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7.63-mm Mauser Pistol M1932

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Mauser C96 “Broomhandle” automatic pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.63-mm Mauser Pistol M1932 (7.63-mm MAUSER SCHNELLFEUER PISTOLE … Continue reading →

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Torpedo Data Computer

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Analysis of the torpedo fire control problem and photographs of submarine torpedo data computers from Torpedo Data Computer: Mark 3, Mods. 5 to 12 Inclusive, Ordnance Pamphlet No. 1056, U.S. Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D.C., June 1944: Torpedo … Continue reading →

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M36 Tank Destroyer Armament

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of the armament of the M36 “Jackson” tank destroyer from the M36B1 technical manual TM 9-748: 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., January, 1945. ARMAMENT CHARACTERISTICS a. The armament on the … Continue reading →

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Navy 20 mm Gun and Mounts

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of 20 mm guns and mounts deployed on U.S. naval vessels, on merchantmen, and at many shore stations in WWII from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. 20 MM. GUN AND … Continue reading →

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Erco Ball Turret

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250SH Ball Turret mounted in the PB4Y Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. Erco Ball Turret ERCO 250SH-2, 2A or 3 … Continue reading →

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Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic cutaway view of the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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Bendix Chin Turret

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the Bendix Chin Turret for the B-17 Flying Fortress:     GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Armament Two Caliber .50 M-2 machine guns. Ammunition Capacity 450 rounds per gun. Speed of Turret Slow speed (tracking) … Continue reading →

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Japanese WW2 Pistols

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A short guide for U.S. soldiers to WW2 Japanese pistols from Soldier’s Guide to the Japanese Army, Special Series No. 27, Military Intelligence Service, War Department, Washington, DC, November 1944. Small Arms: Pistols The Nambu 8-mm pistol resembles the German … Continue reading →

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Sturmgeschütz at Cassino

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) captured near Cassino, Italy, from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. Italian Fifth Army Area — Ordnance Materiel  

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M8 HMC Ammunition Storage

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of 75-mm and .50 caliber ammunition storage in the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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