New Weaponry of World War IIఈఈ

New Weaponry of World War II

Summary: The great World War had the whole globe committed in the war. It also had a great amount of new weapons that were used on both sides. Man and machine were used greatly during this war, probably more than any other war before it. It was also a time when science and technology were evolving greatly. This created new weapons that could help either side win. Most of the advancements in weaponry that we see today are a result of the inventions we saw in this war.

Some of the new weapons that were used in World War II included:

Bolt-action rifles- most soldiers were equipped with bolt-action rifles in the beginning of the war.
Semi-automatic rifles-provided the soldier with a significantly faster rate of fire.
Sniper rifles- helped to make soldiers more accurate with there shots and reduced the amount of bullets that were used.
Sub machine guns- made it so that it was capable to have an automatic rate of fire, faster than the rifles.
Assault rifles- had sufficient range and accuracy to be used as a rifle.
Light machine guns- had the ability to fire a continuous hail of bullets at the enemy troops.
Anti-tank weapons- allowed soldiers to take down tanks without needing their own tanks to help
Hand grenades- the hand grenade provided a pocket-sized artillery piece that they could use in battle.
Light mortars- was used to kill large amounts of people in an area
Flame throwers- helped soldiers in close areas, by being able to burn them all.

In this picture you can see the devastation that a flamethrower could cause in battle. These flame throwers were used in close combat. This is a primary source because it was taken during battle.

This is a picture of two soldiers that blew up a German tank. The weapon they to achieve this goal is an antitank missile that was shot out of a bazooka. The bazooka was new and was used often because Germans used tanks often. This picture is a primary source because it was taken during the war.