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.

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

• Colt Model 1911
• Colt New Service
• Colt/S&W M1917 revolver
• Colt Official Police (Colt M1927 Aka "Colt Commando")
• FP-45 Liberator (Dropped into occupied territories for use by insurgents)
• Smith & Wesson M&P

Submachine guns

Name	Type	Cartridge	Origin	Photo	Notes
Thompson submachine gun	Submachine gun	.45 ACP	United States		30-round magazine.
M3 submachine gun	Submachine gun	.45ACP	United States		30-round magazine.
M50 Reising submachine gun	Submachine gun	.45ACP	United States		12- or 20-round detachable box magazine, 30-round aftermarket detachable box magazine.
United Defense M42	Submachine gun	.45 ACP	United States		25-round box magazine (also issued with two 25-round magazines welded face-to-face)

Rifles

• M1903 Springfield (.30-'06)
• M1 Garand (.30-'06)
• M1917 Enfield rifle (.30-'06)
• M1941 Johnson rifle (.30-'06)
• M1 and M1A1 carbine.
• Marlin Model 1894
• Winchester Model 1894
• Winchester Model 1895

Shotguns

• Winchester M1897
• Winchester M12
• Browning Auto-5
• Remington 31
• Stevens M520-30
• Ithaca 37

Grenades and grenade launchers

• M7 grenade launcher
• Mk 2 grenade

Mines

• M1 mine
• M5 mine
• M7 mine

Recoilless rifles

• M18 recoilless rifle
• M20 recoilless rifle

Flamethrowers

• M1A1 flamethrower
• M2-A1 flamethrower
• Ronson flamethrower

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

• M4 cannon
• M2 cannon
• 50 caliber machine gun (Browning M2)
• M1919 Browning machine gun

Blades

• M1 bayonet

• M1917 bayonet

• M4 bayonet

• Ka-bar

• Bolo knife

• Bowie knife

• United States Marine Raider stiletto

Tanks

• M2 Light tank
• M2 Medium Tank
• M3 Stuart
• M5 Stuart
• M22 Locust
• M24 Chaffee
• M3 Lee
• M4 Sherman
• M26 Pershing
• M6 (Prototype)
• T29 (Prototype)
• T30 (Prototype)
• T32 (Prototype)
• LVT-1 alligator
• M10 Tank Destroyer
• M18 Hellcat
• M36 Tank Destroyer

Artillery

Infantry mortars

• M1 Mortar
• M2 4.2 inch mortar
• M2 Mortar

Heavy mortars & rocket launchers

• T34 Calliope
• T40 Whizbang

Self propelled guns

• Howitzer Motor Carriage M8
• M40 Gun Motor Carriage
• M7 Priest

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)

• Rocket Launcher M1/M1A1/M9 (Bazooka)
• Boys anti-tank rifle
• M18 Recoilless Rifle
• M20 recoilless rifle

See also

• List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
• List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• List of vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces
• American Military Technology During World War II
• List of World War II weapons