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Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
The following is a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, prototype firearms and captured foreign firearms used by the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Deutsches Heer, the Volkssturm and other military armed forces in World War II.
World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result.
Browning FN M1922 (2,500 pistols were bought from Belgium in February of 1940 and issued to both Finnish home front troops and frontline troops during Continuation War.) [124] Beretta M1934 (About 1,400 - 1,500 bought from Italy. Besides 60 pistols acquired during Winter War they arrived in year 1943.
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
The Husqvarna Model 40 or m/40 [6] was manufactured 1940 to 1946 and was a Swedish copy of the Finnish Lahti pistol. [5] The Swedish army realized there would be a shortage of pistols in the event of large scale military mobilization in Europe. [ 6 ]
The FP-45 Liberator is a handgun manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. The Liberator was never issued to American or other Allied troops, and there are few documented instances of the weapon being used for its intended purpose; this was compounded by the intended recipients – irregulars and resistance fighters ...
Also used as a railway gun 12-inch gun M1895: 305 mm (12 in) Coastal artillery United States: 14-inch M1920 railway gun: 355.6 mm (14 in) Railway gun United States: 16-inch/50-caliber M1919 gun: 405 mm (16 in) Coastal artillery United States: Anti-tank guns 37 mm gun M3: 37 mm (1.45 in) Anti-tank gun United States: Ordnance QF 6-pounder: 57 mm ...