List of World War II weapons of the United States
Below are different types of weapons used in World War II by the United States.
Blades
- M1 bayonet
Small arms
Pistols
- Colt M1911
- Colt M1903
- Colt M1909 revolver
- Colt M1917 revolver
- Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver
- Colt Official Police
- Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver
Rifles
- M1903 Springfield (.30-'06)
- M1 Garand (.30-'06)
- M1917 Enfield rifle (.30-'06)
- M1941 Johnson rifle (.30-'06)
- M1 and M1A1 carbine.
- Marlin Model 1894
- Winchester Model 1894
- Winchester Model 1895
- Remington Model 8
Submachine guns
| Name | Type | Role/s | Action | Origin | Base model/s | Manufacturer/s | Cartridge/s | Effective firing range (m) | Cyclic rate of fire (rpm) | From (year) | Estimated wartime quantity | Unloaded wt (kg) | Notes |
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| Thompson submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback, blish lock |  |
Auto-Ordnance Company | .45 ACP | 150 | 700 | 1921 | 4.5-4.9 | 30-round magazine. | ||
| M3 submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback, open bolt | |
General Motors | .45 ACP | 91 | 450 | 1943 | 655363 | 3.61-3.70 | 30-round magazine. | |
| M50 Reising submachine gun | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Delayed blowback, closed bolt | |
Harrington & Richardson | .45 ACP | 550 | 1941 | 2.8-3.1 | 12- or 20-round detachable box magazine, 30-round aftermarket detachable box magazine. | |||
| United Defense M42 | Submachine gun | Close-quarters, personal security | Blowback | |
United Defense Supply Corp. | .45 ACP | 700 | 1942 | 15000 | 4.54 | 25-round box magazine (also issued with two 25-round magazines welded face-to-face) |
Shotguns
- Winchester M1897
- Winchester M12
- Browning Auto-5
- Remington 31
- Stevens M520-30
- Ithaca 37
Grenades and grenade launchers
Recoilless rifles
Flamethrowers
- M1A1 flamethrower
- M2-A1 flamethrower
- Ronson flamethrower
Machine guns
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 and autocannons
- M4 cannon
- M2 cannon
- 50 caliber machine gun (Browning M2)
- M1919 Browning machine gun
Tanks
- M2 Light tank
- M2 Medium Tank
- M3 Stuart[1]
- M5 Stuart
- M22 Locust
- M24 Chaffee
- M3 Lee
- M4 Sherman
- M26 Pershing
- M6 (Prototype)
- T29 (Prototype)
- T30 (Prototype)
- T32 (Prototype)
- LVT-1 alligator
- M10 Tank Destroyer
- M18 Hellcat
- M36 Tank Destroyer
- M26 Super Pershing
Artillery
Infantry mortars
- M1 Mortar
- M2 4.2 inch mortar
- M2 Mortar
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers
Self propelled guns
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)
- 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 anti-tank guns)
- Rocket Launcher M1/M1A1/M9 (Bazooka)
- Boys anti-tank rifle
- M18 Recoilless Rifle
- M20 recoilless rifle
See also
- List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
- List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
- List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
- List of vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces
- List of World War II weapons
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References
- M43 Hellcat Tank Destryer
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