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[Sgt. Nuker]

Just as the title suggests, post your favorite weapon(s) of WWII. They don't have to just be hand held weapons. They can be tanks, artillery, airplanes, pistols, or ships.

Fav tank: King Tiger. I know it wasn't an Allied tank, but this beast was extremely nasty versus any kind of armor. I also like the lines of the tank. It looks deadly just sitting still



Fav airplane: (Tie): P-38 Lightning and Hawker Typhoon. I have liked the P-38 ever since I was little. I don't know why, but I guess I started liking it because it was different (and fast). The same goes for the Typhoon. It wasn't necessarily the most used or most popular, but it was a good aircraft and was excellent at tank busting.





These are my favorite WWII weapons. What are yours?

Edited by Major Nuker, 13 April 2006 - 19:48.

[Deathstrike]

B-29 Superfortress. <3. Not really a weapon, but it could deliver them pretty well

[Waris]

Angelina Jolie of all tanks:

And the reason Germans developed the King Tiger

And:

Teh Mustangs

[BillyChaka]

MG42 FTW. Best machine gun ever made, even by todays standards.

[Deathstrike]

BillyChaka, on 13 Apr 2006, 21:36, said:

MG42 FTW. Best machine gun ever made, even by todays standards.
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You know, I love that gun in Day of Defeat: Source

[AllStarZ]

Colt .45 . Better than that Beretta shit the US Army totes nowadays.

[Prophet of the Pimps]

Mustang, T-34 and the V2

[Waris]

One more thing:

[Rayburn]

My favorite tank: The King-Tiger, though it was a little buggy...


My favorite plane: The ME163 Komet, though it's never been finished. I like the design...


My favorite gun: The FG42; Assault-Rifle + MG + Sniper-Rifle

[Whitey]

Da nuke?

[Sgt. Nuker]

MDW, I see we share the same taste in tanks.

Here's another of my favorites:

De Havilland Mosquito

[Waris]

Mosquitoes are quite... stingy. (duh ) The best part is they can be fixed with radar that enable them to carry out night raids

[Sgt. Nuker]

The Nazis also hated those things.

Another favorite, just because of what it could do:



The Avro Lancaster could be fitted with a 22,000lbs. bomb and also carried bombs known as "dam busters."

Edited by Major Nuker, 14 April 2006 - 15:28.

[Cattman2236]

Hmmm i knew a thread like this would pop up sooner or later:

Favourite Gun:



This just owns anything^

Favourite Plane:



Favourite Tank (T-34 0wnage)

[Alias]

Aircraft: Spitfire - FTW
Tanks: Panzer MkII - FTW
Weapon: AK's!!! FTW!

[Whitey]

The AK didn't come out till '47

[Alias]

Aftermath

Still..... There are other AK's

[Whitey]

The original AK-47 came out in 1947...

[Alias]

Yes, but it was designed before WWII ended.

[BillyChaka]

Dude, that' doesn't count. Just say STG44. They're almost the same thing. (I know, I know, they're not really.)

[retry_1]

kalushnakoff

[Sgt. Nuker]

CBoidy8888, on 14 Apr 2006, 19:23, said:

The AK didn't come out till '47
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It doesn't really matter to me too much that the rifle came out roughly two years after WWII. CBoidy, I'd be extremely grateful if you'd post your favorite weapon(s) instead of spamming this topic (yes I'm aware it is the SYD thread, but that's not the point).


Respectfully,

Major Nuker

[Whitey]

I did, the Manhattan Project's offspring...

[Foxhound]

I am a WWII fanatic (just look at my bookcase, its filled with books from before I was born aka pre 90s stuff my dad had, stuff I bought when I was around, and countless WWII games bought or rented). Anyway, this fanatisism makes it hard to decide, so I'm going with theatre weaponry

Europe-
Fav pistol: Tie- Colt and Luger (although I like the Welby for some reason- yay auto revolver!)
Fav rifle: Tie- Mosin Nagent and M1 Garand
Fav SMG: Tie- Thompson, MP40, and PPSH
Fav MG: MG42
Fav LMG: Bren, BAR, and DP-28
Fav fighter: Really hard but I'm going with P-47, P-51, Spit, and Typhoon
Fav fighter-bomber: A-36, Mosquito, and Stuka
Fav heavy bomber: B-17 and Lancaster
Fav sub- U-Boat (what else?)

(like I said I have hard times deciding these)

Pacific
Fav pistol: Colt
Fav rifle: M1 Garand
Fav SMG: Thompson
Fav LMG: BAR, Johnson LMG (think Guadacanal)
Fav MG: .30 cal and .50 cals
Fav fighter: Zero, Corsair, and Wildcat; the P-40 holds a place in my heart too
Fav fighter-bomber: P-38
Fav dive bomber: Dauntless
Fav torpedo bomber: Avenger and Kate
Fav heavy bomber: B-17, B-24, B-29, and Betty
Fav floatplane: Catalina and Rufe (Zero with a float strapped on)
Fav battleship: Yamato, Musashi, Arizona, and Missouri (plently others as well)
Fav carrier: Yorktown, Hornet, Enterprise, and Shinano: the Shinano was supposed to be the third ship in the Yamato class but after the disaster of Midway they changed it into a full carrier
Fav sub: Gato class and the I400 experiment is pretty cool

won't bother with more tonight

Edited by RustyDroid, 17 April 2006 - 05:34.

[AllStarZ]

Ugh, you people have no idea what defines a good weapon of war. You live in the ideal world where guns never jam, tanks never run out of gas, and helmets always work how they are supposed to.

The King Tiger was a devastating tank, but a VERY dreadful weapon of war. Its something that you would use in a one on one fight, but one that you would not ride in an invasion. It used an engine designed for a much tinier tank, and because of the extra weight of the Tiger, the engine had to always run at full power just to move the damn thing, and as a result, the engine broke down alot. If the interleaving roadwheels got caught with mud, you'd better hope its warm, because if that mud freezes, the tank is stuck. And I can go on with complaints about fuel range, suspension, transmission, Porsche turret models, etc.

Anyways, the following are my list of best weapons

Land
Infantry
Best Soldier Sidearm: Colt .45 (USA)
Best Bolt-Action Rifle: SMLE (UK)
Best SMG: PPS-43 or PPSh-41 (Though preferrably the former) (Both USSR)
Best Auxilary Soldier Sidearm: Smith and Wesson M&P (USA)
Best Auxilary Soldier Firearm: M1 Carbine (USA)
Best Sniper Rifle: Mauser Kar98 (Germany)
Best MG Overall: MG42 (Germany)
Best LMG: Bren (UK)
Best HMG: M2 Browning (although it was pretty much the only one in this category for Infantry Weapons) (USA)
Best Mortar: Russian 120mm (USSR)
Best Semi-Auto: M1 Garand (USA)
Best Rifle Overall: Sturmgewehr 44 (Germany) or M1 Garand (USA)
Best Sidearm Overall: Browning HP (Belgium produced)
Best AP Mine: S-Mine (Germany)
Best AT Mine: Teller Mine (Germany)
Best Anti-Tank Weapon: Panzerfaust (Germany)
Worthy Mention(s): Owen SMG (Australia), Mosin Nagant (Russia), Bazooka (USA), Arisaka Type 99 (Japan), Suomi (Finland), Walther PP (Germany), Sten SMG (UK), BAR (USA), Springfield M1908 *even if it is a Mauser copy* (USA), Beretta M38/42 (Italy)

Land Vehicles and Artillery
Best Half-Track: M3 (USA)
Best Light Artillery: M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer (USA)
Best Heavy Artillery: M3 105mm Howitzer (USA)
Best Light Wheeled Vehicle: Willys MB *Jeep* (USA)
Best Light AA Artillery: Oerlikon 20mm (Switzerland)
Best Medium AA Artillery: Bofors 40mm (Sweden)
Best Heavy AA Artillery: M3 90mm AA (USA)
Best Truck: I dunno. Am I supposed to know everything? Fuck's sake...
Best Armored Car: M8/20 Series (USA)
Worthy Mention(s): Puma 234/2 (Germany),
Best Rocket Artillery: Katyusha (USSR)
Best AT Artillery: 18-Pounder (UK)


Tanks and SPGs
Best Tank Overall: T-34/85 (USSR)
Best Light Tank: M24 Chafee (USA)
Best Heavy Tank: IS-2 (USSR)
Best Tank Destroyer: SU-100 (USSR)
Best Self-Propelled Gun: ISU-152 (USSR)
Most Reliable Tank: M4 Sherman (sadly, it was also very, very flammable) (USA)
Worthy Mention(s): Jagdpanther (Germany), M3 Stuart (USA), Somua S-35 (France)
The Most Terrible Tank To Have Ever Been Used In Numbers for WWII: Type 95 Ha-Go (Japan)
The Absolute Most Powerful Vehicle To have Been Mass-Produced During the War: Jagdtiger 128mm (Germany)
The Biggest Baddest Tank Evar: Maus Super Heavy Tank (Germany)
Extremely Worthy Mention: Panzerkampfwagen VI Panther (Germany)

Air
The Best Fighter Aircraft of the War: P-51 Mustang (USA)
Extremely Worthy Mention: Supermarine Spitfire (UK)
Best Jet Fighter: Messerschmidt Me-262 (Germany)
Most Pointless Aircraft ever Created: Baka (Japan)
Best Transport Aircraft: C-47 Dakota (USA)
Worthy Mention(s): Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Germany), Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Japan), Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (USA), Yaklovlev Yak-3 (USSR), Hawker Typhon/Tempest (UK), Hawker Hurricane (UK), Lavochkin La-5 (USSR), Petlyakov Pe-2 (USSR), B-26 Marauder (USA)
Best Heavy Bomber: Avro Lancaster (UK)
Best Jack Of All Trades, Possibly Master too: Tied between DeHavilland Mosquito (UK) and Junkers Ju-88 (Germany). P-38 Lightning (USA) trails behind them.
Best Tank-Buster: Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik (USSR)
Best Medium Bomber: B-25 Mitchell (USA)
Best Naval Fighter: F6F Hellcat (USA)
Best Naval Patrol Aircraft: PBY Catalina (USA)
Largest Transport Aircraft: Messerschmidt Gigante (Germany)
Euuh... Why the Hell was this in the war? Never mind, lets use it in large numbers: Gloster Gladiator (UK)

Sea
Best Battleship: Iowa Class (USA)
Best Carrier: Essex Class (USA)
Best Submarine: Type XXI (Germany)
Best Escort: Castle Class (UK/Canada)
Best Light Cruiser: Garibaldi Class (Italy)
Best Heavy Cruiser: Admiral Hipper Class (Germany)
Best Battlecruiser: Scharnhorst Class (Germany)
Best Destroyer: Fletcher Class (USA)
War Oddities: Kaiten Suicide Submarine (Japan), X-Class (UK), Pig Torpedoes (Italy), Surcouf (France)
Worthy Mention(s): Bismarck Class (Germany), King George V Class (UK), Illustrious Class (UK), Vittorio Veneto Class (Italy), Dunkerque Class (France), Lutzow Class (Germany), Richelieu Class (France), South Dakota Class (USA), Kongo Class (Japan), Yamato Class (Japan), Gato Class (USA)

Edited by AllStarZ, 16 April 2006 - 15:38.