Monthly Archives: February 2012

Painting the M4 Tank

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for painting the M4 Sherman tank from the Technical Manual TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, January 1943. Section XXV: PAINTING 145. PAINTING. a. Ordnance materiel is painted before issue to the using arms. One maintenance coat per year will … Continue reading →

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Words from the Wing Wise

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tips from bomber gunners to prevent guns and gunners from freezing during missions from a special edition of Army Talks, “Stars over the Reich,” published for the officers and men of the Eighth Air Force.   WORDS FROM THE WING … Continue reading →

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U.S. 4th Infantry Division in WW2

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. 4th Infantry Division (the “Famous Fourth” or the “Ivy Division”) in action in World War 2. The 4th Infantry Division fought prominently in Operation Overlord, the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. The 8th … Continue reading →

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P-47 Canopies

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“P-47 Canopies” from Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47, AAF Manual 50-5, Headquarters AAF. Top: The streamlined version used in combat affords 360 degrees of vision. Utilize every single degree in scanning the sky for an enemy. Bottom: The … Continue reading →

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German Kursk Figures from Alpine Miniatures

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th Waffen SS figures from Alpine Miniatures. According to Alpine, the figures should be suitable for Panzer IV, StuG III, StuG IV, JgdPz. IV, or Hetzer.       • No. 35133: 1/35th Waffen SS Panzer Crew at Kursk Figure #1 – MSRP … Continue reading →

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155-mm Gun M2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Data pertaining to the 155-mm gun M2, the carriage M1 or M1A1, the 155-mm gun mount M13 (T14), and the limbers M2 and M5. All data from the WWII U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM 9-350: 155-mm Gun M2; Carriage … Continue reading →

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Loading 37-mm AA Guns on Railroad Cars

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading the 37-mm gun and carriage on railroad cars from the WWII technical manual TM 9-235 37-mm AA Gun Materiel, U.S. War Department, January, 1944. LOADING MATERIEL ON RAILROAD CAR. a. General. All loading and blocking instructions as … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Operation in Hot & Cold Climates

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operating instructions for the Bazooka in tropical and arctic climates from TM 9-294: 2.36-inch A.T. Rocket Launcher M1A1, War Department Technical Manual, Sept. 27, 1943. Section X: OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS 32. GENERAL. a. When operating under unusual conditions such … Continue reading →

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Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifle

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) assault rifle was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm Submachine Gun MP-44 (STURMGEWEHR M44)  The … Continue reading →

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Lubbers Don’t Live

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. Navy had their own series of training posters called “Lubbers Don’t Live”. This poster stars Whistlin’ Joe who goes overboard with a swish.   Oh heed the fate of Whistlin’ Joe! // Forgot the life lines were so … Continue reading →

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