UK Weapons of WWII

[Xartloz]

Here is a "small" list of what the weapons UK used in WWII. Some of those are allready in AAM, alot arent, and some are US weapons that UK used that I would just LOVE to see as UK units (doesnt matter to me if its a reuse of the sculps, as long as it got a different paintjob and a UK stats card

Small Arms

Rifles

De Lisle Silent Carbine - Specialist issue, very low number produced.
Enfield Pattern 14 (P14) - Used as a marksman weapon until the No.IV Mk.I(T) was introduced, also issued in large number to the LDV.
M1917 Enfield - Issued to LDV.
Lee Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - Lee Enfield rifle in service at the beginning of the war, supplemented and replaced by the No.4 Mk.I by mid-war.
Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1 + No.4 Mk.I(T) - Lee Enfield rifle that replace the No.I Mk.III* in larger numbers mid-war.
Lee Enfield No.5 Mk.I Jungle Carbine - Introduced in 1944 to replace the longer No.1 Mk.III*, and No.4 Mk.I rifles for when in use in the jungles of the Far East.
M1 Garand - American rifle, used in small quantities by certain people.
M1 Carbine - American rifle, used in small quantities by certain people.

Submachine Guns

Lanchester - British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28.
Carbine, Machine, Sten - British submachine gun from late 1941 - early 1942, to the end of the war.
Thompson - American submachine gun used in large numbers until the Sten gun was introduced.

Machine Guns

Bren - Light machine gun through the whole of the war.
Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) - Issued to LDV
Lewis Gun - In service with some infantry at outbreak of war in small numbers, issued to LDV for the rest of the war.
Vicker Gas Operated (VGO) "Vickers K" - Aircraft machinegun, used in specialist roles on LRDG and SAS vehicles, as well as a short-lived infantry machine gun with the Commandos.
Vickers Medium Machine Gun - Standard medium machine gun of the British Army since 1912.
Browning M1919 - Mounted on many lend-lease vehicles.
Browning M2 - Mounted on many lend-lease vehicles.
Machine Gun, 7.92 mm BESA and 15 mm BESA - British versions of of the Czech ZB53 (Model 37) machine gun used as tank and armoured car armament only.

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 - silenced pistol

Grenades

Grenade, Hand or Rifle, No.36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb"
"Grenade, Rifle No.68 /AT" HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Rifle Grenade
No.69 Mk.I Bakelite Concussion Hand Grenade
No.76, Special Incendiary Phosphorus Hand Grenade
No.73 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade "Thermos Grenade"
Grenade, Hand, No.74 ST "Sticky Bomb"
No.75 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade "Hawkins Grenade"/"Hawkins Mine"
No.77 White Phosphorus Hand Grenade
Grenade, Hand, No. 82 "Gammon Bomb"

Other

No.II Mk.II Flamethrower "Lifebuoy"

Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons

Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys "Boys Anti-Tank Rifle" - Infantry anti-tank weapon (prewar - 1943).
Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) - Infantry anti-tank weapon (1943 until end of war)

Artillery, including mortars

Anti-Tank Guns

Ordnance QF 2 pounder
Ordnance QF 6 pounder
Ordnance QF 17 pounder

Guns and Howitzers

Ordnance QF 25 pounder Gun-howitzer
BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun
BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun
BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I
BL 8 inch Howitzer
60-pounder
M1 and M8 75 mm "Pack Howitzers"
3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer
Smith Gun - Home Guard use only

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

20 mm Oerlikon
20 mm Polsten
40 mm Bofors
76 mm QF 3-inch L/45
QF 3.7-inch L/50
114 mm 4.5-inch L/45

Mortars

2 Inch Mortar
3 Inch Mortar
Blacker Bombard
Northover projector - Home Guard use

Vehicles

Light Tanks

Light Tank Mk.VI
Light Tank Mk.VII Tetrarch
General Stuart
Locust
Chaffee

Medium Tanks

Tank, Medium, Mk.II - Used in small scale in the early battles in North Africa, from then; dug into ground with turret protruding for defence, in North Africa, & Great Britain.
General Grant - Medium Tank M3, purchased from America, with turret built to British specification.
General Lee - Medium Tank M3, provided by Lend-Lease from America.
General Sherman - Medium Tank M4, provided by Lend-Lease from America.
Sherman Firefly - Sherman tank, rearmed with a British 17pdr gun.

Cruiser Tanks

Tank, Cruiser, Mk.I (A9)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.II (A10)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.III (A13)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.IV (A13 Mk.II)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.V, Covenator (A13 Mk.III)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VI, Crusader (A15)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VII, Cavalier (A24) - Regular tank not used in combat, OP and ARV tank used.
Tank, Cruiser Mk.VIII, Centaur (A27L)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Cromwell (A27M)
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Challenger (A30)
Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34)
Tank, Cruiser, Centurion I (A41) - Entered service too late to see combat service.

Infantry Tanks

Tank, Infantry, Mk.I, Matilda I (A11)
Tank, Infantry, Mk.II, Matilda II (A12)
Tank, Infantry, Mk.III Valentine
Tank, Infantry, Mk.IV, Churchill (A22)
Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) - prototype only.
Infantry Tank Black Prince (A43) - prototype only.

Other tanks

"Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 (Excelsior)" - prototype only
Tortoise heavy assault tank - prototype only

Self-propelled guns

Self Propelled 17pdr, Valentine, Mk.I, Archer
3in SP. Wolverine - Gun Motor Carriage M10, provided under Lend-Lease from America.
17pdr SP. Achilles - rearmed with 17 pdr gun
AEC Mk I Gun Carrier "Deacon"
Carrier, Valentine, 25pdr gun, Mk.I, Bishop
25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton
SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger) - Order not fulfilled until post-war.
105 mm SP, Priest - 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7, provided under Lend-Lease from America.
M3(T12) 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage - Provided under Lend-Lease from America. In British service designated "75 mm SP, Autocar".
T48 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage - 680 provided by Lend-Lease from America. Many had gun removed to convert them back to Armoured Personnel Carriers.
Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M14 - Provided by Lend-Lease from America. Many had guns removed to convert them back to Armoured Personnel Carriers.

Other Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Universal Carrier
Loyd Carrier
Half-track Car M2 - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
Half-track Car M3 - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
Half-track Personnel Carrier M3 - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
Half-track Personnel Carrier M5 - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
4-ton amphibian, Terrapin - amphibious personnel carrier

[Krimsonstarr]

Originally Posted by Xartloz

Here is a "small" list of what the weapons UK used in WWII. Some of those are allready in AAM, alot arent, and some are US weapons that UK used that I would just LOVE to see as UK units (doesnt matter to me if its a reuse of the sculps, as long as it got a different paintjob and a UK stats card

lol "alot arent" and never will be!
Quite an extensive list
If I could only pick 1, it would be a mortar!

[Xartloz]

I myself would love to see the 17pdr SP. Achilles (M10 Wolverine with 17pdr gun) in one of the next set. And/or the Bishop.

Also Mortars and ofc. the 25pdr howitzer ... UK used those alot from what I have read.

[NEVjr]

Originally Posted by Xartloz

I myself would love to see the 17pdr SP. Achilles (M10 Wolverine with 17pdr gun) in one of the next set. And/or the Bishop.

Also Mortars and ofc. the 25pdr howitzer ... UK used those alot from what I have read.

25lbr is arguably the best artillery piece in history, it hit like the american 105mm, but only had an 88mm bore, and it had a way better rate of fire, the germans captured in normandy all asked about the british "automatic artillery pieces"

[Xartloz]

Originally Posted by NEVjr

...., the germans captured in normandy all asked about the british "automatic artillery pieces"

Wasnt that because of the way the UK used artillery in the war? From what I have understood the UK used more than 1 division of artillery shooting at the same area in so the fire never ceased before the infantery made the advance in that area. Making staying in the recieving end of such an bombardment a living hell.

Or did I get something wrong along the way?

[horacus]

Damn, that's a LOOONG LIST.

[RBloom0566]

Not having the time to do so myself, what I would like to see is a list like this done for each nation's WWII armament! Wonder if the author of the list has such resources/time?

[Xartloz]

Originally Posted by RBloom0566

Not having the time to do so myself, what I would like to see is a list like this done for each nation's WWII armament! Wonder if the author of the list has such resources/time?

Have another list made on the sherman variants used by US, UK, SU, and France (among other minior nations).

I was planning on making the weaponry list for Germany, US, SU and Japan as well

Just play UK myself so was natural to make that list first

[RBloom0566]

Good Heavens that's a pile of Shermans! Even I wouldn't be interested in seeing THAT many variants in play. I'd be happy with the Pacific Flamethrower and the European Flail (Crab?) versions.

I anxiously await your lists of National Armament. Who's next?

[Xartloz]

Originally Posted by RBloom0566

Good Heavens that's a pile of Shermans! Even I wouldn't be interested in seeing THAT many variants in play. I'd be happy with the Pacific Flamethrower and the European Flail (Crab?) versions.

I anxiously await your lists of National Armament. Who's next?

Working on Germany.. that list is hughe tho.