Monthly Archives: December 2010

Dragon Jagdtiger with Zimmerit

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New poster from Dragon for their upcoming release of 1:35th Sd.Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger Porsche Production Type with Zimmerit (Item no: 6493).

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Bendix Chin Turret

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the Bendix Chin Turret for the B-17 Flying Fortress:     GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Armament Two Caliber .50 M-2 machine guns. Ammunition Capacity 450 rounds per gun. Speed of Turret Slow speed (tracking) … Continue reading →

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RC Tanks

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

rctank.jp has interesting videos and photographs of 1/4th, 1/6th and 1/8th-scale, radio-controlled tanks including a nicely detailed Tiger I.  

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Me 262 from Valiant Wings

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Valiant Wings has published The Messerschmitt Me 262 by Richard Franks. The Messerschmitt Me 262 is the first volume of their new series of aviation books, the “Airframe & Miniature Series”. Me 262 is 116 pages with 40 pages of … Continue reading →

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Saints and Soldiers

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The movie Saints and Soldiers is available to watch for free in its entirety on Hulu. Saints and Soldiers tells the story of a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge which struggles to return to Allied territory after the … Continue reading →

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Japanese WW2 Pistols

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A short guide for U.S. soldiers to WW2 Japanese pistols from Soldier’s Guide to the Japanese Army, Special Series No. 27, Military Intelligence Service, War Department, Washington, DC, November 1944. Small Arms: Pistols The Nambu 8-mm pistol resembles the German … Continue reading →

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Tojo Fighter

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An intelligence report on the Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 Shōki fighter (Allied codename “Tojo”) from “Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary”, No. 31, March 30, 1945 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia: A crashed TOJO, examined by an ATAIU party at Meiktila … Continue reading →

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WW2 Flight Sims for the Xbox 360

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The number of WW2 flight simulations on the Xbox 360 is rather limited, despite the powerful graphics capabilities of the Xbox 360 system. A large number of first-person shooters are available covering the WW2 era (Call of Duty, Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of … Continue reading →

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Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Combat lessons from the troops on platoon leadership and NCO efficiency from Combat Lessons No. 9: Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency Orders Must Be Clear NCO efficiency and squad accomplishment are materially reduced when combat orders fail to give full information … Continue reading →

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Cyberhobby Tiger I Mid Command Version

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Great buildup and detail photographs from Dragon’s website of the new Tiger I Mid Command Version Cyberhobby kit: 1:35 Sd.Kfz.181 Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger I MID Command Version Winter 1943 Production.    

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