List of World War II weapons of Switzerland
This is a list of World War II weapons of Switzerland.
Small arms
[edit]Bolt-action rifles & lever action
[edit]- Furrer Carbine K31[1] ~528,230
- Schmidt-Rubin infantry rifle M1911[2]
- SIG Mondragón M1894[3] Licensed production of the Mexican Mondragón M1893 rifle
- Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine[4] ~7,750
- Swiss Vetterli M1881 Stutzer ~11,000+
- Winchester M1866 Swiss copies
Semi-automatic rifles
[edit]- AK44[5] Swiss copy of the Soviet Tokarev SVT-40 rifle. ~1
- SIG Mondragón M1908[6] Licensed production of the Mexican Mondragón M1908 semi-automatic rifle
Anti-tank rifles
[edit]- Solothurn S-18/100[7] ~12+
- Tankbüchse Solo 40/ Solothurn S-18/1000[7] ~93
- TB 41 W+F Tankbüchse 24mm
M41
Semi-automatic pistols
[edit]- Swiss Luger 06/29[8] Swiss version of the german Luger P08
- SIG P210[9] Swiss copy of the French M1935A, few prototypes were made during WW2, serial production started after the war ~11 (44/16)
- W+F Bern Pistol M43 Was supposed to replace the Luger 06/29 but in the end the SIG P210 was chosen
Revolvers
[edit]Light machine guns
[edit]- Furrer Lmg 25[10]
- SIG Neuhausen KE7[11] Mostly for export
- Solothurn S2-200[12] Swiss Version of the MG30
- Kiraly M1935[13] Based on the SIG KE7, only prototype for testing purposes
Machine guns
[edit]- MG 11[14] ~10,000+
- FLab MG 29/38[15]
- Reibel Pz Mg 38 were mounted on tanks
Submachine guns
[edit]- Furrer Lmg-Pist 41/44[16] ~9,808
- SIG MKPS[17] ~60 Was extremely expensive and complicated to produce, so less was spent on the Swiss Army
- Hispano-Suiza MP 43/44[18] ~22,600 Swiss version of the Finnish Suomi KP/-31
- SIG Bergmann M1920[19] Swiss Version of the german Bergmann MP18/I
- Solothurn S1-200[20] Swiss version of the austrian Steyr MP34
- SIG MP-41 Neuhausen[21] ~200 small amounts for testing purposes only
- Furrer MP19[22] small amounts for testing purposes only
- Furrer M1921 automatic carbine small amounts for testing purposes only
- Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919 small amounts for testing purposes only
- Furrer Fliegerpistole small amounts for testing purposes only
Rifle cartridges (Swiss made)
[edit]- 7.5x55mm Swiss GP 11
- 10.4x38mm R Swiss Vetterli M69/81 (.41 Swiss)
- 7.5mm M1882 Ordnance
- 20x138mmB Long Solothurn
- 24 X 138 TB41
Anti-aircraft guns
[edit]Autocanons
[edit]Armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)
[edit]Light tanks
[edit]- Renault FT[23] ~5
- Vickers Commercial light tank[24]
- LT vz 38[25] ~24
- Vickers Carden Lyod ~8
- Landsverk L-60 ~1 for assessment
- Renault R35 ~12
- Nahkampfkanone 1 ~1
Artillery and anti-tank canons
[edit]- Solothurn S-18/1100
- Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903
- 7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 06 L14[26] ~54
- 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80
- Bofors 75 mm Model 1934
- 8.4 cm Feldgeschütz Ord 1871 ~414
- 8.4 cm Feldgeschütz Ord 1879 ~400
- 8 cm staal
- 5.7 cm Fahrpanzer
- 10.5 cm Hb Model 46 Swiss version of the swedish Bofors 10,5 cm Haubits m/40
Planes
[edit]Fighter planes
[edit]- Morane-Saulnier M.S.450 ~322 Produced in-house under the designation D-3800 and D.3801/3803.
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 ~129 Operated 10 D-1s, 89 E-3a "Emil" variants, 2 F-4s and 14 G-6s.
- Dewoitine D.27 ~66 Produced directly in Switzerland
- Hanriot HD.1 ~16 Ex surplus planes of the Italians
- Nieuport 28A ~15
- Machhi M.5 ~7
- Comte AC-1 ~1
- Militärapparat MA-7 ~1
- Häfeli DH-4 ~1
Bomber planes
[edit]- Potez 25 Jupiter ~2 Export version, powered by a 313 kW (420 hp) Gnome-Rhône 9Ac Jupiter radial. Built under licence by Ikarbus in Yugoslavia and OSGA in Portugal
- EKW C-3603 ~160
- de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito ~2+1 One was captured by the Swiss
- Fokker C.V ~64 3x D variant and 61x E variant
- Dornier Do 217 N-2 ~1 One was captured by the Swiss
Reconnaissance planes
[edit]- Fokker C.VI ~3
- EKW C-35 ~160
- Häfeli DH-5A ~80
- Häfeli DH-3 ~109
- Häfeli DH-2 ~6
- Häfeli DH-1 ~6
Observation planes
[edit]- Fieseler Fi 156 C-3 Storch ~5
- Potez 25 ~17
- Comte AC-11-V ~1 Mapped areas during WWII
Communication planes
[edit]Transport planes
[edit]- Siebel Si 204 ~1
- Junkers Ju 52/3m Tante Ju ~3
- Messerschmitt M18d ~4
- Fokker F.VIIb ~11
- Junkers F.13 ~4
- Comte AC-8 ~1
- Curtiss AT-32C Condor II ~1
- Junkers Ju-86 B-0 ~2
- Douglas DC-2 ~6
- Douglas DC-3 ~16
Trainer planes
[edit]- Pilatus P-2 ~55
- Comte AC-4B Gentleman ~2
- Bückerbü 131B Jungmann ~94
- Bückerbü 133A Jungmeister ~52 Was manufactured by Dornier under license for the Swiss Air Force
- Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz ~1
- Nardi FN.315 Alfa Romeo ~2
- Dewoitine D.26 ~11
- Morane-Saulnier MS.229 ~2
- Nieuport 28 C.1 ~5
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