Tag Archives: tank

Valentine with Short Track for Towing

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration showing the Valentine tank modified with a short track for towing, from the WW2 Russian manual.  

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Valentine Tank’s Driver Position

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Drawing of the Driver Position in the Valentine Tank. Source: WW2 Russian Manual for the Valentine Tank.  

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Dig Deep to Protect Against Tanks

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

One-man foxhole protects against tanks. (FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944.)

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Don’t Be A Dope V

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Always check the oil! An angry tank crew stars in another “Don’t Be A Dope” training poster from Aberdeen Proving Grounds.   The tank crew is sore as a boil For it ain’t according to Hoyle      To get caught in … Continue reading →

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Soviet Artillery Crew Figures

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tank has announced two new 1/35th-scale WW2 figure kits focused on the Eastern Front — T-35134: Soviet Artillery Crew I (Winter 1941-43) and T-35135 Soviet Artillery Crew II (Winter 1941-43).   

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Winter Warriors by King & Country

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Winter Warriors — a new upcoming Battle of the Bulge toy soldier set covering the Allied side from King & Country. The Winter Warriors set includes armor (BBA054: The M4A3E8 Easy-Eight Sherman Tank) with infantry support (BBA061: Kneeling Loading Rifle; … Continue reading →

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M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the WWII M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. (Source: Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.)  

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Tanks of the British Army

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

( U.S. War Department, Newsmap )

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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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T26E3 Heavy Tank

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Training film introduction to the U.S. T-26 heavy tank (later named the M26 Pershing):    

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