Tag Archives: weapons

Bazooka Oversold?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Comments on the bazooka from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. 2.36″ Rocket and Launchers a. The feeling existed in both theaters that the 2.36″ rocket had been oversold. … Continue reading →

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Gewehr 43

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Gewehr 43 semi-automatic 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 Model 43 Semi-Automatic Rifle (KARABINER 43 or GEWEHR 43)  … Continue reading →

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7.92-mm Maxim Light Machine Gun MG 08

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Maxim light machine guns 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 Maxim Light Machine Guns MG 08/15 and 08/18 … Continue reading →

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German Butterfly Bomb

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A warning about the dangers of the WWII German “Butterfly Bomb” (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) from Booby Traps, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington D.C., 1944. German “Butterfly Bomb” The “butterfly bomb” is the German’s favorite bomb against … Continue reading →

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P-61 Black Widow Guns

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Northrop P-61 Black Widow Gunnery Equipment from P-61 Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions:  

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Erco Tear Drop Turret

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250TH Tear Drop Turrets mounted in the PB4Y-2 Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. ERCO TEAR DROP TURRET ERCO 250TH-1 AND … Continue reading →

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Firing Positions

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Firing Positions” from The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide, 3rd Edition, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground: Firing Positions SITTING POSITION: 1. Sit half-face to right of aim of fire. 2. Feet apart — heels dug in ground. 3. Body leaning … 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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Captured German and Japanese Aircraft

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rare color video of captured German and Japanese aircraft and rockets.   [Video not available.]   

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Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP40 (Schmeisser) (MACHINENPISTOLE M40)  This weapon is … Continue reading →

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