At the onset of the Second World War Australia had a relatively underdeveloped manufacturing sector and was still largely dependent on the United Kingdom. As a result, the majority of Australia's military weapons and equipment were initially imported from the United Kingdom or the United States. However, as the war progressed, many of these imported items were gradually replaced by locally produced versions, as Australia's industrial capacity expanded to meet the demands of the conflict.
Knives and bayonet
Bayonets
Pattern 1907 bayonet
Small arms Pistols (manual and semi-automatic) Enfield No. 2 Mk I Webley Mk VI revolver Webley Mk IV revolver Browning Hi-Power P35 Smith & Wesson Victory Beaumont-Adams revolver (Volunteer Defence Corps) Webley M1872 Bull Dog (Volunteer Defence Corps) Colt Model 1851 Navy (Volunteer Defence Corps) Smith & Wesson No.3 (Volunteer Defence Corps)
Automatic pistols and submachine guns Owen Gun STEN submachine gun Thompson submachine gun Austen submachine gun
Rifles Lee–Enfield No. 1 Mk III* Lee–Enfield No. 4 Mk I Lee–Enfield No. 5 Mk I jungle carbine Pattern P1914 No. 3 Mk I Charlton automatic rifle Lee-Metford Mk II (Volunteer Defence Corps) Martini-Henry Mk IV (Volunteer Defence Corps)
Grenades and grenade launchers Mills bomb No. 36M
Recoilless rifles
Flamethrowers M2 flamethrower Flamethrower, Portable, No 2
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
Vickers Mk I machine gun Lewis Mk I light machine gun Bren Mk 1 light machine gun Hotchkiss M1909 Mk I Benét–Mercié light machine gun Browning M1919A4 machine gun
Vehicle and aircraft machine guns
M2 Browning machine gun Lewis Mk III gun Besa machine gun
Artillery Infantry mortars Stokes mortar Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar
Heavy mortars & rocket launchers Field artillery Ordnance QF 15-pounder Mk I Ordnance QF 13-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk2, Mk4 Ordnance BLC 15-pounder RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer QF 4.5-inch howitzer QF 5.25 inch gun BL 10-pounder Mountain Gun Ordnance QF 25-pounder Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short
Fortress and siege guns BL 60-pounder gun BL 4 inch naval gun Mk 1 BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
Anti-tank guns Ordnance QF 2-pounder Mk IX/X Ordnance QF 6-pounder Mk II Ordnance QF 17-pounder
Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns) Boys anti-tank rifle Mk I, Mk II PIAT
Anti-aircraft weapons Light anti-aircraft guns Vickers QF 2-pounder naval gun (pom-pom) Rolls-Royce QF 2-pounder naval gun QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Bofors 40 mm gun
Heavy anti-aircraft guns QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun QF 13-pounder 6 cwt AA gun QF 3-inch 20 cwt QF 3.7-inch AA gun QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun
Vehicles Tankettes CTLS-4TAC
Tanks Sentinel tank (only Australian production) Fiat M11/39 Fiat M13/40 Vickers Light Tank Mk VI Renault R35 M3 Stuart Medium tank M3 Grant Matilda II Vickers 6-Ton Yeramba
Tank-based Other
Armored cars Dingo (scout car) Rhino Heavy Armoured Car Rover Light Armoured Car S1 Scout Car T17E1 Staghound armoured car
Armored carriers Universal Carrier
Engineering and command Trucks Canadian Military Pattern truck Ford F30 (by Ford Australia)
Passenger cars
Motorcycles Harley Davidson 42 WLA BSA WM20
Tractors & prime movers Miscellaneous vehicles Landing Vehicle Tracked
Navy ships and war vessels List of ships of the Second World War
Aircraft de Havilland Mosquito Bristol Beaufort Bristol Beaufighter CAC Woomera (CA-4/CA-11) CAC Wirraway (CA-3) CAC Wackett (CA-6) CAC Boomerang (CA-12) North American P-51 Mustang (license built as CA-17 Mustang) de Havilland Express Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Supermarine Spitfire
Secret weapons
Radars
Missiles & bombs
Cartridges and shells .303 inch cartridge
See also List of military equipment of Australia
References