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An M3 tank under construction. The M4 Sherman became the standard American military tank in World War II. [1] Due to lack of development before the war leading to inexperience in tank design, the first large scale production of a medium tank was the M3 Lee, built for the US and the British, a compromise design with the main weapon mounted in the hull.
Military weapons technology experienced rapid advances during World War II, and over six years there was a disorientating rate of change in combat in everything from aircraft to small arms. Indeed, the war began with most armies utilizing technology that had changed little from that of World War I , and in some cases, had remained unchanged ...
Portable two-way radio communications system for military Portable radio communications – business, public safety, marine, amateur radio, CB radio: Night vision: 1939 - 1940s Nazi Germany. United States. Visibility for military personnel in low light situations Low light photography, surveillance Duct tape: 1942 United States: Sealing ...
Another technology taken to the US, by Henry Tizard, for further development and mass production, was the (radio-frequency) proximity fuse. It was five times as effective as contact or timed fuzes and was devastating in naval use against Japanese aircraft and so effective against German ground troops that General George S. Patton said it "won ...
This is a list of World War II electronic warfare equipment and code words and tactics derived directly from the use of electronic equipment. This list includes many examples of radar, radar jammers, and radar detectors, often used by night fighters; also beam-guidance systems and radio beacons.
Yank, the Army Weekly was a weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. One of its most popular features, intended to boost the morale of military personnel serving overseas, was the weekly publication of a pin-up photograph .
In the United States, the technology was demonstrated during December 1934. [3] However, it was only when war became likely that the U.S. recognized the potential of the new technology, and began the development of ship- and land-based systems. The U.S. Navy fielded the first of these in early 1940, and a year later by the U.S. Army. The ...
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). ). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equi