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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy. They are also featured in every Battlefield game except Battlefield 2142, Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield Heroes.
Battlefield 1942
The USMC first appeared in Battlefield 1942 with engagements against the Imperial Japanese Navy
Engagements against the IJN
Marine armor and infantry at Wake Island
Kits
The USMC kits in Battlefield 1942 are almost identical to the other factions but uniquely having the M1 Garand exclusively.
Scout
Equipment:
Anti-Tank
Equipment:
A USMC anti-tank soldier
Medic
Equipment
A USMC medic man an M2 Browning mounted on an M3A1 Half-track
Engineer
Equipment:
A USMC engineer
Marines in combat at Wake Island
Vehicles
- Willys MB
- M3A1
- M4 Sherman
- M7 Priest
- F4U Corsair
- SBD Dauntless
- LCVP
- Elco 80
- M2 Browning
- 40mm Bofors
- Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
- King George V-class battleship
- Fletcher-class destroyer
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Battlefield Vietnam
In Battlefield Vietnam, the USMC returns this time engaging against the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong. The Marines wear casual camouflaged military fatigues and a tank top, which reveals how exceptionally muscular they are, compared to soldiers of other factions.
Engagements Against the NVA
- Operation Hastings: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines vs. 5th Battalion, 812th Regiment
- Siege of Khe Sahn: 26th Marines vs. NVA 325th C Division
- Defense of Con Thien: 26th Marines vs. NVA 325th C Division
Player Kits
The USMC kits are almost Identical to the US Army. However they are issued a shotgun and a Bolt-action Rifle, similar to the MACV Loadout 1:
- Combat Knife
- M1911
- M16
- Four (4x) Hand Grenades
- Binoculars
Loadout 2:
- Combat Knife
- M1911
- Mossberg 500
- Four (4x) Hand Grenades
- Binoculars
Engineer
Loadout 1:
Loadout 2:
Heavy Assault
Loadout 1
Loadout 2
Scout
Loadout 1
- Combat Knife
- M1911
- M40
- Three (3x) Smoke Grenades
- Binoculars
Loadout 2
- Combat Knife
- M1911
- M16 with Scope
- Three (3x) Smoke Grenades
- Binoculars
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Battlefield 2
The USMC Anti-Tank.
The USMC Assault.
The USMC Engineer.
The USMC Medic.
The USMC Special Forces.
The USMC Sniper.
The USMC Support.
In Battlefield 2, the United States Marine Corps is one of the default playable three factions. They engage against the People's Liberation Army and the Middle Eastern Coalition.
In Battlefield 2: Armored Fury, the USMC fight the PLA and MEC in the new maps. In Battlefield 2: Special Forces, they are replaced by the United States Navy SEALs.
Engagements Against the PLA
- Dalian Plant
- Daqing Oilfields
- Dragon Valley
- FuShe Pass
- Songhua Stalemate
- Wake Island 2007
- Midnight Sun (Armored Fury)
Engagements Against the MEC
- Gulf of Oman
- Kubra Dam
- Mashtuur City
- Operation Clean Sweep
- Sharqi Peninsula
- Strike at Karkand
- Zatar Wetlands
- Operation Harvest (Armored Fury)
- Operation Road Rage (Armored Fury)
- Road To Jalalabad
Player Kits
Anti-Tank
Assault
Engineer
Medic
Sniper
Spec-Ops
Support
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Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
In Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, the United States Marine Corps appear in the multiplayer of the game. They are one of four factions in the game. They are allied with the European Union and fight both the Middle Eastern Coalition and the People's Liberation Army.
Engagements Against the MEC
Engagements Against the PLA
Player Kits
A pair of USMC soldiers.
Assault
Sniper
Spec Ops
Engineer
Support
Vehicles
A trio of USMC soldiers. From left to right are Support, Engineer and Spec Ops.
- M1A2 Abrams
- M6 Linebacker
- LAV-300
- DPV
- HMMWV
- Snowmobile
- Gun Van
- Civilian Car
- Civilian Truck
- AH-64D
- UH-60L
- AH-6J
- S-26
- RIB
- M2 Browning
- FIM-92 Stinger
- Mk 19
- Command Computer
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Battlefield 1943
A USMC rifleman with an M1 Garand
A USMC infantryman with a Thompson
A USMC scout with an M1903 Springfield
— Official Website Description
In Battlefield 1943, the United States Marine Corps is one of the two factions, fighting against the Imperial Japanese Navy on every map. They seem to use dark green to represent themselves, as their uniforms, vehicles and even some of their weapons are dark green, as opposed to the IJN's beige-colored uniforms.
Engagements against the IJN
Player Kits
Rifleman
Infantry
Scout
- M1 Bayonet (in hand)
- M1903 Springfield
- M1911
- 3 packs of TNT
Vehicles
- Willys MB
- Sherman
- LCVP
- Yorktown class aircraft carrier
- Vought F4U Corsair
- B-25 Mitchell
- M1919 Browning
- 40mm Bofors
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Battlefield Online
In Battlefield Online, the USMC is pitted against the Russian Army.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the United States Marines Corps makes a brief appearance in two singleplayer missions: Operation Aurora, where the player is part of a World War II Marine operation against the IJN, and in High Value Target, where Bad Company gets support from the modern Marines against Russian forces. The modern Marines all use the same character model as the US Army's Assault kit model from multiplayer.
*UAV & Mine Spotting*
Operation Aurora
Owens and McKee, US Marines in Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Weapons Used
- Thompson
- Type 100 (only used by Thomas Wyatt)
- Mk2 Hand Grenades
- Knife
Vehicles Used
- Vought F4U Corsair
- Type 95 Kurogane (stolen)
- Raft
- Type B1 submarine (stolen)
Notable Personnel
High Value Target
A Marine speaks with Redford about a Russian prisoner
Weapons Used
Vehicles Used
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Battlefield Play4Free
In Battlefield Play4Free, the United States Marine Corps are seen fighting the Russian Army.
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Battlefield 3
Singeplayer
In Battlefield 3, the United States Marine Corps is the main protagonist's faction, and the player controls Marine Staff Sergeant Henry Blackburn in the single-player campaign. He is controlled in most singleplayer missions, in an effort against the Iranian People's Liberation and Resistance, in the year 2014. The locations include Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, and Tehran, Iran. The Marines are seen in the singeplayer missions Operation Swordbreaker, Uprising, Operation Guillotine, Night Shift, and Rock and a Hard Place.
Weapons Used
Assault Rifles
Carbines
Handguns
Heavy Machine Guns
Launchers
Light Machine Guns
Personal Defense Weapons
Shotguns
Sniper Rifles/Designated Marksman Rifles
Vehicles Used
Ground Vehicles
Several Marine Corps Abrams tanks and F/A-18 Hornets
Light vehicles
- HMMWV
- Technical (captured)
- Growler ITV
- Phoenix
- Rhino
- HMMWV ASRAD
- Dirt Bike
LAV/MBT
Helicopters
Aircraft
- A-10 Thunderbolt II
- F/A-18E Super Hornet
- F-35 Lightning II
- AC-130 Spectre
- C-130 Hercules
- V-22 Osprey (SP only)
Notable Personnel
- Henry Blackburn
- Jonathan Miller
- David Montes
- Christian Matkovic
- Steve Campo
- Quinton Cole
- Jack Chaffin
- Joseph Brady
Multiplayer
In multiplayer, the USMC are fighting against the Russian Army. They are featured on every single map included in the base game and the expansions. Their voices are provided by Roger Murray, Nicholas Muller, Jason Naso, Scott Mayland, Nareg Aslanian, Kyle Heatherly, Garrett Powell and Arlie Cummins.
Default kits
The following loadouts shown below are the faction defaults for the USMC in Battlefield 3's multiplayer mode:
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Battlefield 4
Singeplayer
In Battlefield 4, the United States Marine Corps is the main protagonist's faction, and the player controls Daniel Recker in the single-player campaign.
In singleplayer the USMC makes use of the multiplayer models, with and without alterations. The most common skin to appear is the assault, sometimes with modification. The engineer also appears, with no modification. Though it rarely appears, the support skin may be seen in Tashgar. Finally, the recon skin makes two appearances -- in Singapore as part of Anvil 2, and in Tashgar where Molina uses its model with no facewrap.
In South China Sea, the USMC fights off invading PLA troops trying to board the USS Valkyrie, after Tombstone escapes the burning USS Titan and re-enters the USS Valkyrie, Tombstone then fights its way up to the flight deck with the help of USMC.
In Singapore, the USMC state an attack on Singapore in order to reach an airport held by the PLA that can stage attacks on the USS Valkyrie while it proceeds to Suez. The USMC state an amphibious assault and with the help of Tombstone destroy the airfield threat.
In Tashgar, the USMC fights the Russian Ground Force. Its hinted that the RGF have the upper hand as the USMC has been pushed out of the airport to new town to old town. The RGF also has SAM Sights under a Dam in the area. With the assistance of Tombstone, the USMC manages to take down SAM sights and regain air superiority. To thank Tombstone, Major Greenland send them to the USS Valkyrie at Suez Canal, Egypt.
In game the USMC uses M16A4 with no attachments and M4 with red dots.
Weapons Used
Assault Rifles
Carbines
Vehicles Used
Ground Vehicles
Light vehicles
LAV/MBT
Watercraft
Helicopters
Aircraft
Notable Personnel
Battlefield 4 USMC Character Models
Trivia
General
- The Marines have appeared in almost every Battlefield game to date, with the exception of Battlefield 2142 and the original Bad Company.
- In every Vietnam or Modern-based game, at least one of the multiplayer characters of the USMC is African American, though Battlefield 4 is possibly an exception, with the USMC Assault's race being unspecified.
Battlefield Vietnam
- In Battlefield Vietnam the Marines are shown as being the most muscular of the factions.
Battlefield 2
- Very early in Battlefield 2 (probably Alpha), the USMC looked very different & their voices were completely different as seen in this video.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- In the campaign of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, HMMWVs belonging to the USMC are actually marked "U.S. Army". This is most likely due to the same vehicle/kit models being used for both the Army and Marine forces in the game.
Battlefield 3
- In the Battlefield 3 Beta, the assault class Marine was Caucasian, however, in the retail game he is African American. The Support Class was also originally Caucasian, however in the game the Support Class Marine looks Hispanic.
- Certain entries on Battlelog refer to the multiplayer force as the US Army, instead of the Marines.
- The USMC in Battlefield 3 are always the attackers in Rush and Squad Rush on every map.
- The USMC in Battlefield 3 first-person model is the same as Blackburn's, despite their 3rd person appearance all having different gloves (exception of assault).
- The F-18E Super Hornet, A-10 Thunderbolt II and AH-6J Little Bird are not actually used by the Marines, but by the Navy, Air Force and Army respectively.
- There was a graphical issue with the American Assault kit, as the Marine is African American in third person but he appears Caucasian in first person view due to the skin tone of his arms. This was fixed in a later patch.
Battlefield 4
- The Marines' default uniform camouflage seems to be MultiCam. In reality, MultiCam is used by U.S. Army personnel deploying to Afghanistan, USSOCOM, and U.S. Air Force personnel deploying to Afghanistan. However, MARSOC, which is the special forces command in-charge of Marines assigned to Marine Special Operations Battalions, are part of SOCOM, possibly hinting the Marines in Battlefield 4 may be special forces. It was stated by U.S. Army officials that the MultiCam variation will be used by the year 2014, but the Marine Corps have no plans to adopt the camouflage.[1]
- The Assaults' outfit appears to be the standard Battle Dress Uniform at the time of the events of Battlefield 4, as it is worn by numerous Marines, Major Greenland, SSgt. Dunn (albeit with his own tigerstripe replacing the MultiCam), and Sergeant Recker.