Polish armaments 1939–45

Polish Armament in 1939-45

Oldest aircraft

 * SPAD XIII
 * Fokker D.VII
 * Oeffag D.III
 * Ansaldo Balilla
 * SPAD VII
 * Albatros D.III
 * Sopwith Dolphin
 * Fokker E.V (D.VIII)
 * Bristol F2B Fighter
 * Breguet 14
 * Ansaldo SVA-9
 * Salmson 2A2
 * DH-9
 * SPAD 61
 * Potez XV
 * Potez XXV
 * Farman Goliath
 * Avia BH-33 (PWS-A)
 * Schreck FBA-17
 * LeO H-13
 * LeO H-135
 * Latham 43

Local designs

 * Lublin R-VIIIbis
 * Lublin R-VIIID
 * Lublin R-XIIIE (prototype)
 * Lublin R-XIIIF (prototype)
 * Lublin R-XIIIG (prototype)
 * Lublin R-XVIB
 * Lublin R-XXII (project)
 * Lublin R-XXIII (R-XIIIDr.)(project)
 * LWS-3 Mewa
 * LWS-7 Mewa II (project)
 * PWS-16
 * PWS-18
 * PWS-26
 * PWS-27 (project)
 * PWS-28 (project)
 * PWS-29 (project)
 * PWS-24bis
 * PWS-35 Ogar
 * PZL P.7a
 * PZL P.11c
 * PZL P.11g Kobuz (prototype)
 * PZL.50 Jastrząb (prototype)
 * PZL.23A Karaś A
 * PZL.23B Karaś B / Karaś II
 * PZL.37B Łoś B
 * PZL.38 Wilk (prototypes)
 * PZL.43 Karaś
 * PZL.46 Sum (prototype)
 * PZL.48 Lampart (project)
 * PZL.49 Miś (project)
 * PZL.54 Ryś (project)
 * RWD-8
 * RWD-13
 * RWD-13S
 * RWD-14 Czapla
 * RWD-17
 * RWD-17W (prototype)
 * Bartel BM-4a
 * Bartel BM-4c
 * Bartel BM-4e
 * Bartel BM-4f
 * Bartel BM-4g
 * Bartel BM-4h
 * Bartel BM-5

Armament and other equipment on combat aircraft

 * Aerial Photo cameras (for reconnaissance use)
 * 7.9 mm M1919 Browning machine gun
 * 7.7 mm Vickers E
 * 7.7 mm Vickers F
 * 7.7 mm Vickers E/KM Wz 7.7 mm Machine gun
 * KM Wz 33 7.92 mm Machine gun
 * KM Wz 36 7.92 mm Machine gun
 * KM Wz 37 7.92 mm Machine gun
 * KM Wz 38 20 mm Cannon
 * Oerlikon FF 20 mm Cannon
 * 40 kg bomb
 * 50 kg bomb
 * 600 kg bomb
 * 700 kg bomb
 * 1,000 kg bomb
 * 2,600 kg bomb

Foreign aircraft

 * Avro Tutor Mk. I (2 examples)
 * Breguet Bre XIX B.2
 * CANT Z.506B Airone (1 example)
 * Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M (21 examples)

Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in France (1939-1940)

 * Bloch MB.152
 * Caudron C.714 C1 "Cyclone"
 * Koolhoven F.K.58
 * Morane-Saulnier M.S.406

Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Great Britain (1940-1947)

 * Avro Lancaster
 * Boulton Paul Defiant
 * Bristol Beaufighter
 * de Havilland Mosquito
 * Fairey Battle
 * Handley Page Halifax
 * Hawker Hurricane
 * Supermarine Spitfire
 * Taylorcraft Auster
 * Vickers Wellington
 * Vickers Warwick
 * Westland Lysander
 * B-24 Liberator
 * B-25 Mitchell
 * P-51 Mustang

Aircraft in use by Polish Air Force in Soviet Union (1943-1945)

 * Yakovlev Yak-1b
 * Yakovlev Yak-9
 * Ilyushin Il-2m
 * Petlyakov Pe-2
 * Polikarpov UTI-4 / I-16 UTI
 * Polikarpov U-2 / Po-2
 * Shcherbakov Shche-2
 * Yakovlev UT-2

Tankettes/light tanks

 * TK-1
 * TK-2
 * TK-3
 * TK
 * wz.31
 * TKF
 * TKW
 * TKD
 * TKS-B
 * wz.39
 * TKS
 * wz.33
 * French Renault FT-17
 * CWS FT-17
 * Vickers E Twin Turret
 * Vickers E Single Turret
 * Vickers E Mark A & B
 * VAU33dw
 * VAU33jw
 * 7TPdw (dwuwieżowy-twin turret; only two wz. 30 Brownings)
 * 7TPjw (jednowieżowy-single turret; 37 mm Bofors anti-tank gun)
 * PZInż.322
 * PZInż. 130 amphibious tank
 * PZInż. 140(4TP) reconnaissance tank
 * Renault R35
 * Polish/Soviet T-70

Medium tanks

 * 10TP wheel & track fast tank (only prototypes)
 * 14TP Medium tank (only prototype never completed)
 * Hotchkiss H35
 * Matilda Mk I - training only for Polish units in UK
 * Cromwell Cruiser Tank
 * M4 Sherman - leand-lease via UK
 * T34/76
 * T34/85

Self-propelled vehicles/Tank destroyers

 * Polish/American T48
 * Polish/Soviet SU-57
 * Polish/Soviet SU-85
 * Polish/Soviet SU-100
 * Polish/Soviet ISU-122
 * Polish/Soviet ISU-152
 * Polish/Soviet SU-152

Heavy tanks

 * 20/25TP Heavy tank (never entered production)
 * Polish/Soviet JS-2 (IS-2)

Tank and armored car armaments

 * 7.5 mm MG
 * 7.92 mm Browning MG
 * 7.92 mm Hotchkiss MG
 * 7.92 mm Hotchkiss-wz.25 MG
 * 7.92 mm Colt-Browning-wz.30 TMG
 * 13.2 mm MG
 * 20 mm FK AT Automatic Cannon
 * 25 mm Hotchkiss Tank Gun
 * 37 mm AT Bofors Cannon
 * 37 mm SA-18 Puteaux L/21
 * 3.7 cm PAK AT Cannon (captured)
 * 47 mm Tank Gun

Captured German/Italian vehicles

 * German
 * SdKfz 251/1 ausf. D
 * SdKfz 250/10
 * Panzer III
 * Panzer IV
 * Panzer V
 * Steyr RSO
 * Italian
 * AB 41 Armored Car

Armored cars, motorcycles, trucks, half-tracks, jeeps

 * Peugeot Armored Car
 * Samochód Pancerny Ford Tfc ("Ford Tfc Armored Car")
 * Soviet Austin-Putilov Armored Car
 * Fiat-Izorski Armored Car
 * Peerless Armoured Car
 * Garford-Putilov Armored Car
 * Jeffery-Poplavko Armored Car
 * Ehrhardt M17 Armored Car
 * wz.28 (Citroën-Kegresse B2 10CV)
 * Motorcycles CWS M55
 * Motorcycles CWS M111 (Sokół 1000)
 * wz.29 Ursus
 * French Citroën-Kegresse P.14
 * French Citroën-Kegresse P.17
 * French Citroën-Kegresse P.19
 * Polski FIAT 508/518
 * PZInż.302 (Polski FIAT 508/518 variant)
 * Polski Fiat 621L 2.5 ton truck
 * ZIS-5/5V truck
 * C2P tow
 * Wz.34 Half Track
 * C4P Half Track
 * C7P
 * wz.34 Armored Car
 * PZInż.342 4x4 artillery tractor (C5P)
 * wz.34 Halftrack
 * "Kubuś" improvised Armoured car/APC - 1 built during Warsaw Uprising
 * Polish/Soviet BA-64 Armored Car
 * Polish/Soviet BA-20 Armored Car
 * Polish/American M17 Halftrack
 * Polish/American Jeep
 * Studebaker US6 - US design also produced in USSR
 * Ursus A Ambulance
 * Ursus AW Bus
 * Ursus A Truck
 * Saurer 4BLDP Bus
 * Ursus TKS Tank Transporter
 * Ursus A TK Tank Transporter
 * Saurer 4BLDP TKS Tank Transporter
 * FT-17 4-wheel Road Transporter
 * Ursus A FT-17 Truck Transporter
 * "local Jeep" Polski Fiat 508
 * Polski Fiat 518

Armored trains and annex equipment

 * FT17 Rail Transporter
 * TK Rail Transporter
 * "Drezyna Pancerno Motorowa R"(TK And FT Rail Transporter)
 * nr 11 "Danuta"
 * nr 12 "Poznańczyk"
 * nr 13 "Generał Sosnkowski"
 * nr 14 "Paderewski"
 * nr 15 "Śmierć"
 * nr 51 "Pierwszy Marszałek"
 * nr 52 "Piłsudczyk"
 * nr 53 "Śmiały"
 * nr 54 "Groźny"
 * nr 55 "Bartosz Głowacki"
 * Training armoured trains:
 * "Zagończyk"
 * "Stefan Czarniecki"

Improvised armoured trains

 * Two of Warsaw Defence Command (Dowództwo Obrony Warszawy):
 * "nr 1"
 * "nr 2"

Anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and artillery pieces

 * M-14/19 10.0 cm Artillery Cannon
 * vz 26 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
 * M-97 7.5 cm Artillery Cannon
 * M-29 10.5 cm Artillery Cannon
 * M-17 15.5 cm Heavy Artillery Cannon
 * Bofors 4.0 cm Antiaircraft Cannon
 * Bofors M-36 3.7 cm AT Cannon
 * Mortar M 31 (8 cm) -licence built French mortar M 27/31 Brandt
 * Mortar M 36 (4.6 cm)

Rifles, pistols, machine guns, and infantry weapons
Eastern Front]]: 500,000 made and issued by Germans in 1943 and 1944) (wz. 35 Vis)"- Calibre 9 mm
 * Bayonet Bagnet 28" - For use with Poln M29, Poln 98, Karabinek 1898 rifles and carbines
 * Infantry Rifle "Poln M29"- Calibre 7.9 mm Kbk wz. 1929
 * Infantry Rifle "Poln 98"- Calibre 7.9 mm Kb wz. 98a
 * Infnatry Semi Automatic Self—repeating Rifle Kbsp wz. 1938M (only 150 made by the time of war)
 * Carbine "Karabinek 1898"- Calibre 7.9 mm
 * Carbine "Karabinek 91/98/25" (Mossin-Nagant 91)- Calibre 7.9 mm
 * Revolver "Rewolwer M95 Nagant"- Calibre 7.62 mm
 * Pistol "Pistolet Vis Vz-35 (Version 1935; development of Colt 1911; replaced Mauser on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|
 * Bechowiec Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
 * Błyskawica Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
 * KIS Machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
 * Polski Sten machine pistol - Calibre 9 mm
 * ET-38 anti-tank grenade
 * Filipinka ET wz.40 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite or ammonal)
 * Sidolówka R wz.42 hand grenade (250 g of cheddite or amonite)
 * Anti Tank Rifle 7.92 mm "Karabin przeciwpancerny" wz.35 - Calibre 7.92 mm aka "Uruguay" (Platoon—level AT weapon)
 * Heavy Machine gun wz. 28 (Polish version of the Browning Automatic Rifle) caliber 7.9 mm
 * Granatnik wz.36

Weapons in use by Polish volunteers in foreign armies

 * Fusil 07/15 M 34" - Calibre 7.5 mm
 * ppFusil Automatique 1918" (Semi-automatic) - Calibre 8 mm
 * Fusil Mle 1907" - Calibre 8 mm
 * Springfield M1903 - Calibre .30-06
 * Sten MK I - Calibre 9 mm
 * Sten MK II - Calibre 9mm
 * No3 MK I - Calibre .303
 * M1 Garand (Semi-automatic rifle) - Calibre .30
 * "Carabin M1" - Calibre .30
 * "Smith & Wesson Mod 1917" - Calibre 45
 * PPD-40 - Calibre 7.62 mm
 * PPD-34/38" - Calibre 7.62 mm
 * Tokarev 1930" - Calibre 7.62 mm
 * Mosin M-91/30 in 7.62 mm

Surface vessels, submarines and other ships

 * Destroyers
 * ORP Błyskawica
 * ORP Grom
 * ORP Burza
 * ORP Garland
 * ORP Orkan
 * ORP Huragan
 * ORP ''Piorun'
 * Escort Destroyers
 * ORP Krakowiak
 * ORP Kujawiak
 * ORP Ślązak
 * Cruiser
 * ORP Dragon
 * ORP Conrad
 * Heavy minelayer ORP Gryf
 * Submarines
 * ORP Orzeł
 * ORP Sęp
 * ORP Wilk
 * ORP Ryś
 * ORP Żbik
 * ORP Jastrząb
 * ORP Dzik
 * ORP Sokół
 * Torpedo vessel ORP Mazur
 * Auxiliary boat ORP Nurek
 * Sea patrol boat ORP General Haller
 * River patrol boat ORP Kraków

Coastal artillery defenses

 * Laskowski 152 mm Coastal cannon
 * "Smok Kaszubski" Improvised Armored train
 * Armored Train (unknown name)

Destroyers Blyskawika & Grom

 * 120 mm/50 Cannon (3x2,1x1)X 7
 * 40 mm Antiaircraft Cannon (2x2) x 4
 * 13.2 mm Heavy Machine Guns (4x2) x 6
 * 550 mm Torpedo launchers (2x3) x 6
 * Minelayer device x 44 naval engineers

Destroyers Burza & Wicher

 * 130 mm/40 cannon (4x1) x4
 * 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannon (2x1) x2
 * 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (2x2) x 4
 * 550 mm torpedo launchers (2x3) x6
 * Minelayer device x 44 naval mines

Minelayer Gryf

 * 120 mm/50 cannon (2x2,2x1) x6
 * 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannon (2x2) x4
 * 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (2x2) x 4
 * capacity to transport 600 sea mines

Submarines Orzeł & Sęp

 * 550 mm torpedo launchers x 12 (4 in nose, 4 in stern, also 2 double mounts over pressure hull)
 * 20 torpedoes
 * 105 mm/4 cannon x1
 * 40 mm/60 anti-aircraft cannon (1x2) x2
 * 13.2 mm heavy machine guns (1x2) x2

Submarines Wilk, Ryś, Żbik

 * 550 mm torpedo launchers x6 (4 in nose and one double mount over pressure hull)
 * 10 torpedoes
 * 100 mm/40 cannon x1
 * 40 mm/40 anti-aircraft cannon X1
 * Minelaying capacity for 40 naval mines

River boats weapons
Polish River Fleet

Monitor Kraków

 * 122 mm Cannon (x2)
 * 145 mm (3 cm) cannon (x2)

Monitor Pińsk

 * 105 mm (5 cm) cannon (x2)
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x3)
 * 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Wilno

 * 100mm wz 1914/19P (3 cm) cannon (x3)
 * 75 mm (3 cm) cannon (x2)

Monitor Toruń

 * 105 mm (5 cm) cannon (x2)
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x3)
 * 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Horodyszcze

 * 105 mm (5 cm) cannon (x2)
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x3)
 * 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Monitor Warszawa

 * 105 mm (5 cm) cannon (x2)
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x3)
 * 7.62 mm MG (x3)

Gunboat Zaradna

 * 100 mm wz.14/19 cannon (x1)
 * 37 mm Puteaux cannon (x1)
 * 7.92 mm Hotchkiss cannon (x1)
 * 7.62 mm Maxim heavy machine guns (x3)

Gunboat Zawzięta

 * 100 mm wz.14/19 cannon (x1)
 * 37 mm Puteaux cannon (x1)
 * 7.92 mm Hotchkiss cannon (x1)
 * 7.62 mm Maxim heavy machine guns (x3)

Light gunboat Kiliński

 * 7.92 mm (2 cm) Maxim 03 heavy machine gun (x1)

Light gunboat KU 30

 * 13.2 mm (2 cm) Hotchkiss 03 heavy machine gun

Fast gunboats KU 21-KU 24

 * 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 cannon (x1)
 * 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 heavy machine gun (x1)

Fast gunboats KU 16-KU 19

 * 37 mm Puteaux wz. 85 cannon (x1)
 * 7.9 mm (1 cm) Maxim 08 heavy machine gun (x1)

Little gunboat KM 8

 * 8 mm cannon
 * 2.1 cm mortar

Little gunboat KU 6

 * 37 mm (1 cm) cannon

Little gunboat KU 5

 * 37 mm (1 cm) cannon

Rapid gunboat type T1

 * 37 mm Puteaux (1 cm) cannon
 * 4 mines

Rapid gunboat type T5

 * 37 mm Puteaux (1 cm) cannon
 * 4 mines

Command boat Generał Sikorski

 * 13.2 mm (2 cm) cannon
 * 7.92 mm (4 cm) cannon
 * 2 cm mortars Hotchkiss wz 30, (x2)

Command boat Hetman Chodkiewicz

 * 76 mm (4 cm) cannon (x1)
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon (x1)
 * 7.92 mm cannon (x1)
 * Mines
 * 13.2 mm cannon (x2)
 * 7.92 mm cannon (x1)

Command boat Generał Szeptycki

 * 75 mm cannon (x2)
 * 7.92 mm (4 cm) cannon
 * Mines

Command boat Admirał Dickman

 * 13.2 mm (2 cm) cannon
 * 7.92 mm (2 cm) cannon

Command boat Andrzej Zamoyski

 * 105 mm Cannon (x2)

Command boat Warneńczyk

 * 4 heavy machine guns

Little command boat Żółkiewski

 * 7.92 mm (2 cm) cannon

Heavy patrol boat Nieuchwytny

 * 40 mm Vickers cannon (x1)
 * 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannon
 * 37 mm Puteaux cannon
 * 7.9 mm (1 cm) Hotchkiss heavy machine guns

Support boat Neptun

 * 37 mm (1 cm) cannon

Type I Fast Monitor

 * 120 mm (4 cm) cannon
 * 75 mm (4 cm) cannon
 * 2 cm mortars (x4)

Type MC Monitor

 * 105 mm (6 cm) cannon (x2)
 * 13.2 mm heavy machine gun