Tag Archives: armor

Destroyed Panther in Normandy

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Here is an interesting photo of a destroyed Panther in Normandy that was recently posted on Flickr. • Panther Side View • Panther Rear View According to the website, the German Panther tank was destroyed near Val-de-Breuil on August 16-17, … Continue reading →

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Jacques Littlefield Collection (MVTF)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation (MVTF), founded by Jacques Littlefield, is a large collection of tanks and military vehicles housed in Portola Valley, California. MVTF was established in 1998 to establish and preserve a collection of vehicles to serve the … Continue reading →

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M8 HMC Ammunition Storage

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of 75-mm and .50 caliber ammunition storage in the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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Panzer Wallpaper for iPad/iPhone

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzer wallpaper for use as iPad/iPhone backgrounds — U.S. Air Force photographs from WWII showing destroyed German panzers in Europe. Click on any wallpaper thumbnail to download the large 1024 x 1024 pixel image. Instructions to save an image as … Continue reading →

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Panzerjäger Hornisse/Nashorn

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During WW2, the Germans mounted the powerful 8.8cm PaK43 on a self-propelled mount based on the Panzer III/IV chassis. The tank destroyer was officially designated the 8.8cm PaK43 (L/71) auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen III/IV (Sf), but the Panzerjäger was nicknamed the … Continue reading →

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Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Video of a captured Tiger II heavy tank of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:   Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret … Continue reading →

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Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A simple trick for improving the 76mm ready racks in the M4 Sherman from Army Motors, February 1945: Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty UPSIDE-DOWNING YOUR TANK’S READY RACK AND SNAPPING OFF THOSE CLIPS IS WHAT DOES IT If the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 95 Tank Evaluation

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Allied evaluation of the Japanese Type 95 light tank showing its strengths and weaknesses — ends with a drag race between the Type 95 and a Stuart light tank. (Source: U.S. Combat Bulletin No. 5.)      

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Factory Publishing Books

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

World War II armor reference books from The Factory Publishing: Commonwealth Shermans in Italy by Dennis Oliver Hermann Göring Panzer Division in Sicily (Campaign Series) by Claude Gillono Jungle Armour: British and Indian Army Shermans in the Far East (Colour … Continue reading →

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How’s Your Sherman, Herman?

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Motors, Maintenance Branch, Office of Chief of Ordnance, Vol. 5, No. 1, April 1944: If it’s a Tank, Medium, M4—here are the visible changes that should have been made by now. Check … Continue reading →

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