Lists of weapons

Outline of war
Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial Modern
Generations of warfare First Second Third Fourth
Battlespace Air Information Land Sea Space
Weapons Armor Artillery Biological Cavalry Conventional Chemical Cyber Electronic Infantry Nuclear Psychological Unconventional
Tactics Aerial Battle Cavalry Charge Cover Counter-insurgency Foxhole Guerrilla warfare Morale Siege Tactical objective
Operational Blitzkrieg Deep battle Maneuver warfare Operational manoeuvre group
Strategy Attrition Deception Defensive Offensive Goal Naval
Grand strategy Containment Economic warfare Military science Philosophy of war Strategic studies Total war
Organization Command and control Education and training Engineers Intelligence Ranks Staff Technology and equipment
Logistics Materiel Supply chain management
Other Asymmetric warfare Cold war Mercenary Military operation Principles of war Proxy war Religious war Trench warfare War crimes War novel
Lists Battles Commanders Operations Sieges Wars War crimes Weapons Writers

There is a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form. Therefore, a particular weapon is best found within one or more of the following sub-lists:

Lists of weapons by conflict or time period

• List of ancient weapons
• List of medieval weapons
• List of modern weapons
• List of American Civil War weapons
• List of World War I weapons
• List of World War II weapons
• List of Korean War weapons
• List of Vietnam War weapons

Lists of weapons by type

• List of aircraft weapons
• List of antiaircraft weapons
• List of artillery
• List of firearms
  • List of pistols
  • List of submachine guns
  • List of shotguns
  • List of assault rifles
  • List of sniper rifles
  • List of machine guns
  • List of grenade launchers
  • List of flamethrowers
• List of martial arts weapons
• List of Mêlée weapons
• List of premodern combat weapons
• List of missiles
• List of rockets
• List of nuclear weapons
• List of torpedoes

Lists of weapons by country

• List of artillery by country
• List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
• List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
• List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps

Lists of weapons-related items

• List of aircraft
• List of armoured fighting vehicles
• List of handgun cartridges
• List of rifle cartridges

See also

• Armour