World War 2 Weapons

1. World War 2 Weapons By Shayne I Jette

2. Karabiner 98k. The Karabiner 98k was a German rifle introduced into general service in 1898. Huge quantities until it became obsolete after WWII. The 98K is a bolt action rifle that holds five rounds of 7.9mm

3. The Sturmgewher 44 was the world's first true assault rifle .Introduced by the German army late in WWII. It was the direct version of the Russian AK47, the most prolific gun in the world.

4. MG42, is a German machine gun, first made in 1942 as the successor to the MG34. During WWII, the MG42 had the fastest rate of fire of any weapon, at 1200 rounds per minute (up to 1800 in some versions).

5. Britain's primary light machine gun of WWII. It was adopted by the British army in 1935 to replace the aging. It fired .30 caliber rounds at a rate of 500rpm. But the disadvantage was that it shot little slower then the Germens machine guns.

6. The MP38 was what the Germen Solders use in world war 2.It was the standard submachine gun. It was called MP38 Because it came out in 1938 but two years later it was replace by the MP40.Allied forces would gather this weapon instead of there own gun. It was a good gun that you could relied on.

7. M1 Garand was the first semi-auto rifle that was put in use active military service. It only weighed 9 pounds and 8 ounces. That’s unloaded. Its is 43.5 inches long. It was brought to war in 1936. It was invited in the 1930s by a man named John Garand.It became a long time standard weapon for the USA.

8. The M1 Carbine is a carbine version of the Garand semi-automatic rifle that was a standard firearm in the USA military during World War II and the Korean War.

9. The colt 45 caliber, single action, semi-automatic handgun. The colt .45 was the standard issue gun in close combat.1911-1985.A Luger is an arm-locked pistol. It is semi-automatic, magazine-fed.The Luger P-08 was the standard sidearm for the German army during both world wars, but it was in the process of being replaced by the Walther P38 at war's end. Colt M1911 is a colt .45 Parabellum Luger P-O

10. Bazooka was the first anti-tank weapons made by the USA. It got its nickname from a instrument. The Germans stole the idea from America. It was use until the Korean war because newer and better weapons were getting made.

11. The Maschinengewehr 34, or MG34, was a German machine gun first issued in 1934, considered by many to be the first modern general-purpose machine gun. The primary tank and aircraft defensive weapon.