WW2 Weapons
The orginization of the
weapons used in WW2 (World War II) can be done simply by where they were
used. Since WW2 was fought on land, air and sea, the
weapons can be put into three categories: Air, Land, and Sea
Below are some example of weapons and
arms used in WW2, and the modes of transport used.
WW2 weapons - Land -
The weapons used in WW2 on land can
be divided into two categories, those used by people and vehicles.
Weapons in the first category were specifically used by soldiers.
Soldiers in WW2 typically used a
bayonet, spade, pistol, hand grenade, rifle and machine gun. Weapons
such as the assault rife were also used for the first time in WW2.
The second category includes weapons
such as guns, howitzers, mortars and cannons, with or without an
vehicle such as a tank or Lavette.
WW2 weapons - Air -
During WW2 weapons were transported
from location to location by a variety of aircraft. Planes were equipped
with machine guns and bombs, and also transported chemical, biological
and nuclear weapons.
A category of the
aircraft used to transport weapons in WW2 is as follows:
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Bomber planes
- Fighter planes
- Transporter planes
- Gliders
- Jet fighters
- Helicopters
Both jet fighters and helicopters
made their debut in WW2, used by the United States and Germany: the
amount of helicopters used was small and mainly only
used as a way to transport weapons.
WW2 weapons - Sea -
A variety of ships were used to
transport both troops and WW2 weapons. They can be categorized thus:
- Battleships (weapon and troop
transportation)
- Destroyers (weapon
transportation)
- Aircraft carriers (weapon and troop
transportation)
- Minesweepers (troop
transportation)
- Hydrofoils (weapon and troop
transportation)
- U-boats (weapon transportation)
Weapons of all kinds, whether it was ammunition, rifles, machine guns, cannons, rockets
and bombs were transported this way.
The orginization of the
weapons used in WW2 (World War II) can be done simply by where they were
used. Since WW2 was fought on land, air and sea, the
weapons can be put into three categories: Air, Land, and Sea
Below are some example of weapons and
arms used in WW2, and the modes of transport used.
WW2 weapons - Land -
The weapons used in WW2 on land can
be divided into two categories, those used by people and vehicles.
Weapons in the first category were specifically used by soldiers.
Soldiers in WW2 typically used a
bayonet, spade, pistol, hand grenade, rifle and machine gun. Weapons
such as the assault rife were also used for the first time in WW2.
The second category includes weapons
such as guns, howitzers, mortars and cannons, with or without an
vehicle such as a tank or Lavette.
WW2 weapons - Air -
During WW2 weapons were transported
from location to location by a variety of aircraft. Planes were equipped
with machine guns and bombs, and also transported chemical, biological
and nuclear weapons.
A category of the
aircraft used to transport weapons in WW2 is as follows:
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Bomber planes
- Fighter planes
- Transporter planes
- Gliders
- Jet fighters
- Helicopters
Both jet fighters and helicopters
made their debut in WW2, used by the United States and Germany: the
amount of helicopters used was small and mainly only
used as a way to transport weapons.
WW2 weapons - Sea -
A variety of ships were used to
transport both troops and WW2 weapons. They can be categorized thus:
- Battleships (weapon and troop
transportation)
- Destroyers (weapon
transportation)
- Aircraft carriers (weapon and troop
transportation)
- Minesweepers (troop
transportation)
- Hydrofoils (weapon and troop
transportation)
- U-boats (weapon transportation)
Weapons of all kinds, whether it was ammunition, rifles, machine guns, cannons, rockets
and bombs were transported this way.