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Encyclopedia > List of World War II weapons

World War II weapons are an extensive list, too long for a single article.


By country

One of the most useful ways to list weapons is by the countries who produced and/or used the weapons during World War II. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

// Weapons by popular name Few German weapons of World War II were given popular names, and those that were recognized officially as such numbered even fewer. ... Pistols Beretta M-1934 Rifles Carcano Rifle Submachine Guns Beretta 38A Machine Guns Breda M-30 M-37 Grenades Bomb a Mano Vehicles ... INFANTRY WEAPONS RIFLES Type 38 Rifle Type 38 Cavalry Rifle Type 44 Cavalry Rifle Type 97 Sniper Rifle Type 99 Rifle Type 99 Sniper Rifle TERA Rifles (Type 100 Rifle, Type 1 Rifle, Type 2 Rifle) Experimental Automatic Rifles (Type 5 rifle) PISTOLS Type 26 9 mm Pistol Type 14... Small arms Rifles Mosin-Nagant SVT-40 Submachine guns PPD-40 PPSh-41 PPS-43 Pistols Nagant M1895 TT-33 Machine-guns Russian M1910 Maxim DP-28 Grenades F1 grenade RG-42 RGD-33 Tanks Light tanks T-26 T-40 T-50 T-60 T-70 BT tank series... Rifle De Lisle carbine Lee-enfield Jungle Carbine Submachine gun Lanchester SMG Sten Pistol Tank Cruiser Mk I Cruiser Mk II Cruiser Mk III Cruiser Mk V Covenanter Cruiser Mk VI Crusader Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell ... Rifles M1 Carbine M1 Garand Springfield 1903 rifle Browning Automatic Rifle M1941 Rifle M41 Johnson LMG Pistol M1911 Colt 38 cal. ...

By type

Many types of weapons were used in World War II.

Artillery by name Army 20 cm Rocket: Japanese 200 mm artillery rocket Bazooka: American antitank rocket launcher BL 4. ... // Sidearms Beretta 1934: A fine compact pistol adopted as the Italian service pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors pistols. ...

Other lists

This page lists the common infantry weapons used by the various armies engaged in World War II. // Australia Owen Gun — submachine gun Austen - submachine gun Bren- machine gun 303 lee enfield- bolt action rifle Canada Bren light machine gun Lee-Enfield rifles No. ... This is a list of weapons which, while not being mainstream, were used in significant enough numbers to warrant mention. ... // Submachine Guns MP 18 I (WWI Bergmann) MP 28 (improved MP 18 I) MP 30(ö) (ex-Austrian S1-100 variant) MP 34(ö) (ex-Austrian Steyr Solothurn) MP 34 Bgm (Bergmann) MP 35 (Bergmann version of the MP.34 Bgm. ...

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List of World War II weapons of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (918 words)
List of World War II weapons of Germany
Few German weapons of World War II were given popular names, and those that were recognized officially as such numbered even fewer.
First was the calibre of the weapon, usually in cm, then the weapon type, often seen in abbreviated form, and then a series number relating to the year of the design.
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