Weapons of world war 2

  • The M1918A2 (Browning Automatic Rifle)

    The M1918A2 (Browning Automatic Rifle)
    This United States army light machine gun had been used from the Great War. This gun was gas fed with one round always in the chamber. this had a high chance of over heating since there wasnt a barrel to cool it down. The calibre size of this weapon was a 7.62 mm standard for the the NATO forces. The gun could hold 20 rounds with an extra 500 rounds incase the soldier was separated from his platoon.
  • M1 Garand Rifle

    M1 Garand Rifle
    Standard issue of the United States Army in the beginning of World War 2. Was a semi-automatic weapon and had a clip magazine that held 8 rounds of the .30-12 Springfield ammunition. This rifle was bolt actioned that had two attachable variants, the grenade launcher and a rifle scope. The rifle was used as a modern day sniper rifle. This rifle was well suited to all men but was bested by the later Beretta using the world wide NATO round.
  • Type 96

    Type 96
    This Japanese light machine gun had 30 round magazine with a calibre of 6.5 mm. This gun had an oil system to combat the dust and dirt of the Japanese soil. It had a fire rate of 550 rounds per minute. This weapon was employed to men who didnt have a co-partner to feed him ammunition in a gun fight. This was made by the Arisaka bolt action rifle but given a better clip and changed to fully automatic.
  • Lee Enfield No 4

    Lee Enfield No 4
    First made in 1896, this rifle was made to be extremely reliable and accurate. This rifle was made by the British Army and was used to combat against the German Kar 98k. The rifle was bolt actioned and was fitted with a short magazine. each soldier carrying this gun also carried 50 rounds of ammunition. This rifle was longly lived but the newly developed Lee Enfield No 5 would outsine this rifle as it was lighter and fitted with a flash suppressor.
  • M1903 Springfield

    M1903 Springfield
    First made in 1903, this United States rifle was used as a modern sniper before the M1 Garand was created. It was mostly used in the Pacific because the Marine core didnt recieve the M1 since they were second in line to recieve that weapon. The attachments that could be fitted to the rifle was a Weave telescopic sight and a grenade launcher. The grenade launcher was given one per rifle squad for use against tanks. during 1943 it bacame the weapon of a sniper.
  • Mosin-Nagant 1891/30

    Mosin-Nagant 1891/30
    After World War 1, the Red Army needed a rifle that could be accurate as well as easily produced. They decided to chop down the Mosin-Nagant Carbine since it was an easy task to handle. Its mostly been used in a sniper role in the Army since it was one of the more heavy rifles but mare powerful. Each man who held this gun carried 30 rounds. Most men who went into this combaat only recieved one clip since there were many men who went into the army.
  • Maschinengewehr 42 (MG42)

    Maschinengewehr 42 (MG42)
    This German machine gun played a major role in an infantry mans platoon. This gun could hold 50 rounds and had a fire rate of 1200 rounds per minute. the light machine gunner always had an assistant who carried an extra 300 rounds for sustained fire. This could be fitted with a tripod for heavy use and a bipod for the light role.
  • The Gewehr 43

    The Gewehr 43
    This German Army assault rifle was made by the design of the Russian SVT 40. Designed to be a more affordable sniper rifle while it could never beat the bolt action mouser. Fitted with a telescopic sight, this weapon was very reliable and ammunition could be found on the standard rifleman's belt. This was semi-automatic with a 10 round clip maginzine. The calibre of the rifle was 7.92 mm, standard for the German Armed forces.
  • M1941 Johnson rilfle

    M1941 Johnson rilfle
    Proper assault rifle for the United States Army. produced in 1941, this assult rifle was widly used in many combat situations. This semiautomatic weapon was bolt actioned as well as feld manually without the use of a clip
  • The Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42)

    The Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42)
    This German rifle was fully automatic fitted with the 7.92 mm round standard for the German Army. This rifle carried 20 rounds in the clip while it was bolt fed to prevent jamming. The weapon could be fitted with a bipod which gave the appearance of it being a a light machine gun. Many soldiers who carried this weapon had an extra 180 rounds due to the high fire rate of the gun.