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'''The following | ''Flags of Our Fathers'' is a 2006 World War II film which was directed by [[Clint Eastwood]] and based on the book by James Bradley. As in the book, the film follows the lives of the Marines and the Navy medic who were featured in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on the island of Iwo Jima. In the same year, Eastwood told the story of the battle for the island from the Japanese perspective in the film ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''Flags of our Fathers'':''' | |||
[[Image:Flags of our fathers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Flags of our Fathers (2006)'']] | [[Image:Flags of our fathers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Flags of our Fathers (2006)'']] | ||
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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
[[M1 Garand]]s are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including | [[M1 Garand]]s are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including 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]]). | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand - .30-06.]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Garand - .30-06.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]) fires his M1 Garand at a Japanese machine gun bunker.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]) fires his M1 Garand at a Japanese machine gun bunker.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Garand-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]) with his M1 Garand at the ready.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pfc. Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski ([[Jamie Bell]]) with his M1 Garand at the ready.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Garand-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine holds the Garand. Next to him is Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]), also armed with an M1 Garand.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Garand-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires his M1 Garand into a machine gun emplacement after it is destroyed by a fragmentation grenade.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires his M1 Garand into a machine gun emplacement after it is destroyed by a fragmentation grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Garand-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Ira Hayes ([[Adam Beach]]) holds his M1 Garand fitted with a bayonet upward, impaling a Japanese soldier with it.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Ira Hayes ([[Adam Beach]]) holds his M1 Garand fitted with a bayonet upward, impaling a Japanese soldier with it.]] | ||
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[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Marine nervously aims his M1 Carbine.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Marine nervously aims his M1 Carbine.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Mike Strank ([[Barry Pepper]]) and | [[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Mike Strank ([[Barry Pepper]]) and Ira Hayes ([[Adam Beach]]) with their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Mike Strank ([[Barry Pepper]]) and another Marine fire their M1 Carbines.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sergeant Mike Strank ([[Barry Pepper]]) and another Marine fire their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Ira Hayes ([[Adam Beach]]) fires his M1 Carbine.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1Carbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Corporal Ira Hayes ([[Adam Beach]]) fires his M1 Carbine.]] | ||
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[[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]]s are used by Marines when they first combat the Japanese on the beach. | [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]]s are used by Marines when they first combat the Japanese on the beach. | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06.]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1919A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4 while | [[Image:FOOFM1919A4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4 while receiving orders. Note how the belt is loaded with crimp-nosed blanks.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM1919A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4.]] | [[Image:FOOFM1919A4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine fires a Browning M1919A4.]] | ||
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==Arisaka Type 99== | ==Arisaka Type 99== | ||
Japanese soldiers are mainly seen using [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]] rifles in the film, | Japanese soldiers are mainly seen using [[Arisaka Rifle|Arisaka Type 99]] rifles in the film, notably when ambushing Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi. | ||
[[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.]] | [[Image:Arisaka-Type-99.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFArisaka99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier hiding in a machine gun emplacement shoots a Marine with his Arisaka Type 99 rifle.]] | [[Image:FOOFArisaka99-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier hiding in a machine gun emplacement shoots a Marine with his Arisaka Type 99 rifle.]] | ||
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==Nambu Type 94== | ==Nambu Type 94== | ||
Among the gear found by dead Japanese soldiers in a tunnel (who | Among the gear found by dead Japanese soldiers in a tunnel (who committed suicide with their [[Type 97 hand grenade]]s, seen in greater detail in ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' is a [[Type 94 pistol|Nambu Type 94]] pistol in its holster. | ||
[[Image:JapaneseType94.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 94 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[Image:JapaneseType94.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 94 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFNambu94-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 94 is found in a holster in one of the Japanese tunnels.]] | [[Image:FOOFNambu94-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Nambu Type 94 is found in a holster in one of the Japanese tunnels.]] | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 3 March 2010
Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 World War II film which was directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the book by James Bradley. As in the book, the film follows the lives of the Marines and the Navy medic who were featured in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on the island of Iwo Jima. In the same year, Eastwood told the story of the battle for the island from the Japanese perspective in the film Letters from Iwo Jima.
The following weapons were used in the film Flags of our Fathers:
M1 Garand
M1 Garands are used by a vast majority of the US Marines in the film including 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).
M1 Carbine
M1 Carbines are seen used by some US Marines including Sergeant Mike Strank (Barry Pepper) and Corporal Ira Hayes (Adam Beach).
Is this picture of the memorial from the movie? Kenny99
M1 Thompson
Some of the US Marines use M1 Thompsons in the film, noted by their cheap "L" peep sight.
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.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2s are used by some of the Marines in the film.
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4s are used by Marines when they first combat the Japanese on the beach.
Browning M2HB
Browning M2HBs are used by Marines on LVTs to shoot at Mt. Suribachi.
Winchester 1897
A Marine is briefly seen holding a Winchester 1897 shotgun while scaling Mt. Suribachi.
Reising M55
The real Sgt. Mike Strank is seen holding a Reising M55 submachine gun in a war photo during the end credits.
M17 Rifle Grenade
An M17 Rifle Grenade is seen used by two Marines on the beach.
M2A1-7 Flamethrower
An M2A1-7 Flamethrower is used by Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (Alessandro Mastrobuono) to burn a Japanese pillbox.
M1A1 Flamethrower
A US Marine is seen holding an M1A1 Flamethrower in a war photo during the end credits.
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.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
A pair of Oerlikon 20mm Cannon is seen manned on one of the US Naval ships approaching Iwo Jima.
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.
Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun
Many Japanese soldiers fire on the US Marines with Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns in the film.
Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun
Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Guns are used by some Japanese soldiers to shoot at Marines.
Arisaka Type 38
An Arisaka Type 38 rifle is used by the Japanese soldier who is impaled on Corporal Ira Hayes' (Adam Beach) rifle bayonet.
Arisaka Type 99
Japanese soldiers are mainly seen using Arisaka Type 99 rifles in the film, notably when ambushing Marines scaling Mt. Suribachi.
Nambu Type 94
Among the gear found by dead Japanese soldiers in a tunnel (who committed suicide with their Type 97 hand grenades, seen in greater detail in Letters from Iwo Jima is a Nambu Type 94 pistol in its holster.
Type 89 "Knee Mortar"
Seen among the dead Japanese soldiers in the tunnel is a Type 89 "Knee Mortar".
