Tag Archives: weapons

Molotov Cocktails Against Tanks

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following two drawings of Molotov cocktails being used against Russian tanks appeared in the article “German Close-in Tactics Against Armored Vehicles” in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 23, April 22, 1943. The article contained translated German documents describing infantry close-combat techniques against … Continue reading →

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K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following operating instructions for the K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight are reproduced from the Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, September 1945. As you adjust the K-14 gyroscope gunsight, it automatically gives you the correct lead … Continue reading →

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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German Large Caliber Artillery

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Table of German heavy artillery in World War II from Catalog of Enemy Ordnance, U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance, 1945. Gun* Type of Carriage and Traverse Weight of Equip­ment (lb.) Length of Barrel in Calibers PROJECTILE Remarks Max. Range … Continue reading →

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Ohka Schematic

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic of the Baka rocket-propelled piloted aircraft bomb from the U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence Center: See Also: Baka… Flying Warhead  

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Baka… Flying Warhead

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on the Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Allied nickname “Baka”) appeared in the June 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.           … Continue reading →

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Know Your Enemy Weapons

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Part 1 covering the Kar 98k rifle, MP 40 submachine gun, Luger pistol, and stick grenade: Part 2 covering the MG 34 machine gun, MG 42 machine gun, 8 cm mortar, and 88 mm gun:  

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Grille Self-Propelled Artillery

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Grille (“Cricket”) was a German self-propelled, heavy artillery vehicle armed with the 15 cm sIG 33 infantry gun in a fixed superstructure. The official German designation was 15 cm schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1).  

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Panzer IV with Mesh Schürzen

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force photograph shows a destroyed late-model Panzer IV with steel mesh (Drahtgeflecht) Schürzen on the hull and standard steel plate Schürzen around the turret. The original caption describes the Panzer IV as a victim of the Ninth … Continue reading →

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Japanese 150 mm Gun Type 89

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. military intelligence report on the Japanese 150mm Type 89 (1929) Gun from Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINCPAC-CINCPOA, Bulletin 152-45, July 1945.   150 MM GUN TYPE 89 (1929)  The Japanese Type 89, 15 cm gun is comparable to the old … Continue reading →

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