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Colt .45, 1911
Invented: 1911
In Service: 1911-present
Manufacturer: Colt Manufacturing Company, Smith Wesson, Norinco
Simi-Automatic 7,8,9,10, or12round magazine
This weapon was the sidearm for the US military for both world wars. -
Tommy Gun, Trench Broom
Invented: 1917-1920
In service: 1921-1945(US Army) 1921-Present (other countries)
Manufacturer: Auto-Ordnance Company (originally), The Birmingham Small Arms Company
Fully Automatic 20round magazine, 50round drum magazine
The Thompson submachine gun used through the First World War; it was an effective weapon to clear out the trenches though the war and for the second world war the non-commissioned officers were the main personal would use this weapon. -
BAR
Invented 1917
In service: 1918-1973
Manufacturer: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Marlin-Rockwell Corporation, IBM
Fully automatic 20round magazine, 40round magazine
The Browning rifle was a powerful weapon, but the rate of fire was not as fast as the Thompson. -
Invented: 1928
In Service: 1936-1957(US Army) 1940-present (other countries)
Manufacturer: Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington Richardson
Simi-Automatic 8-round internal Magazine
The M1 Garand was the main service weapon of the US Army, replacing the bolt action Springfield in 1936. This weapon was know to give a lot of GI’s thumb injuries calling it the “Garand Thunb” due to the action of reloading the weapon and the thumb would get jammed in the receiving slot. -
Grease Gun
Invented: 1942
In service: 1943-present
Manufacturer: General Motors GM
Fully automatic 30-32magazine
This weapon was manufactured to supply the NCO with weapons when Thompson Submachine gun was not available. It used the same ammunition, lighter to carry, and cheaper to manufacture. -
Kar98k
Invented: 1934
In service: 1934-present
Manufacturer: Mauser
Bold-action-5 round internal magazine
This weapon is the main infantry weapon used by the German army during WW2, based off the Gewehr98 that was used during WW1 -
Invented: 1938
In service: 1939-1945 (Germany) 1949-present (other countries)
Manufacturer: Walther, Mauser, and Spreewerk
Semi-automatic-8 round magazine
This side arm was used to replace the Luger pistol because the Luger had a problem of jamming. -
MP40
Invented: 1938
In service: 1939-1945(Germany) 1940-present (other Countries)
Manufacturer: Steyr-Mannlicher, Erma Werke, Haenel
Fully automatic-32round magazine, or 64 round magazine
This submachine gun was automatic, but had a low rate of fired, and was used by the German infantry along with the k98k -
Machine gun 42, MG42, Hitlers Buzzsaw, Hitlers Zipper
Invented: 1942
In Service: 1942-1945
Manufacturer: Mauser Werke AG, Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftulng, Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Fully automatic-50 or 250 round belt magazine, 50 round belt drum magazine
The MG42 was created in a contest to help replace the MG34. This light machine gun was had a high rate of fire at 1,200 round per minute, and it was the main weapon the Germans used against the Allies during the invasion of Normandy “D-day” -
Invented: 1942
In Service:1942-1945
Manufacturer: HASAG, Werk Schlieben
Single Shot 100mm warhead
This light anti-tank weapon was lighter than the Panzerschreck but stronger than the American Bazooka, but the main disadvantage of using this weapon would be the effective range, 60meters. The user of this weapon would have to be very close to the target running the risk of being seen by the Allies. -
Bazooka
Invented: 1942
In service: 1942-present
Manufacturer: General Electric Company GE
Reloadable anti-tank rocket launcher
The shoulder fired rocket launcher was used to take out armored vehicles, it was usually a two-man operation, the loader and operator, with an effective range of 150-400 yards. -
Invented: 1943
In Service: 1943-1945
Manufacturer: Enzinger Union AG Werke and Hugo Schneider AG
Reloadable 88mm Rocket Launcher
As Germany take on a lightweight anti-tank weapon, it was designed after the American Bazooka that the germens captured in 1942.