Category Archives: armor

Villers-Bocage after the Battle

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This wartime film shows black-and-white video of Villers-Bocage after the town’s capture by British troops in August 1944. British engineers search for mines around the wreckage of Tigers and Panzer IVs lost by the Germans in Villers-Bocage. In June 1944, … Continue reading →

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M8 HMC Ammunition Storage

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of 75-mm and .50 caliber ammunition storage in 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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Pantiger

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

When the Allied forces first encountered the Tiger II in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the panzer was briefly referred to as the “Pantiger”. The Associated Press picked up the name “Pantiger” in their article on August 19th: Germans have … Continue reading →

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Panzer Wallpaper for iPad/iPhone

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzer wallpaper for use as iPad/iPhone backgrounds — U.S. Air Force photographs from WWII showing destroyed German panzers in Europe. Click on any wallpaper thumbnail to download the large 1024 x 1024 pixel image. Instructions to save an image as … Continue reading →

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Panzerjäger Hornisse/Nashorn

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During WW2, the Germans mounted the powerful 8.8cm PaK43 on a self-propelled mount based on the Panzer III/IV chassis. The tank destroyer was officially designated the 8.8cm PaK43 (L/71) auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen III/IV (Sf), but the Panzerjäger was nicknamed the … Continue reading →

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Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Video of a captured Tiger II heavy tank of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:   Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret … Continue reading →

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Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A simple trick for improving the 76mm ready racks in the M4 Sherman from Army Motors, February 1945: Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty UPSIDE-DOWNING YOUR TANK’S READY RACK AND SNAPPING OFF THOSE CLIPS IS WHAT DOES IT If the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 95 Tank Evaluation

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Allied evaluation of the Japanese Type 95 light tank showing its strengths and weaknesses — ends with a drag race between the Type 95 and a Stuart light tank. (Source: U.S. Combat Bulletin No. 5.)      

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How’s Your Sherman, Herman?

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Motors, Maintenance Branch, Office of Chief of Ordnance, Vol. 5, No. 1, April 1944: If it’s a Tank, Medium, M4—here are the visible changes that should have been made by now. Check … Continue reading →

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Panzerbeobachtungswagen III

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerbeobachtungswagen III (Pz Beob Wg III) were German armored, fully-tracked artillery observation vehicles developed on obsolete PzKpfw. III chassis. The hull machine gun and main armament were removed to allow more interior space for radios and equipment. A single machine … Continue reading →

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