List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War II

In World War II, the Luftwaffe (German air force), used a variety of weapons to keep their aircraft equipped with the most modern weaponry available at that time, until later in the war when resources got thin. Here is a list of some of these weapons:

Machine guns
(Maschinengewehr)
 * MG 15
 * MG 17
 * MG 81 & 81Z
 * MG 131

Cannons (Maschinenkanone and related types)

 * MG FF and FF/M [1]
 * MG 151, /15 or /20 [1]
 * MK 101
 * MK 103
 * MK 108

[1] The official designation for MG FF and MG 151 was Maschinengewehr but they are cannons.

Bordkanone heavy aircraft cannon

 * BK 3.7
 * BK 5
 * BK 7.5

Rockets and Missiles

 * Kramer Rk 344, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
 * Henschel Hs 293, anti-ship missile
 * R4M rocket
 * Werfer-Granate 21 heavy air-to-air unguided rocket

High explosive

 * SC 10
 * SC 50
 * SC 250
 * SC 500
 * SC 1000 "Herrmann"
 * SC 1800 "Satan"
 * SC 2000
 * SC 2500 "Max"
 * SC 500J
 * PD 500
 * PD 1000
 * SB 1000
 * SB 1800
 * SB 2500

Anti-personnel
"Splitterbomben" (Shrapnel)
 * SD 1
 * SD 2
 * SD 4/HL
 * SD 4/HL RS
 * SD 9/HL
 * SD 10 A
 * SD 50
 * SD 70
 * SD 250
 * SD 500
 * SD 1400 "Esau"
 * SD 1700 "Sigismund"
 * SD 500A
 * SD 500E

Armour-piercing
"Panzerbomben" (Armor-piercing bombs)
 * PC 500* 'Pauline'
 * PC 1000* 'Pol'
 * PC 1400 'Fritz' (precision-guided munition)
 * PC 1600
 * PC 1800 RS 'Panther'

Prototype only

 * Henschel Hs 298, air-to-air missile (rocket-powered)
 * MK 115
 * SG 116
 * Ruhrstahl X-4
 * Jagdfaust