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== M2 Browning == | == M2 Browning == | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 9 August 2007
The following guns were used in the film War of The Worlds
.38 Special
Before leaving his house with his family, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) grabs an Taurus .38 Special from a case under his bed. He is later forced to drop this gun when a carjacker steals his car. A bystander then picks up the pistol and shoots the carjacker with it, trying to steal the car himself.
Sig Sauer P228
During the film, a carjacker armed with a Sig Sauer P228 steals the car Ray (Tom Cruise) and his family are using by aiming his gun at Ray's head and forcing him to drop his .38 Special.
M4 Carbine
In the final scenes of the film, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen carrying M4A1 carbines while directing refugees through Boston. When the alien dies after his tripod is disabled, one of the soldiers uses the barrel of his M4 to lift and then drop the alien's arm to confirm it is truly dead.
Mk 19 grenade launcher
In the scene where Robbie Ferrier (Justin Chatwin) is trying to hitch a ride with a passing Army convoy, one of the passing Humvees can be seen mounting a Mk 19 grenade launcher.
M16A2
U.S. military personnel appear carrying M16A2 rifles several times during the film; first in the Army convoy that passes by the Ferrier family, then in the hands of Marines in the hilltop battle scene.
M2 Browning
The Browning M2 heavy machine gun appears twice in the film; first mounted on U.S. Army vehicles in a convoy that passes by the Ferriers, then on U.S. Marine Corps vehicles in the hilltop battle scene, most notably on a burning humvee rolling past Harlan Ogilvy (Tim Robbins)' house.
M26 hand grenade
In the scene where Rachel Ferrier (Dakota Fanning) is captured by one of the tripods, Ray Ferrier finds a bandolier of M26 HE-Frag grenades in an abandoned humvee (despite the M26 not having been in use by the U.S. since the end of the Vietnam War) and throws one at the tripod to get its' attention. Once captured by the tripod, he uses the rest of the grenades to destroy it from the inside out.
M249 SAW
Near the end of the film, at least one of the U.S Army soldiers seen herding refugees through Boston and then taking down a tripod can be seen wielding an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), most notably when surrounding the downed tripod when the pilot emerges and dies.
M136 AT4
There are several appearances of M136 AT4 anti-tank rocket launchers in the film; first on the hilltop battle scene being fired at an off-screen tripod, then at the climactic battle scene in Boston where U.S. Army soldiers bring down another tripod.
Carl Gustav
In the final battle scene, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen firing several Carl Gustav recoilless rifles at the tripod (even though this weapon is only used by special forces units in the U.S. military, not regular infantry as shown in the film).
FGM-148 Javelin
Another weapon used in the final battle scene of the movie is the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile launcher, used by U.S. Army soldiers to bring down a tripod.
Winchester Model 1912
The character Harlan Ogilvy (Tim Robbins) can often be seen with a Winchester Model 1912 shotgun close by him, first seen holding it in the air following the hilltop battle scene to signal Ray and Rachel to him. He comes close to using it when some of the aliens are prowling around the basement of his house where he, Rachel, and Ray are hiding, but is stopped by Ray for fear that opening fire would reveal their location to the aliens.
