Monthly Archives: November 2010

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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Hasegawa November Releases

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

November releases from Hasegawa include Japanese and German fighters. No. 09929: 1/48th 21st Kokusho A6M2-K Zero Fighter Trainer Type 11 “Late Version” (Limited Edition) No. 01920: 1/72nd Focke-Wulf FW190D-9 Combo (Two Kits in the Box) No. 08208: 1/32nd Nakajima Ki44-II … Continue reading →

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How’s Your Sherman, Herman?

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Motors, Maintenance Branch, Office of Chief of Ordnance, Vol. 5, No. 1, April 1944: If it’s a Tank, Medium, M4—here are the visible changes that should have been made by now. Check … Continue reading →

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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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B-24 “Tidewater Tillie”

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captain Jack Shaw and the crew of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” are congratulated after sinking a German submarine by Brig. General Larson, commanding General of the Antisubmarine Command in England. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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Tidewater Tillie Tames Two

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two attacks of B-24 “Tidewater Tillie” from the 2nd Antisubmarine Squadron on German U-boats from Monthly Intelligence Report, No. 3, Army Air Forces, Antisubmarine Command, March 1943: TIDEWATER TILLIE TAMES TWO “Tidewater Tillie” is the B-24 in which 1st Lt. … Continue reading →

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German Winter Tank Riders

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th scale resin figures from Evolution Miniatures: German Infantrymen depicts two German tank-riding infantrymen in winter uniforms. Sculpted by Sergey Traviansky.  

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Tommy Macpherson

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Daily Mail tells the fascinating story of British war hero Tommy Macpherson in “The hero in a kilt who tackled a Panzer division on his own! (and then accepted the surrender of 23,000 German soldiers)“.

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U.S. Assault Boats M1 & M2

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of U.S. M1 and M2 assault boats from Stream Crossing Equipment, Information Bulletin No. 120, Office of the Chief of Engineers, July 1943. ASSAULT BOATS 7. PURPOSE.—Assault boats are light, easily transported craft used to carry leading assault elements … Continue reading →

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