Monthly Archives: November 2012

60-mm Mortar Emplacement

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

60-mm Mortar Emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 60-MM MORTAR EMPLACEMENT. a. Open type. This consists of a rectangular pit large enough to accommodate the mortar, the gunner, and … Continue reading →

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Learn to Recognize These Half-Tracks

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Training Poster, U.S. Army Orientation Course.

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December WWII Releases from Alpine

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Alpine Miniatures: December WWII 1/35th and 1/16th Figure Releases

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“Battleship X” is the USS South Dakota

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

After the Battle of Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal, “Battleship X” is identified as the USS South Dakota. Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, October 11, 1943. “BATTLESHIP X” IS THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA Because she was the … Continue reading →

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Academy 1/72nd IL-2M Shturmovik

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Academy has recently announced a new highly-detailed 1/72nd-scale plastic model kit of the IL-2M Shturmovik with Cartograf decals.

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Japanese Infantry Weapons

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Japanese Infantry Weapons: Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, December 11, 1944.  

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How to Tow the Me 109 Fighter with a Truck

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Bofors Guns Concealment in Dummy Tent

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Engineer-in-Chief’s Consolidated Intelligence Summary, Nos. 1-17, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces, May 1944.  

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P-47N Fuel System

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, AAF Manual 51-127-4, Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C., September 1945.  

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Aircraft Machine Guns

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Caliber .30 and .50 Browning aircraft machine guns for aircraft from Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS Aircraft machine guns are used offensively or defensively against enemy aircraft or ground … Continue reading →

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