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Pearl Harbor

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The following weapons appear in the film Pearl Harbor:

Pearl Harbor (2001)


Webley Mk IV

While serving with the British Royal Air Force's Eagle Squadron early in the film, Lt. Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) carries a Webley Mk IV revolver as his sidearm. He only uses it once; trying to shoot out the canopy of his Supermarine Spitfire fighter when trying to bail out after suffering critical damage during a dogfight with German fighters during the Battle of Britain.

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Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version .38 S&W
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Lt. Rafe McCawley draws his Webley Mk IV while trying to escape his doomed Supermarine Spitfire

MG15 Machine Gun

During the Battle of Britain, Heinkel He-111 bombers can be seen armed with MG15 machine guns as defensive armament, though these prove no match for the R.A.F. Spitfires.

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MG15 machine gun 7.92x57mm Mauser
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A German Heinkel He-111 with a nose-mounted MG15 machine gun during the Battle of Britain

M1928A1 Thompson

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, several M1928A1 Thompsons can be seen wielded by U.S. military personnel, fitted with 50-round drum and 30-round box magazines. The useage of the 30-round box magazines is highly inaccurate because it was invented in 1942 together with the M1 Thompson and the 20-round magazine would have been accurate.

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M1928A1 Thompson with a drum magazine .45 ACP
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Captain Danny Walker wielding an M1928A1 Thompson with a 50-round drum magazine
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M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round box magazine .45 ACP
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Lt. "Red" Winkler (Ewen Bremner) takes cover with an M1928A1 Thompson

Browning Automatic Rifle

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, several Browning Automatic Rifles can be seen wielded by U.S. military personnel. All BAR used in the movie were WWII/Korea M1918A2 fitted with WWI era handguards and buttstocks to make them look like the older version. Altough most WWI era BAR were modernized, the handguard was usually the first thing that was replaced or converted. The real M1918 that would have been correct for the time would have been in a highly blued finish without bipod. Furthermore, the sight would have been different.

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Browning Automatic Rifle .30-06
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U.S. military personnel inspect a crashed Japanese plane armed with Browning Automatic Rifles
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A U.S. Army soldier fires on Japanese planes with a Browning Automatic Rifle

Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun

The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun makes several appearances in the film, most notably during the attack on Pearl Harbor where Petty Officer Doris Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr.) uses a pair of M2HB's in a twin naval anti-aircraft mounting aboard the U.S.S. Nevada to shoot down several Japanese aircraft.

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Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mount
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Petty Officer Doris Miller mans a pair of Browning M2HB's in a twin naval anti-aircraft mounting aboard the U.S.S. Nevada
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Lt. "Gooz" Wood (Michael Shannon) mans a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun (note the missing front and rear sights)

Browning M2 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun

The Browning M2 Aircraft heavy machine gun appears in the film as the primary armament of U.S. aircraft, specifically the P-40 Warhawk fighters and the B-25 Mitchell bombers, the latter of which have some removed and replaced with black-painted broomsticks to reduce weight and maximize fuel economy.

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Browning M2 aircraft heavy machine gun .50 BMG
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A group of Browning M2 heavy machine guns being test-fired in a P-40 Warhawk
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A Browning M2 heavy machine gun lying discarded on the deck of the U.S.S. Hornet after being pulled out of a B-25 Mitchell
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A B-25 Mitchell armed with Browning M2 heavy machine guns

Browning AN/M2 Machine Gun

During Lt. McCawley's service with the Eagle Squadron during the Battle of Britain, his Supermarine Spitfire can be seen packing Mk 2 machine guns, the British version of the American Browning AN/M2 machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 British round instead of the American .30-06 cartridge. In some shots, such as the screenshot below, the muzzle flashes are emerging from where the 20mm Hispano cannons would be. The four Brownings would be positioned further out along the wing, near where the roundels are. Most Spitfires during the Battle of Britain were only armed with 8 MGs and no cannon, however, as the early cannon-armed Spitfires were buggy and unreliable. At the start of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the tail gunner on a Japanese B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber can be seen firing on people below with another Browning AN/M2 machine gun on a flex mount. This is highly inaccurate, as the Kate was equipped with a Type 92 machine gun, Japan's version of the Lewis gun for the tail gunner, as shown below.

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Browning Mk 2 machine gun .303 British
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Lt. McCawley firing his Spitfire's Mk 2 machine guns during the Battle of Britain
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Browning AN/M2 machine gun .30-06
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The tail gunner of a Japanese B5N Kate opens up with a Browning AN/M2 machine gun

Type 92 Light Machine Gun

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese D3A "Val" dive bombers and B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers can be seen with Type 92 machine guns, Japan's version of the Lewis gun for the tail gunners.

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Type 92 light machine gun 7.7x56mm R
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A group of Japanese B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers fitted with Type 92 light machine guns prepare to attack Pearl Harbor

Type 97 Light Machine Gun

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the A6M "Zero" fighters can be seen with Type 97 light machine guns as their main armament, strafing targets on the ground and attempting to engage Lieutenants McCawley and Walker when the two manage to get airborne.

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Type 97 light machine gun 7.7x58mm Arisaka
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A Japanese A6M "Zero" firing its' Type 97 light machine guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor

Springfield M1903

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of U.S. soldiers, sailors, and Marines are seen armed with M1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles.

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M1903 Springfield .30-06
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U.S. Navy sailors return fire on attacking Japanese planes with M1903 Springfield rifles

Winchester Model 1897

During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Sgt. Earl Sistern (Tom Sizemore) can be seen wielding a militarized version of the Winchester Model 1897 shotgun retrieved from the saddlebag of his Indian motorcycle, firing off several rounds at passing Japanese aircraft.

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Winchester Model 1897 12 gauge militarized
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Sgt. Earl Sistern fires off his Winchester Model 1897 shotgun at passing Japanese planes

M1911A1

After crashing in Japanese-occupied China, the surviving B-25 Mitchell crews are armed with only M1911A1 pistols to defend themselves. Soon after recovering from the crash, the crews are captured by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, though a firefight soon erupts, resulting in the death of all the Japanese soldiers, and the loss of Captain Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett). A few M1911A1's can also be seen in the hands of U.S. military personnel during the attack on Pearl Harbor, most notably when several soldiers inspect a crashed Japanese plane.

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M1911A1 .45 ACP
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Capt. Rafe McCawley and other B-25 crash survivors armed with M1911A1 pistols
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A closeup of Capt. Rafe McCawley's M1911A1 as he grabs for it to shoot Imperial Japanese Army soldiers

M1 Garand

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jon Voight)'s famous "Day of Infamy" speech, newsreel footage of America's military response is shown, wherein U.S. Army soldiers can be briefly seen marching with M1 Garand rifles.

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M1 Garand .30-06
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Newsreel footage of U.S. Army soldiers marching with M1 Garand rifles following the attack on Pearl Harbor

Arisaka Type 38

After crashing in Japanese-occupied China, the surviving B-25 Mitchell crews are captured by Japanese soldiers armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles, one of which is used to fatally wound Captain Danny Walker during a brief shootout. Afterward, the remaining survivors commandeer some of these rifles until they make contact with the Chinese.

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Arisaka Type 38 battle rifle 7.7x58mm
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An Imperial Japanese Army soldier holds his Arisaka Type 38 rifle on Capt. Danny Walker
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Imperial Japanese Army soldiers brandishing Arisaka Type 38 rifles while capturing survivng B-25 Mitchell crewmen

Nambu Type 14

When the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers attempt to capture the B-25 Mitchell survivors, one of the soldiers can be briefly seen armed with a Nambu Type 14 pistol, but isn't shown firing it in the ensuing shootout.

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Nambu Type 14 8mm Nambu
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An Imperial Japanese Army soldier brandishes a Nambu Type 14 pistol

Type 97 Hand Grenade

During the shootout between the survivng B-25 crews and the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers, Lt. Gooz Wood grabs a Type 97 hand grenade off a dead soldier, using it to kill the remaining Japanese soldiers.

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Type 97 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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A Type 97 hand grenade on a slain Imperial Japanese Army soldier