Winchester Model 1912]] shotgun close by him, first seen holding it in the air following the hilltop battle scene to signal Ray and his daughter Rachel ([[Dakota Fanning]]) to him. He comes close to using it when some of the aliens are prowling around the basement of his house where he, Rachel, and Ray are hiding, but is stopped by Ray for fear that opening fire would reveal their location to the aliens.
+[[Image:WinchesterModel12Riot.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:WotW_Winchester.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harlan holds his Winchester Model 1912 in the air.]]
+[[Image:WOTW19124.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harlan readies his 1912.]]
+[[Image:WOTW19126.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harlan loads his Winchester Model 1912.]]
+[[Image:WOTW19127.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harlan surreptitiously aims his Model 1912 through a gap in a wall.]]
+=Rocket Launchers=
+== M141 SMAW-D ==
+During the hilltop battle scene, an [[M141 SMAW-D]] rocket launcher fitted with an AN/PVS-4 night-vision scope can be seen being fired by a US Marine at an off-screen tripod.
+[[Image:Image004.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M141 SMAW-D launcher and HEDP rocket - 83mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires an M141 SMAW-D at an advancing tripod.]]
-== .38 Special ==
+== FGM-148 Javelin ==
+Another weapon used in the final battle scene of the movie is the [[FGM-148 Javelin]] anti-tank guided missile launcher, used by US Army soldiers to attack a tripod. An Army squad leader is heard calling for one of his men to bring "the javelin". Despite the squad leader saying that the tripod will require a "top kill" (utilizing the missile's top-attack mode), the soldiers fire the missiles straight at the tripod, which the Javelin cannot actually do as even its direct attack profile climbs and descends diagonally.
-Before leaving his house with his family, Ray Ferrier ([[Tom Cruise]]) grabs an [[Taurus .38 Special]] revolver from a case under his bed. He is later forced to drop this gun when a carjacker steals his car. A bystander then picks up the pistol and shoots the carjacker with it, trying to steal the car himself.
+[[Image:Javalin.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FGM-148 Javelin - 127mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_Javelin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier running with an FGM-148 Javelin.]]
-[[Image:38_Special.jpg|thumb|none|135px|Taurus .38 Special]]
+[[Image:WOTWjavelin2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fires his Javelin at the tripod. The minimum range of the Javelin is 65 meters (213 feet) in direct attack mode: closer than this, the warhead would not have armed.]]
-[[Image:WotW_.38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Ray gets his .38 special.]]
+[[Image:WOTWjavelin4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the Javelin.]]
-== Sig Sauer P228 ==
-During the film, a carjacker armed with a [[Sig Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P228|Sig Sauer P228]] steals the car Ray and his family are using by aiming his gun at Ray's head and forcing him to drop his .38 Special.
-[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Sig Sauer P228 9mm]]
-[[Image:WotW_Sig.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A carjacker aims his Sig Sauer P228 at Ray's head.]]
-== M4A1 Carbine ==
-In the several scenes, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen carrying [[M16 rifle series#M4 Carbine|M4A1 carbines]], most notably while directing refugees through Boston near the end of the film. When an alien dies after its' tripod is disabled, one of the soldiers uses the barrel of his M4A1 to lift and then drop the aliens' arm to confirm it is truly dead.
-[[Image:M4A1-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M4A1 5.56mm]][[Image:WoTW.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A soldier approaches a dying alien with his M4A1.]]
-== Mk 19 grenade launcher ==
-In the scene where Robbie Ferrier ([[Justin Chatwin]]) is trying to hitch a ride with a passing Army convoy, one of the passing Humvees can be seen mounting a [[Mk 19 grenade launcher]].
-[[Image:MK19-02.jpg|thumb|330px|left|Mk 19 grenade launcher 40mm]]
-[[Image:WotW_Mk_19_.jpg|thumb|350px|none|A Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted on an Army Humvee passing by the arguing Ferriers]]
-== M16A2 ==
-U.S. military personnel appear carrying [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]] rifles several times during the film; first in the Army convoy that passes by the Ferrier family, then in the hands of Marines in the hilltop battle scene.
-[[Image:M16-a2-1-.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|M16A2 5.56mm]]
-[[Image:WotW_M16A2_2.jpg|thumb|350px|none|A soldier armed with an M16A2 in an Army truck.]]
-== M2 Browning ==
-The [[Browning M2]] heavy machine gun appears twice in the film; first mounted on U.S. Army vehicles in a convoy that passes by the Ferriers, then on U.S. Marine Corps vehicles in the hilltop battle scene, most notably on a burning humvee rolling past Harlan Ogilvy ([[Tim Robbins]])' house.
-[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Browning M2 .50 BMG]]
-[[Image:WotW_M2_Browning.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning M2 .50 BMG's mounted on a Humvee and an M109 Paladin]]
-== M26 hand grenade ==
-In the scene where Rachel Ferrier ([[Dakota Fanning]]) is captured by one of the tripods, Ray Ferrier finds a bandolier of [[M26 hand grenade|M26 HE-Frag grenades]] in an abandoned Humvee (despite the M26 not having been in use by the U.S. since the end of the Vietnam War) and throws one at the tripod to get its' attention. Once captured by the tripod, he uses the rest of the grenades to destroy it from the inside out.
-[[Image:M26B.jpg|thumb|left|149px|M26 Frag Grenade]]
-[[Image:WotW_M26.jpg|thumb|none|350px|a bandolier of M26 Frag Grenades.]]
-== M249 SAW ==
-Near the end of the film, at least one of the U.S. Army soldiers seen herding refugees through Boston and then taking down a tripod can be seen wielding an [[M249 SAW|M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)]], most notably when surrounding the downed tripod when the pilot emerges and dies.
-[[Image:Fn_m249saw_mk2_10-1-.jpg|thumb|left|350px|M249 SAW 5.56mm with 200-round ammo drum]]
-[[Image:WotW_Saw.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A soldier approaches a fallen tripod with his M249 SAW at the ready.]]
-== M240 Machine Gun ==
-In the scene where Ray and Robbie are arguing as the Army convoy passes, several [[M240 machine gun]]s can be seen, both mounted on the vehicles and in the hands of some of the soldiers riding in them.
-[[Image:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M240B 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 == BGM-71 TOW ==
-When the Army convoy is passing by the Ferriers, several Humvees can be seen with [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers mounted on them. A few TOW launcher can also be seen on Marine Corps Humvees during the hilltop battle scene.
+When the Army convoy is passing by the Ferriers, several Humvees can be seen with [[BGM-71 TOW]] launchers mounted on them. A few TOW launchers can also be seen on Marine Corps Humvees during the hilltop battle scene.
+[[File:TOW Humvee mount.jpg|thumb|none|450px|BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee - 152mm]]
+[[Image:WotW_.launcher.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier wearing a 29th Infantry Div. Patch glances at Robbie while manning a BGM-71 TOW mounted on a Humvee.]]
-[[Image:Tow 07.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Soldiers man a tripod-mounted BGM-71 TOW launcher]]
+== Carl Gustav M2 ==
+In the final battle scene, US Army soldiers can be seen firing several [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]s at the tripod. The squad leader specifically refers to them as a "Gustav". Even though this weapon is only used by special forces units in the US military, not regular infantry as shown in the film, when aliens attack, it can be assumed you scavenge what you can.
+[[Image:CarlGustavM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Carl Gustav M2 - 84x246mm R]]
+[[Image:WotW_Carl_Gustav.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.]]
-== M136 AT4 ==
+=Grenade Launchers=
-During the hilltop battle scene, an [[M136 AT4]] anti-tank rocket launcher can be seen being fired by a U.S. Marine at an off-screen tripod.
-[[Image:At4_m136.jpg|thumb|left|350px|M136 AT4 Anti-Tank rocket launcher 84mm fitted with a night-vision scope.]]
-[[Image:WotW_.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A Marine fires an M136 AT4 at an advancing tripod.]]
-== Carl Gustav ==
-In the final battle scene, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen firing several [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]s at the tripod (even though this weapon is only used by special forces units in the U.S. military, not regular infantry as shown in the film).
-[[Image:Carl_Gustaf_recoilless_rifle.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]
-[[Image:WotW_Carl_Gustav.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A soldier fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.]]
 == M203 Grenade Launcher ==
+Near the end of the film, several US Army soldiers in Boston can be seen with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s mounted on their M4A1s.
+[[Image:Sopmod m4 m203 06.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M4A1 with an under-slung M203 - 40x46mm]]
+[[Image:CM4-M203troop.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, a soldier points his M4A1 carbine mounted with an M203 Grenade Launcher.]]
-Near the end of the film, several U.S. Army soldiers in Boston can be seen with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s mounted on their M4A1's.
+==RM Equipment M203PI==
+At least one of the US soldiers at the end of the film uses an [[RM Equipment M203PI]] mounted to his M4A1 with a SOLA (Snap-On Launcher Assembly) interbar.
-[[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M203 grenade launcher 40mm]]
+[[Image:RM Equipment M203PI carbine SOLA.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RM Equipment M203PI attached to an AR-15 carbine with a SOLA (Snap-On Launcher Assembly) interbar - 40x46mm]]
+[[Image:WOTW203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldier with an M203PI mounted on his M4A1 in the foreground.]]
+[[Image:WOTW-M203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier with an M203PI mounted on his M4A1 carbine in the background. Visible in this shot is the horizontal groove on the frame of the grenade launcher which identifies it as an M203PI.]]
-== FGM-148 Javelin ==
+== Mk 19 Grenade Launcher ==
-Another weapon used in the final battle scene of the movie is the [[FGM-148 Javelin]] anti-tank guided missile launcher, used by U.S. Army soldiers to bring down a tripod.
+When Robbie Ferrier (Justin Chatwin) attempts to hitch a ride with a passing US Army convoy, one of the passing Humvees can be seen with a [[Mk 19 grenade launcher]] mounted on top.
-[[Image:Javelin3.jpg|thumb|left|285px|A soldier practices with the FGM-148 Javelin.]]
+[[Image:US Mk. 19 40mm grenade machine-gun.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Mk 19 grenade launcher in vehicle mounting - 40x53mm]]
-[[Image:WotW_Javelin.jpg|thumb|none|350px|A soldier running with an FGM-148 Javelin.]]
+[[Image:WotW_Mk_19_.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted on an Army Humvee passing by the arguing Ferriers.]]
-== Winchester Model 1912 ==
+=Grenades=
-The character Harlan Ogilvy ([[Tim Robbins]]) can often be seen with a [[Winchester Model 1912]] shotgun close by him, first seen holding it in the air following the hilltop battle scene to signal Ray and Rachel to him. He comes close to using it when some of the aliens are prowling around the basement of his house where he, Rachel, and Ray are hiding, but is stopped by Ray for fear that opening fire would reveal their location to the aliens.
+== M67 Hand Grenade ==
-[[Image:Winchester_Model_1912.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Winchester Model 1912]]
+In the scene where Rachel is captured by one of the tripods, Ray Ferrier finds a bandolier of [[M67 hand grenade]]s in an abandoned Humvee and throws one at the tripod to get its attention. Once captured by the tripod, he uses the rest of the grenades to destroy it from the inside out.
-[[Image:WotW_Winchester.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Harlan holds his Winchester Model 1912 in the air.]]
+[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M67 high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
+[[Image:WotW_M26.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bandolier of M67 HE-frag hand grenades.]]
+[[Image:WotW-M67pulled.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray takes out an M67 hand grenade and uses it to get the tripod's attention.]]
+[[Image:WOTWpins.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ray spits out the pins from a pair of M67 grenades.]]
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War of the Worlds (2005): Difference between revisions

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Handguns

Charter Arms Off Duty

SIG-Sauer P226

Rifles

Colt M4A1

Colt M16A2

Machine Guns

General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger

General Electric M61A1 Vulcan

M240 Machine Gun

Browning M2HB

M249 SAW

M242 Bushmaster Chaingun

M197 Vulcan

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1912

Rocket Launchers

M141 SMAW-D

FGM-148 Javelin

BGM-71 TOW

Carl Gustav M2

Grenade Launchers

M203 Grenade Launcher

RM Equipment M203PI

Mk 19 Grenade Launcher

Grenades

M67 Hand Grenade

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