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 States Army Air Forces, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, and United States Coast Guard—as well as the Office of Strategic Services and other U.S. government agencies involved in the war, during American involvement between 1941 and 1945. This list includes experimental technology that, while created during the war, was never issued as intended.

Blades Mark I trench knife M1 bayonet M1917 bayonet M3 fighting knife M4 bayonet Ka-bar Bolo knife Bowie knife United States Marine Raider stiletto V-42 stiletto

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

+Image Name Type Role/s Action Origin Base model/s Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded wt (kg) Notes Colt M1911A1 Pistol Sidearm Recoil-operated (Short recoil) Colt Springfield .45 ACP 1911 1.1 Colt M1903 Pistol Sidearm Blowback, single action Colt .32 ACP (M1903).380 ACP (M1908) 1903 0.68 Colt New Service revolver Revolver Sidearm Double action Colt .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .44-40 Winchester, .38-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .44-40, .38 Special, .357 Magnum 1909 356000 Colt M1917 revolver Revolver Sidearm Double action, rotating cylinder Colt .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim 1917 1.1 Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver Revolver Sidearm Double/single action, swing-out cylinder Smith & Wesson .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim 1917 1.0 Colt Official Police Revolver Sidearm Double action Colt .22 Long Rifle, .32-20, .38 Special, .38/200, .41 Long Colt 1907 Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver Revolver Sidearm Double action Smith & Wesson .38 Long Colt, .38 Special, .38 S&W 1899 0.907

Automatic pistols and submachine guns

+ Image 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 M1 and M1A1 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.M2 HydeSubmachine gunClose-quarters, personal securityBlowback, open boltMarlin firearms company.45 ACP57019424004.19Never issued or saw service. The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun. It was designed to be lighter and cheaper to produce than the Thompson (since the Thompson was an extremely expensive weapon). It succeeded at both goals, but it was almost immediately replaced by the cheaper grease gun. Used 20-round or 30-round Thompson magazines. M3 and M3A1 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 Blowback (Delayed blowback), closed bolt Harrington & Richardson .45 ACP 550 1941 2.8-3.1 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)M55 Reising submachine gunSubmachine gunClose-quarters, personal securityBlowback (Delayed blowback), closed boltHarrington & Richardson.45 ACP5501941Identical to the M50 SMG except it sported a wire stock and had no compensator. It also had a slightly shorter barrel. The M50 and M55 served as the go-to SMGs before the Thompson.

Rifles

Image Name Type Role/s Action Origin Base model/s Manufacturer/s Cartridge/s Effective firing range (m) From (year) Estimated wartime quantity Unloaded weight (kg) Notes M1903 Springfield Standard rifle Front-line Bolt-action Gewehr 98 Springfield Armory .30-03; .30-06 Springfield 610 1903 3000000~ 3.9 M1903A4 sniper rifle Sniper rifle Long-Range Precision Bolt-action Gewehr 98 Springfield Armory .30-03; .30-06 Springfield 1000 1942 M1 Garand Battle rifle Front-line / Assault Gas-operated, rotating bolt Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson, International Harvester .30-06 Springfield 457 1934 4.31 - 5.3 M1917 Enfield rifle Standard rifle Front-line Bolt-action Winchester, Remington Arms, Eddystone Arsenal .30-06 Springfield 549 1917 4.167 M1941 Johnson rifle Battle rifle Front-line / Assault Recoil-operated (Short-recoil), rotating bolt Johnson Automatics, Inc. .30-06 Springfield 1941 70000~ 4.31 Krag–Jørgensen Standard rifle Second-line Bolt-Action Springfield Armory .30-40 Krag 1892 3.82 Winchester Model 1895 Standard rifle Front-line Lever action Winchester, Browning Arms .30-06 Springfield 1895 4.2 Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle Sniper rifle Long-Range Precision Bolt-action Winchester, U.S. Repeating Arms .30-06 Springfield 1936 2.7 - 3.6 Remington Model 8 Battle rifle Front-line / Assault Recoil-operated Remington Arms 1905 3.6

Carbines Image 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 M1/M1A1 carbine Carbine Front-line / Assault / Close-quarters / Personal Security Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt General Motors, Winchester, Irwin-Pedersen, Underwood Elliot Fisher, National Postal Meter, Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp., International Business Machines, Standard Products, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation, Commercial Controls Corporation .30 Carbine 275 270 194261213092.4 15-round box magazines, or 30-round curved magazines. A common practice was to strap two 15-round magazine ammo pouches to the gun stock.Marlin Model 1894CarbineClose-quarters / Personal SecurityLever actionMarlin Firearms30-30137-1839118942.72 - 2.95Winchester Model 1894CarbineClose-quarters / Personal SecurityLever actionWinchester30-30137-1839118943.1

Shotguns Winchester Model 1912 Browning Auto-5 Remington 10 Remington 31 Stevens M520-30 Ithaca 37 Winchester Model 1897

Grenades and grenade launchers M7 grenade launcher M1 frangible grenade M1 grenade adapter Frangible Grenade M1 M9 rifle grenade Mk 2 grenade MK3 grenade AN-M8 smoke grenade

Mines M2 mine M5 mine M7 mine

Recoilless rifles M18 recoilless rifle M20 recoilless rifle

Flamethrowers M1A1 flamethrower M2-A1 flamethrower Ronson flamethrower

Machine guns

Infantry and dual Browning M1917A1 (.30-'06) Browning M1918A2 (.30-'06) Browning M1919A4/A6 and family (.30-'06) M1941 Johnson Light Machine Gun (LMG) (.30-'06) Browning M2 (.50 BMG)

Vehicle and aircraft machine guns and autocannons 20mm Oerlikon autocannon 37mm M1 autocannon 40mm Bofors autocannon M4 cannon 20mm M2 Hispano autocannon Browning M2 M1919A4 Browning machine gun M1917 HMG AA configuration

Tanks

Light tanks M2 Light tank M3 Stuart M5 Stuart M22 Locust M24 Chaffee LVT-1 alligator (and variants)

Medium tanks

M2 Medium Tank M3 Lee M4 Sherman (and variants)

Heavy tanks

M26 Pershing T26E4 Super Pershing M6 (Prototype) T28 (Prototype) T29 (Prototype) T30 (Prototype) T32 (Prototype) T34 (Prototype)

Tank destroyers

M10 Wolverine M18 Hellcat M36 Jackson

Flamethrower tanks

M5 Satan Sherman Zippo

Other vehicles

Passenger vehicles Dodge WC series Willys MB

Motorcycles Harley-Davidson WLA

Amphibious vehicles Landing Vehicle Tracked M29 Weasel DUKW

Trucks GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck Studebaker US6 M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck

Artillery

Infantry Guns Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP T32 Infantry Gun

Infantry mortars M1 mortar M2 4.2-inch mortar M2 mortar

Heavy mortars and multiple rocket launchers T34 Calliope T40 Whizbang

Self-propelled guns Howitzer motor carriage M8 M40 gun motor carriage M7 Priest

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)Hogg, pp. 77–79 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 105 mm gun T8 AT/AA gun (cancelled)

Anti-tank infantry weapons

M1 Bazooka M1A1 Bazooka M9 Bazooka M20 Super Bazooka (prototype) Boys anti-tank rifle M18 recoilless rifle M20 recoilless rifle M22 dodge 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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