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First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operational antiaircraft report from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 8, December 13, 1944. This attack was mounted by the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader 4 (JG 4). The aircraft displayed the black-white-black bands of JG 4. SUBJECT: First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe. SOURCE: AA Section, … Continue reading →

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Ohka Schematic

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic of the Baka rocket-propelled piloted aircraft bomb from the U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence Center: See Also: Baka… Flying Warhead  

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Third Army Charts – August 1944

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Charts of the accomplishments of the U.S. Third Army in the Normandy breakout during August 1944. The U.S. Third Army was activated in Normandy at noon on August 1st under the command of Lieutenant General George S. Patton. The Third … Continue reading →

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Aerial Bombs

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following tactical intelligence report appeared in “Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary”, No. 10, Nov. 3, 1944 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. Oscars Drop Aerial Bombs on B-24 Moulmein Mission 22 October Preliminary Report from 356 Squadron (RAF) Thirteen … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Camouflage of Vehicles

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

How useful is disruptive camouflage on tanks and military vehicles? The following excerpt on camouflage is taken from the A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945 by the G-3 Section, Headquarters 15th Army Group, Italy. The … Continue reading →

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Baka… Flying Warhead

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on the Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Allied nickname “Baka”) appeared in the June 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.           … Continue reading →

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German Tank and Armored Car Sights

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of major German panzer and armored car gunsights from TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, War Department, March 1945. [As with all U.S. wartime intelligence, the data may be inaccurate or incomplete. The source text has not been … Continue reading →

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M40 and M43 Gun Motor Carriage

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The 155-mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 and 8 in. Howitzer Motor Carriage M43 were self-propelled artillery vehicles based on major components of the medium tank M4A1 with the Continental engine and HVSS suspension. The M40 Gun Motor Carriage was designed … Continue reading →

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Checkerboard

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Checkerboard newspaper of the 99th Infantry Division is available online at http://99div.newspaperarchive.com/. All issues can be browsed and searched by keyword. The Checkerboard was the newspaper of the 99th Infantry Division during World War II and the 99th Infantry … Continue reading →

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Tigers on the Loose

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Tigers on the Loose” tells the story of the 10th Armored Division in World War II using wartime films and post-war interviews with officers and men of the 10th. The film was produced in 1965 and is narrated by Lorne … Continue reading →

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