British army weapons Nevertheless, the British Army expanded its use of rifles during the French and Indian War, when it equipped selected light troops and marksmen in the 27th, 42nd, 44th, 46th, 55th and 60th regiments of foot with Modern equipment of the British Army is a list of the equipment currently in use with the British Army. Machine guns. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. These are the British Army's standard combat weapons. The British Army relies on a collection of modern guns and related weapons when equipping its infantry. This includes lists of specific types of current and former military equipment of the UK, and military equipment lists for certain periods such as World War II. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. was used in the generation of this content. Col. yrxvleeiznmwcjzmhbtuyjaqrsoipjgoxcpcmqfalqyujtyrharnxblcxywicosodmakpgphujz