The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War IIA lavishly illustrated compendium of military hardware covers everything that fought in the air, on the ground, and on the seas during World War II. There are more than 500 separate items of equipment used between 1939 and 1945, from combat handguns to massive aircraft carriers. More than 600 full-color artworks accompany entries that feature a detailed history of each weapon's design and development, along with a full specifications table that includes performance, dimensions, armament, and crew details. A must-have for military buffs. |
Contents
I | 9 |
II | 20 |
III | 31 |
IV | 42 |
V | 52 |
VI | 63 |
VII | 73 |
VIII | 81 |
XXX | 291 |
XXXI | 303 |
XXXII | 316 |
XXXIII | 328 |
XXXIV | 338 |
XXXV | 348 |
XXXVI | 359 |
XXXVII | 370 |
IX | 91 |
X | 99 |
XII | 109 |
XIV | 121 |
XVI | 134 |
XVII | 146 |
XVIII | 157 |
XIX | 177 |
XX | 189 |
XXI | 201 |
XXII | 213 |
XXIII | 223 |
XXIV | 234 |
XXV | 247 |
XXVI | 262 |
XXVII | 273 |
XXVIII | 281 |
XXXVIII | 381 |
XXXIX | 391 |
XL | 402 |
XLI | 412 |
XLII | 422 |
XLIII | 432 |
XLIV | 441 |
XLV | 450 |
XLVI | 460 |
XLVIII | 468 |
XLIX | 476 |
L | 485 |
LI | 495 |
LIII | 507 |
LIV | 517 |
LV | 527 |
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action aircraft Allied American ammunition anti-aircraft anti-tank gun Armament artillery attack bomber bombs British built Calibre cannon carriage carried carrier chassis crew cruiser Dimensions duced equipped fighter Flak flamethrower flown forces fuselage halftracks heavy howitzer hull infantry Italian Japanese Junkers Ju 88 km/h large numbers later launcher light tank load Luftwaffe machine-guns Marder II maximum road speed maximum speed maximum take-off miles Model modello mounted muzzle brake Muzzle velocity Navy night-fighter nose numbers operational Panzerjäger petrol engine developing pistol piston engine piston engine Performance Polsten powerful Powerplant produced projectile prototype PzKpfw PzKpfw IV radial piston engine rear reconnaissance Red Army Regia Aeronautica rifle rocket role Rolls-Royce Merlin SdKfz service ceiling ships Soviet span Specification sq ft Squadron target tion tons torpedo towed turret Type variants vehicles weapon Weight wing area World World War II yards