Preferable weapons of WW2 - US Army?

Question

I was watching Band of Brothers the other day and wondered how and why certain soldiers were assigned certain guns, such as the Carbrine or M1 or Thompson?

I have played Call of Duty and Medal of Honor by the way.

Answer 1

The brits

Answer 2

The regular weapon of the G.I. was the M1 Garande. The M1 carbine was more of a NCO or CO's weapon, basically an intermediate between the .45 colt 1911 and the Garande.
Heavier firepower came from the BAR or Browning Automatic Rifle.
The Thompson sub machine gun and the Grease Gun, where heavily used in sqauds also, the grease gun being a cheaper sub machine gun that were produced in greater quantities.
I suggest that you go to a good military museum or do some Internet searches and see the vast variety of weaponry that all countries used in WWII. It is very interesting.

Answer 3

Okay... for the US Army... the STANDARD weapon issued to a soldier would be the M1-Garand. Some units will then have a heavy-weapon in the unit via the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle).

The M-1 Carbine was for tankers, NCO's, officers, and rear-echelon types... it's REALLY a pistol cartidge fired in a lite-rifle ! The parachute groups also liked the Carbine due to it's light-weight, smaller size, and the ability to carry MORE ammo.

The M1A1 Thompson and M-3 (grease-gun) were also for tankers, NCO's, officers, and rear-echelon types... same reasons.

The US Marine Corps started the war with the Springfield 30.06 Bolt action rifle... and considered it to be a superior RIFLE to the M-1 Garand. At least until they got ahold of some M-1's dropped by the Army at Guadalcanal.

So REALLY... a SOLDIER (rifleman) is issued an M-1 Garand.

Answer 4

There's been a lot of research into battlefield weaponry since the exploitation of gunpowder. A rifle is a good weapon for a soldier, being accurate over more range than a pistol or SMG. The Thompson SMG was designed to fire a lot of shots in a short period. A pistol is an excellent weapon for use indoors or at very close quarters

The army issues 'special' weapons based on training. Not every soldier has the right temperment to use an automatic weapon so the army trains certain soldiers to use them and then equips these soldiers so they can improve the 'value' of their squad.

As for those particular guns (in case that's what you meant and if it is I apologise for the waffle) they were what was in production at the time.

Answer 5

Different guns are given according to rank mainly. The Thompson is alway Given to an officer M1 Carbine's are given to the grunts. I cant remember how many exactly but i think every 10th soldier is given a BAR ( Browning automatic rifle). Hope this helps

Answer 6

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Answer 7

All the above are good answers about the guns but don’t answer your specific question about what soldier gets what gun. It is done by the army’s Table of Organization and Equipment. This TO&E tells each squad what weapons they will have, and even what ammo to carry for those weapons. It goes up to how many jeeps or tanks in a company or battalion.

EDIT: of course that never answers why the smallest guy has to always carry the biggest weapon.

Answer 8

Soldiers were issued with equipment which was easy to produce in large numbers. Weapons were brought into service sometimes to counter a weapon the enemy was using.

Answer 9

It usually depended on the fire support in which the team supplies. If you ever played "Brother In Arms: Road to Hill 30" you have two teams in which, one supplies the initial attack (flanks, assaults) and the second team gives cover fire (these are the guys with Thompsons and BAR's as account that that they fire alot)...so overall, it depends on the mission at hand and what there up against.

Answer 10

the "Tommy gun" Thompson sub machine gun .45, and the m8 garand were the two more common infantry weapons. the m8 had a good rate of fire and was very accurate while the 45 was more efficient for suppressive fire and cqb. they were assigned different weapons to create a more diversified attack force. one gun does not work best in "every" situation.

Answer 11

You should play call of duty they have all the weapons from ww2 from the brits to the nazis its a cool game