List of United States Army military equipment of World War II
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The following is a list of USA military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. Following Japanese attack 7 December 1941, the USA have started to actively participate in Allied war efforts.
Knives and bayonets
- M1 bayonet
- M1917 bayonet
- M1905 bayonet
- M1942 bayonet
- Mark I trench knife
- M3 fighting knife
- Ka-Bar
- V-42 Stiletto
- United States Marine Raider Stiletto
- Bolo knife (Filipino Units)
Small arms
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
Grenades and grenade launchers
Mines
M16 mine
Recoilless rifles
Flamethrowers
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
Artillery
Infantry mortars
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers
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 ant-tank guns)
Anti-aircraft weapons
Light anti-aircraft guns
- M2 Browning
- Oerlikon 20 mm cannon - imported
- 1.1"/75 caliber gun
- 37 mm Gun M1
- M1 40 mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun
Heavy anti-aircraft guns
- M1918 3-Inch Anti-Aircraft Gun
- 3″/50 caliber gun
- M1/M2/M3 90 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
- 105 mm antiaircraft gun M3[1]
- 120 mm M1 gun (4.7 inch)
Vehicles
Tanks
- M1 Combat Car (light tank M1A2)
- M2 Light tank
- M2 Medium Tank
- M3 Stuart
- M5 Stuart
- Medium Tank M3, known as "M3 Lee"
- M4 Sherman
- M22 Locust
- M26 Pershing
- M6 heavy tank
- T29 Heavy Tank
- T30 Heavy Tank
- Marmon-Herrington CTLS series (export only)
Self-propelled guns
Tank-based
- M7 Priest
- M10 tank destroyer
- M12 Gun Motor Carriage
- Howitzer Motor Carriage M8
- T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage (Prototype)
- 40 mm GMC - Bofors 40 mm gun on M24 Chaffee chassis
- T28 Super Heavy Tank (105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95)
- M18 Hellcat
- M36 tank destroyer
- M40 GMC
- T40/M9 Tank Destroyer
- M41 Howitzer Motor Carriage "Gorilla"
- M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage
Other
- 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6
- 75mm Gun Motor Carriage M3
- 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M3 (T12 HMC) - M3 Half-track with M116 howitzer
- 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage T19
- Multiple Gun Motor Carriarge M15
- Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M16
- 81mm Mortar Carrier M4
- 81mm Mortar Carrier M21
- T48 Gun Motor Carriage half-track
- T55E1 Gun Motor Carriage
- M15 CGMC - T28E1 variant, with M2 Browning
- T1E4/M13 MGMC M3 Half-track chassis with twin M2 Browning
- M16 MGMC - M3 Half-track with M45 Quadmount
Armored cars
- M2 Half Track Car (also M9 version)
- M3 Scout Car
- M8 Greyhound,
- M20 (turretless M8)
- M38 Wolfhound
- M29 Weasel
- S1 Scout Car
- American LaFrance TK-6
- Marmon-Herrington Mark 1-8 series
- T17 Armored Car (export only as M6 Staghound)
Armored carriers
- Landing Vehicle Tracked/(Armored) (LVT/(A))
- DUKW
- Carrier, Personnel, Half-track M3
- Carrier, Personnel, Half-track M5
- Universal carrier T16
Engineering and command
Trucks
Passenger cars
Motorcycles
Tractors & prime movers
Navy ships and war vessels
Landing vessels
Aircraft
Secret weapons
Uniforms, Load Bearing and Protective Equipment
Head dress
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer | Origins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army W-699 Sun Helmet[2] | 1942-5 | International Hat Company |  United States |
| Army PO Sun Helmet[2] | 1942-5 | International Hat Company | United States |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/docrepository/FM4_130_1940.pdf
- 1 2 Lemons, Charles R. (2011). Uniforms of the US Army Ground Forces (1939–1945), Addendum. Raleigh, NC: Lulu Press. p. 212. ISBN 1105268926.
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