Polish armaments 1939-1945
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Polish Armament in 1939-45
[edit] Aircraft
[edit] Oldest aircraft
- SPAD XIII
- Fokker D.VII
- Oeffag D.III
- Ansaldo Balilla
- SPAD VII
- Albatros D.III
- Sopwith Dolphin
- Fokker E.V (D.VIII).
- Bristol F2B Fighter
- Breguet 14
- SVA-9
- Salmson 2A2
- DH-9
- SPAD 61
- Potez XV
- Potez XXV
- Farman Goliath
- Avia BH-33 (PWS-A)
- Schreck FBA-17
- LeO H-13
- H-135
- Latham 43
[edit] Local designs
- Lublin R-VIIIbis
- Lublin R-VIIID
- Lublin R-XVIB
- Lublin R-XXII (project)
- Lublin R-XIIIE (prototype)
- Lublin R-XIIIF (prototype)
- Lublin R-XIIIG (prototype)
- Lublin R-XXIII(R-XIIIDr.)(project)
- LWS-3 Mewa
- LWS-7 Mewa 2(project)
- PWS-16
- PWS-18
- PWS-26
- PWS-27 (project)
- PWS-28 (project
- PWS-29 (project)
- PWS-24bis
- PWS-35 Ogar
- PZL P.7a
- PZL P.11c
- PZL P.11g Kobuz (prototype)
- PZL P.50 Jastrząb (prototype)
- PZL-23A Karaś A
- PZL-23B Karaś B / Karaś II
- PZL-37B Łoś B
- PZL-38 Wilk (prototypes)
- PZL-43 Karaś
- PZL-46 Sum (prototype)
- PZL-48 Lampart (project)
- PZL-49 Miś (project)
- PZL-54 Ryś (project)
- RWD-8
- RWD-13
- RWD-13S
- RDW-14 Czapla
- RWD-17
- RWD-17W (prototype)
- Bartel BM-4a
- Bartel BM-4c
- Bartel BM-4e
- Bartel BM-4f
- Bartel BM-4g
- Bartel BM-4h
[edit] Armaments and other equipments aboard combat aircraft
- Aerial Photo cameras (for reconnaissance use)
- Browning 7.9 mm Machine Gun
- Vickers E 7.7 mm Machine Gun
- Vickers F 7.7 mm Machine Gun
- Vickers E/KM Wz 7.7 mm Machine gun
- KM Wz 33 7.7 mm Machine gun
- KM Wz 36 7.7 mm Machine gun
- KM Wz 37 7.9 mm Machine gun
- KM Wz 38 20 mm Cannons
- Oerlikon FF 20 mm Cannon
- 40 kg bomb
- 50 kg bomb
- 600 kg bomb
- 700 kg bomb
- 1,000 kg bomb
- 2,600 kg bomb
[edit] Foreign aircraft
- Avro Tutor Mk. I (2 examples)
- Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M (21 examples)
- CANT Z.506B Airone (1 example)
- Breguet Bre XIX B.2
[edit] Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in France (1939-1940)
- Bloch MB.152
- Caudron C.714 C1 "Cyclone"
- Koolhoven F.K.58
- Morane Saulnier M.S. 406
[edit] Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Great Britain (1940-1947)
- Hawker Hurricane
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Boulton Paul Defiant
- Bristol Beaufighter
- P-51 Mustang
- Fairey Battle
- Vickers Wellington IC
- DH Mosquito
- B-25 Mitchell
- Avro Lancaster
- Handley Page Halifax
- B-24 Liberator
- British Taylorcraft Auster
[edit] Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Soviet Union (1943-1945)
- Yakovlev Yak-1b
- Yakovlev Yak-9
- Ilyushin Il-2m
- Petlyakov Pe-2
- Shcherbakov Shche-2
- Polikarpov UTI-4 / I-16 UTI
- Polikarpov U-2 / Po-2
- Yakovlev UT-2
[edit] Tanks, armored cars and other military vehicles
[edit] Tankettes/light tanks
- TK-1
- TK-2
- TK-3
- TK
- wz.31
- TKF
- TKW
- TKD
- TKS-B
- wz.39
- TKS
- wz.33
- French Renault FT-17
- CWS FT-17
- Vickers E Twin Turret
- Vickers E Single Turret
- Vickers E Mark A & B
- 7TP
- VAU33dw
- VAU33jw
- 7TPdw
- 7TPjw
- PZInż.322
- PZInż. 130 amphibious tank
- PZInż. 140(4TP) reconnaissance tank
- Renault R35
- Polish/Soviet T-70
[edit] Medium tanks
- 10TP wheel & track fast tank (only prototypes)
- 14TP Medium tank (only prototypes)
- Hotchkiss H35
- British/Polish Matilda Mk I
- British/Polish Cromwell Cruiser Tank
- Polish/American M4 Sherman
- Polish/Soviet T34/76
- Polish/Soviet T34/85
[edit] Self-propelled vehicles/Tank destroyers
- Polish/American T48,
- Polish/Soviet SU-57
- Polish/Soviet SU-85
- Polish/Soviet SU-100
- Polish/Soviet ISU-122
- Polish/Soviet ISU-152
- Polish/Soviet SU-152
[edit] Heavy tanks
- 20/25TP Heavy tank (never entered production)
- Polish/Soviet JS-2 (IS-2)
[edit] Tank and armored car armaments
- 7.5 mm MG
- 7.92 mm Browning MG
- 7.92 mm Hotchkiss MG
- 7.92 mm Hotchkiss-wz.25 MG
- 7.92 mm Colt-Browning-wz.30 TMG
- 13.2 mm MG
- 20 mm FK AT Automatic Cannon
- 25 mm Hotchkiss Tank Gun
- 37 mm AT Bofors Cannon
- 37 mm SA-18 Puteaux L/21
- 3.7 cm PAK AT Cannon (captured)
- 47 mm Tank Gun
[edit] Captured German/Italian vehicles
- Polish/German SdKfz-251/1 ausf. D (Captured example)
- Polish/German SdKfz-250/10 (Captured example)
- Polish/German Panzer III (Captured example)
- Polish/German Panzer IV (Captured example)
- Polish/German Panzer V (Captured example)
- Polish/German Steyr RSO (Captured example)
- Polish/Italian AB-41 Armored Car (Captured example)
[edit] Armored cars, motorcycles, trucks, half-tracks, jeeps
- Peugeot Armored Car
- Samochód Pancerny Ford Tfc (Ford Tfc Armored Car)
- Soviet Austin-Putilov Armored Car
- Fiat-Izorski Armored Car
- Peerless Armoured Car
- Garford-Putilov Armored Car
- Jeffery-Poplavko Armored Car
- Ehrhardt M17 Armored Car
- wz.28 (Citroën-Kegresse B2 10CV)
- Motorcycles CWS M55
- Motorcicles CWS M111 (Sokół 1000)
- wz.29 Ursus
- French Citroën-Kegresse P.14
- French Citroën-Kegresse P.17
- French Citroën-Kegresse P.19
- Polski FIAT 508/518
- PZInż.302 (Polski FIAT 508/518 variant)
- Polski Fiat 621L 2.5 ton truck
- ZIS-5/5V truck
- C2P tow
- Wz.34 Half Track
- C4P Half Track
- C7P
- wz.34 Armored Car
- PZInż.342 4x4 artillery tractor(C5P)
- wz.34 Halftrack
- Local design "Kubuś" APC
- Polish/Soviet BA64 Armored Car
- Polish/Soviet BA20 Armored Car
- Polish/American M17 Halftrack
- Polish/American Jeep
- Polish/American US6 Studebaker
- Ursus A Ambulance
- Ursus AW Bus
- Ursus A Truck
- Saurer 4BLDP Bus
- Ursus TKS Tank Transporter
- Ursus A TK Tank Transporter
- Saurer 4BLDP TKS Tank Transporter
- FT-17 4-wheel Road Transporter
- Ursus A FT-17 Truck Transporter
- "local Jeep" Polski Fiat 508
- Polski Fiat 518
[edit] Armored trains and annex equipment
- FT17 Rail Transporter
- TK Rail Transporter
- "Drezyna Pancerno Motorowa R"(TK And FT Rail Transporter)
- nr 11 "Danuta"
- nr 12 "Poznańczyk"
- nr 13 "Generał Sosnkowski"
- nr 14 "Paderewski"
- nr 15 "Śmierć"
- nr 51 "Pierwszy Marszałek"
- nr 52 "Piłsudczyk"
- nr 53 "Śmiały"
- nr 54 "Groźny"
- nr 55 "Bartosz Głowacki"
- Training armoured trains:
- "Zagończyk"
- "Stefan Czarniecki"
[edit] Improvised armoured trains
- Two of Warsaw Defence Command (Dowództwo Obrony Warszawy):
- "nr 1"
- "nr 2"
[edit] Light and heavy infantry armaments
[edit] Anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and artillery pieces
- M-14/19 10.0 cm Artillery Cannon
- vz 26 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
- M-97 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
- M-29 10.5 cm Artillery Cannon
- M-17 15.5 cm Heavy Artillery Cannon
- Bofors 4.0 cm Antiaircraft Cannon
- Bofors M-36 3.7 cm AT Cannon
- Mortar M 31 (14 cm) -licence built French mortar M 27/31 Brandt
- Mortar M 36 (4.6 cm)
[edit] Rifles, pistols, machine guns, and infantry weapons
- Bayonet Bagnet 28" - For use with Poln M29, Poln 98, Karabinek 1898 rifles and carbines
- Infantry Rifle "Poln M29"- Calibre 7.9 mm
- Infantry Rifle "Poln 98"- Calibre 7.9 mm
- Carbine "Karabinek 1898"- Calibre 7.9 mm
- Carbine "Karabinek 91/98/25" (Mossin-Nagant91)- Calibre 7.9 mm
- Revolver "Rewolwer M95 Nagant"- Calibre 7.62 mm
- Pistol "Pistolet Vis Vz-35 (wz. 35 Vis)"- Calibre 9 mm
- Bechowiec Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
- Błyskawica Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
- KIS Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
- Polski Sten machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
- ET-38 anti-tank grenade
- Filipinka ET wz.40 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite or ammonal)
- Sidolówka R wz.42 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite or amonite)
- Antitank Rifle "Karabin 35" (AT-Rifle) - Calibre 7.8 mm
- Heavy AT Rifle 7.92 mm "Karabin przeciwpancerny" wz.35 - Calibre 7.92 mm .
- Heavy Machine gun wz. 28 (Polish version-Browning Automatic Rifle) caliber 7.9 mm
[edit] Weapons in use by Polish volunteers in foreign armies
- Fusil 07/15 M 34" - Calibre 7.5 mm
- Fusil Automatique 1918" (Semi-automatic) - Calibre 8 mm
- Fusil Mle 1907" - Calibre 8 mm
- Springfield M1903" - Calibre .30-06
- Sten MK I" - Calibre 9 mm
- Sten MK II" - Calibre 9mm
- No3 MK I" - Calibre .303
- M1 Garand" (Semi-automatic rifle) - Calibre .30
- U.S Carabin M1" - Calibre .30
- Smith & Wesson Mod 1917" - Calibre 45
- PPD-40" - Calibre 7.62 mm
- PPD-34/38" - Calibre 7.62 mm
- Tokarev 1930" - Calibre 7.62 mm
- Mosin M-91/30 in 7.62 mm
[edit] Naval weapons
[edit] Surface vessels, submarines and other ships
- Destroyer ORP "Błyskawica"
- Destroyer ORP "Grom"
- Destroyer ORP "Burza"
- Destroyer ORP "Wicher"
- Destroyer ORP "Garland"
- Destroyer ORP "Orkan"
- Destroyer ORP "Huragan"
- Destroyer ORP "Piorun"
- Escort Destroyer ORP "Krakowiak"
- Escort Destroyer ORP "Kujawiak"
- Escort Destroyer ORP "Ślązak"
- Cruiser ORP "Dragon"
- Cruiser ORP "Conrad"
- Heavy Minelayer ORP "Gryf"
- Submarine ORP "Orzeł"
- Submarine ORP "Sęp"
- Submarine ORP "Wilk"
- Submarine ORP "Ryś"
- Submarine ORP "Żbik"
- Submarine ORP "Jastrząb"
- Submarine ORP "Dzik"
- Submarine ORP "Sokół"
- Torpedo vessel ORP "Mazur"
- Auxiliary boat ORP "Nurek"
- Sea patrol boat ORP "General Haller"
- River patrol boat ORP "Kraków"
[edit] Coastal artillery defenses
- Laskowski 152 mm Coastal cannons
- "Smok Kaszubski" Improvised Armored train
- Armored Train (unknown name)
[edit] Armaments sea vessels
[edit] Destroyers Blyskawika & Grom
- 120 mm/50 Cannons (3x2,1x1)X 7
- 40 mm Antiaircraft Cannons(2x2) x 4
- 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns (4x2) x 6
- 550 mm Torpedo launchers (2x3) x 6
- Minelayer device x 44 naval engineers
[edit] Destroyers Burza & Wicher
- 130 mm/40 Cannons(4x1) x4
- 40 mm/60 Antiaircraft Cannons(2x1) x2
- 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns(2x2) x 4
- 550 mm Torpedo Launchers (2x3) x6
- Minelayer device x 44 naval engineers
[edit] Minelayer Gryf
- 120 mm/50 Cannons (2x2,2x1) x6
- 40 mm/60 Antiaircraft Cannons (2x2) x4
- 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns (2x2) x 4
- capacity to transport 600 Sea Mines
[edit] Submarines Orzeł & Sęp
- 550 mm Torpedo Launchers x 12 (4 in nose,4 in stern, also 2 double mounts over pressure hull)
- 20 torpedoes
- 105 mm/4 Cannon x1
- 40 mm/60 Antiaircraft Cannons (1x2) x2
- 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns (1x2) x2
[edit] Submarines Wilk, Ryś, Żbik
- 550 mm Torpedo Launchers x6 (4 in nose and one double mount over pressure hull)
- 10 torpedoes
- 100 mm/40 Cannon x1
- 40 mm/40 Antiaircraft Cannon X1
- Minelaying capacity for 40 naval engineers
[edit] River boats weapons
[edit] Monitor Kraków
- 122 mm Cannons (x2)
- 145 mm (3 cm) Cannons (x2)
[edit] Monitor Pińsk
- 105 mm (5 cm) Cannons (x2)
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannons (x3)
- 7.62 mm MG (x3)
[edit] Monitor Wilno
- 100mm wz 1914/19P (3 cm) Cannons (x3)
- 75 mm (3 cm) Cannons (x2)
[edit] Monitor Toruń
- 105 mm (5 cm) Cannons (x2)
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannons (x3)
- 7.62 mm MG (x3)
[edit] Monitor Horodyszcze
- 105 mm (5 cm) Cannons (x2)
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannons (x3)
- 7.62 mm MG (x3)
[edit] Monitor Warszawa
- 105 mm (5 cm) Cannons (x2)
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannons (x3)
- 7.62 mm MG (x3)
[edit] Gunboat Zaradna
- 100 mm wz.14/19 Cannon (x1)
- 37 mm Puteaux Cannon (x1)
- 7.92 mm Hotchkiss Cannon (x1)
- 7.62 mm Maxim wz Heavy MG (x3)
[edit] Gunboat Zawzięta
- 100 mm wz.14/19 Cannon (x1)
- 37 mm Puteaux Cannon (x1)
- 7.92 mm Hotchkiss Cannon (x1)
- 7.62 mm Maxim wz Heavy MG (x3)
[edit] Light gunboat Kiliński
- 7.92 mm (2 cm) Maxim 03 Heavy MG (x1)
[edit] Light gunboat KU 30
- 13.2 mm (2 cm) Hotchkiss 03 Heavy MG
[edit] Fast gunboats KU 21-KU 24
- 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 Cannon (x1)
- 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 Heavy MG (x1)
[edit] Fast gunboats KU 16-KU 19
- 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 Cannon (x1)
- 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 Heavy MG (x1)
[edit] Little gunboat KM 8
- 8 mm Cannon
- 2.1 cm Mortar
[edit] Little gunboat KU 6
- 37 mm (1 cm) Cannon
[edit] Little gunboat KU 5
- 37 mm (1 cm) Cannon
[edit] Rapid gunboat type T1
- 37 mm Puteaux (1 cm) Cannon
- 4 mines
[edit] Rapid gunboat type T5
- 37 mm Puteaux (1 cm) Cannon
- 4 mines
[edit] Command boat Generał Sikorski
- 13.2 mm (2 cm) Cannon
- 7.92 mm (4 cm) Cannon
- 2 cm mortars Hotchkiss wz 30, (x2)
[edit] Command boat Hetman Chodkiewicz
- 76 mm (4 cm) Cannon (x1)
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannon (x1)
- 7.92 mm Cannon (x1)
- Mines
- 13.2 mm Cannons (x2)
- 7.92 mm Cannons (x1)
[edit] Command boat Generał Szeptycki
- 75 mm Cannons (x2)
- 7.92 mm (4 cm) Cannon
- Mines
[edit] Command boat Admirał Dickman
- 13.2 mm (2 cm) Cannon
- 7.92 mm (2 cm) Cannon
[edit] Command boat Andrzej Zamoyski
- 105 mm Cannons (x2)
[edit] Command boat Warneńczyk
- 4 Heavy MG
[edit] Little command boat Żółkiewski
- 7.92 mm (2 cm) Cannon
[edit] Heavy patrol boat Nieuchwytny
- 40 mm Vickers Cannon (x1)
- 40 mm Bofors Antiaircraft Cannon
- 37 mm Puteaux Cannon
- 7.9 mm (1 cm) Hotchkiss Heavy MG
[edit] Support boat Neptun
- 37 mm (1 cm) Cannon
[edit] River boat local project
[edit] Type I Fast Monitor
- 120 mm (4 cm) Cannon
- 75 mm (4 cm) Cannon
- 2 cm Mortars (x4)
[edit] Type MC Monitor
- 105 mm (6 cm) Cannon (x2)
- 13.2 mm Heavy MG
