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The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", [1] was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm howitzer M1918, which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II. The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941. [2]
List of World War II weapons of the United States; Captured US firearms in Axis use in World War II; List of World War II weapons of Yugoslavia; See also
Tanks in World War II. Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in just a few countries. However, during World War II, most armies employed tanks, and thousands were built every month. Tank usage, doctrine, and production varied widely ...
The M2 flamethrower was an American, man-portable, backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M2 was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds long, and the flames were effective around 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon.
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 ...
The Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бомба, romanized: Tsar'-bomba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. ' Tsar bomb'; code name: Ivan[5] or Vanya), also known by the alphanumerical designation " AN602 ", was a thermonuclear aerial bomb, and the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested. [6][7] The Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov ...
MG 42(Used by Italian Social Republic) Medium machine guns. [edit] Breda Mod. 5G. Breda M1938(Tank machine gun adapted for infantry use)[385] Fiat–Revelli M1914(Used by colonial troops in Italian East Africa)[386] Fiat–Revelli M1935(Fully replaced Fiat–Revelli M1914 in 1940)[386] Heavy machine guns.
Luftwaffe. 10,450 Astra 600s had been delivered to Germany until German occupation of France ceased. [4] The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944. [1] [3] Astra 900. Astra-Unceta y Cia SA. 7.63×25mm Mauser. Wehrmacht.