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=Allied Weapons=
=Allied Weapons=
==Handguns==
 
===M1911A1===
Both Sgt. Joe Enders ([[Nicolas Cage]]) and Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson ([[Christian Slater]]) use [[M1911A1]] pistols as their sidearms. One of the mistake is that the M1911A1 usually have 4 magazine as extra ammo, not two, like in the movie.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders primes a satchel charge while holding his M1911A1. If he had any plan to use it, he'd cock the hammer and put it in his right hand.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders packs his M1911A1 in Yahzee's pack when he disguises himself as a Japanese soldier to steal a radio.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ox fires his M1911A1 after being stabbed by a bayonet. Slater flinches terribly in this scene.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I can't let them take us." Ox prepares to kill Whitehorse when the Japanese over whelm them.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Instead of killing Whitehorse, he whips him around and fires his M1911A1 some more.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Whitehorse picks up Ox's M1911A1 when a Gunto-wielding Japanese officer decapitates him and fires it, eyes closed.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close up Ox's M1911A1 when Yahzee picks it up and threatens to kill Enders. Note the milling on the ejection port, one of the procedures done to convert a real gun to fire blanks.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders reloads his M1911A1 during the final battle.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yahzee forces Enders to turn his M1911A1 on him.]]
==Submachine Guns==
===M1928 Thompson===
===M1928 Thompson===
Sgt. Joe Enders ([[Nicolas Cage]]) uses an [[Thompson#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928 Thompson]] fitted with a 50 round drum during the opening firefight in the swamps of Guadalcanal.
Sgt. Joe Enders ([[Nicolas Cage]]) uses an [[Thompson#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|M1928 Thompson]] fitted with a 50 round drum during the opening firefight in the swamps of Guadalcanal.
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[[Image:WindtalkersM2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunner on a Browning M2HB. Note how the belt box is an authentic 105 round .50 caliber version.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2HB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunner on a Browning M2HB. Note how the belt box is an authentic 105 round .50 caliber version.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2HB-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunner gets killed after the tank is destroyed.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM2HB-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gunner gets killed after the tank is destroyed.]]
==Handguns==
===M1911A1===
Both Sgt. Joe Enders ([[Nicolas Cage]]) and Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson ([[Christian Slater]]) use [[M1911A1]] pistols as their sidearms. One of the mistake is that the M1911A1 usually have 4 magazine as extra ammo, not two, like in the movie.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders primes a satchel charge while holding his M1911A1. If he had any plan to use it, he'd cock the hammer and put it in his right hand.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders packs his M1911A1 in Yahzee's pack when he disguises himself as a Japanese soldier to steal a radio.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ox fires his M1911A1 after being stabbed by a bayonet. Slater flinches terribly in this scene.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I can't let them take us." Ox prepares to kill Whitehorse when the Japanese over whelm them.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Instead of killing Whitehorse, he whips him around and fires his M1911A1 some more.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Whitehorse picks up Ox's M1911A1 when a Gunto-wielding Japanese officer decapitates him and fires it, eyes closed.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close up Ox's M1911A1 when Yahzee picks it up and threatens to kill Enders. Note the milling on the ejection port, one of the procedures done to convert a real gun to fire blanks.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Enders reloads his M1911A1 during the final battle.]]
[[Image:WindtalkersM1911A1-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yahzee forces Enders to turn his M1911A1 on him.]]
==Submachine Guns==


==Shotguns==
==Shotguns==

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Windtalkers (2002)

Windtalkers is a 2002 World War II film directed by John Woo and stars Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater as two US Marine sergeants assigned to protect Navajo code talkers during the battle of Saipan in the Pacific.

The following weapons were used in the film Windtalkers:


Allied Weapons

M1928 Thompson

Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) uses an M1928 Thompson fitted with a 50 round drum during the opening firefight in the swamps of Guadalcanal.

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M1928 Thompson - .45 ACP.
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Sgt. Enders kills a Japanese soldier in the brush with his M1928 Thompson.
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Sgt. Enders fires his M1928 Thompson at the Japanese soldiers.
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Sgt. Enders with his Thompson.
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Sgt. Enders tries to help Bill over a log during the opening battle.

M1928A1 Thompson

For the remainder of the film, Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) uses an M1928A1 Thompson fitted with a 30 round magazine (although the capacity is continually ignored, being a John Woo film). Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson (Christian Slater) also uses an M1928A1. Since this is a Woo film, whenever Enders or Ox comes running in, all it takes is a good hip fired burst from their Thompsons and all the Japanese are dead.

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M1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP.
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Sgt. Enders hugs the dirt while armed with his M1928A1 Thompson.
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Sgt. Enders lets loose his M1928A1 Thompson.
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Sgt. Enders reloads his Thompson.
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Sgt. Ox fires his Thompson.
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Sgt. Enders with his Thompson.
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Sgt. Ox with his Thompson. The shot is clearly reversed since Christian Slater is right handed and the ejection port is on the right side.
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Ox fires his Thompson at the Japanese.
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Another shot of Ox firing his Thompson.
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Enders takes out three Japanese soldiers with his Thompson, firing it with one hand! Realistically, the recoil of the Thompson would make it nearly impossible to accomplish this feat without completely missing, injuring yourself, or both.

Rifles

M1 Carbine

Both Private Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) and Private Charlie Whitehorse (Roger Willie) use M1 Carbines throughout the film.

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M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine.
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Yahzee with his M1 Carbine.
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Yahzee with his M1 Carbine.
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Whitehorse fires his M1 Carbine, eyes closed.
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Fortino (Billy Morts) fires his M1 Carbine.
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Yahzee holds his M1 Carbine on a Japanese soldier during the Mexican standoff of the film, inevitable in a John Woo movie.
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Multiple Marines fire their M1 Carbines and Garands.
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Yahzee fires his M1 Carbine, eyes closed.
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Yahzee fires his M1 Carbine during the final battle.

M1 Garand

M1 Garand rifles are the most common weapons in the hands of U.S. Marines. Most notably seen used by Private Pappas (Mark Ruffalo) and Private Nellie (Martin Henderson).

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M1 Garand - .30-06.
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Ender's men Tommy in Guadalcanal with an M1 Garand.
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Pvt. Pappas with his M1 Garand during the battle of Saipan.
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Pvt. Nellie with his M1 Garand.
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Pvt. Nellie with his M1 Garand.
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Pvt. Pappas fires his M1 Garand.
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Pappas fires his M1.
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Pappas fires his M1.

Springfield M1903

Some of the Marines during the opening scene use Springfield M1903 rifles. USMC indeed fought with them in Guadalcanal, while US Army was issued with M1 Garand. It should also be noted that M1903 rifles were commonly used alongside M1 Carbines and Garands due to M1 Garand shortages and that a number of front line Marine units were still using M1903s as infantry rifles up until the end of the Second World War due to the shortage of M1 Garands.

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Springfield M1903 Transitional (pre-WW2) issue - .30-06.
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A Marine with a Springfield M1903, fitted with an M1917 bayonet.
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A Marine with a Springfield M1903.

Machine Guns

Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2

Private Chick (Noah Emmerich) uses a Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 as his role of the support gunner in the film, although his BAR is firing on the faster auto fire rate and has the bipod removed, suggesting it is used more in the assault rifle role.

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Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 - .30-06.
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Pvt. Chick lets loose his BAR.
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Pvt. Chick fires his BAR.
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Pvt. Chick gives supporting fire with his BAR.
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Pvt. Chick bullies Yahzee for "looking like a Nip". During this scene, a continuity error is present as the bolt on his BAR is seen both locked back and closed in the scene.
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A nice side shot of the BAR.
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Early Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06.
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Marine on the tank after White Horse killing sequence carries an early browning.

Browning M1919A4

Browning M1919A4 machine guns are seen both pintle mounted on US jeeps and mounted on M2 tripods in the hands of the infantry.

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M1919A4 - .30-06.
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Marines ready a Browning M1919A4 during the battle of Saipan.
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A Browning M1919A4 pintle mounted on a jeep.
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A Marine lugs an M1919A4 while another carries the M2 tripod. Based on the way he carries the gun, it is assumed to be a resin prop since a real M1919 is far too heavy to carry by the barrel with the bulk of the gun hanging off the shoulder.
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A Marine is seen manning an M1919A4 behind Gny. Sgt. Hjelmstad (Peter Stormare).

Browning M2HB

Browning M2HB machine guns are seen mounted on US M4 Sherman tanks.

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Browning M2HB - .50 BMG.
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A gunner mans a Browning M2HB as the tank gets hit by Japanese artillery.
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A gunner on a Browning M2HB. Note how the belt box is an authentic 105 round .50 caliber version.
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A gunner gets killed after the tank is destroyed.

Handguns

M1911A1

Both Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) and Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson (Christian Slater) use M1911A1 pistols as their sidearms. One of the mistake is that the M1911A1 usually have 4 magazine as extra ammo, not two, like in the movie.

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Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.
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Enders primes a satchel charge while holding his M1911A1. If he had any plan to use it, he'd cock the hammer and put it in his right hand.
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Enders packs his M1911A1 in Yahzee's pack when he disguises himself as a Japanese soldier to steal a radio.
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Ox fires his M1911A1 after being stabbed by a bayonet. Slater flinches terribly in this scene.
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"I can't let them take us." Ox prepares to kill Whitehorse when the Japanese over whelm them.
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Instead of killing Whitehorse, he whips him around and fires his M1911A1 some more.
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Whitehorse picks up Ox's M1911A1 when a Gunto-wielding Japanese officer decapitates him and fires it, eyes closed.
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A close up Ox's M1911A1 when Yahzee picks it up and threatens to kill Enders. Note the milling on the ejection port, one of the procedures done to convert a real gun to fire blanks.
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Enders reloads his M1911A1 during the final battle.
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Yahzee forces Enders to turn his M1911A1 on him.

Submachine Guns

Shotguns

Winchester 1897

Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad (Peter Stormare) uses a Winchester 1897 "Trench" gun as his weapon in the film, although he is never seen firing it.

EDIT: In the "Director's Cut", Hjelmstad uses it during the surprise Japanese attack on the village.

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Winchester 1897 - 12 Gauge.
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A nice shot of the barrel of Gunny Hjelmstad's Winchester 1897.
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Gunny Hjelmstad with his Winchester '97.
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Hjelmstad with his Winchester '97 when taking cover from friendly artillery.
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Hjelmstad pumps his Winchester '97.
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Hjelmstad with his Winchester '97 slung over his back.
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Hjelmstad gets shot by a Japanese gunner.

Other

Bowie Knife

A Bowie Knife is used by Whitehorse (Roger Willie) and later by Yahzee (Adam Beach).

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A Japanese soldier is killed by Whitehorse's (Roger Willie) Bowie knife.

M1 Bazooka

An M1 Bazooka is used by Marines during the battle of Saipan. When two Marines are attempting to take out a bunker with the device, the loader is wounded and the gunner is killed, so Sgt. Pete "Ox" Anderson (Christian Slater) runs out and does a stylish "judo-roll", grabbing the launcher in the process. The wounded loader gets back up and readies the weapon, and Ox takes out the bunker single handedly. Some other Marines are also seen carrying them.

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M1 Bazooka - 60mm.
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Two Marines attempt to fire an M1 Bazooka.
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Sgt. Ox waits as the loader readies the Bazooka.
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Sgt. Ox aims the Bazooka.
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Sgt. Ox fires the Bazooka, with his thumb blocking the sights.
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A Marine lugs a Bazooka.

M2-2 Flamethrower

Private Harrigan (Brian Van Holt) uses an M2-2 Flamethrower as his weapon in the film. True to Hollywood Pvt. Harrigan's M2-2 Flamethrower explodes due to a single shot from an FMJ, engulfing the Private and forcing Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) puts him out of his misery with his .45. In reality the fuel inside of a flamethrower is often difficult to ignite, which is why built-in magnesium igniters are used. The gas used to pressurize the tanks is also non flammable. In real life a hit from and FMJ or lead round would most likely knock him off of his feet due the massive pressure released from the small entrance hole. Although it should be noted that had incendiary ammunition been used there is a chance of an ignition of the tank/operator.

M2-2 Flamethrower.
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Pvt. Harrigan torches a Japanese bunker with his M2-2 Flamethrower.
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Pvt. Harrigan burns a Japanese tank with his M2-2 Flamethrower.
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Another shot of Harrigan torching the tank.
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Here we see the flamethrower is a rubber prop, since even empty the tank weighs roughly 30lbs and the torch seems to slightly bend.
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Harrigan's tank ignites when struck by a round, which is extremely unlikely, unless either it is an incendiary round, or the tank is made of very weak metal.
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Harrigan, SOL.

M7 Smoke Grenade

Marines throw unknown smoke grenades to cover the approach of Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) when he charges a machine gun emplacement to throw a satchel charge inside.

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Pvt. Nellie (Martin Henderson) throws a smoke grenade.

Mk II hand grenade

Mk II hand grenades are used by the Marines.

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Mk II hand grenade.
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Tommy during the opening scene throws a Mk II grenade.
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Pvt. Pappas (Mark Ruffalo) pulls the pin on a Mk II grenade.
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Sgt. Enders pops the primer handle off a Mk II grenade before throwing it in to kill Whitehorse (Roger Willie).

Axis Weapons

Handguns

Nambu Type 14

A Japanese soldier tries to draw his Nambu Type 14 Pistol from his holster before Pvt. Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) stabs him with the Type 30 Bayonet of his Arisaka Type 38 rifle.

Nambu Type 14 pistol - 8mm Nambu.
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A Japanese soldier tries to pull a Nambu Type 14 pistol from his holster. While not much of the gun is seen, the shape of the butt confirms it as a Type 14 as opposed to a Type 94 pistol.

Rifles

Arisaka Sniper Rifle

While not closely seen, a Japanese sniper takes out a few Marines with an Arisaka Rifle, assumed to be a scoped model to fit the sniper role. But due to John Woo logic, he is no match for Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) and a quick hip fired burst from his Thompson.

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A Japanese sniper takes out Marines with an unknown sniper Arisaka rifle.


Arisaka Type 99

Arisaka Type 99 rifles are the most commonly seen rifles in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army. The early models contained a folding wire monopod, flip up sights with "Anti-Aircraft" bars, chrome plated bores, and a dust cover. As the war went on the quality had dropped. These late war rifles where known as "Last Ditch" rifles and were very crudely manufactured with most missing the accessories of the earlier models.

At one point in the film, Pvt. Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) disguises himself as a Japanese soldier to acquire a radio after his is destroyed. He also takes a substitute standard ("last ditch") Arisaka Type 99 along with the disguise.

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Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.
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substitute standard ("last ditch") Arisaka Type 99 - 7.7x58mm.
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Japanese soldiers fire their Arisaka Type 99 and substitute standard ("last ditch") Arisaka Type 99 rifles.
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A Japanese soldier fires his Arisaka Type 99 after emerging from a hidden hole.
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A Japanese soldier fires his Arisaka Type 99 rifle with the "anti-aircraft" sight flipped up.
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The Japanese soldier in the foreground has an Arisaka Type 99. Notice the wire monopod
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A Japanese soldier crawls over to grab his Arisaka Type 99 after the Marines overwhelm the trenches.
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A line up of Japanese weaponry.
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Sgt. Enders does a brass check on a "Last Ditch" Arisaka Type 99 before handing it to Yahzee. Notice the non-adjustable sights and missing wooden top cover.
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Yahzee with a "Last Ditch" Arisaka Type 99 while disguised as a Japanese soldier.
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Another Japanese soldier with a Type 99, this one with the sights flipped up but seems to be missing the "Anti-Aircraft" lead bars that fold out from the sights.
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A Japanese soldier stabs Ox with the Type 30 bayonet of his Type 99.
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A Japanese soldier prepares to stab Whitehorse with his Type 30 bayonet before being ordered not to so he can be interrogated.

Machine Guns

Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

Japanese soldiers are seen firing Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns in the film.

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Nambu Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.
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A Japanese soldier chambers a Nambu Type 92 HMG. Note blank rounds on belt strip.
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A Japanese soldier is seen manning a Nambu Type 92 in a weapons line up.

Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun

Japanese soldiers are seen mowing down Marines with Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Guns. When trying to steal a Japanese radio, Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) uses two Type 99 LMGs to cover Yahzee as he calls in. Some have 20 round magazines.

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Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun - 7.7x58mm.
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A Japanese soldier fires a Nambu Type 99 LMG during the battle of Saipan.
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A Japanese (played by stuntman Simon Rhee) fires a Nambu Type 99.
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A Japanese fires a Nambu Type 99 hand held.
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Japanese soldiers fire Type 99s from a bunker.
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A line up of Japanese weaponry.
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Enders unloads a Type 99 on Japanese soldiers in the trenches.
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Enders picks up and fires a second Type 99.
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Japanese soldiers ambush Marines in a mine field.
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A Japanese soldier kills Gny. Sgt. Hjelmstad (Peter Stormare) with a Type 99 fitted with a Type 30 bayonet.

Other

Type 97 hand grenade

Japanese soldiers during the opening scene in Guadalcanal use Type 97 hand grenades, one of which cripples Sgt. Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) and damages his ear beyond use.

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Type 97 hand grenade.
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A Japanese soldier primes a Type 97 hand grenade by tapping it on his helmet.
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An airborne Type 97 grenade takes out one of Enders' men.
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An incoming Type 97 before hitting Enders.

Type 89 "Knee Mortar"

Type 89 "Knee Mortar"s (technically grenade launchers) are used by Japanese soldiers during the unexpected assault on the Marines in the controlled town.

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Type 89 "Knee Mortar". In reality it was translated as "Leg Mortar" but poor translation changed it to Knee. This resulted in many GIs trying out captured ones by firing them from the knee, which led to multiple injuries.
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A Japanese soldier loads his Type 89 "Knee Mortar".
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A Japanese soldier fires his Type 89 "Knee Mortar".
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A Japanese soldier loads his Knee Mortar.