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Winter War Weaponry

The weaponry used during the Winter War contrasted greatly from technolgy of the weapons to the amounts available to each side. The Finns were considered low tech and did not have vast amounts of arms available to its troops, where the Soviets had stockpiles of state of the art equiptment. Explore the weaponry available to each side and how it was used.

Soviet soldier caught in a artillery blast
Soldier caught in artilery
Ben Strout

 

Finnish

Armor
Artillery
Mobile Forces
Small Arms

Soviet

Armor
Artillery
Mobile Forces
Small Arms