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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 Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]), Corporal Harlon Block ([[Benjamin Walker]]), | [[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]]), PFC 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.]] | ||
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[[Image:FOOFBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine takes cover while holding a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2. Note that in this shot, the B.A.R. is missing the bipod]] | [[Image:FOOFBAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine takes cover while holding a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2. Note that in this shot, the B.A.R. is missing the bipod]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFBAR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine uses his BAR to suppress a Japanese machine gunner.]] | [[Image:FOOFBAR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine uses his BAR to suppress a Japanese machine gunner.]] | ||
==Browning M1917== | |||
After the Marines plant the first flag, a [[Browning M1917]] is briefly seen behind Corporal Rene Gagnon ([[Jesse Bradford]]). | |||
[[Image:M1917A1_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 machine gun .30-06 with tripod and ammo box]] | |||
==Browning M1919A4== | ==Browning M1919A4== | ||
[[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]]s are used by Marines | [[Browning M1919|Browning M1919A4]]s are seen used by Marines that land on Iwo Jima. | ||
[[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 receiving orders. Note how the belt is loaded with crimp-nosed blanks.]] | [[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.]] | ||
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[[Image:FOOFReisingM55-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The real Sgt. Strank holding a Reising M55 submachine gun.]] | [[Image:FOOFReisingM55-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The real Sgt. Strank holding a Reising M55 submachine gun.]] | ||
== M17 Rifle Grenade == | == M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher with M17 Rifle Grenade == | ||
PFC Franklin Sousley ([[Joseph Cross]]) is seen using an [[M7 rifle grenade#M7 grenade launcher|M7 grenade launcher]] mounted on his [[M1 Garand]]. Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) is seen attaching the [[M17 Rifle Grenade]]. | |||
[[Image:M1 garand M7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M7 rifle grenade launcher]] | |||
[[Image:M17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M17 Rifle Grenade.]] | [[Image:M17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M17 Rifle Grenade.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM7riflegrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:FOOFM7riflegrenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gust ([[Stark Sands]]) is seen attaching the [[M17 Rifle Grenade]] to the [[M1 Garand]] rifle of PFC Franklin Sousley ([[Joseph Cross]]).]] | ||
==M2A1-7 Flamethrower== | ==M2A1-7 Flamethrower== | ||
An [[M2 Flamethrower|M2A1-7 Flamethrower]] is used by Corporal Charles W. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) to burn a Japanese pillbox. | An [[M2 Flamethrower|M2A1-7 Flamethrower]] is used by Corporal Charles W. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) to burn a Japanese pillbox. | ||
[[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower - Seven second burn time.]] | [[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower - Seven second burn time.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:FOOFM1Garand-2.jpg.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) is on the right as he takes cover while holding his M2A1-7 Flamethrower.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) gets up to burn the bunker.]] | [[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) gets up to burn out the bunker.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) burns a pillbox with his M2A1-7 Flamethrower.]] | [[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cpl. Lindberg ([[Alessandro Mastrobuono]]) burns a pillbox with his M2A1-7 Flamethrower.]] | ||
[[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A war photo from Iwo Jima shows a Marine running with an M2 Flamethrower in the credits.]] | [[Image:FOOFM2Flamethrower-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A war photo from Iwo Jima shows a Marine running with an M2 Flamethrower in the credits.]] | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 13 May 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), PFC 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.
M1928A1 Thompson
An M1928A1 Thompson is seen being held by a Marine right after the B-29 flies over.
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 M1917
After the Marines plant the first flag, a Browning M1917 is briefly seen behind Corporal Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford).
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4s are seen used by Marines that land on Iwo Jima.
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.
M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher with M17 Rifle Grenade
PFC Franklin Sousley (Joseph Cross) is seen using an M7 grenade launcher mounted on his M1 Garand. Gust (Stark Sands) is seen attaching the M17 Rifle Grenade.
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".
