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[[Image:20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm.]]
[[Image:FOOFOerlikon20-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pair of Oerlikon Cannons are seen at the top of the image.]]
[[Image:FOOFOerlikon20-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pair of Oerlikon Cannons are seen at the top of the image.]]
==Bofors Quad Mount==
Mounted on several of the US Naval ships are [[Bofors Gun|Bofors Quad Mounted]] guns, which are used to shell the coast of Iwo Jima through out much of the battle.
[[Image:FOOFBoforsQuad-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marines fire "Pom-Pom" 40mm guns at the coast of Iwo Jima.]]
[[Image:FOOFBoforsQuad-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marines unload a quad Bofors before being destroyed by a Japanese heavy gun.]]
== Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun ==
== Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun ==
Revision as of 00:01, 27 April 2009
The following guns were used in the film Flags of our Fathers
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flags of our Fathers (2006) M1 Garand M1 Garands are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including Medic John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe ), Corporal Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford ), Corporal Harlon Block (Benjamin Walker ), Private First Class Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski (Jamie Bell ), Pfc. Franklin Sousley (Joseph Cross ), and Sergeant Hank Hansen (Paul Walker ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Garand - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski (Jamie Bell ) fires his M1 Garand at a Japanese machine gun bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski (Jamie Bell ) with his M1 Garand at the ready. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Medic John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe ) with his M1 Garand at the ready. Next to him is Corporal Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford ), also armed with an M1 Garand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires his M1 Garand into a machine gun emplacement after it is destroyed by a fragmentation grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ) holds his M1 Garand fitted with a bayonet upward, impaling a Japanese soldier with it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Hank Hansen (Paul Walker ) aiming his M1 Garand atop Mt. Suribachi. M1 Carbine M1 Carbines are seen used by some US Marines including Sergeant Mike Strank (Barry Pepper ) and Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A US Marine nervously aims his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Mike Strank (Barry Pepper ) and Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ) with their M1 Carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sergeant Mike Strank (Barry Pepper ) and another Marine fire their M1 Carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ) fires his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ) fires his M1 Carbine at Japanese soldiers killing Marines with their bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine looks out at the carnage of the battle from atop Mt. Suribachi while holding his M1 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A goof present on the memorial of the Marines raising "Ol' Glory" is that the M1 Carbine slung on Corporal Ira Hayes' back is a post-WWII model with a bayonet lug. M1 Thompson Some of the US Marines use M1 Thompsons in the film, noted by their cheap "L" peep sight.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1 Thompson - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine on the beach holding his M1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine finishes off burning Japanese soldiers with his M1 Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine holding his M1 Thompson. M1911A1 Many of the US Marines in the film carry M1911A1 pistols in their holsters. When scaling Mt. Suribachi, Medic John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe ) keeps his drawn and fires a few rounds at Japanese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911A1 - .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Mike Strank (Barry Pepper ) with an M1911A1 in his holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Medic John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe ) with his M1911A1 on Mt. Suribachi. Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2s are used by some of the Marines in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine on the beaches of Iwo Jima carries a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 with the bipod folded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine takes cover while holding a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine uses his BAR to suppress a Japanese machine gunner. Browning M1919A4 Browning M1919A4s are used by Marines when they first combat the Japanese on the beach.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4 while recieving orders. Note how the belt is loaded with crimp-nosed blanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4. Browning M2HB Browning M2HBs are used by Marines on LVTs to shoot at Mt. Suribachi.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires a Browning M2HB at Mt. Suribachi from an LTV. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine fires a Browning M2HB.
M17 Rifle Grenade An M17 Rifle Grenade is seen used by two Marines on the beach.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M17 Rifle Grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Marines prepare to fire an M17 Rifle Grenade from an M1 Garand rifle. M2A1-7 Flamethrower An M2A1-7 Flamethrower is used by Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (Alessandro Mastrobuono ) to burn a Japanese pillbox.
M2 Flamethrower - Seven second burn time. File:FOOFM2Flamethrower-1.jpg Cpl. Lindberg (Alessandro Mastrobuono ) takes cover while holding his M2A1-7 Flamethrower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Lindberg (Alessandro Mastrobuono ) gets up to burn the bunker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cpl. Lindberg (Alessandro Mastrobuono ) burns a pillbox with his M2A1-7 Flamethrower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A war photo from Iwo Jima shows a Marine running with an M2 Flamethrower in the credits. M1A1 Flamethrower A US Marine is seen holding an M1A1 Flamethrower in a war photo during the end credits.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1A1 Flamethrower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine holding an M1A1 Flamethrower. MK II Hand Grenade US Marines carry MK II hand grenades in pouches. One if seen used by a Marine to attempt to clear a machine gun emplacement before it is suddenly functional again.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MK II hand grenade. File:FOOFMkIIgrenade-1.jpg A Marine tosses another Marine a MK II grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Marine prepares to throw a MK II grenade into a machine gun emplacement. Oerlikon 20mm Cannon A pair of Oerlikon 20mm Cannon is seen manned on one of the US Naval ships approaching Iwo Jima.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oerlikon Cannon - 20mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of Oerlikon Cannons are seen at the top of the image. Bofors Quad Mount Mounted on several of the US Naval ships are Bofors Quad Mounted guns, which are used to shell the coast of Iwo Jima through out much of the battle.
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File:Type 92.jpg Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun File:FoF-Type92HMG.jpg File:FoF-Type92HMG2.jpg Type 99 Light Machine Gun This weapon is seen used in the pillboxes and in the ambush scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 99 Light Machine Gun (7.7x58mm Arisaka) File:FoF-Type99LMG.jpg File:FoF-Type99LMG2.jpg Type 99 Rifle This weapon is used by the Ambushing IJA (Imperial Japanese Army) troops during the first flag raising.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 99 battle rifle - 7.7x58mm File:FoF-Type99.jpg File:FoF-Type99(1).jpg File:FoF-Type99+Type30bay.jpg Type 94 Ira Hayes (Adam Beach ) goes into a tunnel and finds it in it's holster lying by several dead Japanese soldiers.
File:JapaneseType94.jpg Japanese Type 94 Pistol
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