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Mistel

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. soldier examines a captured German Mistel aircraft created from a Fw 190 fighter mounted atop a Ju 88 bomber in May 1945. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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Goliath Remote-Control Demolition Vehicle

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. soldiers demonstrate captured German remote-controlled Goliath demolition tanks (Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath, SdKfz. 302/303).           See Also: Remote-Controlled Demolition Vehicles, Goliath: Cable-Controlled Demolition Vehicle    

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Triple 20mm “Drilling” Flak on Railcar

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Light, Intense and Accurate: U.S. Eighth A.F. Strategic Fighters Versus German Flak in the ETO, 1943-1945  

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120mm Granatwerfer 42 Mortar

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. troops demonstrate a captured Granatwerfer 42 (12cm GrW 42) German heavy mortar on the First Army Front in Echtz, near Duren, Germany.      

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Digging in AA Half-Tracks

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for digging defensive positions for AA halftracks from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 8, December 1944: Digging in Half-Tracks Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army Group The principle of digging in equipment is one which all AAA combat units understand … Continue reading →

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Arrangement of Guns on Naval Vessels

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustation of the typical arrangement of guns on a WWII battleship, cruiser, and destroyer from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May, 1944:  

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Grumman Ball Turret

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations of the Grumman Ball Turret 150SE-1 and 150SE-2 mounted in the TBF Avenger from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944.  

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Japanese Suicide Boats

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence reports on Japanese suicide boats were published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: NAVY SUICIDE CRASH BOATS: Japanese suicide crash boats manned by Naval personnel were found in a tunnel on Corregidor. The boats were … Continue reading →

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Training Film for 16-inch Battleship Guns

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Post-war training film about loading, aiming, and firing the Iowa Class 16″ guns.     (The 16″/50 Gun & Turret, Major Caliber Guns & Turrets, United States Navy Training Film, MN-9321c, 1955.)  

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