Home›Missiles And Guided Munitions›Introduced Era›By Decade›1940sBrowse By1940sThis dimension groups weapon systems by the era in which they were first introduced into service. Wikipedia notes that weapons have evolved from "simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons," a long evolution spanning every era of warfare. Browsing by introduced era lets a visitor compare weapon systems that entered service in the same period.Facts1940sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1944 11940sFilter Results17 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (1)Air-to-Ground Missiles and Guided Bombs (2)Anti-Ship and Anti-Submarine Missiles (3)Ballistic Missiles (1)Ballistic Missiles of Europe (1)Cruise Missiles (1)Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Bombs (5)Other Missiles and Guided Munitions (3)Surface-to-Air and Air Defense Missiles (1)Weapon Type or ClassAllAir-to-ground rocket (1)Anti-ship glide bomb (2)Atomic bomb (1)Ballistic missile (1)Cruise missile (1)Earthquake bomb (1)Flying bomb (1)Guided air-to-air missile (1)guided missile (1)missile (3)Nuclear weapon (1)Nuclear weapon (fission bomb) (1)unguided ballistic artillery rocket (1)Unguided rocket (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (2)Prototype or Experimental (1)Retired (14)OperatorAllImperial Japanese Navy (1)Luftwaffe (2)Red Army (1)Royal Air Force (1)United States Air Force (2)United States Armed Forces (1)United States Army (1)United States Navy (3)Waffen-SS (1)Wehrmacht (3)Wars Used InAllKorean War (1)Vietnam War (1)World War II (11)ManufacturerAllAeronca (1)Fairchild (1)Fieseler (1)Ford Motor Company (1)Henschel & Sohn (1)Hughes Aircraft Company (1)Mittelwerk (1)Republic Aviation Corporation (1)Rheinmetall (1)Ruhrstahl (1)Vickers (1)Vickers-Armstrongs (1)Washington Navy Yard (1)Willys (1)Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 175-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket1940sAIM-4 Falcon1940sAtomic Bomb1940sFat Man1940sFritz X1940sFunryu1940sGrand Slam1940sGT-1 (missile)1940sHenschel Hs 2931940sHydra 701940sLittle Boy1940sRepublic-Ford JB-21940sRheinbote1940sSAM-N-2 Lark1940sTiny Tim (rocket)1940sV-1 Flying Bomb1940sV-2 Rocket1940sSources1. Wikipedia: Missiletier 2WikipediaMissile, History sectionQuote, Missile, History sectionthe first missiles to be used operationally were a series of rocket based missiles developed by Nazi Germany during World War II including the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket which used mechanical autopilot to keep the missile flying along a pre-chosen route.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.