List of Australian military equipment of World War II


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. 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 bayonets

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

Flamethrowers

Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns

Vehicle and aircraft machine guns

Artillery

Infantry mortars

Field artillery

Light anti-aircraft guns

Tankettes

Tanks

Tank-based

Other

Armored cars

Trucks

Motorcycles

BSA WM20

Tractors & prime movers

Miscellaneous vehicles

Radars

Missiles & bombs

Cartridges and shells