List of Korean War weapons

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This is a list of weapons used by belligerents in the Korean War (1950-1953).

Personal weapons[edit]

Sidearms[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Shotguns[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Carbines[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Rifles[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Submachine guns[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Machine guns[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Rifle grenades and hand grenades[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

  • M1A2 grenade adapter
  • M7A1 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Garand
  • M8 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Carbine
  • M9/A1 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) rifle grenade
  • M17A1 illumination rifle grenade
  • M18A1 illumination rifle grenade
  • M28 anti-tank rifle grenade (A copy of the ENERGA anti-tank rifle grenade)
  • M62 fragmentation hand grenade
  • Mark I illumination hand grenade
  • Mark II fragmentation hand grenade
  • No.36M Mk.I fragmentation hand grenade (Also known as "Mills bomb")

Communist States[edit]

Rocket launchers, recoilless rifles and flamethrowers[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Mortars[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Artillery[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

Other vehicles[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Tanks[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

Communist States[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

United Nations command[edit]

United States[edit]

Attack airplanes

Bomber airplanes

Fighter airplanes

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

Patrol, search and rescue airplanes

Tanker airplanes

Transport and utility airplanes

Helicopters

UK and Commonwealth[edit]

Attack airplanes

Fighter airplanes

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

Patrol, search and rescue airplanes

Transport airplanes

Republic of Korea[edit]

Attack airplanes

Fighter airplanes

Liaison, reconnaissance and observation airplanes

Transport airplanes

Communist States[edit]

Attack airplanes

Bomber airplanes

Fighter airplanes

Transport airplanes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Bak, Dongchan (March 2021). Korean War : Weapons of the United Nations (PDF) (in Korean). Republic of Korea: Ministry of Defense Institute for Military History. ISBN 979-11-5598-079-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ "Korean War Machine Guns (1950-1953)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

Bibliography[edit]

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

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