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What if Germany had modern weapons in WW2?
Originally Answered: What if Nazi Germany was equipped with modern weapons? They’d run out of fuel even faster. Their shoddy logistics network would collapse under the demands of these new, more demanding weapons systems.
What would happen if a modern army fought in WW2?
The United States military of today, assuming they had the technology, resources, and personnel that they currently have at their disposal, would destroy any WW2 army; including the US army of WW2. They would do it in a matter of days, and they would likely not lose a single man or woman to the enemy.
What artillery was used in D-Day?
The Longues-sur-Mer battery (in German: Marineküstenbatterie (MKB) Longues-sur-Mer) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy.
What was the most feared German weapon in WW2?
The Flak 88 (abbreviated from the German “FLug Abwehr Kanone,” or “anti-aircraft cannon”) was the most feared artillery weapon of WWII.
What happened to all the German weapons after WW2?
Consequently, many weapons were melted down and used in manufacturing. Weapons that weren’t melted down or dumped into the ocean were either sold off to other nations or stockpiled for future use.
What would happen if an m1 Abrams was in WW2?
The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank would probably be as close to invulnerable as anything ever employed in warfare. The only reasonable option for destroying one with 1944 equipment would be swarming it with infantry and trying to get a grenade inside. Back in World War II, your armor was a millimeter of cloth.
What weapon was most effective in WW2?
1. Atom Bomb (Fat Man and Little Boy) The atom bomb is perhaps the most well-remembered weapon from the Second World War, whose effects lasted several decades after its use and the end of war.
What would happen if an M1 Abrams was in WW2?
What weapons were in D Day?
The Guns of D-Day
- Karabiner 98kurz (Kar98k or K98k), bolt action – Germany.
- Short Magazine Lee Enfield, bolt action -Great Britain.
- M1 Garand, semi-auto – USA.
- MP40 – Germany.
- STEN Gun – Great Britain.
- Thompson M1A1 – USA.
- M3 “Grease Gun” – USA.
- FG42 and StG44 – Germany.
What weapons was in D Day?
D-Day Weapons: American
- M1903 Springfield. Despite adoption of the M1 Garand, at the time of Pearl Harbor the main U.S. infantry weapon was the Model 1903 bolt-action rifle, heavily influenced by Germany’s Mauser 98.
- M1 Garand.
- Automatic Rifles: BAR.
- M1917.
- M1918/M2.
- M1919.
- M1 Thompson.
- M3 ”Grease Gun”
Which weapon killed the most people in ww2?
Most military deaths were caused by artillery, and the Maoist common artillery were the 75mm in various countries and the 105mm in various countries. In terms of civilian deaths, ignoring disease and famine, aerial bombardment would probably be the top killer.
What was the biggest gun in ww2?
Schwerer Gustav
Schwerer Gustav was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat and, in terms of overall weight, the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built….
| Schwerer Gustav | |
|---|---|
| Produced | 1941 |
| No. built | 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,350 tonnes (1,490 short tons; 1,330 long tons) |