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World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result. This list does not consist of all weapons used by all countries in World War II.
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 ...
6"/47 caliber Mark 16 and 17 gun United States: World War II - 1970s 155 mm (6.1 in) Canon de 155 mm Modèle 1920 50-caliber France: World War II 155 mm (6.1 in) Advanced Gun System United States: Modern 155 mm (6.1 in) MONARC Germany: Modern 155 mm (6.1 in) 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type Japan: World War II 160 mm (6.3 in) RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun
7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun Norway: World War II 75 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun Norway: World War II 75 Type 4 75 mm AA Gun Japan: World War II 75 Type 11 75 mm AA Gun Japan: World War II 75 Type 88 Japan: World War II 75 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 Czechoslovakia: World War II 75 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Kingdom of Italy ...
Type 24 rifle (Licensed copy of the Mauser Model 1924, also known as the Chiang Kai-Shek rifle) [61] [72] [73] Mauser Karabiner 98k (Mainly issued to the early German trained divisions) [72] FN Model 24 and Model 30 [61] Vz. 24 (Also used with grenade launcher) [74] Carcano rifle. Mosin–Nagant M1891 and M1891/30.
This was the standard squad automatic weapon of the French infantry and cavalry in the battle of France. Breda Model 30 Captured from Italian troops. Bren light machine gun - supplied by the British. Chauchat. FM-24/29. MAC 1931. MAC 1934. Model 1924/1929D machine gun. French Hotchkiss model 1914 machine gun.
Browning M2 - heavy machine gun, mounted on many lend-lease vehicles. Besa machine gun - in 7.92mm BESA and 15mm BESA forms used as armament on British-built tanks and armoured cars only. Vickers-Berthier - Light machine gun adopted by British Indian Army before the war, and used until replaced by Bren guns around 1942.
In World War II, fighter aircraft carried machine guns and cannons mounted in the wings, engine cowlings, nose, or between the banks of the engine, firing through the propeller spinner. Night fighters sometimes utilized guns firing upwards as well. Bombers typically carried from one to 14 flexible machine guns and/or autocannon as defensive ...