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The M1 carbine was also one of the most cost-effective weapons used by the United States military during World War II. At the beginning of World War II, the average production cost for an M1 carbine was approximately $45, about half the cost of an M1 rifle at approximately $85 and about a fifth of the cost of a Thompson submachine gun at ...
This is a list of World War II infantry weapons. ... M1 carbine [37] M1 Garand (Limited numbers) ... (Low cost weapons used to arm the Volkssturm in 1945) ...
155 mm gun M1 Long Tom: 155 mm (6.1 in) Towed field artillery United States: The 4.5-inch gun M1 was a variant to fire British ammunition. M115 howitzer: 203 mm (8.0 in) Howitzer United States: 8-inch gun M1: 203 mm (8.0 in) Heavy gun United States: 240 mm howitzer M1: 240 mm (9.4 in) Howitzer United States: Fortress and siege guns 5-inch/51 ...
Fisher Tank Arsenal opened in 1942 in Michigan, and throughout World War II it was responsible for producing over 12,000 tanks. Specifically, Fisher was responsible for the Sherman and Pershing tanks.
Note = .30 Carbine ammunition was not carried or packed in bandoleers during World War 2. T1CAA = 2,700 cartridges of .30 Carbine Ball M1, Grade R, in 45-round cartons packed in a small metal-lined M1917 wooden Packing Box. There were 60 cartons per box.
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
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 M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand. It was the first standard-issue autoloading rifle for the United States. [14]