WWII saw the introduction of many major war systems. Among these to consider:
Tanks - Used lightly in WWI but a major part of every important army in WWII. Innovations during the war were outstanding in armament, control systems, radius of operation, reliability. Radio communication added enormously to their effectiveness. Germany and Russia had the best tanks.
Aircraft - Again, used to some extent in WWI, but became, in some theatres, the major weapon in WWII. Used extensively to expanded seapower in particular. Long range and heavier payload bombers became used for the first time. Transport aircraft were improved to the point that major armies could be supplied and were on various occassions, entirely by air armadas. The German JU series planes were probably the most versatile of the war and of course, German jets were cutting edge (only the Brits had anything remotely comparable). The USA had the finest bomber fleet by far.
Aircraft Carriers - Tinkered with in WWI, they became indispensible in the long distances involved in the Pacific war. They were also important in the Atlantic sea battles in that they 'closed the gap' in air cover mid-ocean. Technically the Japanese carriers were probably a little better than the American. For example the Japanese had steel decks whereas the Americans used wood in many ACs to reduce cost and to reduce top heaviness.
Submarines - Had been around for over 100 years by WWII, but true, long range, long time submersible ships were first used in WWII. Without question Germany had the finest technology in this area.
Atomic weapons - The only weapon I can think of that was entirely new. The USA with significant British help (and not a little from German and other European refugee scientists) developed this weapon.
Radar - Not a 'weapon' exactly but was a major new system that not just pointed out air craft approaching, but aided weapons guidance systems. Germany and Britain were cutting edge in this area.
Small arms and artillery had a few innovations - higher muzzle velocity (note the German '88' and similar weapons), better steel, larger calibres, better explosives.
Rockets - Again, had been around for centuries but became much more sophisticated in WWII. Germany had the finest by a wide margin. The V2 was not surpassed for a decade following the war and was the basic concept that launched both the Soviet and American space programs in the late 1950s.
Cruise missiles - Germany had developed television by the mid 30s. Matching this technology to V1 type jet aircraft gave them cruise missiles. Not widely used, they were very effective on an occassion or two in the Mediterranean around Italy. No other country had any weapon similar.
Germany invented: Jet fighter
Assault Rifle
modern submarine
super heavy tank
medium range ICBM (V2)
remote control tank
Japan invented:
modern torpedo
submarine aircraft carrier
super battleship
Italy:
scuba assault teams
UK:
earthquake bomb
RADAR
US:
atom bomb
semi-automatic rifle
USSR:
flying tank
There were many weapons of World War One.
Handguns
M1870 Gasser
Rast-Gasser M1898
Roth-Steyr M1907
Steyr Mannlicher M1894
Steyr Mannlicher M1901
Steyr M1912
Rifles
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
Mannlicher-Schönauer
Machine Guns
Salvator-Dormus M1893
Schwazlose MG M.07/12
Skoda M1909 machine gun
Flamethrowers
Flammenwerfer M.16.
Kingdom of BelgiumHandgunsFN Browning M1903
FN Browning M1910
Rifles
Mauser Model 89
Machine Guns
Hotchkiss M1914
Lewis Gun
Handguns
Rifles
Machine Guns
Grenades
Type 26 Revolver
Rifles
Type 30 rifle
Type 38 Rifle
Type 44 Cavalry Rifle
Swords
kyu guntō
French RepublicHandgunsModèle 1892 revolver
Ruby pistol
Rifles
Lebel Model 1886 rifle
Berthier M1907-15 and M1916
Meunier rifle
Machine Guns
M1879 Reichsrevolver
Luger P08
Mauser C96
Beholla pistol
Rifles
Gewehr 88
Gewehr 98
Machine Guns
Maschinengewehr 08
Bergmann MG15 nA Gun
Madsen machine gun
MP18
Anti-tank Rifles
Mauser Anti-tank Rifle
Grenades
Model 24 grenade
Flamethrowers
Kleinflammenwerfer
Grossflammenwerfer
Kingdom of GreeceHandgunsNagant M1895
Rifles
Mannlicher-Schönauer
Kingdom of ItalyHandgunsGlisenti Model 1910
Rifles
Carcano
Machine Guns
Beretta Model 1918
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Kingdom of MontenegroHandgunsGasser Revolver
Rifles
Berdan Rifle
Ottoman EmpireHandgunsSmith & Wesson RevolverFN Browning M1903
mauser C96
Rifles
Mauser Model 93
Gewehr 88 sent by Germany at the end of the War
Mauser 98 sent by Germany in 1918
Portuguese RepublicHandgunsSavage Pistol
Parabellum Pistol
Rifles
Mauser-Vergueiro
Lee-Enfield
Kropatschek
Machine Guns
Vickers Machine Gun
Lewis Gun
Maxim-Vickers Gun
[edit] Russian EmpireHandgunsNagant M1895
Mauser C96
Browning M1903
P08 Parabellum
Colt 1911
Rifles
Mosin-Nagant
Type 38 Rifle(Northern front)
Lebel 1886(Caucasian front)
Fedorov Avtomat
Berdan Rifle
Machine Guns
M1910 Maxim Gun
Lewis gun
Swords
Shashka
United States of AmericaHandgunsColt M1911
M1917 revolver
Rifles
M1903 Springfield
M1917 Enfield
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
Machine Guns
M1917 Browning Machine Gun
Chauchat Light Machine Gun
Lewis Gun
Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun
Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
Shotguns
Winchester M1897
Winchester M1912
Germany: Mauser Kar98k rifle; MP40 submachine gun US: Springfield 1903 rifle; Thompson submachine gun Britian: Lee Enfield rifle; Mark 2 Sten submachine gun Russia: Mosin-Nagant rifle; PPSh40 submachine gun
Bolt-action RiflesWhen World War 2 begun, most soldiers were equipped with bolt-action rifles. A 19th century technology, these rifles were powerful and very accurate weapons, effective to a long range of over half a mile, but since they required manual reloading after each shot, they were never suitable for combat situations which demanded a rapid rate of fire, and were therefore replaced during the war by newer weapons.
Sniper RiflesThe only combat role where bolt-action rifles are the best even today, are sniper rifles, where their long effective range and high accuracy are the only things that count. These are bolt-action rifles which are adapted with magnifying telescopic sights, and often also with additional enhancements such as bipods, cushions, and higher standard production, all in order to maximize the sniper's ability to deliver the few selective shots that can sometimes affect the battlefield more than a hail of less accurate bullets.
Semi-Automatic RiflesSemi-Automatic Rifles were the natural development from the bolt-action rifle. By simply adding an automatic reloading mechanism, these guns provided the soldier with a significantly faster rate of fire, not just technically, but also because he could keep his aiming eye on the sights and on the target between shots, making continuous aiming and firing possible. These quickly became the basic personal weapons of World War 2 soldiers.
Sub Machine GunsA German invention from the end of World War 1, these are the small and handy equivalents of machine guns, capable of a rapid rate of automatic fire, much faster than possible with a rifle, and they were also mechanically very simple and reliable, and also very cheap and easy to produce. Their smaller and lighter ammunition, similar to that of pistols, meant that a soldier could carry many more bullets than a rifleman. While they give each soldier a tremendous firepower, their main disadvantage is their significantly lower range and accuracy, even in single shot mode, which is the combined result of weaker ammunition, shorter distance between the front and rear sights, and simpler and less precise production. These features made sub-machine guns the weapon of choice for short-range combat, elite storm troops, tank crews, and it was also very attractive to armies which needed to urgently mass-produce weapons in the early stage of the war. Most sub machine guns of World War 2 were similar to each other, as they all had the same simple and successful mechanism of the original German MP18 sub machine gun, and wartime improvements were focused on making them even simpler to produce.
Assault RiflesThese all-purpose guns were developed and used by the German army in the 2nd half of World War 2 as a result of studies which showed that the ordinary rifle's long range is much longer than needed, since the soldiers almost always fired at enemies closer than half of its effective range. The assault rifle is a balanced compromise between the rifle and the sub-machine gun, having sufficient range and accuracy to be used as a rifle, combined with the rapid-rate automatic firepower of the sub machine gun. Thanks to these combined advantages, assault rifles such as the American M-16 and the Russian AK-47 are the basic weapon of the modern soldier.
PistolsPistols are generally not suitable for military fighting. With their very short effective range and little ammunition, they are carried in combat by soldiers who are not expected to use them as their main fighting weapon, such as airmen, senior officers, non-combatant soldiers, and other military roles which for practical reasons, or even traditional reasons, are not carrying a sub-machine gun or a rifle.
Light Machine GunsThe machine gun, as its name suggests, mechanized killing in World War 1 with its ability to fire a continuous hail of bullets at the enemy troops, with a very rapid rate of fire and a long range, making it an important element of the military unit's firepower, in addition to the personal weapons. The natural development in World War 2 was the light machine gun, which was light enough to be carried by a single soldier, with another soldier or two carrying additional ammunition, a quick change spare barrel, a tripod, or other parts. These high firepower weapons remain in service today, both carried and mounted.
Anti-tank weaponsBlitzkrieg, the devastating German tactic of rapid advancement of large formations of tanks, was so successful in the first years of World War 2 because anti-tank weapons were not very efficient and were not available in large numbers. These were mostly towed direct fire artillery guns. Infantry-carried anti-tank weapons, such as extremely powerful rifles with special armor-piercing bullets, were initially rare, and later became obsolete.
Infantry anti-tank weapons began to mature only with the deployment, during the war, of hollow charge warheads, a simple technology in which an explosive device is shaped with a circular V-shaped cavity, resulting in a directional explosion that concentrates most of its energy in one direction, creating a momentary stream of hot gas that hits the target with such tremendous pressure and heat that it pierces through steel and fills the hit tank with a spray of molten steel, killing the crew and setting the tank on fire.
The greatest advantage of hollow-charge weapons from the infantry point of view, is that unlike the projectiles fired from guns, which can penetrate armor because of their high velocity, like an arrow does, the hollow charge does it only by its unique explosive effect, regardless of its speed. This enabled the development of simple and effective lightweight anti-tank weapons, which could be easily operated by a single soldier, and it meant that for the first time the infantry had a truly mobile anti-tank weapon they could carry.
These weapons usually had a small rocket that launched the weapon from the firing soldier to the target tank. The only disadvantage of these lightweight rocket weapons was their short effective range, due to low accuracy. Only after World War 2 this type of weapon matured with the modern anti-tank guided missile, a small and highly effective anti-tank weapon, second only to the mighty guns of other tanks.
Hand GrenadesArtillery has been an important support weapon since ancient times. The explosive hand grenade is the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell. In the battle of Stalingrad, some Russian units took only grenades and knives to stealthy night raids, not guns. Thanks to their simplicity and low price, grenades are still used by all armies.
Light MortarsLike machine guns, light mortars are a unit weapon, its self-carried quick-response artillery, with maximum ranges from several hundred meters to several kilometers, depending on size. Unlike remote heavy artillery support, which was requested and directed by radio instructions, light mortar operators often saw their target and could therefore precisely aim at its direction and make quick aiming corrections, making it more effective.
FlamethrowersAnother World War 1 German invention, this powerful but very short ranged weapon provided a simple way to kill the enemy by fire, especially a fortified or dug in enemy which could not be effectively hit by gunfire or grenades. It operated simply by spraying a stream of ignited flammable liquid at the target, and operation was dangerous because it was to a very short range (about 30 meters) and immediately revealed the operator's position to counter fire from remaining enemy forces. This problem was partly solved by the development of flamethrower tanks, which protected the operators, and also carried much bigger and more powerful flamethrowers.
Notable World War 2 weaponsDon't forget bombs and shells and even two nuclear bombs.
Guns aircraft ships bombs submarines bullets tommyguns Browning Automatic Rifles machine guns howitzers rifles bunkers tanks armored personal carriers aircraft carriers battleships destroyers minelayers cruisers flamethrowers are just a few.
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All kinds of land, air, and marine weapons including the nuclear atomic bombs.
It was a war.
All countries fighting in World War 2 used weapons.
Yes, 2 were used to end the war. This is the only war where they were used.
Click on the link to your right for the weapons used.
because the bad countries used weapons and they werent being fair
Here is a good site: http://www.world-war-2.info/weapons/. If you click on individual weapons, they have pictures of them.
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No nuclear weapons have been used since World War 2. There were testings done by Russia and possibly other countries but they were never used against other nations.
yes in fact mortars were one of the most used and manufactured weapons in world war 2
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