World War II Small Arms Quiz 1 The U.S. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was primarily used as what type of weapon? Submachine gun Sniper rifle Squad automatic weapon/light machine gun Pistol-caliber carbine 2 The standard ammunition load for a U.S. soldier armed with the M1 Carbine typically consisted of: 60 rounds 120 rounds 150 rounds 90 rounds 3 The American Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) served primarily in what role? Submachine gun Squad automatic weapon Sniper rifle Anti-aircraft gun 4 The British 2-inch mortar was primarily used for what role? Long-range bombardment Anti-tank fire Smoke and illumination rounds Heavy fire support 5 Under Lend-Lease, the Soviet Union received large quantities of which American submachine gun? Thompson M1928/M1A1 M3 Grease Gun MP40 Reising M50 6 The Japanese Ho-5 aircraft cannon was based on which foreign weapon design? MG 151 Browning M2 ShVAK Hispano-Suiza HS.404 7 The Soviet TT-33 Tokarev pistol was based on which earlier design principle? Gas-operated locking system Revolver top-break design Colt-Browning short recoil system Blow-forward action 8 The Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun was nicknamed what by Allied troops? Snakebite Death Drum Woodpecker Hornet 9 The Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun primarily served which battlefield role? Heavy machine gun for anti-vehicle and anti-aircraft use Mortar crew defense Infantry rifle support Anti-tank weapon 10 The U.S. M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun was used in all of the following roles except: Aircraft gun Infantry heavy weapon Anti-aircraft Sniper rifle You’ve reached the end of the quiz! Submit Quiz ❮ ❯ Home Quiz Blog YouTube About