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Sterling/Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1- British submachine gun first produced in 1944 but only trialled and used in small numbers during the war. BSA Welgun – The Welgun was a prototype submachine gun developed by the British irregular warfare organisation, the Special Operations Executive. Although it performed well in tests, it was never ...
The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as the majority of their equipment would have been British as they were at that time part of the British Empire.
Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun: Theodor Bergmann Louis Schmeisser: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Ammunition belt Germany: 1910 Besa machine gun: Birmingham Small Arms Company: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Ammunition belt United Kingdom: 1936 Besal: Birmingham Small Arms Company — 7.70×56mmR (known as .303 British) Detachable box magazine United Kingdom: 1940 Blüm ...
The main British tank in 1942 was the M3 Lee and the M3 Grant a British variant of it and in 1943 it was early M4 Sherman variants. Cromwell tank mk V main British built tank late in World War II. It was the main tank of the 7th Armoured Division late in World War II.
This is a list of the military equipment of the Royal Navy and other British naval forces of World War II. This list shows the equipment for British naval and naval aviation forces like naval artillery on board British ships and boats as well as the weapons used by British naval forces such as torpedoes and naval mines.
MP40 (1940–1945 in Germany) – The MP 40 is a simplified MP 38, intended to replace older, more expensive submachine guns. This particular submachine gun is widely used by Germany in World War II This particular submachine gun is widely used by Germany in World War II
In the late 1940s, the Belgians joined with Britain and selected a British .280 (7×43mm) intermediate cartridge for further development. In 1950, both the Belgian FAL prototype and the British EM-2 bullpup assault rifles were tested by the US Army against other rifle designs. The EM-2 performed well and the FAL prototype greatly impressed the ...
FN 1930 D (Finland bought 700 of these light machine guns from Belgium in February of 1940. They were not issued during Winter War. Issued to fortification and coastal troops during Continuation War) [149] Chauchat M1915 (5000 Machine guns donated by France. They were not issued during Winter War as arrived in January-February of 1940.