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War of the Worlds (2005)

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The following guns were used in the movie War of the Worlds

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Taurus .38 Special

Before leaving his house with his family, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) grabs an Taurus .38 Special revolver from a case under his bed. He is later seen firing it into the air to disperse a mob swarming his comandeered minivan, but is forced to drop this gun when a carjacker steals the van. A bystander then picks up the pistol and shoots the carjacker with it, trying to steal the van himself.

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Taurus .38 Special
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Ray gets his .38 special.

Sig Sauer P228

During the film, a carjacker armed with a Sig Sauer P228 steals the car Ray and his family are using by aiming his gun at Ray's head and forcing him to drop his .38 Special.

That's a P226 that the carjacker has, not a P228.

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Sig Sauer P228 9mm with magazine removed
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A carjacker aims his Sig Sauer P228 at Ray's head.

M4A1 Carbine

In the several scenes, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen carrying M4A1 carbines, most notably while directing refugees through Boston near the end of the film. When an alien dies after its' tripod is disabled, one of the soldiers uses the barrel of his M4A1 to lift and then drop the aliens' arm to confirm it is truly dead. The M4A1's in the film are seen fitted with various accessories such as RIS foregrips, M68 Aimpoint red dot sight, ACOG TA01NSN scopes, C-More red dot sights, and AN/PEQ-2 laser systems.

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M4A1 5.56mm
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A soldier approaches a dying alien with his M4A1.

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.

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Mk 19 grenade launcher 40mm
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A Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted on an Army Humvee passing by the arguing Ferriers

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.

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M16A2 5.56mm
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A soldier armed with an M16A2 in an Army truck.

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.

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Browning M2 .50 BMG
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Browning M2 .50 BMG's mounted on a Humvee and an M109 Paladin
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An M2 Browning mounted on a Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams during the hilltop battle scene.

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 hand 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. **Whoever wrote this does not know their hand grenades: it was the M61 which was not used following Vietnam, and the M26 predates the M61; the photo titled "M26" is of an M61, not the older M26 (note the safety clip not found on the M26). The movie photo actually looks like the modern M67 grenade.**

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M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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a bandolier of M26 HE-Frag hand grenades.

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.

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M249 SAW 5.56mm with 200-round ammo drum
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A soldier approaches a fallen tripod with his M249 SAW at the ready.

M240 Machine Gun

In the scene where Ray and Robbie are arguing as the Army convoy passes, several M240 machine guns can be seen, both mounted on the vehicles and in the hands of some of the soldiers riding in them.

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M240B 7.62x51mm NATO

BGM-71 TOW

When the Army convoy is passing by the Ferriers, several Humvees can be seen with BGM-71 TOW launchers mounted on them. A few TOW launchers can also be seen on Marine Corps Humvees during the hilltop battle scene.

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Soldiers man a tripod-mounted BGM-71 TOW launcher

M136 AT4

During the hilltop battle scene, an M136 AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher fitted with a night-vision scope can be seen being fired by a U.S. Marine at an off-screen tripod.

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M136 AT4 Anti-Tank rocket launcher 84mm fitted with a night-vision scope.
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A Marine fires an M136 AT4 at an advancing 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).

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Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
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A soldier fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.

M203 Grenade Launcher

Near the end of the film, several U.S. Army soldiers in Boston can be seen with M203 grenade launchers mounted on their M4A1's.

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M203 grenade launcher 40mm

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.

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FGM-148 Javelin
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A soldier running with an FGM-148 Javelin

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.

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Winchester Model 1912 12 guage
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Harlan holds his Winchester Model 1912 in the air.