Major Misato Katsuragi's gun is the HK USP. Unlike most Nerv personnel, she does not use the standard issue Glock 17, possibly because she is head of the Tactical division. She brandishes it several times during the series. Note that Misato's USP has a rubber grip on the handle. She fires 10 rounds in succession when fighting the JSSDF soldiers. All three of the main H&K USP variants carry more than 10 rounds per magazine, so there is no on-screen evidence establishing which kind she uses (According to Evangelion Chronicle #13, her USP is a .45 ACP variant).
The Inglis Hi-Power is the standard-issue sidearm used by Japanese Strategic Self-Defense Force commandos. It can be identified as such by its distinctive rear sight.
According to Evangelion Chronicle #22, Aoba's personal submachine gun is a hybrid consisting of parts from a Steyr MPi 69 and the Russian AEK-919K Kashtan. While normally only Nerv security guards are armed with submachine guns and normal technicians and computer operators are only armed with Glock 17s, command center computer operator Lt. Aoba either manages to get his hands on one or kept one stored in his desk for just such an eventuality.
The advanced Heckler & Koch G11 is the standard weapon of the elite JSSDF commandos who invade Nerv HQ in End of Evangelion. The G11's caseless ammunition is accurately depicted, as the JSSDF's G11s never eject casings (as opposed to their Hi-Powers, which do); its reciprocating magazine, on the other hand, is not.
The MAS NF-1, which is a variant of the AA-52 machine gun mounted on French-made military vehicles, is seen mounted in a co-axial position on JSSDF AMX-10RCs as they lay a bombardment on Nerv HQ in the beginning of End of Evangelion.
United Nations Army and JSSDF Mitsubishi Type 74 MBTs are armed with the Sumitomo M2, the licensed-made version of the Browning M2 as the secondary weapon.
M269 Modules mounted on UN Army-controlled MLRS are used to fire M26 rockets at Sachiel when it begins to approach Tokyo-3 in the first episode. JSSDF-maned MLRS use them in End of Evangelion when they take on Asuka's Unit 02.
The Evangelions (or simply Evas), the massive humanoid constructs around which much of the story's plot centers, use a variety of weapons; while some are fictional, many are based off of real-world firearms (albeit visually modified, and scaled up to fit the Evas' massive size).
Steyr ACR
The most prominently-featured weapon used by the Evas is a scaled-up Steyr ACR, referred to for unclear reasons as a "Pallet Rifle". It is never shown being reloaded (the Evas simply dropping them when they run out of ammunition), nor is it ever shown ejecting spent casings (implying that, unlike the real ACR, the Pallet Rifles use caseless ammunition of some form); it apparently fires explosive shells, and is shown as being more or less useless in every one of its appearances barring Episode 11.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSteyr ACR - 5.56x45mm SCFError creating thumbnail: File missingShinji training with Unit-01 and its Pallet Rifle, as seen in Episode 3; it appears to have iron sights instead of the real rifle's integrated optic, though why it'd have either when the Evas apparently have built-in targeting systems is unclear.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 fires the ACR.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOr rather, it doesn't, since this is a training simulation; instead, this is apparently a laser-based training device.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn the fight against Samshel in the same episode, Unit-01's real Pallet Rifle gets cut in two, along with the building next to it, by the Angel's strange laser-whip-things. Note the odd disc in the stock and the redesigned magazine.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Pallet Rifle appears in one of NERV's many pop-up elevator boxes; the text at the bottom-right is a countdown timer, since a large portion of the final fight in Episode 9 is focused around timing and synchronization.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe elevator extends its Pallet Rifle out, giving a clear view of the markings; despite being presumably made in Japan (and intended for use there either way), the markings on these are all in English.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA close-up of the weapon's muzzle as it fires; unlike a normal ACR, the cuts on the Pallet Rifle's flash hider are dispersed in all directions, for reasons that are made clear further down the page.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 and -02 jump away from their barrier, just before Israfel slices it to pieces; for some reason, the rifle is drawn much smaller than normal here. Unit-02 is seen with a completely fictitious weapon, purportedly some sort of positron-beam rifle (different from the one below); here, however, it's shown functioning similarly to the Pallet Rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 grabs a rifle tossed up to it by Unit-00; Episode 11 contains some of the most detailed and prominent shots of the Pallet Rifle. Fitting for the only episode where it's actually used to any worthwhile effect. And for an episode whose primary conflict is that practically nothing in the facility is working.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 raises the Pallet Rifle...Error creating thumbnail: File missing...and opens fire. Here, the reason for the odd flash hider design is made apparent; the four equidistant holes give the rifle a distinct cross-shaped muzzle flash, in keeping with the series' apparent obsession with crosses.
PTRS-41
A major plot device of Episode 9 is the "Positron Rifle", a prototype energy weapon under development by the JSSDF; it is "requisitioned" by Nerv and rebuilt for Eva use, with the resultant weapon seemingly based on the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle. Notably, it features a series of cables attached to it (most prominently to a large block where the PTRS's magazine would be); these are plugged into the weapon's power source, which consists of the entire Japanese national grid. The weapon is also used in Episode 22, albeit to considerably lesser effect, and apparently without its national-blackout requirement.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingPTRS-41 - 14.5x114mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe initial establishing shot of the Positron Rifle, as seen from above; note the distinctive muzzle brake and offset front sight (though what an energy weapon with a computerized optical sighting system needs either of those things for is unclear).Error creating thumbnail: File missingBeing as long as it is, the Positron Rifle rarely fits on screen; as such, the only good full-profile shots of it to be had are stitched-together images like this one. While it may appear to be bent, this is simply a result of the shifting perspective of such a shot.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 racks the weapon's charging handle, immediately after an order is given to "clear the chamber".Error creating thumbnail: File missingIt's not clear whether or not these two events are linked, since the actual apparent purpose of doing this is to load in one of the rifle's massive fuse units. These are presumably impossible to fire the rifle without, given that the pop-up "DANGER" indicator behind the "bolt" only pops up once one is chambered.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother stitched image; apparently, much of the rifle is purple. Also note the large tube above the barrel labeled "FX-1"; on the original PTRS, this is a gas tube. It's not entirely clear how this tube manages to stay straight, seeing as it's only attached to the rifle's receiver and another power cable.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Positron Rifle fires in two stages; first, the large, eight-holed block attached to the right side of the receiver is hit with eight white beams.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThen, the rifle actually fires, with enough muzzle blast to push all the nearby trees around.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA shot of the rifle's muzzle brake, right as an attack from Ramiel lands behind Unit-01; note how the front sight now extends straight up instead of at an angle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-01 readies another shot; note that the wires in the old fuse unit (the one being ejected) are severed.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe Positron Rifle's targeting system; despite all the importance given to correcting for variation by Dr. Akagi, the only thing the pilot apparently has to do is wait for the two symbols to align in the center.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOnce they do so, the reticle changes into this.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA good view of the muzzle brake as Unit-01 fires its second shot; note that only two of the brake's several ports are actually used.
IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX
In Episode 16, Shinji's Eva Unit-01 is seen using a handgun which appears to be a scaled-up, but otherwise completely unaltered IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX, right down to the rather baffling inclusion of the scope mounting rails; it is used to little effect against the episode's Angel, and is never seen again (presumably having been lost in the Dirac Sea said Angel created).
Rei's Eva Unit-00 is seen on two occasions (Episodes 16 and 23) with a sniper rifle based on the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare; alongside alterations to the profile of the stock, the most prominent difference between the real rifle and the Eva version is that the latter is semi-automatic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAccuracy International Arctic Warfare - 7.62x51mm NATOError creating thumbnail: File missingA stitched shot of the rifle, showing its atypical stock design and complete lack of a bolt handle. Note the wire leading from the scope; this is connected to Unit-00's helmet, indicating that it interfaces with the onboard targeting system in some way.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother view of the rifle in profile, as Unit-00 lines up a shot on Leliel's "shadow"; note that the connecting wire is now absent.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-00 opens fire; despite the evidently massive amount of energy released by this, multiple successive shots somehow fail to damage the building that the rifle's bipod is mounted on.
Repeating Rocket Launcher
Asuka's Eva Unit-02 is seen with a magazine-fed repeating rocket launcher on two occasions (Episodes 18 and 19); while fictional, it bears a passing resemblance to the M18 Recoilless Rifle. In the former, she doesn't ever fire the weapon, while in the latter she dual-wields them; for entirely unclear reasons, this does practically nothing to her target.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM18 Recoilless Rifle - 57x303mmRError creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-02 with its rocket launcher; this is the only shot of it in all of Episode 18. Note the M18-esque flared rear tube.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA top-down shot of Unit-02 surrounded by various weapons in Episode 19, including at least 3 of the rocket launchers.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnother view; the weapons are all apparently just jammed into the ground, despite the obvious potential problems that a rocket launcher with a dirt-filled barrel could cause.Error creating thumbnail: File missingYet another shot from a different angle, showing the rocket launcher's simple-looking trigger group.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHer Pallet Rifles proving ineffective against Zeruel, Asuka decides the next logical move is to use a rocket launcher.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOr rather, two of them.Error creating thumbnail: File missingUnit-02 firing its rocket launchers; this is the clearest shot of the (comparatively small) rockets, just before their motors activate and cover most of the screen in dramatic fire. Their small size would make sense if they're supposed to fit into the magazine on top of the weapon; the fact that the main motors haven't activated yet suggests that they use a two-stage launching system (with a booster charge to push the rocket out of the tube, and a motor to propel it from there), though the fact that the rockets' motors activate so soon after they leave the launcher renders this a bit pointless.
