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List of World War II weapons of the United States

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List of various weapons and vehicles used by the United States of America during World War II.

Contents

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

  • Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
  • Colt M1911A1
  • Colt/S&W M1917 revolver
  • Colt Official Police (Colt M1927 Aka "Colt Commando")
  • FP-45 Liberator (Dropped into occupied territories for use by insurgents)
  • Smith & Wesson M&P

    • Automatic pistols and submachine guns

  • M3/A1 'Grease Gun' (.45 ACP / 9 mm Parabellum)
  • Thompson submachine gun (.45 ACP)
  • M50/55 Reising (.45 ACP)
  • M42 (UD42) (9mm Parabellum)
  • M2 'Hyde' (.45 ACP)

    • Rifles

  • M1903 Springfield (.30-'06)
  • M1 Garand (.30-'06)
  • M1917 Enfield rifle (.30-'06)
  • M1941 Johnson rifle (.30-'06)
  • M1 and M1A1 carbine
  • Winchester Model 70

    • Shotguns

  • Winchester M1897
  • Winchester M12
  • Browning Auto-5
  • Winchester Model 21
  • Remington 31

    • Grenades and grenade launchers

  • M7 grenade launcher
  • Mk 2 grenade

    • Mines

    M16 mine

    Recoilless rifles

  • M18 recoilless rifle

    • Flamethrowers

  • M1A1 flamethrower
  • M2-A1 flamethrower
  • Ronson flamethrower

    • Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns

  • Lewis Gun
  • Browning M1917A1 (.30-'06)
  • Browning M1918A2
  • Browning M1919A4/A6 and family (.30-'06)
  • M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun (LMG) (.30-'06)
  • Browning M2HB (.50 BMG)

    • Vehicle and aircraft machine guns

  • M4 cannon

    • Tanks

  • M2 Light tank
  • M2 Medium Tank
  • M3 Stuart
  • M5 Stuart
  • M24 Chaffee
  • M3 Lee
  • M4 Sherman
  • M26 Pershing
  • M6 (Prototype)
  • T29 (Prototype)
  • T30 (Prototype)
  • T32 (Prototype)
  • Alligator (used during the Battle of Normandy)
  • Churchill tank
  • Sherman 76mm
  • Sherman 75mm
  • M18 Hellcat

    • Infantry mortars

  • M1 Mortar
  • M2 4.2 inch mortar
  • M2 Mortar

    • Heavy mortars & rocket launchers

  • T34 Calliope
  • T40 Whizbang

    • Field artillery

  • 75 mm Gun M1917 - copy of British gun re-chambered for French cartridge, produced for export
  • QF 2.95-inch Mountain Gun - imported from Britain, used in Philippines
  • 75 mm Gun M2/M3/M6
  • M116 howitzer (75 mm) -also known as "75mm Pack Howitzer M1"
  • 76 mm gun M1
  • M101 howitzer (105mm) - still used in US and worldwide as late as in 2014
  • M3 howitzer (105mm)
  • Canon de 155mm GPF
  • M114 155 mm howitzer - also known as M1 155 mm Howitzer
  • M2 155 mm Field Gun (Long Tom)
  • 4.5-inch Gun M1 - version to fire British ammunition
  • M115 203 mm howitzer
  • 8-inch Gun M1
  • M1 240 mm Howitzer

    • Fortress and siege guns

  • 5"/51 caliber gun (coastal defense)
  • 8-inch M1888 (obsolete)
  • 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
  • M1918 240 mm howitzer (obsolete)
  • 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
  • 12-inch coast defense mortar (also railway version)
  • 12-inch Gun M1895
  • 14-inch M1920 railway gun
  • 16"/50 caliber M1919 gun

    • Anti-tank guns

  • National Forge & Ordnance 37mm gun (1941) - export (to Dutch) only
  • M3 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
  • M1 57 mm Anti-Tank Gun
  • M5 3-Inch Anti-Tank Gun
  • 105mm Gun T8 AT/AA gun (cancelled)

    • Anti-tank weapons (besides ant-tank guns)

  • Rocket Launcher M1/M1A1/M9 (Bazooka)
  • Boys anti-tank rifle

    • References

    List of World War II weapons of the United States Wikipedia
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