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Brief descriptions of the most widely used infantry weapons from the World War II era.

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The M1903 is a rifle in the .30-06 caliber which was the standard weapon of the US army in the first half of the 20th century. In World War II, it served both as the standard infantry weapon and a ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, chambered for the .45 ACP round. Although it was extensively used in World War II, it gained its fame during the ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Mosin-Nagant is a rifle designed in Russian Empire in 1891. It was used in both World Wars, and was produced in enormous numbers, about 37 million. The rifle was chambered for 7.62x54r cartridge, ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

PIAT is a man-portable anti-tank weapon developed and used by the British army during the Second World War. Its name stands for Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank. It used a 1.1kg bomb, and had an ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The Panzerfaust (literally "tank fist" in German) was a cheap, single shot, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of World War II. It consisted of a small, disposable preloaded launch tube firing a high ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

Panzerschreck is an 88 mm caliber reusable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by Nazi Germany in World War II. The weapon was designed as a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon. The Panzerschreck ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

The M3 submachine, nicknamed "the Grease gun" is an American .45-caliber submachine gun intended as a replacement to the Thompson submachine gun. Compared to the Thompson, the M3 was cheaper to ...

Domain: History; Category: World history

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