| Battleship
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Promotional Poster
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| Country
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 United States
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| Directed by
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Peter Berg
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| Release Date
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2012
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| Language
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English
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| Studio
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Universal Pictures
Film 44
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| Distributor
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Universal Pictures
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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:
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Pistols
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.
Shotguns
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.
Assault Rifles
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.
Heckler & Koch HK416
The Heckler & Koch HK416 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.
Machine Guns
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other
Barrett M82A1
Captain Yugi Nagata (Tadanobu Asano) and Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) use Barrett M82A1 rifles to engage the third alien vessel.
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.
The M61 Vulcan can be seen as the secondary weapon of RAAF F/A-18 Hornets that engage the aliens.
Gun Platform - US Navy Destroyer
5" Mark 45 Mod 4
5" Mark 45 Mod 2
Gun Platform - US Navy Battleship
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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