In World War II, The German airforce, the Luftwaffe, used a variety of weapons to keep their aircraft equipped with the most modern weaponry available at that time, until later in the war when resources got thin. Here is a list of some of these weapons:

Contents 1 Machine guns 2 Cannons (Maschinenkanone and related types) 3 Bordkanone heavy aircraft cannon 4 Rockets and Missiles 5 Bombs 6 Other 7 Prototype only 8 See also 9 links 10 References

[edit] Machine guns

(Maschinengewehr)

• MG 15
• MG 17
• MG 81 & 81Z
• MG 131

[edit] Cannons (Maschinenkanone and related types)

• MG FF and FF/M ^[1]
• MG 151, /15 or /20 ^[1]
• MK 101
• MK 103
• MK 108

^[1] The official designation for MG FF and MG 151 was Maschinengewehr but they are cannons.

[edit] Bordkanone heavy aircraft cannon

• BK 3.7
• BK 5
• BK 7.5

[edit] Rockets and Missiles

• Kramer Rk 344, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
• Henschel Hs 293, anti-ship missile
• R4M rocket

[edit] Bombs

"Grössenvergleich" (Big explosive) ^[1]

• SC 10
• SC 50
• SC 250
• SC 500
• SC 1000 "Herrmann"
• SC 1800 "Satan"
• SC 2000
• SC 2500 "Max"
• SC 500J
• PD 500
• PD 1000
• SB 1000
• SB 1800
• SB 2500

"Splitterbomben" (Shrapnel)

• SD 1
• SD 2
• SD 4/HL
• SD 4/HL RS
• SD 9/HL
• SD 10 A
• SD 50
• SD 70
• SD 250
• SD 500
• SD 1400 "Esau"
• SD 1700 "Sigismund"
• SD 500A
• SD 500E

"Panzerbomben" (Armor-piercing bombs)

• PC 500* 'Pauline'
• PC 1000* 'Pol'
• PC 1400 'Fritz'
• PC 1600
• PC 1800 RS 'Panther'

[edit] Other

(including torpedoes, mines, fighters, ...)

[edit] Prototype only

• Henschel Hs 298, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
• MK 115
• SG 116
• Ruhrstahl X-4
• Jagdfaust

[edit] See also

Schräge Musik

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[edit] links

• http://www.luftarchiv.de/

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.luftarchiv.de/ Look under "Misc Equipment > Drop Weapons"

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