List_of_British_military_equipment_of_World_War_II

List of British military equipment of World War II

List of British military equipment of World War II

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The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as the majority of their equipment would have been British as they were at that time part of the British Empire. However commonwealth countries did make their own unique weapons like the Owen gun and Vickers–Berthier.

Uniforms/protective equipment

Two British soldiers in battledress with 1937 webbing wearing "Steel Helmet MKll" helmets

Knives and bayonets

Weapons

Vehicles

Aircraft

Radar

Missiles and bombs

Aerial bombs

British aerial bombs: 2000lb, 4000lb and 12000lb blockbusters, 1000lb and 500lb GP bombs

Cartridges and shells

.303 British cartridge for British rifles and machine guns

See also

References

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