Category Archives: weapons

MP34 Submachine Gun (Steyr-Solothurn)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the MP 34 submachine gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP 34 (Steyr-Solothurn) (MASCHINENPISTOLE MP 34)  This weapon was … Continue reading →

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9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Austrian 9-mm M12 Steyr Pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr (PISTOLE MOD M12 STEYR)  This … Continue reading →

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Cavalry Reconnaissance Antiaircraft Weapons

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Antiaircraft security while moving: from Cavalry Field Manual FM 2-30: Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. War Department, March 1943. SECURITY — While Moving. Antiaircraft weapons in all elements of the squadron are alerted for antiaircraft fire at all times. Whenever overhead … Continue reading →

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Increase in Night Fighter Armament of the Junkers 88

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. intelligence report and photographs of the Ju 88 night fighter ventral gondola armed with four 20mm guns, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-29, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1944. INCREASE IN NIGHT FIGHTER ARMAMENT … Continue reading →

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How to Jettison a PB4Y Ball Turret

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Procedure to jettison the nose ball turret in the PB4Y from Naval Aviation News, August 1944. How to Jettison a Turret PB4Y Gets Back Safe from Saipan A Navy photographic plane came back from a mission over Saipan recently after battling … Continue reading →

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Length of Bursts for B-29 Gunners

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recommended length of machine gun length for B-29 gunners. Source: Combat Crew Manual, XX Bomber Command, December 1944. LENGTH OF BURSTS There are several factors to consider in arriving at an answer to the question of how long a burst it … Continue reading →

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M4 Sherman Tank Ammunition Storage

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of M4A2 Sherman tank ammunition storage from TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, War Department Technical Manual, Washington, January 13, 1943. ARMAMENT   AMMUNITION      STOWAGE POSITION 97 rounds 75 mm      50% HE      40% AP      10% WP (smoke)   15 rounds–Left sponson … Continue reading →

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37-mm Ammunition Comparison

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Comparison of 37-mm Ammunition from WW2 technical manual: TM 9-1901: Artillery Ammunition, War Department Technical Manual, June 1944:   FIXED AND SEMIFIXED ROUNDS AND SEPARATE-LOADING PROJECTILES:      A – MK.II A1, PRACTICE ROUND FOR 37-MM GUN SUBCALIBER, M1916      B – M56 H.E ROUND FOR 37-MM GUNS, … Continue reading →

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Thanks to the Power Turret… The Bomber Fights Back

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The importance of the modern power gun turret to U.S. bombers in WW2 from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944 Thanks to the Turret…  THE BOMBER FIGHTS BACK Without the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Aerial-Burst Bombs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Further intelligence reports on Japanese aerial-bombs used against Allied bombers: JAPANESE AERIAL-BURST BOMBS This article briefly outlines information received from the South Pacific regarding Japanese aerial-burst incendiary bombs. At the present time two types of Japanese bombs are known which … Continue reading →

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