noun
armaments; military equipment; accoutrements
Refers to weapons, armor, and other military gear collectively. Somewhat formal or technical; in everyday speech, 装備 or 武器 may be more common.
兵士たちは新しい武装具を受け取った。
The soldiers received new armaments.
武器 means 'weapon' and is more common in everyday language. 武装具 is a collective term for military equipment including weapons.
Compound of 武装 (busō, 'armament') and 具 (gu, 'tool' or 'equipment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from standard Sino-Japanese elements.