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The Haunted Tank

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

DC Comics has released two showcase volumes of the The Haunted Tank comic books: Showcase Presents: The Haunted Tank Volume 1 Written by Robert Kanigher; Art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Jack Abel. The Haunted Tank … Continue reading →

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Tanks Train in the U.S. Deserts

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Newsmap, September 1942: Tanks Train in the U.S. Deserts

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Pantiger

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

When the Allied forces first encountered the Tiger II in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the panzer was briefly referred to as the “Pantiger”. The Associated Press picked up the name “Pantiger” in their article on August 19th: Germans have … Continue reading →

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Fine Molds IJA Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New limited edition 1/35th-scale Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks from Fine Molds.   1/35th IJA Type 95 Light Tank Ha-Go with Smoke Discharger – Limited Edition (FIN35516)       1/35th IJA Type 95 Light Tank Ha-Go, Iwo Jima – … 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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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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Learn to Recognize These Vehicles

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Learn to Recognize These Vehicles training poster from U.S. Army Orientation Course:  

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Type 97 Medium Tank with 47-mm Gun

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 97 medium tank Shinhoto Chi-Ha with improved 47-mm gun was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: TYPE 97 IMPROVED MEDIUM TANK WITH 47-MM GUN A number of modified Japanese … Continue reading →

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Tank Operations in Sicily

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Combat Lessons, No. 3 described the fighting on Sicily between U.S. Sherman tanks, Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs of the Herman Goring Panzer Division, and Tigers of sPzAbt. 504. The Herman Goring Panzer Division lost heavily in the fighting around the … Continue reading →

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