Category Archives: armor

M4 Track Tension

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of correct and incorrect track tension on the M4A2 tank from the M4A2 technical manual. The tank crew were instructed to inspect the track tension regularly and tighten the track if it shows noticeable sag. Source: TM 9-731B: Medium … Continue reading →

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M36 Tank Destroyer Armament

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of the armament of the M36 “Jackson” tank destroyer from the M36B1 technical manual TM 9-748: 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., January, 1945. ARMAMENT CHARACTERISTICS a. The armament on the … Continue reading →

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M36 External Travel Lock

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the external gun traveling lock mounted on the rear of the M36 “Jackson” tank destroyer from the M36B1 technical manual TM 9-748: 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., January, 1945. … Continue reading →

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Air Attack at Hunt’s Gap

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following correspondent’s report from the UP (United Press) describes the fighting at Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. Compare this account of the battle to the German commander Oberst. Rudolf Lang’s account and British observer Howard Marshall’s account. … Continue reading →

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Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic cutaway view of the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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Tanks on Iwo Jima

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Video footage of U.S. M4 Sherman tanks on Iwo Jima and damage to tanks due to mortar fire:        

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Panther at Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Officers of the Ninth Air Force pose with a German Panther tank of Kampfgruppe Peiper knocked out in front of the Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville, Belgium on December 17th, 1944. The Panther was commanded by SS Untersturmführer Arndt Fisher … Continue reading →

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Removing Inner Bogie Wheels on Horizontal-Volute Suspension

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for removing the inner bogie wheels on the M4 tank with horizontal-volute spring suspension (HVSS) from Army Motors, Vol. 5, No. 11, February 1945. SPECIAL TOOLS FOR YOUR NEW H.S./M.F.T. Meaning: Horizontal-Suspension M-Four Tank. If that is your brand, this SOP is … Continue reading →

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Sturmgeschütz at Cassino

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) captured near Cassino, Italy, from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. Italian Fifth Army Area — Ordnance Materiel  

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Destroyed Panther in Normandy

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Here is an interesting photo of a destroyed Panther in Normandy that was recently posted on Flickr. • Panther Side View • Panther Rear View According to the website, the German Panther tank was destroyed near Val-de-Breuil on August 16-17, … Continue reading →

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