Your favorite WWII gun

[Johnnyallstar]

General George S. Patton called the M1 Garand the greatest battle rifle ever developed. I think it's a damn good one. It was the basis of what is still being used as a sniper rifles: the M-21, M-24, and M-40. It's a great shooter.

A lot of people are saying the Mosin-Nagant, which is a fine shooter, but the 90 degree angle bolt is just weird as hell

My grandfather had a 55 Boyz rifle, but he got rid of it before he died which made me a sad panda.

 

[RoBi3.0]

Not sure of the proper name, but Hitler's buzzsaw would have to be my favorite as well. Not for the amount of people it killed but for the ingenuity behind the design.

See the problem with machine guns is that you can not fire one indefinitely because the barrel heats and eventually becomes unusable. Different machine gun designs handle this problem in different way some use multiply barrel that rotate some barrel 1 has time to cool off while barrel 2-6 or whatever shoot a bullet. Others used water. Hitler's Buzzsaw as it was called use a removable barrel at could be replaced with a new one in a matter of second.

This gun became so infamous that GI were trained to only advance during the 15-30 second it took to change the barrel. When fired the gun made a distinctive sound (like a buzzsaw) once the sound stopped GI knew that had a few seconds to safely haul ass to their next bit of cover.

Edit
Name: MG 42

http://www.efour4ever.com/mg42.jpg

i thought a picture had been posted earlier in the thread, but wasn't certain. I was right.

 

[ayylamao]

What, no lovers of the PPSh-41 yet?

PPSH FTW!

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Eh, everyone has taken all my favourites, so instead of reposting what everyone else have said, I'm gonna go with the M1A1 Carbine.

Folding stock, 15 bullets per clip, semi-automatic. The perfect lightweight rifle.

 

[Wadders]

No love for the Lee-Enfield rifle?! Da fuck escapist?

Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1, at your service

 

[EvilMaggot]

and second place but very close...

 

[The Mehster]

I love the P38

and the Beretta Model 1934.

It really doesn't seem anybody likes pistols.

 

[katsumoto03]

It's a tossup between Mosin-Nagant or the classic MP40 for me.

 

[imperialreign]

I give my nod to the DPM:

 

[Ashsaver]

Well I like this one,It's a shotgun,uses to deliver quick buckshot at close range.

If this gun was in Call of Duty,then you'll likely to see people akimbo-ing this gun.

Spoiler

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[loc978]

Personally my favorite is the Mosin-Nagant, whats yours!?

I know it was used in World War II... but the Mosin-Nagant was used in a LOT of wars before then. If anything, it's a rifle of the Boxer Rebellion, or the Russo-Japanese War, or World War I if you must.

To answer the posed question, though... The Arisaka Type 99 is my favorite World War II gun... but only because I actually own one with an intact imperial chrysanthemum seal.

I suppose I could claim the Lee-Enfield .303, but my brother wound up getting that one... and it saw World War I, too.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Any 'one-shot' calibre weapon.

- Mosin-Nagant
- M1 Garand
- The German version [ Forgot name ]

It's satisfying to reload after each shot again and again, love those weapons!

You realize that the M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle right? That means you don't have to recharge the bolt after you fire it, unlike the bolt action Mosin-Nagant and Karabineer 98k.

OT: Small Arms? I'd have to go with some of the British guns, either the SMLE or the Bren Gun. The SMLE because it looked amazing and the British .303 cartridge is an amazing round. The Bren because it's better than the BAR in almost every aspect except for rate of fire. Heck, even changing the barrel was easier, just twist and pull.
For clandestine operations, it would probably have to be the M-3 Grease Gun because it used the same magazines as the MP40, so you could fire it as an OSS agent in Nazi territory and not be noticed.
For the larger caliber stuff, I'd have to go with the guns on the Yamato Class Battleships. I mean, who doesn't love the largest artillery battery ever created? 18.1 Inches in diameter, it could have decimated the American fleet.
Finally for the planes: Probably the F-4U Corsair. The Gulf Wing configuration and the amount of ammunition and rockets it could carry saved countless lives in the Island Hopping campaign.

Heh, can you guys tell that I like WWII?

Edit: I also forgot about the Browning M1919 .30caliber machine gun. Ah, that beautiful tripod mounted box with a barrel that could go through a tree, a 2 foot cinder block, and still kill someone. Then again, the M2 is a lot better... Still like the 1919 more.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

I love the P38

and the Beretta Model 1934.

It really doesn't seem anybody likes pistols.

Fired both, let me tell you that the P38 is awesome.

 

[kahlzun]

Gotta say the BAR.

 

[bubba145]

FG-42 and the MG-42 both are awesome.

 

[Slaanax]

Ma Deuce, still used in service today, and its a blast to shoot!

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I personally love the MP40. Fuck yeah.

 

[Polaris19]

M1 Garand.

*pop* *Pop* *PING!*

 

[SwagLordYoloson]

M1 carbine

 

[loc978]

Ma Deuce, still used in service today, and its a blast to shoot!

Incredibly effective from the top of a vehicle, pain in the ass from that tripod contraption.