List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War II
Appearance
In World War II, The German airforce, the Luftwaffe, used a variety of weapons to keep their aircraft equipped with the most modern weaponry available at that time, until later in the war when resources got thin. Here is a list of some of these weapons:
(Maschinengewehr)
Cannons (Maschinenkanone and related types)
[1] The official designation for MG FF and MG 151 was Maschinengewehr but they are cannons.
Bordkanone heavy aircraft cannon
- Kramer Rk 344, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
- Henschel Hs 293, anti-shipping missile
- R4M rocket
"Grössenvergleich" (Big explosive) [1]
- SC 10
- SC 50
- SC 250
- SC 500
- SC 1000 "Herrmann"
- SC 1800 "Satan"
- SC 2000
- SC 2500 "Max"
- SC 500J
- PD 500
- PD 1000
- SB 1000
- SB 1800
- SB 2500
"Splitterbomben" (Shrapnel)
- SD 1
- SD 2
- SD 4/HL
- SD 4/HL RS
- SD 9/HL
- SD 10 A
- SD 50
- SD 70
- SD 250
- SD 500
- SD 1400 "Esau"
- SD 1700 "Sigismund"
- SD 500A
- SD 500E
"Panzerbomben" (Armor-piercing bombs)
- PC 500* 'Pauline'
- PC 1000* 'Pol'
- PC 1400 'Fritz'
- PC 1600
- PC 1800 RS 'Panther'
Other
(including torpedoes, mines, fighters, ...)
Prototype only
- Henschel Hs 298, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
- MK 115
- SG 116
- Ruhrstahl X-4
- Jagdfaust
See also
links
References
- ^ http://www.luftarchiv.de/ Look under "Misc Equipment > Drop Weapons"