What was the most useful weapon in WW2 besides?

Answer 1

The Atom bomb for the US,mind due they are cowards.For Britain it was there tanks or their rifles and bayonets(the Germans hated to face a Brit with a rifle and bayonet)

Answer 2

One of the positive things about war is that it always accelerates the development of technology.

When world war two started in 1939 nearly every airforce in the world still had some front line aircraft which were open cockpit biplanes like those from WW1. By the time it finished only five years later Jet fighters were in combat service with both the Luftwaffe and the RAF.

You could argue forever about which was the best rifle, tank, machine gun, or ship but I believe that the conflict was marked out by the following.

1) Radar - Without this the UK would never have been able to fight the Luftwaffe off in the Battle of Britain, and if the U.S had believed it they would have got airborne in time to see many of the Japanese at Pearl Harbour off as well.

2) The aircraft carrier - This war marked the emergence of the Aircraft Carrier as the new Capitol Ship replacing the Battleship as the key element of any sea battle. Every significant major naval battle after River Plate was won or lost on the air power from carriers.

3) Intelligence - The capture and decoding of the German Enigma coding machine early in the war by the Royal Navy meant that right up until the wars end the allies were reading their coded messages.

4) Propaganda - This was the first real propaganda war where mass radio and cinema media was used to manipulate opinion.

Answer 3

General George S. Patton called the M-1 rifle the "greatest battle implement ever devised", but the scabbard on the General's jeep held a German '98 Mauser (He had been an Olympic shooter). Some shooters will tell you the British .303 Enfield, with its 10 round magazine and fast, reliable bolt action, was the best battle rifle of the three overall. The Enfield No. 4, with an aperture rear sight and heavier barrel, is better than the No. 1 Mk. III "SMLE", and is still a popular, inexpensive rifle for hunting.

Answer 4

Army Air Corps:

The P51 Mustang. The invention of this aircraft provided long-range fighter support for Allied bombers. This increased the odds of survivability for bomber crews and help to make bombing missions more successful.

Navy:

While attempting to create better anti-aircraft weapons, a type of ammunition was developed (sorry, I don't know the name) that was radar tipped. When fired, the round would explode when in the vicinity of enemy aircraft. This eliminated the need for bullets and antiaircraft weapons to have a direct impact on an airplane in order to bring it down. The new warhead could explode when it got close to an airplane and the resulting explosion and shrapnel could bring down the fighter without needing a direct hit.

Army:

The German "King Tiger" tank was definitely the most powerful and better armed tank of the war, however it's slow production time prevented it from being highly effective. The Russian T34 was definitely the most advanced tank of the war and had a rather low production time. This tank proved crucial in pushing German forces out of Russia and they have the Russians to defeating Germany on the Eastern Front. The American Sherman Tank, while not as powerful as her German and Russian counterparts, had a low production time and thus these tanks could be used in mass numbers against the enemy. The overwhelming number of Sherman tanks on the battlefield aided the allies greatly in defeating the Germans on the Western front.

The MG 42 was the best machine gun of the war and had the highest cyclic rate.

The MP 40 outclassed the Thompson in that it was more stable during automatic fire and it's 9 mm ammunition had more knockdown power at close range.

The M1 Gerand outclassed German and Japanese standard infantry weapons in that it was highly accurate and held an eight round clip.

The American Flamethrower was highly effective in clearing underground tunnels and bunker systems. This proved extremely effective against Japanese fighters who often fought and moved through tunnels.

Answer 5

The resourcefulness of the British and American intelligence was undoubtedly the single most important weapon the allies had over the Nazi's and the Japanese. The ability to break enemy codes, and at the same time know when their own codes had been broken, plus their ability to draw the enemy into making costly commitments or tricking the enemy into revealing important information, with false information, made the difference between success and failure , during WWII.

Answer 6

The M-1 Garand.

Answer 7

The AK-47 was in development during ww2, and its used all over the world even today.

And I agree with the guy who said T-34 tank. Best tank of the war.

Answer 8

The atomic bomb. It ended the war after we dropped the second one. Its ashamed that we only had two bombs. Japan did not know this. It we had 5 or 6 just think of how fast the war would of ended. It took 2 week, it could of been over in 2 hours.

Remember they started the war, we just made it difficult for them to continue. The only way to win a war is by making the others die for their country.

Answer 9

The most useful weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.

Answer 10

The Soldier