Infantry weapons of world war 2 The rifles, sub machine guns, pistols, and other weapons of world war 2 soldiers Even with tanks and aircraft, the foot soldiers remain an essential element of modern armies, both because there are tasks they do best, and because even the richest nations can't afford to equip millions of soldiers with tanks. This essay details the various classes of weapons carried and used by infantry soldiers, including the multiple classes of …showed first 75 words of 1734 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1734 total…warhead, capable of destroying any tank. The range of the 1st type was just 30 meters, but the following types had ranges of 60 and 100 meters, and types with longer ranges were being tested when the war ended. A simple and powerful weapon, it was widely used in the german defensive fighting in the 2nd half of the war, and forced allied tanks to cooperate with the infantry to eliminate this threat before reaching the Panzerfaust's range.