What weapon was used more than any other during WWII?
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On which side?\n\nWhat kind of weapon? Rifle? SMG? MG? Aircraft? Tank? \n\nNobody will guess with a question so vague.\n\nEDIT: In general, it has to be the rifle. \n\nFrom various American M1 models and Springfields, British Enfields, German Mausers, Italian Carcannos, Russian Mosin-Nagants and STMs -- not to mention the ones I left out... And the German Stg 44, the first assult rifle qualifies in the rifle category.\n\nNothing could be more numerous than the good old infantry rifle.
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over 45 million. world war 2 was because Hitler was being a jack ass.
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Gatling guns were used by the US side during the Spanish-American War, most notably during the battle of San Juan Hill. Some 31 gatling guns in all were purchased by the US Army before the war ended.
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I did that many times when I was in army. I fired from several guns: AK, submachine gun, machine gun, carabine, Semi Automatic Sniper Rifle, and 1 pistol.
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I'm not sure where some of the other people got there info from, because several of the guns listed in some of the replys are not used by the American Military or are no longer used. I can give you a large list of military guns that I actually use in my career field. I am a Small Arms Instructor at Sheppard Air Force base in Texas.  Here is a descent list:\n  F-8 assault Shotgun\n  12 Gauge Shotgun   \n  AT4 Viper \n  M-240B Machine Gun \n  M14 7.62mm Rifle \n  M16A2 5.56mm Rifle \n  M1911A1 .45 Caliber Pistol \n  M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun \n  M203 40mm Grenade Launcher \n  M24 Sniper Rifle \n  M240G Medium Machine Gun \n  M249 SAW \n  M25 Sniper Rifle \n  Barret M82A1 .50 caliber sniper rifle \n  M4 Carbine \n  M40A1 Sniper Rifle \n  M60 Machine Gun \n  M9 9mm Pistol \n  MEU (SOC) Pistol\n  Para-Ordanance P-14 (.45 Calibur)\n  Para-Ordanance P-16 (.40 Calibur) \n  MK19 40mm Machine Gun, MOD 3 \n  MP-5N 9mm Submachine Gun\n  Objective Individual Combat Weapon \n  Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) \n\nIf this doesn't work for you, please let me know.
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the u2 spy splane didnt exist till the 70s.  So neither was used.\n\nThere was only one jet engine in WW2, that was developed by the nazis in 1945 but were'nt able to use it properly.\n\n(that's what i understand anyway)
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No one did every body started doing it in world war II.\nTo get the full story go to the[exact] website below.
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By far the most common mauser rifle is the mod. 98, in 8mm\nThe serial #s are stamped into almost all parts on WW2 german guns.... But that doesn't mean that they all will be matching.
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Good evening Major,I'm a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army, possibly at the same time as yourself,oh well.Man, our Country's have really put us lifers through some stuff HUH? Late December 1966,Kontoum Provence,Search & Destroy,monsoon, my Stevens & Savage 12 Ga. Pump shotgun lost a spring,an important spring,Ord. had to have the weapon to fix it. The only replacement weapon was a captured Kalishnikaugh,Model 47.I had that weapon five(5) days,it saw action twice,two good fire......the 47 was flawless,I didn't want to give it up when that hillbilly shotgun came back,it was and is the World's finest Gererilla warfare weapon......Sir.It's almost mid-night here, whatever time it is there Sir,I hope you're good!
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There were two main places communists got involved in World War II.  The first, obviously, was Russia.  They were, ironically enough, our allies in the fight against the Nazis.  The second was the underground movements in occupied countries.  Since communists were banned by the Nazis, they already had a network of secret cells and communication systems.  They were the ones, after all, who invented the Molotov Cocktail and other guerrilla fighting techniques.  And there is no denying that some of them were very brave and took terrible risks in the underground fighting.  This also clearly gave them some key positions when the war was over, and they took maximum advantage of the fact.
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The Marine Corps, without a doubt!! Every man and woman is trained how to fire a weapon, regardless of what job you have. Also we do a lot more with less gear/technologies.\n Our reputation from 1775 to now speaks for itself!
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the answer is in the army files of every nation that ever had a war.\nmachine guns spit out bullets very fast. Or I suspect the old Tommy gun in the 20s' was the one. Gangsters perhaps in Chicago.\n\ngl
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Unofficially, the US was involved with WWII from the beginning, by sending supplies to the Allies.\nOfficially, in 1941.
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Guns, handguns, Bombs, Nuclear weapons, and other weapons
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will it be Dadao Sword??\n\nLong the traditional weapon of China's peasant armies, the Dadao, or big sword, was used with deadly effect as late as the 1930's in the Sino-Japanese War. Its single- or two-handed versatility, combined with the tremendous slashing power of its weight-forward blade made it the ideal close-quarters weapon. Although the originals had no scabbard, a simple carrying case is provided for protection and ease of transportation.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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Today, there is artillery that is capable of firing off nuclear warheads, I don't believe we or our enemy had fire power like that during WWI.  Battleships, with their 8" guns were pretty darn powerful during WWII, however even then we didn't have artillery that could compete with today's range or explosive power.\n\nA number of years ago, Saddam hired a Canadian national to build a cannon for him that could reach Israel.  By the time the Canadian got this weapon designed, built, and in place to fire it had some really unusual features.  The barrel was so long, that the cannon was erected in front of a large hill.  The hill supported the barrel.  The rest of the cannon was supported on railroad tracks.  This allowed the cannon the ability to move to the rear, from the recoil when it was fired.  It was quite a contraption and unfortunately for the Canadian, Moussed caught up with him before he could finish the project, and finished him, instead!