Monthly Archives: January 2011

Searchlight Maintenance

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During WWII in France in 1945, two soldiers change the carbon rods in a carbon arc searchlight. In this type of searchlight, the carbon rods are slowly eroded during use and must be regularly replaced to maintain the proper performance. … Continue reading →

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New Releases from Tank

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tank has added three new 1/35th-scale resin WW2 figures to their line of Eastern Front figures.

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Flickr Finds

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Flickr Finds — Three sets of veteran’s WWII photographs from the Flickr photo website. Jack Cravens in WWII — Photographs from Jack Cravens during service in the U.S. Army in the Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. WW2Vet — Large set … Continue reading →

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15cm Kanone and Bunker Model

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two recent 1/35th-scale kits from Masterpiece Models depicting guns and bunkers from the German Atlantic Wall.   CD7011: Atlantic Wall Bunker Longues Battery 1/35th scale resin and polyfoam kits of Longues Battery bunker. 15cm gun and turret included. List price: … Continue reading →

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B-17 “Chuckie” Moves to Military Aviation Museum

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The B-17 Flying Fortress “Chuckie” is moving from the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The B-17 “Chuckie” was used for cropdusting until 1979. Owned by Chuckie Hospers, the B-17 … 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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German Radar of WWII

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Japanese Electronics, OPNAV-16-VP101, Photographic Intelligence Report 1, Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, January 1945:   German Radar Summary  Examples of German Radar are included here to cover the … 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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Tactical and Technical Trends #34

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 34, September 1943 have been added to the main Lone Sentry website: The Me-410 Aircraft  ◊  Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing  ◊  General von Arnim’s Orders for Ground Deployment  ◊  … Continue reading →

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WAAC Officer Qualifications

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following officer qualifications are taken from a WWII recruiting pamphlet for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC): A candidate for [Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps] Officers’ Training School must: (a) Be a woman citizen of the United States. (b) Be … Continue reading →

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