Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1940

German submachine gun with cal. 9 mm, built from 1938 to 1945 for German troops in WWII, due to the high number produced used in many later conflicts

thumb|Soviet soldiers with SVT-40 rifles.

German anti-tank gun

anti-tank rifle

1940 British 88 mm field gun-howitzer

German handgun used in World War II

13 mm machine gun aircraft armament

explosive attached onto targets

light machine gun

machine gun

15 mm autocannon aircraft armament

antitank gun

German naval/coastal defence gun

The RPG-40 () was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940.

type of tank gun

1940 anti-tank gun of the United States Army

Japanese naval artillery

1940 mobile 155 mm gun family by the United States

German naval gun used for Norwegian coastal defence

60 mm mortar of American origin

1930s German 149 mm gun

cannon

grenade launcher

rocket artillery

anti-aircraft warfare

type of howitzer

type of Superheavy siege howitzer

thumb|300px|Soviet Army NR-40 combat knife. The NR-40 (from , НР-40 nozh razvedchika meaning "scout's knife" or Finka) was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II.

30 mm autocannon aircraft armament

anti-tank grenade of British origin

1940s portable 200 mm spigot mortar of German origin

1940s portable 120 mm mortar of Finnish origin

British Anti-aircraft rocket launcher

type of anti-personnel and anti-tank mine

type of Naval gun

Swiss autocannon

siege engine

German railroad gun

A pneumatic or stem powered anti-aircraft developed and used during World War Two.

heavy gun used in World War II