List of military equipment of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of all military equipment ever used by the United Kingdom which includes weapons, ships and aircraft. This includes lists of specific types of current and former military equipment of the UK, and military equipment lists for certain periods such as World War II.

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Weapons

Aircraft

Ships

World War II

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Armed Forces</span> UK military forces

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Granby</span> British operations of the 1991 Gulf War

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun</span> Autocannon family by Bofors

The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The gun was designed as an intermediate anti-aircraft gun, filling the gap between fast firing close-range small calibre anti-aircraft guns and slower firing long-range high calibre anti-aircraft guns, a role which previously was filled by older outdated guns. The Bofors 40 mm L/60 was for its time perfectly suited for this role and outperformed competing designs in the years leading up to World War II in both effectiveness and reliability.

This is a list of World War II-related topic lists:

American military technologies developed during World War II became more advanced and specialized as the war progressed. The technologies produced ranged in complexity from relatively simple items such as small arms and armored vehicles, including tanks, to more complex items such as the atomic bomb. The latter, produced under the secretive Manhattan Project, proved to be an incredibly powerful weapon that revolutionized warfare and was used to end the war. Other technologies, such as the M4 Sherman tank, the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine, and the gas mask, were refinements on previously existing technologies.

References

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  4. ↑ "Research guide B7: Royal Navy: Ship records". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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  6. ↑ "British Infantry Weapons in WW2 - Quartermaster Section". www.quartermastersection.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ↑ "WW2 British Artillery". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  8. ↑ "WW2 British tanks and armored cars". Tank Encyclopedia. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  9. ↑ "WW2 British Aircraft". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  10. ↑ "WW2 British Warships & Submarines". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
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