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World War two before we begin we publish
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weapons that played a deciding factor in
the outcome of the Second World War
number 10 the bazooka went up against a
massive tank an infantry unit is
obviously at a huge disadvantage as most
weapons did not pack a big enough punch
to put a dent in these armoured vehicles
the US army developed the m9a1 rocket
launcher for the specific purpose of
taking down tanks and strongholds
nicknamed the bazooka by radio
personality Bob burns this weapon
launched Rockets carrying a dangerous
substance called Penta light resulting
in an explosion capable of penetrating
around five inches of armor easy to
mass-produce and relatively lightweight
considering their power the bazooka was
hailed as a key factor in winning the
war by President Dwight Eisenhower
number nine the m2 browning designed
towards the end of World War one John
Browning’s m2 machine gun has been
employed in nearly every major conflict
since the 1930s equipped with the 50 BMG
cartridges the m2 boasted firepower and
accuracy but more importantly the
Browning was rather flexible the m2 was
not only used by the infantry but the
gun served is the primary or defensive
weapons for many armored vehicles and
patrol boats due to its stopping power
the Browning was also involved in aerial
warfare allowing the p-51 Mustang to
take down enemy aircraft and damage
naval destroyers number 8 the p-51
Mustang produced by North American
Aviation before being employed by the
British Royal Air Force and US Army Air
Forces this single-engine aircraft is
considered the best mass-produced
piston-engined fighter of world war ii
the p-51 mustang was powered by a
liquid-cooled inline allison engine an
experimental decision which paid off
greatly improving the aircraft’s range
and mobility and was later powered by
the rolls-royce merlin equipped with six
machine guns the p-51 could travel over
a thousand miles or over 2,000 with two
drop tanks making it the perfect choice
to protect American bomber fleet in
addition to boasting serious destructive
capabilities the air
Kraft was crucial in gathering Intel by
flying over enemy territory number seven
the b-17 Flying Fortress with a whopping
four engines keeping it in the air the
b-17 lived up to its name
designed and financed entirely by Boeing
the flying fortress was mass-produced
after the events of Pearl Harbor
originally armed with 530 caliber
machine guns
the b-17 could carry around 9600 pounds
worth of bombs capable of taking a
vicious beating the Flying Fortress and
p-51 Mustang formed one hell of a team
leading to the Allied forces dominating
the skies over the course of three years
the b-17 was used to deliver crushing
blows to Rome Berlin and multiple
Pacific theaters number six the m4
Sherman tank sometimes in war quantity
trumps quality with the Panzer tanks
giving Germany an advantage on the
ground America produced the m4 Sherman
as a capable alternative while less
resistant and combat efficient the m4
Sherman benefited from how quickly and
easily it could be manufactured and
maintained during the latter years of
the war nearly 50,000 tanks were
deployed allowing for Allied forces to
breach deep into areas controlled by
axis troops what the m4 Sherman lacked
in firepower they made up for in speed
and mobility including a duplex Drive
version that allowed the tank to travel
in water while keeping the turret above
sea level number five the Hawker
hurricane best described as a workman
like aircraft fighter this is the plane
that helped Allied forces through the
early days of world war ii speaking
purely in terms of performance the
Supermarine Spitfire had an edge over
the Hawker hurricane but the latter
greatly outnumbered the former during
the Battle of Britain
1715 hurricanes took to the skies with
many ordered to take down German bombers
while Spitfires usually focused on
fighter planes hurricanes are credited
with taking down more than half of enemy
aircrafts during the Battle of Britain
number four essex-class carriers the
Pacific War was decided just as much in
the shipyard as on the battlefield by
1943 America was starting to take the
upper hand against Japan but they were
running low on ships right when they
were needed the most a new class of
carriers hit the scene and turned the
tide squarely in America’s favor with an
improved radar system and requiring less
time to manufacture the SX class was a
substantial improvement over its
predecessor
in 1943 and 1954 units were created each
capable of carrying around 100 planes
number three the t-34 tank this is the
tank that halted Nazi Germany’s
dominance growing suspicious of Joseph
Stalin Hitler set out to conquer the
Soviet Union by launching Operation
Barbarossa while initially met with
success this operation quickly turned
sour when the Soviets introduced the
t-34 tank capable of vesting a Panzer on
any day of the week at least prior to
the introduction of the Panzerfaust the
Russians kept the invading forces at bay
with sheer efficiency during the war
over 50,000 t-34 tanks were produced
greatly outnumbering the Panzers and
overwhelming the enemy troops number 2
the m1 garand rifle in a fight between a
semi-automatic and a bolt-action rifle
there will only be one winner the m1
garand rifle was used exclusively by the
American forces providing a huge
advantage against German and Japanese
troops capable of firing eight rounds
without interference soldiers equipped
with the m1 garand could simply do more
damage than their bolt-action
counterparts the weapons straightforward
design allowed the combatant to easily
maintain it alongside the m1 thompson a
submachine gun with a thirty round
capacity the m1 garand served as
america’s primary infantry weapon during
World War two before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
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number one the atomic bomb an explosion
heard around the world based on Albert
Einstein’s theories an atomic bomb works
by splitting an atom’s nucleus with a
single neuron creating a devastating
reaction the Manhattan Project started
in 1939 but the bomb was not completed
until 1945 while Germany had already
surrendered a much weakened Japan was
unwilling to end the war instead of
dispatching an army President Harry
Truman approved the dropping of atomic
bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which
killed over 200,000 people Emperor
Hirohito
announced a pan surrender soon after
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