Category Archives: weapons

60mm Mortar Practice Shell

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of 60-mm mortar practice shell from the U.S. WW2 technical manual: TM 9-1901: Artillery Ammunition, War Department Technical Manual, June 1944:   81. SHELL, PRACTICE, M50A2, W /FUZE, P.D., M52, 60-MM MORTARS, M1 and M2, COMPLETE ROUND (fig. 59), … Continue reading →

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Battery of the Battleship USS California

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The shining 14-inch 50-caliber main guns, “sentinels of security,” form the forward main battery of the USS California (BB-44). The USS California was sunk on Battleship Row in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, but the ship was … Continue reading →

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Japanese Model 88 75-mm AA Gun

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of the WWII Japanese Model 88 (1928) 75-mm Antiaircraft Gun from Japanese Field Artillery, Special Series No. 25, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. War Department, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1944. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA Gun. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA gun … Continue reading →

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Submachine Gun Sounds

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The original, authentic sounds of the U.S. M1928A1 Thompson, the U.S. M3 Grease Gun, and the German MP-40 “Schmeisser” taken from a WWII training film.      

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Destruction of Artillery Ammunition

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for destruction of artillery ammunition to prevent capture by the enemy — the methods will require imagination, initiative, and ingenuity. Source: TM 9-1901: Artillery Ammunition, U.S. War Department Technical Manual, June 1944. DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION UPON IMMINENCE OF CAPTURE … Continue reading →

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Fw 190 D-9 Weapons

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Weapons diagram from the German Fw 190 D-9 Flugzeug-Handbuch, November 1944:   I. Beschreibung der Schußwaffenanlage der Baureihe D-9  A. Allgemeines Abb. 1: Gesamtbild der Schußwaffenanlage    

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Third Army Antiaircraft Claims

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Approved claims for U.S. Third Army antiaircraft units from Antiaircraft Artillery: A Brief History of Operations in Europe, 1 August 1944 to 8 May, 1945, Third United States Army. ANNEX B: Approved claims for all enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, … Continue reading →

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Words from the Wing Wise

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tips from bomber gunners to prevent guns and gunners from freezing during missions from a special edition of Army Talks, “Stars over the Reich,” published for the officers and men of the Eighth Air Force.   WORDS FROM THE WING … Continue reading →

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155-mm Gun M2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Data pertaining to the 155-mm gun M2, the carriage M1 or M1A1, the 155-mm gun mount M13 (T14), and the limbers M2 and M5. All data from the WWII U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM 9-350: 155-mm Gun M2; Carriage … Continue reading →

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Loading 37-mm AA Guns on Railroad Cars

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading the 37-mm gun and carriage on railroad cars from the WWII technical manual TM 9-235 37-mm AA Gun Materiel, U.S. War Department, January, 1944. LOADING MATERIEL ON RAILROAD CAR. a. General. All loading and blocking instructions as … Continue reading →

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