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sGrW 34: 81 mm medium mortar used by Germany during the war sIG 33 : German 150 mm infantry gun Skoda A7 : 37.2 mm L/47.8 tank gun used on the Panzer 38(t) /TNH P-S light tank
It was first produced in 1941 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service with the US Army during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, before being replaced by the M198 howitzer. The gun was also used by the armed forces of many nations. The M114A1 remains in service in some countries.
Gustav was destroyed by the Germans near the end of the war in 1945 to avoid capture by the Soviet Red Army. [5] Schwerer Gustav was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and in terms of weight, the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built. It fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece. [6]
Rocket artillery T34 Calliope: 114 mm/183 mm 4.5 in/7.2 in Rocket artillery United States: T40 Whizbang: 180 mm (7.2 in) Rocket artillery United States: Field artillery 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6: 75 mm (2.95 in) Field gun United States: Copy of a British weapon QF 2.95-inch mountain gun: 75 mm (2.95 in) Mountain gun United Kingdom: Used in the Philippines
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 howitzer (/ ˈ h aʊ. ɪ t s ər /) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees or 1600 mils (NATO).
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.
Pages in category "World War II artillery of Germany" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.