Common Infantry Weapons
Bazooka (M9 Anti-tank Rocket Launcher) : Among the first anti-tank weapons to enter service and used by the United States Armed Forces in WWll. It resembled a musical instrument which explains its nickname, “Bazooka”. These weapons produced an achieving result that made the Germans copy our idea and name it the Panzerschreck.
M1 Garand: This was the first semi-automatic rifle to be used in the military. During World War II, the M1 Garand proved to be a well-used weapon that the Axis Powers would gather as many as they could from their captors.
Thompson M1: A popular submachine gun that was also known as the Tommy gun. It was designed during WWI and its use increased during Prohibition when gangsters used it because of its powerful and automatic fire.
MP38/40: A standard German submachine gun that was issued in 1938. It was replaced by an identical gun that used less expensive metal and was more cost effective for mass production. This design was preferred by the Allied Forces over their own submachine weapons.
"Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed."
- Jack Churchill
Claymore: A Scottish broadsword