Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault General Boxart Release Date: November 4, 2004 Developer: EA Los Angeles Publisher: Electronic Arts Series: Medal of Honor Platforms: Microsoft Windows Genre: First-Person Shooter

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter developed by EA Los Angeles and is the second entry to be set chiefly in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 after Medal of Honor: Rising Sun. The game is based on films like Pearl Harbour, The Thin Red Line and Gung Ho!. The player takes control of young Private Tom Conlin and follows him from Pearl Harbour, to the Makin Island raid, Guadalcanal Island and finally to Tarawa Island.

The following weapons appear in the video game Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault:

Handguns

Colt M1911A1

The M1911A1 is available to the player at several times during the game. It is also seen as one of the two primary weapons of the squad's Corpsman. In-game, the M1911A1 is customized with bright wooden grips.

Colt M1911A1 pistol - .45 ACP

The player holding his M1911A1.

Aiming.

Reloading the M1911A1. Note the bright wooden grips.

Nambu Type 14

Japanese officers and corpsman carry Nambu Type 14s as their sidearm and it's usable to the player periodically. It comes with an 8-round magazine but with slower rate of fire and damage.

Nambu Type 14 pistol - 8x22mm Nambu

The player with his Nambu Type 14.

Aiming.

Reloading the Nambu Type 14.

Chambering the pistol.

Smith & Wesson Model 1917 Revolver

Marine Raiders in the early part of the war sometimes carry M1917 revolvers as their sidearm; the player character uses one during the first few missions as well.

Smith & Wesson Model 1917 in .45 ACP

EA game art for the S&W M1917 .45 revolver.

The player character with his M1917 revolver.

Aiming. Note that the sights are misaligned; were one to aim like this in reality, their shots would land high.

Emptying out the cylinder...

...and inserting a fresh set of rounds.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

In Basic Training, the M1928A1 Thompson appears with a 50 round drum. In the Pearl Harbor mission, the Thompson has a 30 round stick even though 30 round magazines weren't available until 1942 when the M1/M1A1 Thompson came out, and later in the game, it comes with a 50 round drum magazine again.

M1928A1 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine.

M1928A1 Thompson in-game.

Aiming.

Reloading.

The player fires an M1928A1 Thompson with a drum magazine.

M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service..

Reloading the Thompson with a 30-round stick magazine.

Pulling back the charging handle in position.

Type 100

The 1944 model of the Type 100 submachine gun is available for the Japanese faction. So the first appearance of the Type 100/44 in the Makin Raid (1942) and later on Guadalcanal Island (1942/43) missions are anachronistically. Thereafter, it will be available in small numbers during the rest of the campaign.

Type 100 (1944-1945 model) with magazine removed - 8x22mm Nambu

Type 100 in-game.

Aiming.

Loading a new magazine.

Rechambering the Type 100.

Reising M55

The Reising M55 (which appears in-game with a 20 round magazine) makes its first appearance on Makin, and is available off a dead marine on Tarawa.

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Reising M55 submachine gun (folding stock variant) - .45 ACP

Equipping by unfolding the stock.

Reising M55 in-game.

Aiming.

Reloading.

Rifles

Arisaka Type 38

The majority of Japanese troopers use Arisaka Type 38s as their primary weapon. Like the Garand, it is never seen without a bayonet. It fires 6.5×50mm rounds from a 5-round stripper-clip. The rear sights automatically fold out when aiming the rifle.

Type 38 Arisaka bolt action rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Type 38 in-game.

The player looking down the Type 38 sights. Note: Unlike the receiver which was modeled from a Type 99, these sights are modeled, correctly, off of a Type 38.

Type 38 reloading. Note: The receiver has only one case rupture port and the receiver says "99 Type" in Japanese written horizontally. If this was modeled off of a Type 38 it should have two case rupture ports and should say "38 Type" in Japanse written vertically

Arisaka Type 44

A few Japanese troops are seen with Type 44 Carbines in a few levels, most notably near the end of the Tarawa level. It's heavier than the Type 38 and is always equipped with an unfolded bayonet.

Arisaka Type 44 Cavalry Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka.

A Type 44 Carbine in the hands of the player.

The player looking down the sights of the Type 44 Carbine.

The player reloading the Type 44 Carbine. Note: The model has two case rupture ports like a Type 44 should, but they are too far apart and too far forward. And, just like the Type 38, the model of the receiver says "99 Type" horizontally in Japanese, not "44 Type" vertically like it should say.

Performing a melee attack with the spike-type bayonet.

Arisaka Type 97

The only Japanese rifle without a bayonet, the Type 97 is used in the Lunga River mission to take out snipers hidden in the trees. The Type 97 sniper rifle was basically an Arisaka Type 38 fitted with a side-mounted sniper scope. The difference between the Type 97 and the Type 38 is that the Type 97 has a very sluggish rate of fire, a lighter stock, and a side-mounted telescopic scope. One of the unique features of the Type 97 that also appears in-game is that the 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka the rifle fires has no muzzle flash due to the small cartridge and the length of the barrel, making it difficult to do counter-sniping activity with a sniper using this weapon.

Note: In-game, it is called a Type 97 sniper rifle, but the model shows that it's actually a Type 99 sniper rifle based off of the Type 99 short rifle in 7.7x58mm, not the Type 38 long rifle in 6.5x50mmSR. This is indicated by the anti-aircraft fold out wings on the rear sight and the full-length stock, both of which the Type 38 and Type 97 did not have.

Arisaka Type 97 Sniper Rifle with scope - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka.

Arisaka Type 99 Sniper Rifle with scope - 7.7x58mm Arisakaa.

The Type 97 sniper rifle being carried by the player.

Using the scope.

Working the bolt.

Reloading the Type 97. Note: The anti-aircraft fold out wings on the rear sight and the full-length stock. It is actually a Type 99 sniper rifle that the developers incorrectly called a Type 97.

Boys MKI Anti-Tank Rifle

The Boys Antitank Rifle appears in one of the missions near Henderson Airfield and on Tarawa Island. Since it is an Anti-Tank Rifle it has very high damage but it always has to be set up.

Boys MKI Anti-Tank Rifle - .55 Boys (13.9x99B)

The Boys AT rifle on the ground.

The Boys AT rifle in the player's hands.

Aiming the deployed Boys AT rifle.

M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is commonly used by Allied troops.

World War Two era M1 Carbine, with dark walnut stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and magazine pouch for buttstock.

M1 Carbine in-game.

Aiming.

Loading a fresh magazine.

Releasing the bolt handle.

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is first seen in a shack in Henderson Airfield and it's available for use on Guadalcanal and Tarawa. It is never seen without a bayonet.

M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

M1 Garand in-game. Note the half bridge from the 1957 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai

Aiming.

Inserting a new 8-round "en bloc" clip.

Pushing the bolt into battery.

Reloading the M1 Garand at Henderson Field. Note the reference to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in the subtitles.

M1903 Springfield

The M1903 Springfield is used in Basic Training without a scope, and with a scope appears as "Springfield M1903/A5". It is the primary weapon of Willy Gaines, the squad's sniper. Available in Tarawa, can be found in one of the LVTs.

M1903 Springfield - 30-06

M1903 Springfield in-game.

Aiming.

Loading a new 5 round stripper clip.

M1903 Springfield sniper variant .30-06 with M84 scope.

Gaines with his scoped M1903 Springfield. Note that his Unertl sniper scope is missing the front part.

Holding the scoped Springfield.

Using the scopew.

Loading a new round.

Shotguns

Remington Model 11

The Remington Model 11 is available to be used by the player on Tarawa, and is a hidden weapon on Makin. (hint: look in the downed pilot's plane)

Remington Model 11 shotgun in "riot-gun" configuration.

Remington Model 11 in-game.

aiming.

Reloading the Remington Model 11.

Machine Guns

Browning M1919A4

The Browning M1919A4 first appears in Basic Training, then in the Bloody Ridge level, and on a hilltop on Guadalcanal. You later get to use the aircraft version in a dual mount during the "Flyboys" mission.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 on M2 tripod.

The mounted Browning M1919A4 during the training.

Left side.

Manning the MG.

Browning AN/M2, flexible mount - .30-06 Springfield

Dual-mounted Browning AN/M2s mounted on a SBD Dauntless dive bomber in the "Flyboys" mission.

Browning M2

A Browning M2 is seen on the USS West Virginia.

Browning M2HB - .50 BMG.

A sailor fires the Browning.

Browning M2HB Watercooled

The Browning M2HB Watercooled is used in a mission to blow up torpedoes approaching a submarine and later used to shoot down Zero fighters attacking a PBY Catalina.

Browning M2 .50 water-cooled.

M2HB Watercooled in-game.

Manning the M2HB Watercooled.

Lewis gun

The PT boat you go into during the Pearl Harbor mission has dual-mounted Lewis guns.

Lewis gun - .303

Manning the dual-mounted Lewis Guns mounted on a PT boat during the famous Pearl Harbor attack.

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Gunnery Sergeant Frank Minoso uses an M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle in all of the missions in which he appears with a screw-on compensator. It is also used by the player, and it is noted that Frank has scratched "Minoso" on the buttstock.

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle .30-06

The BAR in-game.

Aiming.

Reloading the BAR.

Releasing the bolt handle.

M1941 Johnson

The M1941 Johnson machine gun is usable only on the last stage of "Bloody Ridge," and only if you have the Director's Edition of the game (the Johnson is special content unique to that version of the game). It appears as a starting loadout in some of the missions.

M1941 Johnson machine gun - .30-06

Holding the Johnson in-game.

Aiming.

Reloading.

The M1941 Johnson LMG on the ground.

Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun

The machine guns seen mounted on Japanese bunkers throughout the game are Type 92s.

Nambu Type 92 HMG - 7.7x58mm

The Type 92 in-game.

Manning the Type 92 in-game.

Type 92

A mobile Type 92 (a Japanese version of the Lewis Gun) appears as a mobile machine gun that can be carried around by machine gun crews and the player and placed on a large, even space on the ground.

Japanese Type 92 with forced-air cooling jacket - 7.7x56R.

A Type 92 in mounting position. Note the larger trigger guard

Manning the Type 92.

The Type 92 being carried by the player.

Type 96

Near the middle of the Tarawa level, you get to use Type 96 Light Machine Guns fitted with bayonets.

Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka

The player holding the Type 96.

Aiming.

Putting up a new magazine.

Rechambering the Type 96.

Type 97

Most of the Japanese tanks have hull-mounted Type 97s.

Type 97 light machine gun 7.7x58mm Arisaka

A Type 97 mounted in the hull of the Type 98 "Ke-Ni" light tank.

Explosives

M6 Anti-Tank mine

The American M6 Anti-Tank mine is available in the multiplayer.

Holding the M6 mine.

Mk. II frag grenade

You start with some Mk. II frag grenades, the standard-issued grenades of the U.S. military during World War II, in almost every mission. In the training level, the Mk. II training grenade appears.

Mk 2 High-Explosive fragmentation hand grenade.

The player with a Mk 2 grenade.

The player throws the grenade.

Mk 2 training grenade.

Various Training grenades on the table.

Type 93 Landmine

The Type 93 Landmine is available in the multiplayer.

Type 93 mine.

Holding the Type 93.

A placed mine.

Type 97 Hand Grenade

The Type 97 hand grenade is the standard grenade of Japanese Soldiers.

Type 97 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (minus pin)

The player holds a Type 97 grenade.

Throwing the grenade.

Other

1.1"/75 caliber gun

Various 1.1"/75 caliber guns are mounted on the USS West Virginia. Appears as "US Quadmount AA".

1.1"/75 caliber "Chicago piano" quad mount aboard the USS Pennsylvania - 28x199mm

The 1.1"/75 caliber gun in.game.

Manning the gun.

2cm FlaK 38

A German 2cm FlaK 38 AA gun can be seen on the multiplayer map "Wake Island" (maybe taken from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault). It could be also the Japanese Type 2 20mm AA machine cannon, that is based on the German FlaK 38.

2 cm FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B

The strayed FlaK in-game.

Bofors 40mm

Some Bofors 40mm AA guns are seen on Henderson Airfield.

Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR

In-game Borfors.

Manning the gun.

M116 75mm Pack Howitzer

The M116 75mm Pack Howitzer can be seen and used by the player during the singleplayer champaign.

M116 Pack howitzer - 75mm

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A Pack Howitzer in-game.

M2 Mortar

M2 Mortars make their first appearance in the training level and appear again during the "Bloody Ridge" attack.

M2 60mm Mortar

An M2 Mortar behind some sandbags.

Manning the mortar during the training.

Type 88 75 mm AA gun

Some Type 88 75 mm AA gun must be destroyed in the last chapter of the Tarawa campaign.

Type 96 15cm Howitzer

Various Type 96 15 cm howitzers can be seen in the singleplayer campaign and multiplayer maps. A single Japanese Type 96 15cm howitzer can be used in the singleplayer mission on Guadalcanal.

An non-playable Type 96 in-game.

The usable Type 96 in-game.

Using the howitzer.

Type 96 AT/AA Gun

Throughout the campaign, some Type 96 AT/AA Guns can be seen and used.

Japanese Type 96 AT / AA Gun on triple mount - 25x163mm

Using the AA Gun.

Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun

Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero"s are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Guns.

Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R

Type 98 AA/AT

A Japanese Type 98 AA/AT is seen on the "Bougainville" multiplayer map.

Type 98 AA gun at the Chinese People's Revolution Military Museum in Beijing - 20x142mm

The Type 98 in-game.

Type 99 Cannon

Type 99 cannons are also mounted on the "Zero"s.

Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB

Type 99 Mortar

Type 99 Mortars appear as the primary weapon for Japanese mortar teams.

Type 99 Mortar.

A Type 99 Mortar in-game.

Using the mortar.