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Battleship

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Country United States
Directed byPeter Berg
Release Date2012
LanguageEnglish
StudioUniversal Pictures
Film 44
DistributorUniversal Pictures
Main Cast
CharacterActor
Alex HopperTaylor Kitsch
Stone HopperAlexander Skarsgård
Cora RaikesRihanna
Captain Yugi NagataTadanobu Asano
Mick CanalesGregory D. Gadson
Admiral Terrance ShaneLiam Neeson
Samantha ShaneBrooklyn Decker


Battleship is a 2012 American science fiction film directed by Peter Berg (The Kingdom) and is loosely based on the famous Hasbro board game. The film follows US naval forces as they must repel an alien invasion that has begun from the Pacific Ocean. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, and Liam Neeson and was made with the cooperation of the Department of Defense and the US Navy, and several scenes were filmed aboard active US Navy destroyers and aircraft carriers.


The following weapons were used in the film Battleship:

Contents

  • 1 Pistols
    • 1.1 SIG-Sauer P226
  • 2 Shotguns
    • 2.1 Mossberg 500
  • 3 Assault Rifles
    • 3.1 M4A1 Carbine
  • 4 Machine Guns
    • 4.1 Browning M2HB
    • 4.2 Browning M3
    • 4.3 GE M134 Minigun
    • 4.4 M240 GPMG
  • 5 Other
    • 5.1 Barrett M82A1
    • 5.2 Phalanx CIWS
    • 5.3 M61 Vulcan
  • 6 Gun Platform - US Navy Destroyer
    • 6.1 5" Mark 45 Mod 4
    • 6.2 5" Mark 45 Mod 2
  • 7 Gun Platform - US Navy Battleship
    • 7.1 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 - United States Naval Gun

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

SIG-Sauer P226

Petty Officer Cora Raikes (Rihanna) is seen drawing and firing what appears to be a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol after being disarmed of her M4A1 Carbine. Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) appears to carry a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm. This is a real movie gun and has appeared in several motion pictures.

Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) appears to carry a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm.

Petty Officer Cora Raikes (Rihanna) is seen drawing and firing a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol after being disarmed of her M4A1 Carbine.

Raikes fires her SIG at an alien.

Alien POV as Raikes fires her SIG.

Mossberg 500

Several sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones are seen armed with what appear to be Mossberg 500 shotguns.

Mossberg 500 "Persuader" - 12 Gauge

A sailor aboard the USS John Paul Jones is armed with what appears to be a Mossberg 500 shotgun.

M4A1 Carbine

The M4A1 Carbine is seen in the hands of Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) and Cora Raikes (Rihanna).

M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, Knight's Armament railed handguard and vertical foregrip - 5.56x45mm

Lt. Alex Hopper clears a ship with an M4A1 with a foregrip, flashlight, and ACOG sight.

The M4A1 Carbine in the hands of Cora Raikes.

Raikes fires an M4A1.

Heckler & Koch HK416

The with KAC flip-up sights is seen used by Lt. Colonel Mick Canales (Gregory D. Gadson) after recovering it from a police vehicle.

Heckler & Koch HK416 with 14.5-inch barrel - 5.56x45mm

The HK416 being readied. Note the Heckler & Koch stamp on the receiver. Mick racks the rifle and ejects the round already chambered.

The Heckler & Koch HK416 is held by Lt. Colonel Mick Canales (Gregory D. Gadson).

Lt. Colonel Mick Canales (Gregory D. Gadson) holds the HK416.

Browning M2HB

The Browning M2HB machine gun is seen mounted on various naval vessels, including the John Paul Jones and the Missouri.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG

This angle gives a good view of how the spent brass from the M2 falls out the bottom of the weapon instead of being spat out the side as with most machine guns.

A sailor opens fire with the M2.

Two M2s are seen.

A veteran sailor on the Missouri opens fire with the M2. These men were played by actual former crew members.

Another Missouri veteran also fires an M2.

The M2 being fired.

Browning M3

A Marine doorgunner is seen manning a Browning M3.

Browning M3 Aircraft - .50 BMG

A Marine doorgunner is seen manning a Browning M3.

A Marine doorgunner fires the machine gun at the alien weapons.

GE M134 Minigun

The GE M134 Minigun is seen mounted on a Navy boarding craft. These are original M134s upgraded by Garwood Industries.

Garwood Industries M134G - 7.62x51mm NATO

A production image of Cora Raikes (Rihanna) manning a Garwood Industries-upgraded GE M134 Minigun.

Petty Officer Cora Raikes with a minigun.

Cora with the weapon.

M240 GPMG

An M240 machine gun is seen being fired from the John Paul Jones.

M240B with newer-style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO

An M240 machine gun is seen being fired from the John Paul Jones.

Barrett M82A1

Captain Yugi Nagata (Tadanobu Asano) and Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) use Barrett M82A1 rifles to engage the third alien vessel.

Barrett M82A1 - .50 BMG

Captain Yugi Nagata (Tadanobu Asano) uses the Barrett M82A1 rifle.

Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) fires the Barrett M82A1 rifle.

Nagata and Alex firing Barrett rifles to engage the third alien vessel.

Phalanx CIWS

Nearly all the ships in the film can be seen fitted with Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapons System) installations. When the alien ships launch an attack, the USS John Paul Jones is seen using the Phalanx to defend against the incoming projectiles.

Phalanx Block 1A CIWS - 20x102mm

The USS John Paul Jones engages hostiles with a Block 1A Phalanx.

Phalanx Block 1B CIWS - 20x102mm. This is the current version which has a set of Optimised Gun Barrels (OGB) to increase accuracy and longevity, and Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) which enable the CIWS to engage targets with a low radar observability and surface targets.

A Block 1B Phalanx being fired.

M61 Vulcan

The M61 Vulcan can be seen as the secondary weapon of Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets that engage the aliens.

M61 Vulcan - 20x102mm

The M61 Vulcan can be seen as the secondary weapon of RAAF F/A-18 Hornets that engage the aliens.

5" Mark 45 Mod 4

5" Mark 45 Mod 4.

5" Mark 45 Mod 4.

5" Mark 45 Mod 2

5" Mark 45 Mod 2.

5" Mark 45 Mod 2.

16"/50 caliber Mark 7 - United States Naval Gun

Nine 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 - United States Naval Guns form the main armament of the Iowa-class battleships, which includes the USS Missouri, the battleship featured in the film.

Seen here are the 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 United States Naval Gun, the main armament of the USS Missouri, the battleship featured in the film.

The "Mighty Mo" fires its big guns for the first time since Desert Storm.

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