List of weapons of West Germany

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This is a list of weapons utilized by the armed forces of West Germany. West Germany was formed as a result of the division of Germany following World War II. Following a 10 year period of demilitarization, the Federal Republic of Germany rearmed and joined NATO in 1955. As a frontline state bordering the Iron Curtain, West Germany's Cold War arsenal drew on both domestically developed weaponry as well as extensive imports from NATO allies, particularly the United States.

## Contents

* 1 Small arms
* 1.1 Rifles
* 1.2 Sniper rifles
* 1.3 Sidearms
* 1.4 Submachine guns
* 1.5 Machine guns
* 1.6 Grenade launchers
* 1.7 Anti-tank weapons
* 2 Artillery
* 2.1 Towed
* 2.2 Self-propelled
* 2.3 Self-propelled rocket artillery
* 3 Anti-aircraft
* 3.1 Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
* 3.2 Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems
* 4 Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)
* 4.1 Main battle tanks
* 4.2 Light tanks
* 4.3 Tank destroyers
* 4.4 Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs)
* 4.5 Armored personnel carriers (APCs)
* 4.6 Armored weapons carriers (AWCs)
* 4.7 Reconnaissance vehicles
* 5 References

## Small arms

### Rifles

* FN FAL[1]\- Adopted in 1956 following the beginning of West Germany's rearmament in 1955 and designated G1. Replaced by the G3 beginning in 1959.
* Heckler & Koch G3[2]\- West Germany's primary service rifle from its entry into service in 1959 until its replacement in the 1990s.

### Sniper rifles

* G3SG/1 - Developed in 1972 and based on the G3 battle rifle, this served as Germany's primary sniper rifle. Replaced by the MSG90 beginning in 1990.

### Sidearms

* Walther P38[3]\- Reintroduced from WWII in 1957 and saw service until 1963. Replaced by the P1, an improved variant that served as the West Germany's standard-issue sidearm for the remainder of the Cold War.

### Submachine guns

* Walther MP \- Developed in 1963. Largely outclassed and replaced by the MP5.
* Heckler & Koch MP5 \- Developed in 1966, this would go on to serve as West Germany's primary submachine gun.

### Machine guns

* Rheinmetall MG 3[4]\- Modernized variant of the WWII-era MG 42. Served as West Germany's primary general-purpose machine gun from the late 1950s onward.
* Heckler & Koch HK21 \- A general-purpose machine gun developed in 1961 based on the G3 battle rifle.

### Grenade launchers

* Heckler & Koch HK69A1 \- A 40 mm standalone grenade launcher created in 1979 and adopted into service with the German Army in the 1980s.

### Anti-tank weapons

* PzF 44[5]
* MILAN[6]

## Artillery

### Towed

* M114 155 mm howitzer[7]
* FH70[8]

### Self-propelled

* M7 Priest \- M7B2 variant.[9]
* M44 self-propelled howitzer[9]
* M52 self-propelled howitzer[9]
* M55 self-propelled howitzer[9]
* M107 self-propelled gun[10]
* M109 self-propelled howitzer[11]
* M110 self-propelled howitzer[12]

### Self-propelled rocket artillery

* Light Artillery Rocket System[13]

## Anti-aircraft

### Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

* M16 multiple gun motor carriage - M16A1 variant.
* M42 Duster[14]
* Flakpanzer Gepard[15]

### Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems

* MIM-23 HAWK
* Roland

## Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs)

### Main battle tanks

* M47 Patton[16]
* M48 Patton[17]
* Leopard 1[18]
* Leopard 2[19]

### Light tanks

* M41 Walker Bulldog[20]

### Tank destroyers

* Kanonenjagdpanzer[21]
* Raketenjagdpanzer 1[22]
* Raketenjagdpanzer 2[23]
* Jaguar 1
* Jaguar 2

### Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs)

* Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz[24]
* Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30[25]
* Marder (IFV)[26]

### Armored personnel carriers (APCs)

* M113
* Transportpanzer Fuchs

### Armored weapons carriers (AWCs)

* Wiesel AWC

### Reconnaissance vehicles

* Spähpanzer Luchs

## References

1. ↑ Association, National Rifle. "An Official Journal Of The NRA | The FN FAL: 5 Facts You Might Not Know" (in en). https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-fn-fal-5-facts-you-might-not-know/.
2. ↑ "Heckler & Koch HK G3" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=127.
3. ↑ "Post-war career: The Pistole P1 of the Bundeswehr compared to the P.38 of the Wehrmacht.38 der Wehrmacht" (in en). https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shooting/pistols/P1-post-war-variant-of-the-P38-9mm-features-comparison/.
4. ↑ "Rheinmetall MG-3 - General-purpose machine gun". http://www.military-today.com/firearms/mg3.htm.
5. ↑ "Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 2 (PzF 44 2A1)" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=951.
6. ↑ "MILAN - Anti-tank guided missile". http://www.military-today.com/missiles/milan.htm.
7. ↑ "Arms transfer database". https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/TransferRegister.
8. ↑ "FH-70 - 155 mm towed howitzer". http://www.military-today.com/artillery/fh_70.htm.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Panzerhaubitzen der Bundeswehr M7-M52-M44-M55-M109Modern German Armoured Self-Propelled Howitzers - TANKOGRAD Publishing - Verlag Jochen Vollert - Militärfahrzeug". http://tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/Panzerhaubitzen-der-Bundeswehr_neu.htm.
10. ↑ "M107 self propelled gun (1960)". https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/US/M107-self-propelled-gun.php.
11. ↑ "M109 Paladin" (in en-US). 2015-10-08. https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/us/m109_paladin.php.
12. ↑ "M110 SPA" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=59.
13. ↑ "LARS" (in en). https://weaponsystems.net/system/141-LARS.
14. ↑ Peter Blume (2006). Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun/Missile Tanks of the Modern German Army. Militärfahrzeug Spezial. Erlangen: Tankograd Publishing. pp. 7, 9.
15. ↑ "Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard (Flakpanzer)" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=103.
16. ↑ "M47 Patton" (in en-US). 2014-11-18. https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/us/m47_patton.php.
17. ↑ "M48 Patton" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=29.
18. ↑ "Krauss-Maffei Leopard 1" (in en-GB). https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/krauss-maffei-leopard-1/.
19. ↑ "West German cold war KMW Leopard 2 MBT (1978". https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/West_Germany/leopard-2.php.
20. ↑ "M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank". https://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/M41.html.
21. ↑ "Kanonenjagdpanzer" (in en). https://weaponsystems.net/system/83-Kanonenjagdpanzer.
22. ↑ "Raketenjagdpanzer 1 (RakJPz 1)" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=665.
23. ↑ "Raketenjagdpanzer 2" (in en). https://weaponsystems.net/system/735-Raketenjagdpanzer+2.
24. ↑ "Schutzenpanzer Kurz 11-2 (1958)". https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/West_Germany/Schutzenpanzer-Kurz-11-2.php.
25. ↑ "Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 Armoured Personnel Carrier" (in en-US). https://tanknutdave.com/german-schtzenpanzer-lang-hs30-armoured-personnel-carrier/.
26. ↑ Newdick, Thomas. "Germany Still Can't Give Up Its Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles After Half A Century" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43014/germany-still-cant-give-up-its-marder-infantry-fighting-vehicles-after-half-a-century.

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