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List of aircraft weapons

November 25, 2023

This is a list of weapons (aircraft ordnance) carried by aircraft.

Guns edit

In World War I, aircraft were initially intended for aerial reconnaissance, however some pilots began to carry rifles in case they spotted enemy planes. Soon, planes were fitted with machine guns with a variety of mountings; initially the only guns were carried in the rear cockpit supplying defensive fire (this was employed by two-seat aircraft all through the war). Seeing a need for offensive fire, forward-firing weapons were devised. The Airco DH.2 pusher plane had its gun in the front while the engine was in the back, some experimented with mountings on the (side) wing or on the biplane's upper wing (above the cockpit), until by 1916 most fighter aircraft mounted their guns in the forward fuselage using a synchronization gear so that the bullets did not strike the propeller.

In World War II, fighter aircraft carried machine guns and cannons mounted in the wings, engine cowlings, nose, or between the banks of the engine, firing through the propeller spinner. Night fighters sometimes utilized guns firing upwards as well. Bombers typically carried from one to 14 flexible machine guns and/or autocannon as defensive armament, while certain types added fixed offensive guns as well.

While missiles have been the primary armament since the early 1960s, the Vietnam War showed that guns still had a role to play and most fighters built since then are fitted with cannons (typically between 20 and 30 mm in caliber) as an adjunct to missiles. Modern European fighter aircraft are usually equipped with the revolver cannon, whereas the United States and to some extent Russia generally favor the Gatling gun. The Gatling gun quickly became the weapon of choice for most air forces.

Air-dropped bombs edit

Further information: Category:Aerial bombs
Further information: List of Japanese World War II navy bombs

Air-launched missiles edit

Further information: Category:Air-launched missiles

Air-launched rockets edit

Air-launched torpedoes edit

See also edit

November 25, 2023
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of aircraft weapons news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This Article is missing information about a significant portion of missiles and bombs in existence Please expand the Article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page April 2022 This is a list of weapons aircraft ordnance carried by aircraft Contents 1 Guns 2 Air dropped bombs 3 Air launched missiles 4 Air launched rockets 5 Air launched torpedoes 6 See alsoGuns editIn World War I aircraft were initially intended for aerial reconnaissance however some pilots began to carry rifles in case they spotted enemy planes Soon planes were fitted with machine guns with a variety of mountings initially the only guns were carried in the rear cockpit supplying defensive fire this was employed by two seat aircraft all through the war Seeing a need for offensive fire forward firing weapons were devised The Airco DH 2 pusher plane had its gun in the front while the engine was in the back some experimented with mountings on the side wing or on the biplane s upper wing above the cockpit until by 1916 most fighter aircraft mounted their guns in the forward fuselage using a synchronization gear so that the bullets did not strike the propeller In World War II fighter aircraft carried machine guns and cannons mounted in the wings engine cowlings nose or between the banks of the engine firing through the propeller spinner Night fighters sometimes utilized guns firing upwards as well Bombers typically carried from one to 14 flexible machine guns and or autocannon as defensive armament while certain types added fixed offensive guns as well While missiles have been the primary armament since the early 1960s the Vietnam War showed that guns still had a role to play and most fighters built since then are fitted with cannons typically between 20 and 30 mm in caliber as an adjunct to missiles Modern European fighter aircraft are usually equipped with the revolver cannon whereas the United States and to some extent Russia generally favor the Gatling gun The Gatling gun quickly became the weapon of choice for most air forces ADEN cannon UK 20 mm Becker Germany Berezin B 20 USSR Berezin BS USSR Berezin UB USSR 40 mm gun Sweden Bofors m 45 Sweden Bofors m 47 Sweden Bofors m 49 Sweden Bordkanone BK 3 7 cannon 37mm a k a 3 7 cm Germany Bordkanone BK 5 cannon 50mm a k a 5 cm Germany Bordkanone BK 7 5 cannon 75mm a k a 7 5 cm Germany Breda SAFAT machine gun Italy Browning Model 1919 machine gun United States Colt Mk 12 cannon United States COW 37 mm gun UK DEFA cannon France FN Browning machine gun Belgium GAU 7 cannon United States GAU 8 Avenger United States GAU 12 Equalizer United States GIAT 30 France Gryazev Shipunov GSh 23L Russia Gryazev Shipunov GSh 6 23 Russia Gryazev Shipunov GSh 6 30 Russia Gryazev Shipunov Izhmash GSh 30 1 Russia Gryazev Shipunov GSh 30 2 Russia Hispano 20 mm cannon Switzerland Ho 1 Ho 3 cannon 20mm Japan Ho 5 cannon 20mm Japanese army Ho 103 machine gun 12 7mm Japan Ho 155 cannon 30mm Japan Ho 203 cannon 37mm Japan Ho 204 cannon 37mm Japan Ho 301 cannon caseless 40mm Japan Ho 401 cannon 57mm Japan Ho 402 cannon 57mm Japan Karabin maszynowy obserwatora wz 37 Poland Ksp m 22 Sweden Lewis gun USA UK M2 Browning machine gun United States M4 cannon United States M39 cannon United States M61 Vulcan United States M134 Minigun United States M197 Gatling gun United States MAC 1934 France Mauser BK 27 Germany MG 08 Germany MG 15 machine gun Germany MG 17 machine gun Germany MG 131 machine gun Germany MG 151 cannon Germany MG FF cannon Germany MK 103 cannon Germany MK 108 cannon Germany Nudelman Suranov NS 23 Russia Schwarzlose MG M 07 12 Austria Hungary Shipunov 2A42 Russia ShKAS machine gun Russia ShVAK cannon Russia Oerlikon KCA Switzerland Ordnance QF 6 pounder DH Mosquito 57mm anti submarine gun UK Parabellum MG14 Germany Spandau machine gun Germany Semi Automatique Moteur Canon d aviation 37mm France 75 mm gun US T13E1 M5 United States Type 1 machine gun 7 92mm Japan Type 2 cannon 30mm Japan Type 2 machine gun 13mm Japan Type 3 machine gun 13 2mm Japan Type 5 cannon 30mm Japanese navy Type 88 cannon 75mm Japan Type 89 machine gun 7 7mm Japan Type 92 machine gun 7 7mm Japan Type 97 machine gun 7 7mm Japan Type 98 machine gun 7 92mm Japan Type 99 cannon 20mm Japan 1 59 inch Breech Loading Vickers Q F Gun Mk II Vickers Crayford rocket gun UK Vickers machine gun UK Vickers K machine gun UK Vickers S UK Volkov Yartsev VYa 23 USSR Air dropped bombs editFurther information Category Aerial bombs Further information List of Japanese World War II navy bombs AASM France AN 22 bomb France AN 52 bomb French tactical nuclear bomb B28 nuclear bomb See Mark 28 nuclear bomb B39 nuclear bomb USA B41 nuclear bomb USA B43 nuclear bomb USA B46 nuclear bomb USA B53 nuclear bomb USA B57 nuclear bomb USA B61 nuclear bomb USA B90 nuclear bomb See Mark 90 Betty nuclear depth bomb USA Daisy cutter BLU 82B BLU 107 Durandal USA BLU 109 USA BLU 114 B Soft Bomb BLU 116 USA Blue Danube nuclear weapon UK Fritz X GBU 10 Paveway 2000 lbs USA GBU 12 Paveway 500 lbs USA GBU 15 USA EGBU 15 GBU 24 Paveway III USA GBU 28 USA GBU 57A B MOP USA HGK Hassas Gudum Kiti Precision Guidance Kit Turkey HOPE HOSBO Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM USA Joint Standoff Weapon JSOW USA Mark 2 nuclear bomb USA Mark 4 nuclear bomb USA Mark 5 nuclear bomb USA Mark 6 nuclear bomb USA Mark 7 nuclear bomb USA Mark 8 nuclear bomb USA Mark 10 nuclear bomb USA Mark 11 nuclear bomb USA Mark 12 nuclear bomb USA Mark 15 nuclear bomb USA Mark 15 39 nuclear bomb USA Mark 18 nuclear bomb USA Mark 24 nuclear bomb USA Mark 28 nuclear bomb USA Mark 36 nuclear bomb USA Mark 77 bomb incendiary bomb USA Mark 81 bomb USA Mark 82 bomb USA Mark 83 bomb USA Mark 84 bomb USA Mark 90 Betty nuclear depth bomb Mark 101 NDB nuclear depth bomb Mark 105 Hotpoint bomb U S Navy tactical laydown bomb Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb USA Matra Durandal France Flechette WWI Ranken dart World War I British Blockbuster bomb World War II British also known as cookies Bouncing bomb World War II British SC250 bomb World War II Germany Tallboy bomb World War II British earthquake bomb Grand Slam bomb World War II British earthquake bomb T 12 Cloud Maker 44 000 lb U S development of the Grand Slam bomb Butterfly bomb Blue Rosette UK strategic nuclear bomb for a supersonic bomber Red Beard nuclear weapon UK tactical nuclear bomb Violet Club UK emergency capability strategic nuclear bomb Interim Megaton Weapon UK emergency capability strategic nuclear bomb WE 177A UK dual purpose tactical nuclear bomb and nuclear depth bomb WE 177B UK strategic nuclear bomb WE 177C UK tactical nuclear bomb Yellow Sun Mk 1 UK strategic nuclear bomb Yellow Sun Mk 2 UK strategic nuclear bomb Air launched missiles editFurther information Category Air launched missiles AGM 28 Hound Dog USA AGM 65 Maverick USA AGM 69 SRAM USA AGM 84 Harpoon A D See SLAM United States AGM 86 ALCM USA AGM 88 HARM USA AGM 114 Hellfire US AGM 122 Sidearm US AGM 129 Advanced Cruise Missile US AGM 130 US AGM 142 Raptor USA AGM 154 JSOW USA AGM 158 JASSM USA AIM 4 Falcon USA AIM 7 Sparrow USA AIM 9 Sidewinder USA AIM 47 Falcon USA AIM 54 Phoenix USA ATM 59 indercion AIM 120 AMRAAM USA AIM 132 ASRAAM UK ATM 142 ALRAAM Air Sol Moyenne Portee France ALARM UK AS 34 Kormoran Germany Astra BVRAAM India Barq Pakistan BGM 71 TOW USA Blue Steel missile UK Fairey Fireflash UK Fairey Firestreak UK FIM 92 Stinger ATAS version Hawker Siddeley Red Top UK HJ 8 China HJ 9 China HJ 10 China IRIS T Germany MBDA Exocet France MBDA Meteor Europe MBDA MICA Europe MBDA Magic II France PARS 3 LR Germany PL 9 China PL 10 China PL 12 China PL 15 China PL 21 China Kongsberg Penguin AGM 119 Norway R550 Magic France R 73 AA 11 Archer Russia Raduga KS 1 Komet Russia Rafael Python series Israel RB 04 Sweden Rb 05 Sweden RBS 15 Sweden Red Dean UK Red Hebe Red Top UK Silkworm China Skybolt ALBM USA Skyflash UK Standoff Land Attack Missile SLAM AGM 84E H K United States Storm Shadow UK Super 530 France Taurus KEPD 350 Germany Vympel K 13 Russia Vympel R 23 Russia Vympel R 27 Russia Vympel R 33 Russia Vympel R 37 Russia Vympel R 73 Russia Vympel R 77 Russia X 4 missile Germany WW2 YJ 82 China Air launched rockets editAIR 2 Genie USA Hydra 70 USA HVAR rocket USA CRV7 Canada Le Prieur rocket France R4M rocket Germany RP 3 UK RS 82 RS 132 M 8 M 13 Russia SNEB 68 mm rocket projectile France Oerlikon SNORA and SURA D type rockets S 5 rocket Russia S 8 rocket Russia S 13 rocket Russia S 24 rocket Russia S 25 rocket Russia Air launched torpedoes editMark 44 torpedo USA Mark 46 torpedo USA Stingray torpedo UK Pentane torpedo UK MU90 Impact EU Type 91 torpedo WW II Japan See also editWeapons Firearms List of firearms WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft weapons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of aircraft weapons amp oldid 1176273874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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