What is Your Favorite WWII Weapon?

[Terminate421]

I don't care if the nazis used these. The MP40 was one of the best guns I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. Sleek design and quite effective:

 

[Armorat]

Lahti L-39. What a beast.
http://www.antitank.co.uk/images/20mm/lahti%20with%20PKM%20for%20size.jpg

 

[Grottnikk]

Gimme a Bazooka and a box full of rockets and I'll be a happy tank-popping camper all fuckin' day

 

[acturisme]

Myself, I like the m3.

 

[Happiness Assassin]

What else would it be?

Spoiler

Totally counts.

Captcha: watch out

 

[thiosk]

Propaganda, for sure! It's der best!

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[Undomesticated Equine]

Fw-190

 

[CpT_x_Killsteal]

The good ol' M1911. Still around today even.

If not that, then the Japanese Type 97 Automatic Cannon.
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_97_automatic_cannon[/link]

It just looks so badass XD

 

[TheTim]

My unquestionable favorite is the M1 Garand, such a powerful and efficient gun that paved the way for the United States. Just holding one in your hands is an experience in itself, and shooting one is indescribable

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Edit: Or the PTRS41
14.5mm of "fuck your armour."

The Germans then invented proper tank armor and that made a lot of PTRS41 crews very unhappy. Worked wonders against softer vehicles, though.

M1 Garand for me. First semi-automatic service rifle to be fielded to standard infantry, firing 30-06 cartridges and reloading by way of en bloc clips. The best battle rifle ever developed.

United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

While normally I'd list a gun for this kind of topic, there are too many guns from WW2 I like to list in a single post. So instead, I will showcase not only my favorite airplane from the war, but my favorite airplane of all time.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Chance Vought F4U Corsair:

'Twas the first single-engine fighter plane capable of exceeding 400mph, was used extensively and effectively in the Pacific not only as a fighter but also as an attack aircraft, and quite simply just looks sexy overall. It's that rare combination of beauty and functionality that makes it a plane I adore to no end.

 

[Pandalisk]

The Hezter is my personal favorite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzer

Look at thing, it's adorable.

Hetzer gonna' Hetz.

The StuG assault gun variants have always been my favorites. They just look so sleek and the Germans made a fuck ton of them.

Another one i though was pretty damn good looking was the Comet made by the British, a damn decent medium tank as well, shame it never saw much combat.

But the all time best is any of the Hobart's Funnies, hilarious and vital niche tanks.

 

[LtWigglesworth]

I do love the SMLE. Mainly because I love using mine.

But there is also another rifle fielded during that time period that I love- the Swiss K31. Glorious straight-pull bolt goodness!

 

[Thaluikhain]

Spitfires were fuckin BAD ASS. Under the atomic bomb, I would argue (and many would agree) that it was the single most instrumental piece of equipment to winning the war.

Er...what?

It wasn't even the most important fighter aircraft used by the British (that was the Hurricane).

The best battle rifle ever developed.

Best ever? Quite a claim.

If it was the best, why did the US move on to the M14, and mostly everyone else in the west to the FAL?

 

[Snatcher]

The PPSh-41, because Sergeant Reznov used one in COD: world at war.

It's also the fastest shooting submachinegun in that game.

 

[Techno Squidgy]

I'll have to go with the Lee-Enfield, Rifle No.4.
It's a piece of my nation's history and I want one so bad. Just need to join a rifle club...
10 round internal magazine loaded by two 5-round stripper clip chargers or a round at a time. That and it looks soooo good!
Any Mark will do, and if I ever get the money and enough room to store them, every Mark.

 

[Mr F.]

Spitfires were fuckin BAD ASS. Under the atomic bomb, I would argue (and many would agree) that it was the single most instrumental piece of equipment to winning the war.

Er...what?

It wasn't even the most important fighter aircraft used by the British (that was the Hurricane).

The best battle rifle ever developed.

Best ever? Quite a claim.

If it was the best, why did the US move on to the M14, and mostly everyone else in the west to the FAL?

Yeah, that misnomer about the Spitfire always pissed me off. It just looks beautiful and has a really nice outline, hence all the propaganda about it.

Someone earlier said Propaganda, and I have to agree. That is what won is the war in my eyes. If I am forced to choose an actual weapon (And not another copout, like "People"), I think I will either have to go for the M1 or the T34.

Reading this thread has made me want to play Hearts of Iron. And then I remember how fucking dull that game can be. Might just boot up CoH again, if I manage to do enough work. *sigh*

 

[Lhianon]

since you asked for the favorite, not the most impactfull, usefull or widely used, i have to go with those 3:
Horten Ho IX
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_Ho_IX[/link]
Horten Ho XVIII
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_H.XVIII[/link]
jet-powered stealth planes in 1945? sure, germany could do it. granted, the first never saw combat, the second never even reached the prototype stadium, but i am sure we are all very happy for that.
V2
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V2_rocket[/link]
the first man made object that reached space, which trough operation paperclip gave the US the means to develop even more advanced rockets, leading ultimately to the first man on the moon.

 

[Therumancer]

Flamethrowers were not banned by the Geneva and were widely used by all sides. Only the US used shotguns during WW1 and they were not a war winning weapon. US troops made very little contribution on the battlefield, the greatest effect of US troops came from the fact the Germans would run out of soldiers before the allies. The the Germans in WW2 totally ignored any artificial humanitarian limits on the eastern front that did not exactly work out very well for them.

I am also unaware of the great need for trench clearing by civilians in the US, which is the role the shotguns were replaced by smgs.

Actually yes, Flamethrowers ARE banned by the Geneva Convention, with a simple internet search on the question you come up with:

http://www.chacha.com/question/is-the-flame-thrower-banned-from-war

You can find more easily enough, but you'll also find stuff about how the US Department Of Defense also voluntarily banned them.

Putting rules on war is pointless IMO, as I said before, those who follow them when the enemy does not are idiots. But that's another discussion entirely.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Actually yes, Flamethrowers ARE banned by the Geneva Convention, with a simple internet search on the question you come up with:

http://www.chacha.com/question/is-the-flame-thrower-banned-from-war

You can find more easily enough, but you'll also find stuff about how the US Department Of Defense also voluntarily banned them.

A simple internet search will also find sources which aren't just randoms giving their opinions.

For example:

http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/515

Incendiary weapons aren't banned by the Geneva Protocols, you just can't use them indiscriminately. The US DoD stopped using them because of PR issues.