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Thursday, March 27th 2008, 2:35pm

US Military Weapons

A listing of the weapons in use by the US military

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Thursday, March 27th 2008, 2:37pm

US Army Artillery weapons - 1935

Howitzers
3" horse cavalry howitzer (obsolete)
3" field howitzer (obsolete)
4" field howitzer
6" heavy howitzer
8" heavy howitzer

Field guns
3" field gun (obsolete)
4.7" field gun
6" field gun

Railroad guns
12" railroad gun
14" railroad gun

AT guns
1.5" AT gun (being adopted)

AA guns
1.5" AA gun
3" AA gun

Mortars
2.2" mortar
3.2" mortar
4.2" mortar


US Marine Artillery weapons - 1935

Howitzers
3" field howitzer
4" field howitzer

Field guns
4.7" field gun
7" heavy field gun

AT guns
1.5" AT gun (being adopted)

AA guns
1.5" AA gun
3" AA gun

Mortars
2.2" mortar
3.2" mortar
4.2" mortar

This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Hrolf Hakonson" (May 6th 2010, 7:02pm)


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Thursday, March 27th 2008, 2:44pm

US Army infantry weapons - 1935

Rifles
M1903 Springfield - .30-06
M1 Garand - .276 Pedersen


Pistols
M1911 - .45


Automatic Rifles
M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06


Machineguns
M1919 Browning Machinegun - .30-06 (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Heavy Machineguns
M2 Browning Machine Gun - .50 Browning (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Anti-Tank Rifles
None (T1E1 under test, in .60 caliber)


Submachineguns
None



US Marine infantry weapons - 1935

Rifles
M1903 Springfield - .30-06


Pistols
M1911 - .45


Automatic Rifles
M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06


Machineguns
M1919 Browning Machinegun - .30-06 (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Heavy Machineguns
M2 Browning Machine Gun - .50 Browning (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Anti-Tank Rifles
None

Submachineguns
M1928 Thompson - .45

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Friday, July 17th 2009, 5:49pm

US Army Artillery weapons - 1937

Howitzers
3" pack howitzer (being adopted)
4" field howitzer
6" heavy howitzer
8" heavy howitzer
9.5" heavy howitzer (in testing)

Field guns
4" field gun
6" field gun

Railroad guns
12" railroad gun
14" railroad gun

AT guns
1.5" AT gun
2" AT gun (in testing)

AA guns
1.5" AA gun
3" AA gun
3.5" AA gun (being adopted)

Mortars
2.2" mortar
3.2" mortar
4.2" mortar


US Marine Artillery weapons - 1937

Howitzers
4" field howitzer

Field guns
4" field gun
7" heavy field gun

AT guns
1.5" AT gun

AA guns
1.5" AA gun
3" AA gun

Mortars
2.2" mortar
3.2" mortar
4.2" mortar

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Friday, July 17th 2009, 5:49pm

US Army infantry weapons - 1937

Rifles
M1903 Springfield - .30-06
M1 Garand - .276 Pedersen


Pistols
M1911 - .45


Automatic Rifles
M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06


Machineguns
M1919 Browning Machinegun - .30-06 (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Heavy Machineguns
M2 Browning Machine Gun - .50 Browning (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Anti-Tank Rifles
T1E1 - ..60 caliber


Submachineguns
None



US Marine infantry weapons - 1935

Rifles
M1903 Springfield - .30-06


Pistols
M1911 - .45


Automatic Rifles
M1922 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06


Machineguns
M1919 Browning Machinegun - .30-06 (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Heavy Machineguns
M2 Browning Machine Gun - .50 Browning (water-cooled and air-cooled versions)


Anti-Tank Rifles
None (T1E1 undergoing testing)


Submachineguns
M1928 Thompson - .45