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Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Combat lessons from the troops on platoon leadership and NCO efficiency from Combat Lessons No. 9: Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency Orders Must Be Clear NCO efficiency and squad accomplishment are materially reduced when combat orders fail to give full information … Continue reading →

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SO-7M Radar

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the WW2 SO-7M truck-mounted surface search radar was published in the September 1944 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. What the SO-7M can do… The … Continue reading →

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Antiairborne Defense

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A guide to defense against airborne troops from Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron, Cavalry Field Manual FM 2-30, U.S. War Department, Washington, DC, March 1943: ANTIAIRBORNE DEFENSE The reconnaissance squadron is a highly effective agency in the scheme of antiairborne defense as … Continue reading →

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Hasty Field Fortifications

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide, 3rd Edition, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground: Hasty Field Fortifications INDIVIDUAL PRONE SHELTER OR SLIT TRENCH: Whenever our troops halt anywhere near the Jap or Nazi troops, they begin at once to give … Continue reading →

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A-26 Invader Gunnery

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions on pilot gunnery in the Douglas A-26 Invader from Pilot Training Manual for the A-26 Invader, Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety. No other plane in the Army packs the forward firepower of the A-26. It is designed, among … Continue reading →

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Evasive Tactics

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Where going is Roughest and Toughest, Evasive Tactics!” U.S. Ninth Air Force (IX Tactical Air Command) training poster: See Also: Chaff, Flak Traps

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Tail Warning Radar

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 from Radar Observers’ Bombardment Information File, July 1945. Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 Radio Set AN/APS-13 is a lightweight radar set which gives an airplane pilot, or any other aircrew member who can see or … Continue reading →

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Message to Messengers

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Message to Messengers” from Combat Lessons No. 6: Message to Messengers From Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Calidonna, Signal Officer, 34th Division, ITALY: “Messengers have to be good to do their job properly. They have to use a great deal of … 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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Emergency Vest

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Bombardiers’ Information File, U.S. War Department, March 1945: Vest Type Emergency Kit The following items of equipment are carried in the packets of the vest:   1 hat (yellow on one side, OD on the other)   1 pair polaroid sun … Continue reading →

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