Monthly Archives: December 2012

Sentinels

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Marauders Always Attack

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Marauders Always Attack — World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Poster:  

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TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel. (Source: Pilot’s Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, Navy Model TBM-3 Airplane, November 1945.)  

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B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.  

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Valentine Tank’s Driver Position

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Drawing of the Driver Position in the Valentine Tank. Source: WW2 Russian Manual for the Valentine Tank.  

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9-mm Walther Pistol M1938

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Brief article on the Walther P38 semi-automatic pistol from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Walther Pistol M1938 (PISTOLE 38 or P-38)  This weapon was steadily replacing the … Continue reading →

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Thunderbolts Blast ‘Em

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Dragon 1:72 88mm Flak 37

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/72nd-scale 88mm Flak 37 announcement from Dragon Models: #60634: 88mm FlaK 37, Eastern Front 1942-43.

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Under Two Flags: The USS Stewart

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

UNDER TWO FLAGS: THE STEWART She served the U.S. Navy for 21 years–only to be captured by the Japanese and used against us in World War II. She started around the world in 1921–and completed the circuit only last month. … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Emplacement

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bazooka emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 43. ROCKET LAUNCHER EMPLACEMENT. There are two types of emplacement for this weapon, the pit-foxhole type and the pit type. a. Pit-foxhole type … Continue reading →

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