The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II

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Table of contents :
Front Cover……Page 1
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Contents……Page 3
Introduction……Page 5
Axis Tanks……Page 7
TNH P-S light tank……Page 8
Panzerkampfwagen I light tank……Page 9
Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank……Page 10
Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank……Page 11
Panzerkampfwagen V Panther heavy tank……Page 12
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger heavy tank……Page 13
Fiat L 6/40 light tank……Page 14
Fiat M 11/39 and M 13/40 medium tanks……Page 15
Type 95 light tank……Page 16
Type 97 medium tank……Page 17
British and French Tanks……Page 18
Renault R 35……Page 19
SOMUA S-35 medium tank……Page 20
Vickers Light Tanks……Page 21
Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch……Page 22
Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell……Page 23
Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Centaur……Page 24
Infantry Tank Mks I and II Matilda……Page 25
Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine……Page 26
Cruiser Tank Sentinel AC1……Page 27
Cruiser Tank Ram Mk I……Page 28
Soviet and American Tanks……Page 29
Light Tank M24 Chaffee……Page 30
Medium Tank M4……Page 32
Heavy Tank M26 Pershing……Page 33
T-26 light infantry tank……Page 34
T-28 medium tank……Page 35
BT-7 fast tank……Page 36
T-34 medium tank……Page 37
KV-1 heavy tank……Page 38
IS-2 heavy tank……Page 39
Tank Destroyers……Page 40
Marder II……Page 41
Marder III……Page 42
Jagdpanzer IV……Page 43
Nashorn……Page 44
Jagdpanther……Page 45
Semovente L.40 da 47/32……Page 46
Semovente M.41M da 90/53……Page 47
3-in Gun Motor Carriage M18……Page 48
Archer……Page 49
Special Purpose Tanks……Page 50
Bangalore Torpedo tanks……Page 51
Mine-clearing flails……Page 52
Canal Defence Light……Page 53
ARK……Page 54
Fascine and mat-laying devices……Page 55
ÄRV……Page 56
Mine-clearing rollers……Page 57
Gun tractors……Page 58
Karl ammunition carriers……Page 59
kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen……Page 60
Amphibious Vehicles……Page 61
T-38……Page 62
T-40……Page 63
UKDD Sherman……Page 64
DUKW……Page 65
LVT 2 and LVT 4……Page 66
LVT3……Page 67
Type 2 Ka-Mi……Page 68
Land-Wasser-Schlepper……Page 69
Schwimmwagen……Page 70
Allied and Axis Halftracks……Page 71
SdKfz 10 leichter Zugkraftwagen It……Page 72
Maultier……Page 73
SdKfz 11 leichter Zugkraftwagen 3t……Page 74
SdKfz 251 mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen……Page 75
SdKfz 7 mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t……Page 76
schwerer Wehrmachtsschlepper……Page 77
SdKfz 9 schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18t……Page 78
American halftracks……Page 79
Soviet halftracks……Page 80
Armoured Cars……Page 81
schwerer Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 231……Page 82
schwerer Panzerspähwagen SdKfz 23 l(8-Rad)……Page 83
Light Armored Car M8……Page 84
Light Armored Car T17E1 Staghound……Page 85
Humber Armoured Cars……Page 86
Daimler Armoured Cars……Page 87
BA-10……Page 90
Allied and Axis Trucks……Page 91
Canadian and Australian trucks……Page 92
Opel Blitz……Page 93
German heavy trucks……Page 94
Bedford QL……Page 95
Leyland Hippo……Page 96
Dodge WC62……Page 97
American medium trucks……Page 98
Light Vehicles……Page 99
Volkswagen Kübel……Page 100
Kraftfahrzeug 11 (Auto-Union/Horch Typ 830)……Page 101
Daimler-Benz G 5……Page 102
Truck, Va-ton, Ambulance, 4X4, Dodge T215-WC27……Page 103
Truck, %-ton, 4X4, Command Reconnaissance, Dodge T214-WC56……Page 104
Car, Heavy Utility, 4X4 (FWD), Humber……Page 105
Tractor, Artillery, 4X4, Morris C8……Page 106
GAZ-67B light car……Page 107
Type 95 Scout Car (Kurogane Black Medal)……Page 108
Self-Propel led Guns……Page 109
Wespe……Page 110
Hummel……Page 111
Karl series……Page 112
Brummbär……Page 113
Sturmgeschütz III……Page 114
Semovente da 149/40……Page 115
SU-76……Page 116
ISU-122 and ISU-152……Page 117
M7 Priest……Page 118
Carriage, Motor,155-mm Gun, M40……Page 119
Bishop……Page 120
Heavy Artillery……Page 121
Skoda 220-mm howitzer……Page 122
Obice da 210/22 modello 35……Page 123
8-in Howitzer Ml……Page 124
155-mm Gun Ml……Page 126
Little David……Page 127
Soviet 152-mm guns……Page 128
203-mm Howitzer Model 1931……Page 129
15-cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18……Page 130
15-cm Kanone 39……Page 131
17-cm Kanone 18 and 21-cm Mörser 18……Page 132
35.5-cm Haubitze M.I……Page 133
Field Artillery……Page 134
Canon de 75 mie 1897……Page 135
Canon de 105 court mie 1935 B……Page 136
105-mm Howitzer M2A1 – Carriage M2A2……Page 137
Obice da 75/18 modello 35……Page 138
Skoda 76.5-mm kanon vz 30 and 100-mm houfnice vz 30……Page 139
75-mm Field Gun Type 38 (Improved)……Page 140
Ordnance, Q.F., 25-pdr……Page 141
The 10.5-cm howitzer family……Page 142
10.5-cm Kanone 18 and 18/40……Page 143
76.2-mm Field Gun Model 1936……Page 144
76.2-mm Field Gun Model 1942……Page 145
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns……Page 146
Cannone da 90/53……Page 147
The French 75-mm guns……Page 148
Bofors 75-mm and 80-mm Model 1929 and Model 1930……Page 149
8.8-cm Flak 41……Page 150
12.8-cm Flak 40……Page 151
Ordnance, QF, 3 in 20 cwt……Page 152
Ordnance, OF, 3.7 in……Page 153
3-in Antiaircraft Gun M3……Page 154
90-mm Gun Ml……Page 155
The Soviet 85-mm guns……Page 156
Light Anti-Aircraft Guns……Page 157
Maxson Mount……Page 158
20-mm Oerlikon……Page 159
Polsten……Page 160
20-mm Scotti……Page 161
40-mm Bofors……Page 162
25-mm Hotchkiss……Page 163
2-cm Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38……Page 164
3.7-cm Flak 18, 36 and 37……Page 165
5-cm Flak 41……Page 166
War Rockets……Page 167
21-cm Wurfgranate 42……Page 168
28-cm and 32-cm Wurfkörper……Page 169
Japanese rockets……Page 170
M-13 132-mm rocket……Page 171
M-30 and M-31 300-mm rockets……Page 172
Rocket, HE, 4.5-in, M8……Page 173
3-in Rocket……Page 174
LILO……Page 175
Land Mattress……Page 176
Anti-Tank Guns……Page 177
Ordnance, Q.F., 2 pdr……Page 178
Ordnance, Q.F., 6 pdr……Page 179
3.7-crn Pak 35/36……Page 180
5-cm Pak 38……Page 181
7.5-cmPak40……Page 182
Taper-bore anti-tank guns……Page 183
Böhler 4.7-cm anti-tank gun……Page 184
Soviet 45-mm anti-tank guns……Page 185
37-mm Antitank Gun M3……Page 186
25-mm anti-tank guns……Page 187
Canon de 47 antichar SA mie 1937……Page 188
Infantry Support Weapons……Page 189
120-HM 38……Page 190
Ordnance, ML 2-inch Mortar……Page 191
Ordnance, SB 4.2-inch Mortar……Page 192
5-cm leichte Granatwerfer 36……Page 194
8-cm schwere Granatwerfer 34……Page 195
15-cm schwere Infantriegeschütz 33……Page 196
US mortars……Page 197
75-mm Pack Howitzer MIAI……Page 198
70-mm Battalion Gun Type 92……Page 199
Mortier Brandt de 81 mm modèle 27/31……Page 200
Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons……Page 201
Soviet anti-tank rifles……Page 202
Soviet dog mines……Page 203
Anti-tank grenades……Page 204
Panzerwurfmine (L)……Page 205
Panzerfaust……Page 206
Anti-tank rifles……Page 207
Anti-tank Rifle Type 97……Page 208
PIAT……Page 209
Boys anti-tank rifle……Page 210
Molotov cocktail……Page 211
Anti-tank grenades……Page 212
Allied and Axis Rifles……Page 213
Gewehr 41(W) and Gewehr 43……Page 214
Fallschirmjägergewehr 42……Page 215
Tokarev rifles……Page 216
Mosin-Nagant rifles……Page 217
De Lisle carbine……Page 218
Riue Type 38……Page 219
Fusil MAS36……Page 220
Riue, Caliber .30, Ml (the Garand)……Page 221
Carbine, Caliber .30, Ml, MIAI, M2 and M3……Page 222
Allied and Axis Pistols……Page 223
Enfield No. 2 Mk 1 and Webley Mk 4……Page 224
TokarevTT-33……Page 225
Pistole P 08 (Luger)……Page 226
Walther P 38……Page 227
Pistole Automatique Browning……Page 228
Colt M1911 and M1911A1……Page 229
Smith & Wesson 0.38/200 Revolver……Page 230
Pistolet Radom wz.35……Page 231
94ShikiKenju……Page 232
Pistola Automatica Beretta modello 1934……Page 233
Allied and Axis Machine-Guns……Page 234
Breda machine-guns……Page 235
Type 11 and Type 96 light machine-guns……Page 236
Browning Automatic Rifle……Page 237
Browning 12.7-mm (0.5-in) heavy machine-guns……Page 238
Fusil Mitrailleur modèles 1924/29 and Mitrailleuse 1931 machine-guns……Page 239
How machine-guns work……Page 240
Bren light machine-gun……Page 241
Vickers machine-guns……Page 242
Maschinengewehr 34 general-purpose machine-gun……Page 243
Maschinengewehr 42 general-purpose machine-gun……Page 245
DShK 1938, SG43 and other Soviet machine-guns……Page 246
Allied and Axis Sub-Machine Guns……Page 247
ZK383……Page 248
Suomi m/1931……Page 249
MAS Model 1938……Page 250
Steyr-Solothurn S1-100……Page 251
UDM’42……Page 252
M3 and M3A1……Page 253
Thompson sub-machine guns……Page 254
MP18 and MP28……Page 256
MP38, MP38/40 and MP40……Page 257
PPD-1934/38……Page 258
PPSh-41……Page 259
Beretta sub-machine guns……Page 260
Sten sub-machine guns……Page 261
Allied and Axis Flamethrowers……Page 262
German flamethrowers……Page 263
German flamethrower tanks……Page 264
Portable Flame-Thrower Ml and MIAI……Page 265
Portable Flame-Thrower M2-2……Page 266
American tank flamethrowers……Page 267
ROKS-2 and ROKS-3……Page 268
Crocodile……Page 269
Wasp……Page 270
Harvey flamethrower……Page 271
Lanciafiamme modello 35 e 40……Page 272
Allied Fighters……Page 273
Lavochkin La-5 and La-7……Page 274
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3……Page 275
Yakovlev Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-7 and Yak-9……Page 276
Bell P-39 Airacobra……Page 277
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk……Page 278
North American P-51 Mustang……Page 279
Hawker Hurricane……Page 280
Axis Fighters……Page 281
Fiat G.50 Freccia……Page 282
Macchi C.200 Saetta……Page 283
Reggiane Re.2000 series……Page 284
Focke-Wulf Fw 190……Page 285
Kawanishi NIKI Shiden……Page 286
Kawasaki Ki-100……Page 287
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa……Page 288
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki……Page 289
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate……Page 290
Heavy Bombers……Page 291
Avrò 683 Lancaster……Page 292
Short Stirling……Page 294
Vickers Wellington……Page 295
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress……Page 296
6-17 Flying Fortress in Action……Page 297
Consolidated B-24 Liberator……Page 298
Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’……Page 299
HeinkelHe 111……Page 300
Dornier Do 217……Page 301
Junkers Ju 88 (bomber versions)……Page 302
Light and Medium Bombers……Page 303
Handley Page Hampden……Page 304
de Havilland Mosquito……Page 305
Breguet693……Page 306
Martin Model 187 Baltimore……Page 307
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu……Page 309
CANT Z. 1007 Airone……Page 310
Dornier Do 17 and Do 215……Page 311
TupolevSB-2……Page 313
PetlyakovPe-2……Page 314
TupolevTu-2……Page 315
Jet Aircraft……Page 316
Fieseler Fi 103R……Page 317
Heinkel He 162 Salamander……Page 318
Heinkel He 280……Page 319
Horton Ho IX (Gotha Go 229)……Page 320
Messerschmitt Me 262……Page 321
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet……Page 322
Nakajima Kikka……Page 323
de Havilland Vampire……Page 324
Gloster Meteor……Page 325
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star……Page 326
Berez-Isa BI……Page 327
Axis Ground Attack Aircraft……Page 328
Mitsubishi Ki-51……Page 329
Kawasaki Ki-48……Page 330
Caproni Bergamaschi Ca 306/Ca 309/310/314……Page 331
Breda Ba.65……Page 332
Junkers Ju 87……Page 333
Focke-Wulf Fw 190……Page 334
Henschel Hs 123……Page 335
Messerschmitt Bf 110……Page 336
Messerschmitt Me 210 and Me 410……Page 337
Allied Ground Attack Aircraft……Page 338
Fairey Battle……Page 339
Hawker Hurricane……Page 340
Hawker Typhoon……Page 341
Curtiss P-40……Page 342
Douglas A-26 Invader……Page 343
Lockheed P-38 Lightning……Page 344
Vultee Vengeance……Page 345
Lavochkin La-5 and La-7……Page 346
Sukhoi Su-2……Page 347
Night-Fighters……Page 348
Bristol Beaufighter……Page 349
Boulton Paul Defiant……Page 350
Hawker Hurricane Mk II……Page 351
Dornier Do 17, Do 215 and Do 217……Page 352
Messerschmitt Bf 110……Page 353
Messerschmitt Me 262B- la/Ul……Page 354
Douglas P-70 Havoc……Page 355
Northrop P-61 Black Widow……Page 356
Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko……Page 357
Potez631……Page 358
Allied and Axis Flying-Boats……Page 359
Sarò London……Page 360
Supermarine Walrus……Page 361
Short Sunderland……Page 362
Blohm und Voss Bv 138……Page 363
DornierDo 18……Page 364
Dornier Do 24……Page 365
Kawanishi H8K……Page 366
Martin PBM Mariner……Page 367
Consolidated PBY Catalina……Page 368
BerievBe-2(MBR-2)……Page 369
Allied and Axis Seaplanes……Page 370
Cant Z.506B Airone……Page 371
Arado Ar 196……Page 372
Fairey Seafox……Page 374
Heinkel He 115……Page 375
Kawanishi NIK Kyofu……Page 376
Nakajima A6M2-N……Page 377
Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk……Page 378
Vought OS2U Kingfisher……Page 379
Northrop N-3PB Nomad……Page 380
Anti-Shipping Aircraft……Page 381
Bristol Beaufighter……Page 382
Bristol Beaufort……Page 383
Vickers Wellington and Warwick……Page 384
Boeing B-17 Fortress……Page 385
Consolidated B-24 Liberator……Page 386
Heinkel He 111……Page 387
Junkers Ju 88 and Ju 188……Page 388
Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79……Page 389
Mitsubishi Ki-67 ‘Peggy’……Page 390
Carrier Aircraft……Page 391
Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zeke’……Page 392
Nakajima B6N ‘Jill’……Page 393
Vought F4U Corsair……Page 394
Douglas SBD Dauntless……Page 395
Grumman F6F Hellcat……Page 396
Grumman TBF Avenger……Page 397
Supermarine Seafire……Page 398
Fairey Barracuda……Page 399
Fairey Swordfish……Page 400
Transport and Assault Aircraft……Page 402
Curtiss C-46 Commando……Page 403
Douglas C-47 Skytrain……Page 404
Waco CG-4A Hadrian……Page 405
Gotha Go 242 and Go 244……Page 406
Messerschmitt Me 321 and Me 323……Page 407
Airspeed Horsa……Page 408
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley……Page 409
General Aircraft Hotspur……Page 410
Short Stirling……Page 411
Air-to-Ground Weapons……Page 412
German standard bombs……Page 413
German unguided missiles……Page 414
Henschel Hs 293……Page 415
Japanese standard bombs……Page 416
British standard bombs……Page 417
British 25-lb rocket……Page 418
British 60-lb rocket……Page 419
American bombs……Page 420
Soviet rockets……Page 421
Light Aircraft……Page 422
Westland Lysander……Page 423
Repulogpégyàr Levante……Page 424
Tachikawa KÌ-36/KÌ-55……Page 425
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch……Page 426
Stinson L-l Vigilant……Page 427
Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper……Page 428
Piper L-4 Grasshopper……Page 429
Stinson L-5 Sentinel……Page 430
Meridionali Ro.37bis……Page 431
Axis Submarines……Page 432
‘1-15’ class……Page 433
Type II……Page 434
Type VII……Page 435
Type X and Type XI……Page 436
Type XVII……Page 437
Type XXIII……Page 438
‘Sirena’, ‘Perla’, ‘Adua’ and ‘Acciaio’ classes……Page 439
‘Archimede’ class……Page 440
Allied Submarines……Page 441
Surcouf class……Page 442
Narwhal’ class……Page 443
Gato’ class……Page 444
Tench’ class……Page 445
Porpoise’ class……Page 446
‘S’ class……Page 447
‘T’ class……Page 448
‘U’ and ‘V classes……Page 449
British Aircraft Carriers……Page 450
HMS Furious……Page 451
HMS Eagle……Page 452
HMS Hermes……Page 453
HMS Ark Royal……Page 454
‘Illustrious’ class……Page 455
HMS Unicorn……Page 456
HMS Audacity……Page 457
British-built escort carriers……Page 458
HMS Perseus and HMS Pioneer……Page 459
Japanese Aircraft Carriers……Page 460
Akagi……Page 461
Ryujo……Page 462
Zuikaku……Page 463
Shoho……Page 464
‘Junyo’ class aircraft-carriers……Page 465
‘Unryu’ class aircraft-carriers……Page 466
‘Taiyo’ class escort carrier……Page 467
American Aircraft Carriers……Page 468
USS Lexington……Page 469
USS Yorktown……Page 470
USS Hornet……Page 471
USS Essex……Page 472
USS Princeton……Page 473
USS Sangamon……Page 474
uss St LÒ……Page 475
Allied and Axis Battleships……Page 476
HMS lVelson……Page 477
HMS Prince of Wales……Page 478
KMS Bismarck……Page 479
USS Arizona……Page 480
USS South Dakota……Page 481
USS Iowa……Page 482
IJN Y amato……Page 483
Vittorio Veneto……Page 484
Allied and Axis Cruisers……Page 485
‘Zara’ class heavy cruiser……Page 486
‘Capitani Romani’ class light cruiser……Page 487
‘Hipper’ class heavy cruiser……Page 488
‘County’ class heavy cruiser……Page 489
‘Town’ class heavy cruiser……Page 490
‘Dido’ class light cruiser……Page 491
‘Myoko’ class heavy cruiser……Page 492
‘Northampton’ class cruiser……Page 493
‘Salem’ class heavy cruiser……Page 494
Axis Destroyers……Page 495
Tubuki’ class……Page 496
Tomodzura’ and ‘Ootori’ classes……Page 497
‘Akatsuki’ and ‘Kagero’ classes……Page 498
‘Matsu’ class……Page 499
‘Generale’ class……Page 500
‘Soldato’ class……Page 501
‘Ariete’ class……Page 502
‘Type 34’ or ‘Maass’ class……Page 503
‘Type 36A’ or ‘Z23’ classs……Page 504
‘SP1’ or ‘Z40’ class……Page 505
‘T22’ or ‘Elbing’ class……Page 506
Escort Vessels……Page 507
EU Geleitboote FI-FIO……Page 508
‘Gabbiano’ class……Page 509
‘Isles’ class……Page 510
‘Flower’ class……Page 511
‘Hunt’ class……Page 512
‘Bangor’, ‘Bathurst’ and ‘Algerine’ classes……Page 513
‘Loch’ and ‘Bay’ classes……Page 514
DE type……Page 515
‘Elan’ class……Page 516
CoastalCraft……Page 517
Japanese coastal craft……Page 518
R-Boot……Page 519
S-Boot……Page 520
Vosper 70-ft type……Page 521
Fairmile ‘D’ type……Page 522
Fairmile ‘A’ and ‘C’ types……Page 523
Harbour Defence Motor Launch……Page 524
Eleo 80-ft type……Page 525
Higgins 78-ft type……Page 526
Assault Ships……Page 527
Landing Ship, Infantry (Large) (LSI(L))/Transport (AP)……Page 528
Landing Ship, Infantry (Medium) (LSI(M))/High-Speed Transport (APD)……Page 529
Landing Ship, Tank Mk 1 (LST(l)), ‘Boxer’ type……Page 530
Landing Ship, Tank Mk 3 (LST(3))……Page 531
Landing Craft, Tank Mks 1 to 3 (LCT (1-3))……Page 532
Landing Craft, Tank Mk 4 (LCT(4))……Page 533
Landing Craft, Infantry Large and Small (LCI(L) and (S))……Page 534
Landing Craft, Flak (LCF) and Landing Craft, Support (LCS)……Page 535
Landing Craft, Assault (LCA)……Page 536
Landing Craft, Gun (LCG) and Landing Craft, Tank (Rocket) (LCT(R))……Page 537
Glossary of Weapons……Page 538

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