Category Archives: research

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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How to Tie Down an Me 109 Fighter Aircraft

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Dig Deep to Protect Against Tanks

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

One-man foxhole protects against tanks. (FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944.)

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The Japanese Zero Fighter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942.   Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … Continue reading →

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Machine Gun Turrets

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Introduction to aircraft machine gun turrets from the WWII manual Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. MACHINE GUN TURRETS (LOCAL CONTROL TYPES) The primary function of a machine gun turret is to … Continue reading →

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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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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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P-39Q Airacobra: General Arrangement

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

General arrangement of the major components of the Bell P-39 Q-1 Airacobra fighter/ground-attack aircraft: Source: Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions for Army Model P-39Q-1 Airplane.  

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Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2 is scheduled for release in December 2012. Feature sections include “Odd StuGs: Ostfront Edition”, “Tehumardi Wrecks”, “Wrecks of Operation Bagration”, and “Panzer Wrecks in the Woods”. Oddities and rare vehicles pictured include Sturmgeschütz III and IV … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Start a French-Rebuilt Jeep Unless…

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for dealing with Jeeps with Solex carburetors from Army Motors, September 1945. YOU CAN’T START A FRENCH-REBUILT JEEP UNLESS…. A quick way to go stark, raving nuts is to sit at the wheel of a jeep equipped with a … Continue reading →

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