Talk:List of World War II infantry weapons

a notice
to United States the M4 survival rifle was a 1949 construction and not a world war two construction

also since this list is of infantry weapons the Ronson flamethrower of 1940 doesn't seem to had been a portable flamethrower but a tank flamethrower

to Finland since this list is of infantry weapons the 76 ITK 34, the 75 ITK 37, the 20 ITK 30 and the 20 ITK 38K don't seem to had been portable antiairplane guns but heavy antiairplane guns

to Sweden since this list is of infantry weapons the heavy artillery, the heavy self-propelled guns and the heavy antiairplane guns don't seem to had been portable weapons

to Yugoslavia the flintlock was a firing mechanism and not the firearm itself such as the smoothbored barrel or rifled barrel early pistoles, early carbines, muskets, musketoons, blunderbuses

and to Germany since this list is of infantry weapons the Vergeltungswaffen V-1 (Fieseler Fi 103 jet bomb), the Vergeltungswaffen V-2 (EMW Aggregat A-4 missile) and the Vergeltungswaffen V-3 (cannons installation) don't seem to had been portable weapons but static weapons

how about an addition
the Americans seem to had and the:

High Standard HDM pistole of 1942

Hyde M2 submachine gun of 1942

the Canadians seem to had and the:

McClintock Bangalore torpedo of 1912 (obstacle clearing explosive charge)

Inglis High Power pistole

Smith & Wesson No.2 revolver

Thompson M1928 submachine gun

Lee-Enfield (SM) Mark III of 1907

Browning C5 machine gun (Browning M1919 machine gun)

Browning M2 machine gun of 1921

3.5inch rocket launcher

Portable No.2 Ack Pack flamethrower of 1943

the British seem to had and the:

Metropolitan-Vickers Beetle (cable guided explosive machine)

Marsden portable flamethrower of 1941

Harvey portable flamethrower of 1940

Home Guard portable flamethrower of 1940

the Italians seem to had and the:

Armaguerra OG-43 submachine gun

Armaguerra OG-44 submachine gun

the French seem to had and the:

Kegresse K (cable guided explosive machine)

MAB D pistole of 1933

Hotchkis M1929 machine gun

Brandt M1935 mortier

the Norwegians seem to had and the:

Eriksen M25 machine gun of 1925

the Polish seem to had and the:

K pattern portable flamethrower of 1944

the Japanese seem to had and the:

Type 3 grenade

Type 2 rifle grenade

Type 100 rifle grenade

I-Go (remote controlled explosive machine)

Type 2 bayonet

Type 10 flare pistole

Nambu Type 90 flare pistole

North China Engineering Type 19 pistole of 1944

Arisaka Type 30 carbine

Type 5 recoilless antitank gun of 1944

Type 4 rocket launcher of 1944

Type 95 portable flamethrower

the Austrians seem to had and the:

Wimmersperg Spz-l automatischen karabiner of 1944 (automatic carbine)

https://postimg.cc/rd6dyfWb Wimmersperg Spz-kr automatischen karabiner of 1944 (automatic carbine)

Wimmersperg Spz-kv automatischen karabiner of 1944 (automatic carbine)

the Germans seem to had and the:

Borgward Zundapp Sonderkraftfahrzeug Sd.Kfz.302 Goliath (remote controlled explosive machine)

Zundapp Zachertz Sonderkraftfahrzeug Sd.Kfz.303A Goliath (remote controlled explosive machine)

Krieghoff L flare pistole

Volkspistole of 1945

Mauser machinen gewehr MG81 of 1938

the Greeks seem to had and the:

Brixia M1935 mortar

https://postimg.cc/zVJF8G5W Patent 1943 submachine gun

E.P.K. M1939 machine gun

Polish sidearms
I've found this site and wondering if it's a reliable source for Polish sidearms for troops on exile Book "Wojsko Polskie 1939-45 - Barwa i Bron" (ISBN 83-223-2550-9) seems to be legitimate source but don't know what to think about mentioned S&W and Colt revolvers in the topic Weapon showed in the book -Colt M1911 -Enfield No.2 -SACM 1935 A -Star 1914 Other weapons showed on photos: -Walther P38 (probably captured) -Vis wz.35 (probably taken from Poland)

Somebody mentioned that somebody talked to a war veteran that said that they were issued with Smith & Wesson and Colt Revolvers in Italy but I cannot verify or deny this claim

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/polish-armed-forces-west-polskie-si-y-zbrojne-na-zachodzie-1939-1947/what-sidearms-used-officially-unofficially-polish-1st-armoured-division-139575/ WWIIEnjoyer (talk) 14:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Austria
you guys forgot to put Austria and their weapons 2600:1700:10B8:A20:F5BA:FCB3:82AF:862B (talk) 01:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Austria got officially removed as it wasn't even a state at that time and shared the same weapons as Germans WWIIEnjoyer (talk) 21:50, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Belgium
Do you think that these self published sources can be considered as reliable? I mean they show actual WW2 footage but I want to be sure before referencing them

https://20thcenturyplatoons.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-1940-belgian-rifle-platoon.html

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/wwii-weapons-with-force-publique-in-the-belgian-congo/ WWIIEnjoyer (talk) 01:37, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Proposal: Unify British Raj and South Africa Union with United Kingdom
My reasoning: -Both countries share the same weaponry

-Both armies served directly under British Command

-British Malaya is already joined with United Kingom section WWIIEnjoyer

-Gurkhas which served under British Indian are included in United Kingdom section

(talk) 20:52, 27 February 2024 (UTC)


 * They don't share same weaponry, some weapons are Indian Army only, eg Vickers–Berthier machine gun, and some things deployed in Europe did not reach the Far East. GraemeLeggett (talk) 21:23, 27 February 2024 (UTC)