Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a 2004 first-person shooter set during World War II and, like the previous console game Rising Sun, focusing on the Pacific Theater of the war. Developed by EA Los Angeles and based on the Havok physics engine, it was exclusively released for Windows. The game's single-player campaign plot is inspired by films like Gung Ho!, The Thin Red Line, and Pearl Harbor and unlike its predecessors, Pacific Assault features more action on the frontline rather than covert operations behind enemy lines. The players take on the role of Private Tom Conlin, a young Marine who experiences the brutal battles of the Pacific, starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor. As Conlin, players take part in various key historical events, including the raid on Makin Raid, the Battle of Guadalcanal, and the fighting on Tarawa. 
The game combines both single-player and multiplayer modes offering team-based gameplay and a narrative that explores the challenges of soldiers in wartime. Gameplay centers on a variety of combat scenarios, ranging from large-scale assaults to more tactical and stealth-based operations. Players engage in gunfights using a wide array of authentic WWII weapons, including rifles, pistols, submachine guns, and grenades. The game also emphasizes the importance of squad-based mechanics, as players can command and work alongside fellow Marines in certain situations. Strategic use of cover, flanking enemies, and managing ammunition are key elements to success.
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=Handguns=
==Colt M1911A1==
The M1911A1 is available to the player 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.
==Nambu Type 14==
Japanese officers and corpsmen carry Nambu Type 14 transition models as their sidearm and it's usable to the player periodically. It comes with an 8-round magazine but with a slower rate of fire and damage.
==Smith & Wesson Model 1917==
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.
thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 1917 - .45 ACP
=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.
==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.
==Reising M55==
The Reising M55, which appears in-game with a 20-round magazine, makes its first appearance on Makin and is available of a dead marine on Tarawa.
=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.
=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 6.5x50mm rounds from a 5-round stripper clip. The rear sights automatically fold out when aiming the rifle.
==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 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 an Type 99 sniper rifle based on 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.
==Boys Mk. I==
The Boys Mk I appears in one of the missions near Henderson Airfield and on Tarawa Island. Being an anti-tank rifle, it deals a tremendous amount of damage; as a trade-off, the rifle can't be used without being deployed on its bipod.
==M1 Carbine==
The M1 Carbine is commonly used by Allied troops.
==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.
==Springfield M1903==
The M1903 Springfield is used in Basic Training without a scope. The scoped variant has a mounted Winchester A5 telescopic sight and is the primary weapon of Willy Gaines, the squad's sniper. Available in Tarawa, can be found in one of the LVTs.
===M1903/A5===
=Machine Guns=
==M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle==
Gunnery Sergeant Frank Minoso uses an M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle in all the missions 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.
==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.
==Type 92==
A mobile Type 92 light machine gun (a Japanese version of the Lewis Gun) with a 47-round pan magazine 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. It has no reload animation.
==Type 96==
Near the middle of the Tarawa level, you get to use Type 96 light machine guns fitted with bayonets.
=Flamethrowers=
==M2 Flamethrower==
A US Marine can very briefly be seen wielding an M2 Flamethrower during the Tarawa landing. It is also a cutout weapon that did not make it into the game as a playable device; except when using a cheat code.
=Grenades & Explosives=
==M6 Anti-Tank mine==
The American M6 Anti-Tank mine is available for the "Engineer" class in multiplayer. After placing it on the ground it can be buried as a booby trap.
 
==Mk. 2 frag grenade==
You start with some Mk 2 hand grenade, the standard-issued grenades of the U.S. military during World War II, in almost every mission. At the training level, the Mk. II training grenade appears.
==Type 93 Landmine==
Some Japanese soldiers carry Type 93 Landmines as human bombs during the single-player campaign. It is available in multiplayer for the "Kosakuhei" class and can also be used as a buried booby trap.
==Type 97 Hand Grenade==
The Type 97 hand grenade is the standard grenade of Japanese Soldiers.
=Mounted Weapons=
==1.1"/75 caliber gun==
Various 1.1-Inch/75 Caliber Naval Gun are mounted on the USS West Virginia. Appears as "US Quadmount AA".
==2 cm FlaK 38==
A German 2 cm FlaK 38 AA gun can be seen on the multiplayer map "Wake Island" (maybe taken from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault). It could also be the Japanese Type 2 20mm AA machine cannon, based on the German FlaK 38.
==16-inch/45-caliber gun==
The main armament of the USS West Virginia are 16-Inch/45 Caliber Naval Guns.
==Bofors 40mm==
Some Bofors 40mm AA guns are seen on Henderson Airfield.
==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.
==.30 AN/M2==
The .30 AN/M2.
==Browning M2==
A Browning M2 is seen on the USS West Virginia.
==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.
==Lewis Gun==
During the Pearl Harbor mission, the PT boat has dual-mounted Lewis guns with an ammunition capacity of 94 rounds in the pan magazines. Like the Type 92, it has no reload animation.
thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303
==M2 Mortar==
M2 Mortars make their first appearance in the training level and appear again during the "Bloody Ridge" attack.
==M116 75mm Pack Howitzer==
The M116 75 mm Pack Howitzer can be seen and used by the player during the single-player campaign.
==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 92 Battalion Gun==
A functional but cut Japanese Type 92 Battalion Gun is available with a cheat code.
==Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun==
The machine guns seen mounted on Japanese bunkers throughout the game are Type 92 heavy machine guns.
==Type 96 15 cm Howitzer==
Various Type 96 15 cm Howitzer can be seen in the single-player campaign and multiplayer maps. A single Japanese Type 96 15cm howitzer can be used in the single-player mission on Guadalcanal.
==Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun==
Throughout the campaign, some Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns can be seen and used.
==Type 97 light machine gun==
Most of the Japanese tanks have hull-mounted Type 97 light machine guns.
==Type 98 20 mm Machine Cannon==
A Japanese Type 98 20mm cannon is seen on the "Bougainville" multiplayer map.
==Type 99 20 mm Cannon==
Type 99 cannons are also mounted on the "Zero" fighters.
==Type 99 81 mm mortar==
The Type 99 81 mm Mortars appear as the primary weapon for Japanese mortar teams.
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