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AAA Ground Recognition Signals

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following comments from the commander of the U.S. 5th Armored Division on the proper use of ground recognition signals were published in “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 5, November 22, 1944. Subject: Use of Ground Recognition Signals Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army … Continue reading →

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P-51B Mustang with Wing Gloves

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A North American P-51B Mustang with wing gloves for research into low-drag performance in flight at Langley. Photograph courtesy NASA.  

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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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Me 109 Drop Tanks

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Me 109 Drop Tanks (Betriebsstoff-Zusatzanlage) photographs and diagrams from Bf 109 G-4 Flugzeug-Handbuch:   

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26th Panzer Division

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat, Headquarters Army Air Forces, Office of the assistant chief of air … Continue reading →

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Painting the M4 Tank

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for painting the M4 Sherman tank from the Technical Manual TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, January 1943. Section XXV: PAINTING 145. PAINTING. a. Ordnance materiel is painted before issue to the using arms. One maintenance coat per year will … Continue reading →

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Organization of the Luftwaffe

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Organization of the WWII German Luftwaffe from the U.S. War Department’s Handbook for Combat Air Intelligence Officers, Army Air Forces Air Intelligence School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 1944. 2. ORGANIZATION. a. General. (1) The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) is one of … Continue reading →

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Organization of the Japanese Air Force

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Organization of the WWII Japanese Army Air Service and Naval Air Service from the U.S. War Department’s Handbook for Combat Air Intelligence Officers, Army Air Forces Air Intelligence School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 1944. 3. ORGANIZATION. a. General. (1) Owing to … Continue reading →

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German Radar of WWII

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Japanese Electronics, OPNAV-16-VP101, Photographic Intelligence Report 1, Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, January 1945:   German Radar Summary  Examples of German Radar are included here to cover the … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #34

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 34, September 1943 have been added to the main Lone Sentry website: The Me-410 Aircraft  ◊  Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing  ◊  General von Arnim’s Orders for Ground Deployment  ◊  … Continue reading →

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