The weapons in World War II hurt a lot of people and took a lot of lives. There were raids with high explosives and bombs ready to drop on top of homes and destroy cities.                        

One of the weapons was the bomber machine gun. The only defense carried by a bomber was provided by gunners equipped with powerful machine guns. The bomber machine gun is a rear machine gun used by the Heineken bomber. The Heineken bomber was a bomber used by a team of people. They could attack from the air or from the ground.

Another weapon was the hot bombs. Thousands of these bombs were dropped on British and German cities during the war. They were filled with chemicals that would cause an explosion and set buildings on fire by creating heat.

Some of the weapons were hidden like the hidden knife. A British government organization involved in helping prisoners of war escape designed a pencil to conceal a blade, useful in any escape attempts. A simple pencil would not cause people to wonder during a routine search, so it would probably be taken away.                                      

The pistol pencil was another weapon that was often hidden. By unscrewing the end and inserting a 6.35-mm cartridge, this mechanical pencil became a pistol. The casing contained a spring –loaded hammer to fire the cartridge, which was released by a button on the side.

Some people were not shot and killed,   

 some were poisoned. This was called the poison pen threat. The needle-firing pen was among the ingenious weapons designed by the British for agents working undercover. A sharp needle could be fired at an enemy by pulling the cap back and releasing it. They were not lethal - the idea was that users would spread a rumor that the needles were poisoned.   

A lot of the weapons were made out of every day stuff like wine bottles and tin cans. These were called improvised weapons. The reason why is because the British home guard had few weapons and often had to improvise. They used cans to make mortar bombs and grenades.

The Home Guard was a volunteer organization set up to protect vital defense installations and watch out for any enemy infiltration. Mines were planted on possible invasion beaches in southern Britain and northern France. The mines were designed to inflect maximum damage on any invasion force.

German infantry used hand and stick grenades as they advanced into enemy territory. Grenades were thrown to kill enemy troops and clear buildings of snipers. The British Sten Sub-machine gun was light and simple to use. It could be produced easily and cheaply, and was copied by resistance groups that occupied Europe who manufactured their own version. Members of the Danish resistance built the 9-Mark 2.                                            

The French forces used small knives hidden in lapels or up their sleeves to attack captors and escape. The results were often messy, but effective. The badge of the free French – the Cross-of Lorraine – can be seen on the knife’s sheath.

In conclusion, war is never pleasant, but it may be necessary to defend yourself and your country’s honor. The weapons are needed to assist in this fight.