The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army during World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941, the United States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign.
| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1905 bayonet | Bayonet | ||||
| M1917 bayonet | Bayonet | ||||
| Mark 1 trench knife | Knife | ||||
| M3 trench knife | Knife | ||||
| Ka-Bar | Knife | ||||
| V-42 stiletto | Dagger | ||||
| United States Marine Raider stiletto | Dagger | ||||
| Bolo knife | Knife | Used by units in the Philippines |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless | .32 ACP | Semi-automatic pistol | ||||
| Colt M1911A1 | .45 ACP | Semi-automatic pistol | ||||
| M1917 revolver | .45 ACP | Revolver | ||||
| Colt Official Police | Multiple | Revolver | ||||
| FP-45 Liberator | .45 ACP | Single shot Pistol | Dropped into occupied territories for use by insurgents | |||
| Smith & Wesson Model 10 | .38 S&W | Revolver |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson submachine gun | .45 ACP | Submachine gun | ||||
| M3 submachine gun | .45 ACP | Submachine gun | ||||
| M50 Reising submachine gun | .45 ACP/.22 LR | Submachine gun | ||||
| United Defense M42 | 9×19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP (prototype model only) | Submachine gun | .45 ACP was used only in prototype model. |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1903 Springfield | .30-06 Springfield | Bolt action sniper rifle | ||||
| M1 Garand | .30-06 Springfield | Semi-automatic rifle | Used by all branches of the US military | |||
| M1917 Enfield | .30-06 Springfield | Bolt action | ||||
| Krag–Jørgensen | .30-40 Krag | Bolt-Action | ||||
| M1941 Johnson rifle | .30-06 Springfield | Semi-automatic rifle | ||||
| M1 carbine | .30 Carbine | Carbine | ||||
| Winchester Model 70 | Various | Rifle |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Model 1897 | Gauge (firearms) | Shotgun | ||||
| Winchester Model 1912 | Gauge (firearms) | Shotgun | ||||
| Browning Auto-5 | Gauge (firearms) | Semi-automatic shotgun | ||||
| Winchester Model 21 | Gauge (firearms)/.410 bore | Shotgun | .410 bore was used only in deluxe models. | |||
| Remington Model 31 | Gauge (firearms) | Shotgun | ||||
| Stevens Model 520/620 | Gauge (firearms) | Shotgun | ||||
| Ithaca 37 | Gauge (firearms) | Shotgun |
| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mk 2 grenade | Grenade | ||||
| M7 grenade launcher | Grenade launcher | Fired smoke, fragmentation, and anti-armor grenades |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M18 recoilless rifle | 57×303mmR | Recoilless rifle | Was not developed until the final stages of the war in 1945 | |||
| M20 recoilless rifle | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke | Recoilless rifle | Was not developed until the final stages of the war in 1944 |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1A1 flamethrower[1] | Flamethrower | |||||
| M2 flamethrower[2] | Flamethrower | |||||
| Ronson flamethrower[3] | Vehicle mounted flamethrower | Developed in the United Kingdom, however, was used exclusively by the United States and Canada |
| Model | Image | Cartridge | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns | ||||||
| Lewis gun | .30-06 Springfield | Light machine gun | ||||
| M1917 Browning machine gun | .30-06 Springfield | Heavy machine gun | ||||
| M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle | Various | Various | Was used as an automatic rifle, machine gun, assault rifle, and squad automatic weapon | |||
| M1919 Browning machine gun | Various | Medium machine gun | ||||
| M1941 Johnson machine gun | .30-06 Springfield | Light machine gun | ||||
| Browning M2HB (.50 BMG) | .50 BMG | Heavy machine gun | ||||
| Bren light machine gun | .303 British | Light machine Gun | ||||
| .30 AN/M2 "Stinger" field modification | 7.62 mm caliber | Machine gun | Used by the USMC Only | |||
| Vehicle and aircraft machine guns and autocannons | ||||||
| M4 autocannon | 37x145mmR M4 | Autocannon | ||||
| M2 cannon | 20 mm caliber | Autocannon | ||||
| .50 caliber machine gun (Browning M2) | .50 BMG | Heavy machine gun | ||||
| Model | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry mortars | ||||||
| M1 mortar | 81 mm (3.2 in) | Mortar | ||||
| M2 4.2 inch mortar | 107 mm (4.2 in) | Mortar | ||||
| M2 mortar | 60 mm (2.36 in) | Mortar | ||||
| Rocket artillery | ||||||
| T34 Calliope | 114 mm/183 mm4.5 in/7.2 in | Rocket artillery | ||||
| T40 Whizbang | 180 mm (7.2 in) | Rocket artillery | ||||
| Field artillery | ||||||
| 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6 | 75 mm (2.95 in) | Field gun | Copy of a British weapon | |||
| QF 2.95-inch mountain gun | 75 mm (2.95 in) | Mountain gun | Used in the Philippines | |||
| M116 howitzer | 75 mm (2.95 in) | Pack howitzer | ||||
| M101 howitzer | 105 mm (4.1 in) | Howitzer | ||||
| M3 howitzer | 105 mm (4.1 in) | Light howitzer | ||||
| Canon de 155 mm GPF | 155 mm (6.10 in) | Field gun/coastal artillery | ||||
| M114 155 mm howitzer | 155 mm (6.1 in) | Howitzer | ||||
| 155 mm gun M1 Long Tom | 155 mm (6.1 in) | Towed field artillery | The 4.5-inch gun M1 was a variant to fire British ammunition. | |||
| M115 howitzer | 203 mm (8.0 in) | Howitzer | ||||
| 8-inch gun M1 | 203 mm (8.0 in) | Heavy gun | ||||
| 240 mm howitzer M1 | 240 mm (9.4 in) | Howitzer | ||||
| Fortress and siege guns | ||||||
| 5-inch/51-caliber gun | 127 mm (5 in) | Various | Was primarily used as a naval gun, however, also saw use as coastal defence and fortification | |||
| 8-inch gun M1888 | 203 mm (8 in) | Coastal defence and fortification | Saw little service in the war, was primarily used in World War I | |||
| 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun | 203 mm (8 in) | Railway gun | Was a variation of the 8-inch M1888 | |||
| M1918 240 mm howitzer | 240 mm (9.5 in) | Howitzer | ||||
| 12-inch coast defense mortar | 305 mm (12 in) | Coastal artillery | Also used as a railway gun | |||
| 12-inch gun M1895 | 305 mm (12 in) | Coastal artillery | ||||
| 14-inch M1920 railway gun | 355.6 mm (14 in) | Railway gun | ||||
| 16-inch/50-caliber M1919 gun | 405 mm (16 in) | Coastal artillery | ||||
| Anti-tank guns | ||||||
| 37 mm gun M3 | 37 mm (1.45 in) | Anti-tank gun | ||||
| Ordnance QF 6-pounder | 57 mm (2.24 in) | Anti-tank gun | ||||
| 3-inch gun M5 | 76.2 mm (3 in) | Anti-tank gun | ||||
| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks | |||||
| M1 combat car | Light tank | ||||
| M2 light tank | Light tank | ||||
| M2 medium tank | Medium tank | ||||
| M3 Stuart | Light tank | ||||
| M5 Stuart | Light tank | Upgraded version of the M3 Stuart | |||
| M3 Lee | Medium tank | ||||
| M4 Sherman | Medium tank | Most widely used tank by the Allies | |||
| M22 Locust | Airborne light tank | ||||
| M26 Pershing | Heavy/medium tank | ||||
| M6 heavy tank | Heavy tank | ||||
| T29 heavy tank | Heavy tank | ||||
| T30 heavy tank | Heavy tank | ||||
| Marmon-Herrington CTLS | Light tank | Primarily used as an export for the Dutch | |||
| M24 Chaffee | Light tank | ||||
| Self-propelled guns | |||||
| M7 Priest | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| M10 tank destroyer | Tank destroyer | ||||
| M12 gun motor carriage | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| Howitzer motor carriage M8 | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| T28 super-heavy tank | Tank destroyer | Only a couple prototypes built; never used in the war | |||
| M18 Hellcat | Tank destroyer | ||||
| M36 tank destroyer | Tank destroyer | ||||
| M40 gun motor carriage | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| T40/M9 tank destroyer | Tank destroyer | ||||
| M41 howitzer motor carriage | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| M43 howitzer motor carriage | Self-propelled artillery | ||||
| Armored cars | |||||
| M2 half-track car | Reconnaissance vehicle | ||||
| M3 scout car | Armored car | ||||
| M8 Greyhound | Armored car | Had a turret-less variant that was named M20 | |||
| M38 Wolfhound | Armored car | ||||
| M29 Weasel | Tracked vehicle | ||||
| S1 scout car | Armored car | ||||
| T17E1 Staghound | Armored car | ||||
| Armored carriers | |||||
| M3 half-track | Armoured personnel carrier | ||||
| Universal Carrier | Armoured personnel carrier | ||||
| Trucks | |||||
| Dodge WC series | Truck | ||||
| Willys MB | Truck | ||||
| Motorcycles | |||||
| Harley-Davidson WLA | Motorcycle | ||||
| Tractors | |||||
| M4 tractor | Artillery tractor | ||||
| M5 tractor | Artillery tractor | ||||
| Aquatic vessels | |||||
| Landing Vehicle Tracked | Landing craft | ||||
| DUKW | Amphibious vehicle | ||||
| LCVP (United States) | Landing craft | ||||
| Ford GPA | Amphibious vehicle | ||||
| DD tank | Amphibious tank | Upgraded version of the M4 Sherman | |||
| Landing craft tank | Landing craft | Used to transport tanks | |||
| Landing Craft Infantry | Landing craft | Used to transport infantry | |||
See main article: List of aircraft of the United States during World War II.
See main article: Manhattan Project.
See main article: List of World War II uniforms and clothing. Headgear
Boots
Other clothing
See main article: United States Army uniforms in World War II.
| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXAM radar | Radar picket | Installed on ships | |||
| SCR-268 radar | Radar | ||||
| SCR-270 | Radar | ||||
| SJ radar | Radar | Submarine radar |