List of Korean War weapons

This is a summary of the weapons used by all armies during the Korean War.

Small arms

Hand guns

USA

• Colt M1911A1
• Smith & Wesson M1917

Commonwealth

• Browning 9 mm FN GP35
• Enfield No.II Mk.I**
• Webley No.IV

Communist states

• Nambu Type 14
• Mauser C96
• Tokarev TT-33
• Type 26 revolver
• Type 94 pistol
• Nagant M1895 revolver

Rifles

United Nations Command

USA

• Springfield M1903A1/Unertl
• Springfield M1903A4
• M1 Garand
• M1C Garand
• M1 Carbine
• M2 Carbine
• M1 Carbine (Infrared)
• M3 Carbine (Infrared)
• FN FAL (Infrared)

Commonwealth

• Lee Enfield No.I Mk.III*
• Lee Enfield No.IV Mk.I
• Lee Enfield No.IV Mk.I(T)
• Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.2
• Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.2(T)
• Lee Enfield No.5 Mk.1 "Jungle Carbine"
• De Lisle carbine

Communist states

• Karabiner 98k
• Hanyang 88
• Type 38
• Type 38 cavalry rifle
• Type 97 rifle
• Type 99
• Type 44 Carbine
• Mosin-Nagant M1891/30
• Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 sniper rifle
• Mosin-Nagant M1944 Carbine
• PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle
• PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle
• Simonov SKS
• Tokarev SVT-40
• Chiang Kai-shek rifle (PVA)
• M1917 Enfield (PVA)
• Springfield M1903 (PVA)
• M1 Garand (Captured)
• M1 Carbine (Captured)
• Lee-Enfield (Captured)

Automatic weapons

United Nations Command

USA

• M1918A2 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
• M3A1 "Grease Gun"
• Thompson M1A1
• M2 Carbine

Commonwealth

• Machine Carbine, 9 mm Owen, Mark 1
• Sten Mk.II
• Sten Mk.V

Communist states

• Type 50
• PPS-43
• PPSh-41
• Type 100 submachine gun
• Thompson M1928A1 (PVA)
• Type 36

type 99 submachine gun

Machine guns

United Nations Command

USA

• Browning M1917A1
• Browning M1919A4
• Browning M1919A6
• Browning M2HB heavy machine gun

Commonwealth

• Bren light machine gun
• Vickers medium machine gun
• Browning M2HB heavy machine gun
• M1919 Browning machine gun

Communist states

• Type 96 light machine gun
• Type 97 light machine gun
• Type 99 Light Machine Gun
• Type 92 heavy machine gun
• Degtyarev DP-28 light machine gun
• Degtyarev DPM light machine gun
• Degtyarev RP-46 light machine gun
• SG-43 Gorunov
• Maxim PM1910
• Bren light machine gun (PVA)
• ZB vz. 26 (PVA)

Hand grenades & rifle grenades

United Nations Command

USA

• Mk.2 Fragmentation hand grenade
• Mk.I illumination hand grenade
• M7A1 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Garand
• M8 rifle grenade launcher for M1 carbine
• Adapter, grenade M1A2
• M9/A1 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) rifle grenade
• M17A1 illumination rifle grenade
• M18A1 illumination rifle grenade
• M28 rifle grenade (copy of the Energa)

Commonwealth

• No.36M Mk.I fragmentation hand grenade "Mills Bomb"

Communist states

• F1 fragmentation hand grenade
• RG-42 fragmentation hand grenade
• RGD-33 fragmentation hand grenade
• RPG-43 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) hand grenade

Rocket launchers & recoilless rifles

United Nations Command

• Rocket launcher, M9A1 2.36" "Bazooka"
• Rocket launcher, M20 3.5" "Super Bazooka"
• M18 57 mm recoilless rifle
• M20 75 mm recoilless rifle
• M25 3.5-in Repeating rocket Launcher (Limited combat testing only)
• panzerschreck rocket launcher(western german soldiers)

Communist states

• Type 51 90mm rocket launcher (Chinese copy of US M20 Super Bazooka)
• panzerfaust rocket launcher (russian soldiers)
• RPG-2

Mortars

United Nations Command

USA

• M1 81 mm mortar
• M2 60 mm mortar
• M19 60 mm mortar
• M30 107 mm mortar

Commonwealth

• Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar
• Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar

Vehicles

Tanks

USA

• Medium Tank M4A3 "Sherman"
• Medium Tank M4A3E8 "Sherman"
• Light Tank M24 "Chaffee"
• Heavy Tank M26 Pershing
• M46 Patton
• M36 tank destroyer

Commonwealth

• Tank, Cruiser, Cromwell (A27M) (Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• Tank, Cruiser, Centurion Mk.3 (5th Royal Tank Regiment, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• Tank, Infantry, Churchill (A22) (C Squadron 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
• Tank, Cruiser, Comet (A34) (Royal Tank Regiment)
• A30 Avenger SP 17pdr (Royal Artillery)
• A43 Infantry tank, Black Prince (
• Medium Tank M4A3 "Sherman" (Royal Canadian Lord Strathcona's Horse)
• Medium Tank M4A3E8 "Sherman" (Royal Canadian Lord Strathcona's Horse)
• M10 Achilles
• Sherman Firefly

Communist states

• T-34
• T-34-85
• IS-2

Other Vehicles

United Nations Command

• 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7B1/B2 Priest
• 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40
• M8 Greyhound Armoured Car
• M29C Weasel Cargo Carrier
• Armored Utility Vehicle M39
• M20 Armored Utility Car
• Willys Overland Jeep MB
• Carrier, Personnel, Half-track M3A2
• Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M16
• Universal Carrier
• AEC Armoured Car
• Daimler Armoured Car

Communist states

• BA-64 light armoured car
• SU-76 self-propelled gun
• GAZ-67 jeep

Airplanes

United Nations Command

USA
Attack Aircraft

• Douglas AD-1 Skyraider (USMC, United States Navy)
• Douglas AD-4 Skyraider (USMC, USN)
• Douglas AD-4W Skyraider (USMC, USN)
• Grumman AF-2W Guardian (USN)
• Chance Vought AU-1 Corsair (USMC)
• North American F-51D Mustang (USAF)
• Grumman/General Motors TBM-3S (USN)

Fighter Aircraft

• McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (USMC, USN)
• Douglas F3D-2N Skynight Night Fighter (USMC, USN
• Chance Vought F4U-4B Corsair (USMC, USN)
• Chance Vought F4U-4C Corsair (USMC, USN)
• Chance Vought F4U-5N Corsair Night Fighter (USMC)
• Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat Night Fighter (USMC)
• Grummann F9F-2 Panther (USMC, USN)
• Grummann F9F-3 Panther (USMC, USN)
• Grummann F9F-5 Panther (USMC, USN)
• North American F-51D Mustang (USAF)
• Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star (USAF)
• North American F-82G Twin Mustang (USAF)
• Republic Aviation F-84E Thunderjet (USAF)
• North American F-86A Sabre (USAF)
• Lockheed F-94B Starfire (USAF)

Bomber Aircraft

• Douglas B-26 Invader (USAF)
• Boeing B-29 Superfortress (USAF)

Utility/Transport Aircraft

• Beechcraft C-45 Expediter (USAF)
• Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando (USAF)
• Douglas Dakota / C-47 Skytrain (USAF)
• Douglas Dakota / C-47 Skytrain / R4D (USMC)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (USAF)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster / R5D (USMC)
• Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (USAF)
• Douglas C-124A Globemaster II (USAF)
• Grumman/General Motors TBM-3R Light Cargo/Ambulance (USMC)
• Grumman/General Motors TBM-3E Light Cargo/Ambulance (USMC)
• Grumman/General Motors TBM-3U Utility (USN)

Liaison/Observation/Reconnaissance Aircraft

• Piper L-4 Grasshopper (USAF)
• Stinson L-5 Sentinel (USAF, US Army, USMC)
• Aeronca L-16 Grasshopper (USAF)
• North American/Ryan L-17 Navion (USAF, Army)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (USAF, Army, USMC)
• De Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver (USAF)
• McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee (USMC, USN)
• Chance Vought F4U-4P Corsair (USMC)
• Grummann F9F-2P Panther (USMC, USN)
• Boeing RB-17 Flying Fortress (USAF)
• Douglas RB-26 Invader (USAF)
• Boeing RB-29 Superfortress (USAF)
• Convair RB-36 Peacemaker (USAF)
• North American RB-45C Tornado (USAF)
• Boeing RB-50B Superfortress (USAF)
• North American LT-6G Texan (USAF)
• North American RF-51 Mustang (USAF)
• Lockheed RF-80C Shooting Star (USAF)
• North American RF-86A Sabre (USAF)
• North American T-6C/F Texan (USAF)
• North American T-6G Texan (USAF)
• Douglas WB-26 Invader (USAF)
• Boeing WB-29 Superfortress (USAF)

Patrol/Search & Rescue Aircraft

• Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (USAF)
• Martine PBM-5 Mariner (USN)
• Lockheed P2V Neptune (USN)
• Consolidated P4Y Privateer (USN)
• Boeing SB-17 Flying Fortress (USAF)
• Boeing SB-29 Superfortress (USAF)
• Grumman SA-16A Albatross (USAF)

Tanker Aircraft

• Boeing KB-29 Superfortress (USAF)

Republic Of Korea
Attack Aircraft

• North American F-51D Mustang (ROKAF)
• North American T-6 Texan

Fighter Aircraft

• North American F-51D Mustang (ROKAF)

Transport Aircraft

• Douglas Dakota / C-47 Skytrain (ROKAF)

Liaison/Observation/Reconnaissance Aircraft

• Piper L-4 Grasshopper (ROKAF)
• Stinson L-5 Sentinel (ROKAF)
• Aeronca L-16 Grasshopper (ROKAF)
• North American/Ryan L-17 Navion (ROKAF)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (ROKAF)
• North American T-6 Texan (ROKAF)

Commonwealth Aircraft
Attack Aircraft

• Fairey Firefly Mk.5 (Royal Navy - 800 Naval Air Squadron), (Royal Australian Navy)
• Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11 (Royal Navy - 800, 810 Naval Air Squadron), (Royal Australian Navy)

Fighter Aircraft

• Supermarine Seafire Mk.47 (Royal Navy - 800, 801 Naval Air Squadrons)
• Fairey Firefly Mk.5 Night Fighter (Royal Navy - 800, 801 Naval Air Squadrons, Royal Australian Navy)
• North American F-51D Mustang (Royal Australian Air Force, South African Air Force)
• Gloster Meteor F. Mk.8 (Royal Australian Air Force)
• North American F-86F Sabre (South African Air Force)

Liaison/Observation/Reconnaissance Aircraft

• Auster AOP-6 (Royal Air Force)
• Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (Royal Air Force)

Patrol/Search & Rescue Aircraft

• Short S.25 Sunderland (Royal Air Force)
• Supermarine Sea Otter ASR.II (Royal Navy - 825 Naval Air Squadron)

Transport Aircraft

• Douglas Dakota / C-47 Skytrain (Royal Australian Air Force)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (Royal Canadian Air Force)

Communist states

Fighter Aircraft

• Yakovlev Yak-9P (DPRKAF, PLAAF)
• Lavochkin La-9 (DPRKAF, PLAAF)
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (DPRKAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force)
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis (DPRKAF, PLAAF, Soviet Air Force]])

Attack Aircraft

• Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik (DPRKAF, PLAAF)

Bomber Aircraft

• Polikarpov Po-2 (DPRKAF)
• Yakovlev Yak-18 (DPRKAF)
• Tupolev Tu-2S (PLAAF)

Transport Aircraft

• Antonov An-2 (Soviet air force) (PLAAF)
• Lisunov Li-2 (DPRKAF) (PLAAF) (Soviet air force)
• C-47 Skytrain (DPRKAF) (PLAAF) (Soviet air force)
• Ilyushin Il-12 (PLAAF) (Soviet air force)

Helicopters

United Nations Command

USA

• Sikorsky H-5 (USAF, USMC, USN)
• Bell H-13 (Army, USMC)
• Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (USAF, Army, USMC)
• Hiller OH-23 Raven (Army)

References

Rottman, Gordon L. Korean War Order of Battle. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing, 2002.

Korean War weapons