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.

Rifles Lee–Enfield M1 Garand M1 carbine

Blades

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)


Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)
Colt M1911	Pistol	Sidearm	Recoil-operated (Short recoil)	United States	Colt	.45 ACP	1911		1.1
Colt M1903	Pistol	Sidearm	Blowback, single action	United States	Colt	.32 ACP (M1903) .380 ACP (M1908)	1903		0.68
Colt M1909 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	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	United States	Colt	.45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim	1917		1.1
Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double/single action, swing-out cylinder	United States	Smith & Wesson	.45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim	1917		1.0
Colt Official Police	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	Colt	.22 Long Rifle, .32-20, .38 Special, .38/200, .41 Long Colt	1907
Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver	Revolver	Sidearm	Double action	United States	Smith & Wesson	.38 Long Colt, .38 Special, .38 S&W	1899		0.907

Automatic pistols and submachine guns


Name	Type	Role/s	Action	Origin	Manufacturer/s	Cartridge/s	Effective firing range (m)	Cyclic rate of fire (rpm)	From (year)	Estimated wartime quantity	Unloaded wt (kg)	Notes
Thompson submachine gun	Submachine gun	Close-quarters, personal security	Blowback, blish lock	United States	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	United States	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	United States	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 States	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)

Rifles

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)
M1903 Springfield	Standard rifle	Front-line	Bolt-action	United States	Gewehr 98	Springfield Armory	.30-03; .30-06 Springfield	610	1903	3000000~	3.9
M1903A4 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	United States	Gewehr 98	Springfield Armory	.30-03; .30-06 Springfield	1000	1903
M1 Garand	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Gas-operated, rotating bolt	United States		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	United States		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	United States		Johnson Automatics, Inc.	.30-06 Springfield		1941	70000~	4.31
M1 and M1A1 carbine	Carbine	Front-line / Assault / Close-quarters / Personal Security	Gas-operated (short-stroke piston), rotating bolt	United States		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	270	1942	6121309	2.4
Marlin Model 1894	Carbine	Close-quarters / Personal Security	Lever action	United States		Marlin Firearms		91	1894		2.72 - 2.95
Winchester Model 1894	Carbine	Close-quarters / Personal Security	Lever action	United States		Winchester		91	1894		3.1
Winchester Model 1895	Standard rifle	Front-line	Lever action	United States		Winchester, Browning Arms	.30-06 Springfield		1895		4.2
Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle	Sniper rifle	Long-Range Precision	Bolt-action	United States		Winchester, U.S. Repeating Arms	.30-06 Springfield		1936		2.7 - 3.6
Remington Model 8	Battle rifle	Front-line / Assault	Recoil-operated	United States		Remington Arms			1905		3.6

Shotguns

Grenades and grenade launchers

Mines

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 and autocannons

Tanks

Artillery

Infantry mortars

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)
- 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
105mm gun T8 AT/AA gun (cancelled)

Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)

References

M43 Hellcat Tank Destryer

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