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Increase in Night Fighter Armament of the Junkers 88

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. intelligence report and photographs of the Ju 88 night fighter ventral gondola armed with four 20mm guns, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-29, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1944. INCREASE IN NIGHT FIGHTER ARMAMENT … Continue reading →

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28 cm Wurfkörper Spreng

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the 28 cm Wurfkörper Spreng high-explosive rocket for the German Nebelwerfer from the German manual D 444/2839: Die Munition des 28/32 cm Nebelwerfers 41, Schweren Wurfrahmens 40 am gep Zgkw, Schweren Wurfgeräts 40, Schweren Wurfgeräts 41, 1943.  

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Length of Bursts for B-29 Gunners

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recommended length of machine gun length for B-29 gunners. Source: Combat Crew Manual, XX Bomber Command, December 1944. LENGTH OF BURSTS There are several factors to consider in arriving at an answer to the question of how long a burst it … Continue reading →

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Japanese Aerial-Burst Bombs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Further intelligence reports on Japanese aerial-bombs used against Allied bombers: JAPANESE AERIAL-BURST BOMBS This article briefly outlines information received from the South Pacific regarding Japanese aerial-burst incendiary bombs. At the present time two types of Japanese bombs are known which … Continue reading →

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Japanese Model 88 75-mm AA Gun

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of the WWII Japanese Model 88 (1928) 75-mm Antiaircraft Gun from Japanese Field Artillery, Special Series No. 25, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. War Department, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1944. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA Gun. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA gun … Continue reading →

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Submachine Gun Sounds

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The original, authentic sounds of the U.S. M1928A1 Thompson, the U.S. M3 Grease Gun, and the German MP-40 “Schmeisser” taken from a WWII training film.      

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Fw 190 D-9 Weapons

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Weapons diagram from the German Fw 190 D-9 Flugzeug-Handbuch, November 1944:   I. Beschreibung der Schußwaffenanlage der Baureihe D-9  A. Allgemeines Abb. 1: Gesamtbild der Schußwaffenanlage    

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Third Army Antiaircraft Claims

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Approved claims for U.S. Third Army antiaircraft units from Antiaircraft Artillery: A Brief History of Operations in Europe, 1 August 1944 to 8 May, 1945, Third United States Army. ANNEX B: Approved claims for all enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Operation in Hot & Cold Climates

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operating instructions for the Bazooka in tropical and arctic climates from TM 9-294: 2.36-inch A.T. Rocket Launcher M1A1, War Department Technical Manual, Sept. 27, 1943. Section X: OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS 32. GENERAL. a. When operating under unusual conditions such … Continue reading →

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Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifle

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) assault rifle was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm Submachine Gun MP-44 (STURMGEWEHR M44)  The … Continue reading →

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