List of World War II weapons of France
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This is a list of French military equipment in the Second World War.
Handguns[edit]
- MAB Model A
- MAB Model D pistol
- Modèle 1935 pistol
- Star Model 14
- MAS 1873 revolver
- Modèle 1892 revolver
- Ruby pistol
- Beretta Model 1935
- Luger P08
- Walther P38
- Walther PPK
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
- Nagant M1895
- FN M1910
- FN M1922
Rifles[edit]
- Fusil Automatique Modele 1917
- Lebel Model 1886/93 long rifle
- Lebel M1886/93R35 (cut down to mousqueton)
- Fusil MAS36
- Fusil MAS36 CR39
- M1917 Enfield, supplied by the US through Lend-lease to Free French forces
- M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle
- Meunier rifle
- De Lisle Carbine
- M1 carbine
- M1 Garand
- Mauser k98k
- Ross Rifle
- STG 44
- Fusil Berthier M1907/15 M34
- Berthier Mousqueton M1916
Submachine guns[edit]
- MAS-38
- ETVS submachine gun
- Erma EMP-35
- Thompson M1928 and M1928A1
- MP 28
- MP40 Captured from German troops
- Delacre machine pistol
- Sten
Machine guns[edit]
- Breda Model 30 Captured from Italian troops
- Bren light machine gun - supplied by the British
- Chauchat
- FM-24/29
- MAC 1931
- MAC 1934
- Model 1924/1929D machine gun
- St. Étienne Mle 1907
- Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun
- Reibel machine gun
- 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
- Darne machine gun
- Lewis
- MG 42
- Madsen
- Vicker
Anti-Tank weapons[edit]
- Boys anti-tank rifle
- 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun
- 47 mm APX anti-tank gun
- AC 37 anti-tank gun
- AC 47 anti-tank gun
- 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun
- Canon de 75 modèle 1897 modifié 1933
Anti-Aircraft weapons[edit]
- Darne machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun
- Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun
- Schneider 37 mm Mle 1930
- Canon anti-aérien de 75mm modèle 1939
Artillery[edit]
- Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
- Lahitolle 95 mm cannon
- Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider
- Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
- Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider
- Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B
- Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider
- Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider
- Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 St. Chamond
- Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider
- Canon de 155mm GPF
- Canon de 194 mle GPF
- Canon de 65 M (montagne) modele 1906
- Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
- Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928
- Canon de 75 modèle 1897
- Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider
Grenades and mines[edit]
Mortars[edit]
- Brandt Mle 1935
- Brandt mle 27/31
- Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37
- Mortier de 150 mm T Mle 1917 Fabry
Armoured vehicles[edit]
- Armoured cars
- AM Gendron SOMUA 39
- AMC Schneider P 16
- AMD Laffly 80AM
- AMD Panhard 165
- AMDL Panhard
- Berliet VUDB
- Berliet VUDB4
- Citroen-Kegresse M23
- Laffly S15 TOE
- Laffly 50AM
- Panhard 178
- Armoured personnel carriers
Armoured personnel carriers
- Lorraine 37L \ 38L
Armoured utility vehicles[edit]
Tanks[edit]
- Light tanks
- AMR 33
- AMR 35
- FCM 36
- Hotchkiss H35, and derived variants
- Renault FT
- Renault R-35
- Renault R-40
- Char D1
- Medium tanks
- Cavalry tanks
- Armoured combat tanks
- Heavy tanks
- Char B1
- Char 2C
- AMX M4 (Prototype for the AMX 50.)
- AMX 50 (Later replace with the AMX 30.)
- FCM F1 (Prototype)
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Beckhusen, Robert (5 September 2019). "France's Somua S35 Was a Better Tank, so Why Did Nazi Germany Beat Them?". The National Interest. Retrieved 26 April 2020.