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The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army during World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941, the United States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign.
Less than a full battalion of various reconnaissance and infantry support tanks was present on Malta. By 1942 Malta Command Tanks had a small mixed force of tanks known as "Malta Tanks, Royal Tank Regiment" during its time on the island. The only other armoured vehicles were the Universal Carriers of the infantry units. [20]
The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles. Anness. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-78214-192-1. TM 9-795 Heavy Wrecking Truck M1 (Series 1 and 2). US War Dept. 1942. TM 9-796 Heavy Wrecking Truck M1A1 (Kenworth Model 573, Ward LaFrance Series 5). US War Dept. 1944. TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. US Deptartment of the Army. 1 September 1943. pp ...
The Autocar Model U8144T, officially "5- to 6-Ton, 4×4, Ponton Tractor Truck", (supply catalog number G511) was the largest, and most heavy-duty, of a family of heavy four-wheel drive trucks developed for, and deployed primarily with, the United States Army in World War II.
Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page – Akira Takizawa; Ware, P (2012). The Illustrated Guide to military Vehicles. Wigston: Hermes House. ISBN 978-0-85723-953-2. Zaloga, Steven J.; James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press, London. ISBN 0-85368-606-8. Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks ...
A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.
The Pershing heavy tank (named after General Pershing) was the only heavy tank used in combat by the US armed forces during World War II. An earlier design, the Heavy Tank M6, was not accepted for large scale production and only 40 were produced.
TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. dated 1 sept. 1943; TM 9-2800 Military vehicles dated October 1947; TM 11-227 Signal Communication Directory. dated 10 April 1944; TM 11-364 K-44-B Truck and earth borer equipment HD; TM 11-487 Electrical Communication systems Equipment. dated 2 October 1944; TM 11-487-C1 military standardization ...