Category Archives: training

Artillery Lessons from Normandy

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Artillery lessons from Normandy published by the U.S. Eighth Army in the “Artillery Information Bulletin,” October 1944. LESSONS FROM OTHER THEATRES a. OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY (Comments of various commanders to AGF Observer). Be prepared to send out more LNO’s and … Continue reading →

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Wehrmacht Infantry Gruppe

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The German Infantry Gruppe from Newsmap published by the U.S. War Department.  

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Bailing Out of a P-38 Lightning

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the “Pilot Training Manual for the P-38 Lightning”:     BAILOUT Many stories have been circulated that you can’t successfully bail out of the P-38. Rumor had it that you wouldn’t have a chance of missing the horizontal stabilizer, … Continue reading →

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Flak Traps

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Beware of Flak Traps! Ninth Air Force (IX Tactical Air Command) training poster:  

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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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Antimechanized Defense

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Antimechanized defense for armored infantry from the U.S. field manual FM 17-40: Armored Infantry Company:   Antimechanized defense is both passive and active. (1) The troops are protected passively against mechanized attacks by the digging of fox holes and emplacements, … Continue reading →

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Coast Guard SPARS

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

    SPARS do 50 different kinds of important jobs at U.S. Coast Guard land stations from San Diego to Cape Cod. They receive the same pay and promotions as Coast Guardsmen and are only limited in their service by … Continue reading →

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Tank Riders

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Due to plentiful motorized transport, U.S. infantry rarely rode on tanks during WWII. However, U.S. infantrymen were trained on how to board and ride tanks when necessary. The field manual FM 17-40: Armored Infantry Company contained instructions for transporting armored … Continue reading →

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Know Your Enemy Weapons

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Part 1 covering the Kar 98k rifle, MP 40 submachine gun, Luger pistol, and stick grenade: Part 2 covering the MG 34 machine gun, MG 42 machine gun, 8 cm mortar, and 88 mm gun:  

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Trajectory and Its Elements

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Definition of elements of trajectory from FM 4-10: Coast Artillery Gunnery, War Department Field Manual, May 1944.   6. GENERAL. The trajectory is the path of the projectile from the muzzle of the gun to the first point of impact. … Continue reading →

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