The Pacific: Difference between revisions
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[[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.]]
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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.]]
[[Image:pacific7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The front end of the M1A1 Thompson is seen being fired when Basilone and the Marines land on Iwo Jima in Part 8.]]
[[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.]]
[[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 prisoner who stubbornly refuses to move out of the way in Part 9.]]
[[Image:TPSnafu M1A1Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton ([[Rami Malek]]) angrily shoves the Thompson into a Japanese prisoner 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.]]
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[[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.]]
[[File:TPGreaseGunMP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The army guard on the far left points holds his Grease Gun at the Japanese POW.]]
[[File:TPGreaseGunMP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Army guard on the far left points 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.]]
[[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.]]
[[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.]]
[[File:TPGreaseGun56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same Army Captain runs into battle with the 5th.]]
=Machine Guns=
=Machine Guns=
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[[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: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 LCA 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==
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[[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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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]] 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.]]
[[Image:TPEvans Winchester1897TrenchGun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Evans pumps his Shotgun.]]
[[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: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 M1897 as a Sherman tank rolls up on Peleliu (Part 5).]]
[[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 M1897 on Guadalcanal during Basilone's flashback (Part 7).]]
[[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|Captain Thomas "Stumpy" Stanley (Freddie Joe Farnsworth) carries the 1897 while on Okinawa.]]
[[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.]]
[[File:TPStumpyShotgunTrenchGun.jpeg|thumb|none|600px|Stumpy (center) carrying the 1897 shotgun on Okinawa.]]
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 HBO 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 to commit suicide, 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 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 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 Marine's 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 Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), Capt. Andrew Haldane (Scott Gibson), 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones (Leon Ford), Cpl. R.V. Burgin (Martin McCann) and PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton (Rami Malek). John 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 Marines who fight on Guadalcanal 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 20 round "stick" magazine. In Part 2, Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez (Jon Bernthal) uses an M1928A1 Thompson with a stick magazine when running ammunition.
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.).
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 Browning Automatic Rifle is one of the weapons seen in the hands of the Marines, and is used both with and without a bipod. It is only fired once in the series, when a Marine uses it to repel a Japanese counterattack on Peleliu in Part 5.
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 Biton) 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 on during the Battle of the Tenaru, and another is used by US Marines on Okinawa in Part 9.
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.
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 a Type 99.
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).
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.
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).
