The Weapons of World War II | Guns: The Evolution of Firearms | Documentary Central

M1 Garand my preference

Not impressed. More like skimming the list of weapons of the 2nd World War.

It should also be mentioned that that early in the war the Soviets had limited numbers of a semi-automatic rifle, the SVT-40. Many were captured by the Germans during the the disasterous early period of the German attack , also there were some manufacturing defects with the SVT-40, so the Soviets went back to the tried & true Mosin- Nagrant.rifle, widely supplemented by the PPSS-l ( spelling error) sub- machine gun.
Another weapon of worthy mention is the first assault rife : the German Sturgmgehwar( spelling) that came out at thevend of the war.

Hmmmm......a bit lmited to US weaponry. Pretty sure there were other nations with better firearm development in areas.

WOW, what a shit documentary. Many things are incorrect. Jungles of Korea???? You ever been to Korea?

The BAR was not a light machine gun. It held only 20 rounds. It was a squad automatic weapon, intended to give the rifle squad extra firepower and range.

The Browning 30 caliber machine gun was rarely used on aircraft after the first year of the war, was almost universally replaced by the 50 caliber machine gun, and was never a part of the standard armament of the B-17. If you are going to claim to be offering documentary history then you need to get your facts right, particularly when they are as well known as that.

This is more a documentary about medal of honor recipients than the evolution of firearms. Also, where ist the STG44, FG42, MG42, PPSh-41.

Although lesser in numbers, I thought the Springfield bolt action used for sniping by the US may have got a mention. Otherwise 👍

It's amazing to me, that so much information on these weapons is presented with incorrect "facts". Even a curator of a firearms museum doesn';t even know the facts. Pathetic.

what a load of shit. the m1 did not fire pistol rounds. american bullshit

Dilinger and other bank rogers liked the b.a.r. it was more accurate and shot a hunting round

Very Few B-17s had .30 Cal MGs early in the War They mounted .30 Cal MGs for Gunnery Practice and Ranging Practice, The 30. Cal MGs very of little value on Bombers, unlike the British, The Americans realized Rifle Caliber MGs were not as Effective as the .50 Cal.

This is from when folks thought they could make a weak ass documentary and voice it with a Charlton Heston sound-alike and make money. Maybe not.

Great doc, terrible editing and reenactments. "Craddling his gun in his arms" the gun is not in his arms its straight up and down next to him. "The Japanese soldier flew rhe flap open, sword in hand" I didn't know a Garand was called a sword now

Great Video. Thanks. 🇺🇸

The Thompson and the BAR would have been very effective small arms in WW1. They were borderline obsolescent going into WW2. The M1 Garand was the best infantry rifle as US entered WW2. The Germans’ MP 44 pointed toward the future of small arms with a select fire high capacity infantry weapon firing an intermediate cartridge.

My favourites rifles

Awesome great documentary