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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
Several Characters are seen using [[M1 Garand]] rifles, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) pulls an [[M1 Garand]] from a dead body to shoot a Japanese soldier with a Katana. Most of the Marines have their 1903s replaced with these by part 3. One Marine had compared it to his 1903 and prefers | Several Characters are seen using [[M1 Garand]] rifles, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) pulls an [[M1 Garand]] from a dead body to shoot a Japanese soldier with a Katana. Most of the Marines have their 1903s replaced with these by part 3. One Marine had compared it to his 1903 and prefers the former in terms of accuracy. | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Image:pacificm1garand2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Leckie ([[James Badge Dale]]) sitting with his new Garand next to him]] | |||
[[Image:pacificm1garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine pops out a trunk to steal the Army's Garands]] | |||
[[Image:Pac05 008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine opens fire with the M1 Garand on Peleliu in Part 5.]] | |||
[[Image:pacific6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine is shot while holding an M1 Garand.]] | [[Image:pacific6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine is shot while holding an M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificbloody.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge pulls out an M1 Garand to shoot the attacking Japanese.]] | [[Image:pacificbloody.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eugene Sledge pulls out an M1 Garand to shoot the attacking Japanese.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificwoulddie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine falls off a bunker with an M1 Garand after shot.]] | [[Image:pacificwoulddie.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A U.S. Marine falls off a bunker with an M1 Garand after shot.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificm1garandtroops.jpg|thumb|none|600px|U.S. Marines charging at the Japanese are seen with M1 Garands.]] | [[Image:pacificm1garandtroops.jpg|thumb|none|600px|U.S. Marines charging at the Japanese are seen with M1 Garands.]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
Several of the characters are seen with [[M1 Carbine]]s including Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]). | Several of the characters are seen with [[M1 Carbine]]s including Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) and John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]). | ||
[[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]] | ||
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[[Image:pacificpapers2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Pac05 005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After landing on the Peleliu beach, Eugene Sledge ([[Joseph Mazzello]]) holds his M1 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:pacificpapers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge runs with his M1 Carbine.]] | |||
[[Image:pacificpapers2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sledge moves inland with his M1 Carbine and avoids shrapnel.]] | |||
[[Image:pacific5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) runs at Iwo Jima with his M1 Carbine.]] | [[Image:pacific5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|John Basilone ([[Jon Seda]]) runs at Iwo Jima with his M1 Carbine.]] | ||
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[[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]] | ||
[[Image:pacific3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the Marines land on Peleliu, the Browning M2 is seen mounted on the left on the LVT.]] | [[Image:pacific3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the Marines land on Peleliu, the Browning M2 is seen mounted on the left on the LVT.]] | ||
[[Image:Pac05 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the LVT armed with a Browning M2 and a Browning M1919.]] | [[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the LVT armed with a Browning M2 and a Browning M1919.]] | ||
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[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]] | ||
[[Image:pacific3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M1919 is mounted to the right of the LVT during the Peleliu landings in Part 5.]] | [[Image:pacific3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Browning M1919 is mounted to the right of the LVT during the Peleliu landings in Part 5.]] | ||
[[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of another | [[Image:Pac05 001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:pacific4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of another LVT with Browning M1919.]] | |||
== Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun == | == Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun == | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 14 April 2010
The following weapons can be seen in the HBO miniseries The Pacific:
Rifles
M1903A3 Springfield
The M1903A3 Springfield rifle is the main weapon of the 1st Division Marines who land on Guadalcanal in part 1 and part 2, until they replace it with mostly Garands by part 3.
M1 Garand
Several Characters are seen using M1 Garand rifles, Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) pulls an M1 Garand from a dead body to shoot a Japanese soldier with a Katana. Most of the Marines have their 1903s replaced with these by part 3. One Marine had compared it to his 1903 and prefers the former in terms of accuracy.
M1 Carbine
Several of the characters are seen with M1 Carbines including Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) and John Basilone (Jon Seda).
Arisaka Type 99
The Arisaka Type 99 rifle was one of the main battle rifles used by the Japanese Army in The Pacific theatre.
Submachine Guns
M1928 Thompson
Marines in Part 1 are seen with the M1928A1 Thompson. Lt. Hugh Corrigan (Henry Nixon) had a 50 round drum on his for most of Part 1 until the end, replacing it with a 30 round magazine.
M1A1 Thompson
Several Marines are seen firing an M1A1 Thompson. Many others are seen with Thompsons too. Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) uses a Thompson M1A1 quiet a bit in Part 4, specifically when he takes out a group of four Japanese patrol that we're trying to flank his unit.
Reising M50
John Basilone (Jon Seda) is seen with a Reising M50 Submachine Gun in "Part 2".
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 pistols and several troops have some holstered.
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 in a later part uses the revolver on a wounded Japanese soldier on the island of Okinawa.
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. After being committed due to the effects of combat, He ends up giving the pistol to the head of a naval psychiatric hospital as a bribe so he can return to his unit in Part 4.
Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
When the Marines begin their landing on Peleliu in Part 5, the Browning M2HB machine gun is seen mounted on LVT's.
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 in "Part 2".
Browning M1919
Replacing the Browning M1917 in the field for the Marines is the Browning M1919 machine gun. M1919's also are seen mounted on LVT's in the series, notably when landing on Peleliu in Part 5. Leckie is briefly seen manning an M1919 on his LVT during the landing.
Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun
A Japanese soldier is seen firing a Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun.
Browning Automatic Rifle
The B.A.R. can be seen occasionally in the hands of Marines
Shotguns
Winchester 1897 Trench Gun
One of the weapons used by the Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal is a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun.
Heavy Weapons
M2 Flamethrower
Several Marines are seen using M2 Flamethrowers on Iwo Jima.
M1A1 Bazooka
An M1A1 Bazooka is seen used by a Marine, who fires it at the Japanese.
