What weapons did the Navy use in WW2?

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• 3-inch/23-caliber gun.
• 3-inch/50-caliber gun.
• 4-inch/50-caliber gun.
• 5-inch/25-caliber gun.
• 5-inch/38-caliber gun.
• 5-inch/51-caliber gun.
• 5 cm SK L/40 gun.
• 6-inch/47-caliber gun.

What weapons did the UK use in WW2?

Handguns

• Enfield No.2 Mk.1 Revolver.
• Webley Revolver – many marks in .38 and .455 calibres.
• Browning FN-Inglis “Pistol No.II Mk.I*”
• Colt M1911A1.
• Webley No.I Mk.I – Automatic pistol in .455 inch. Issued to the Royal Navy.
• Welrod – suppressed pistol.
• Smith & Wesson Model 10.
• Colt New Service.

What weapons did German officers carry in WW2?

German Weapons during WW2 (Rifles, Guns, Mines, Vehicles)

• Mauser Karabiner 98k.
• MP40 Submachine Gun.
• MG42 light machine gun.
• German Anti-tank Gun, PAK36.
• The 7.5 cm canon PaK 40.
• 105mm Leichte Feldhaubitze Howitzer.
• 88mm FLAK gun.

Who has the strongest Navy in WW2?

the Royal Navy
At the beginning of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe. It had over 15 battleships and battlecruisers, 7 aircraft carriers, 66 cruisers, 164 destroyers and 66 submarines.

What weapons do Navy officers use?

The ubiquitous M4, a 5.56×45mm (NATO cartridge), air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed, carbine-length assault rifle, based on the M16 family of service weapons.

What sidearm does the Navy use?

M9
The M9 has been the standard sidearm of the United States Navy, United States Army, and the United States Air Force since 1985, replacing the Colt M1911A1 in the Army and Navy, and the Smith & Wesson .38 Special in the Air Force.

What was the best weapon of ww2?

• The Mk 2 Grenade.
• Avro Lancaster Bomber.
• The M1 Garand Rifle.
• The T-34 Tank.
• The MG 42.
• Katyusha Rocket Launcher.
• Hawker Hurricane.
• Atom Bomb (Fat Man and Little Boy) The atom bomb is perhaps the most well-remembered weapon from the Second World War, whose effects lasted several decades after its use and the end of war.

Who was in the Royal Navy in World War 2?

Admirals Sir Dudley Pound and Sir Andrew Cunningham (Wikipedia, click to enlarge) return to World War 2, 1939-1945. Appreciation. This is possibly a unique and certainly valuable overview of the Royal Navy in World War 2, when it accomplished so much.

Who was the most powerful Navy in World War 2?

The fleets in September 1939 with ship classes, ships under construction and deployment of the Royal Navy, French and German navies. At the beginning of the War, the Royal Navy was the most powerful in the world. It had the largest number of ships and a network of naval bases and coaling stations around the globe.

What kind of equipment does the Royal Navy use?

List of equipment in the Royal Navy 1 Naval ships 2 Aircraft and helicopters 3 Anti-aircraft weapons and equipment 4 Anti-submarine weapons and equipment 5 Guided missiles. UGM-27 Polaris – Retired. 6 Unmanned aerial vehicles 7 Mine disposal systems 8 Unguided rockets 9 Naval artillery weapons and equipment 10 Torpedoes

What was the British fleet in World War 2?

British Royal Navy, French Navy and German Kriegsmarine at the beginning of World War II in September 1939. Part I: Ships and deployment of Royal Navy and French Navy. A battleship of the Nelson class leads the British Atlantic fleet during an exercise. There follow battleships of the Royal Sovereign and Queen Elizabeth classes.