At the beginning of the Second World War, Australia did not have an extensive manufacturing industry. Furthermore, it was only partially independent from the United Kingdom (Britain). Therefore, most of Australian weapons and equipment during war was imported from either Britain or USA, although many were replaced with locally produced versions later in war.
Knives and bayonet edit
Bayonets edit
Small arms edit
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic) edit
- Enfield No. 2 Mk I
- Webley Mk VI revolver
- Webley Mk IV revolver
- Browning Hi-Power P35
- Smith & Wesson Victory
- Beaumont-Adams revolver (Volunteer Defence Corps)
- Webley M1872 Bull Dog (Volunteer Defence Corps)
- Colt Model 1851 Navy (Volunteer Defence Corps)
- Smith & Wesson No.3 (Volunteer Defence Corps)
Automatic pistols and submachine guns edit
Rifles edit
- Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III*
- Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
- Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk I Jungle Carbine
- Pattern P1914 No. 3 Mk I
- Charlton Automatic Rifle
- Lee-Metford Mk II (Volunteer Defence Corps)
- Martini-Henry Mk IV (Volunteer Defence Corps)
Grenades and grenade launchers edit
Recoilless rifles edit
Flamethrowers edit
Machine guns edit
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns edit
- Vickers Mk I machine gun
- Lewis Mk I light machine gun
- Bren Mk 1 light machine gun
- Hotchkiss M1909 Mk I Benét–Mercié light machine gun
- Browning M1919A4 machine gun
Vehicle and aircraft machine guns edit
Artillery edit
Infantry mortars edit
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers edit
Field artillery edit
- Ordnance QF 15-pounder Mk I
- Ordnance QF 13-pounder
- Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk2, Mk4
- Ordnance BLC 15-pounder
- RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun
- QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer
- QF 4.5-inch howitzer
- QF 5.25 inch gun
- BL 10-pounder Mountain Gun
- Ordnance QF 25-pounder
- Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short
Fortress and siege guns edit
- BL 60-pounder gun
- BL 4 inch naval gun Mk 1
- BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun
- BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun
- BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun
- BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
- BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
Anti-tank guns edit
- Ordnance QF 2-pounder Mk IX/X
- Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk II
- Ordnance QF 17-pounder
Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns) edit
- Boys anti-tank rifle Mk I, Mk II
- PIAT
Anti-aircraft weapons edit
Light anti-aircraft guns edit
- Vickers QF 2-pounder naval gun (pom-pom)
- Rolls-Royce QF 2-pounder naval gun
- QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
- Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
- Bofors 40 mm gun
Heavy anti-aircraft guns edit
Vehicles edit
Tankettes edit
Tanks edit
- Sentinel tank (only Australian production)
- Fiat M11/39
- Fiat M13/40
- Vickers Light Tank Mk VI
- Renault R35
- M3 Stuart
- Medium tank M3 Grant
- Matilda II
- Vickers 6-Ton
- Yeramba
Tank-based edit
Other edit
Armored cars edit
- Dingo (scout car)
- Rhino Heavy Armoured Car
- Rover Light Armoured Car
- S1 Scout Car
- T17E1 Staghound armoured car
Armored carriers edit
Engineering and command edit
Trucks edit
- Canadian Military Pattern truck Ford F30 (by Ford Australia)
Passenger cars edit
Motorcycles edit
Harley Davidson 42 WLA http://www.theliberator.be/liberator8.htm
BSA WM20
Tractors & prime movers edit
Miscellaneous vehicles edit
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Aircraft edit
- de Havilland Mosquito
- Bristol Beaufort
- Bristol Beaufighter
- CAC Woomera (CA-4/CA-11)
- CAC Wirraway (CA-3)
- CAC Wackett (CA-6)
- CAC Boomerang (CA-12)
- North American P-51 Mustang (license built as CA-17 Mustang)
- de Havilland Express
- Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
Secret weapons edit
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Radars edit
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Missiles & bombs edit
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Cartridges and shells edit
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