Category Archives: miscellaneous

Chaff

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Chaff can take it… you can’t! Know chaff and use it!” Ninth Air Force (IX Tactical Air Command) training poster: See Also: Flak Traps

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Sgt. Rock Comics

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock, Vol. 1 Written by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney Art by Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandenetti, Irv Novick, Russ Heath, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito ISBN 9781401217136 Sgt. Rock stories from G.I. Combat and Our Army … Continue reading →

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Rules are so Stupid!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Cartoon from the October 1944 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.      

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KO’d Panthers in the Bulge

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Panthers and Jagdpanthers knocked out during the Ardennes Offensive. The upper left photograph shows destroyed Jagdpanthers of schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 560 destroyed between Büllingen und Bütgenbach. The lower photograph shows Panthers of the 3rd Kompanie, 12th SS-Panzer Division … Continue reading →

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New Concord Title: Operation Little Saturn

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Concord Publications has announced a new title in the Warrior Series of books: Operation Little Saturn and Infantry Battles of Heeresgruppe Süd December 1942 – June 1943 by William K. Fowler (ISBN 962-361-163-3, 52 pages, 135 photographs, 4 color plates … Continue reading →

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Flak Traps

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Beware of Flak Traps! Ninth Air Force (IX Tactical Air Command) training poster:  

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Disruptive Camouflage of Vehicles

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

How useful is disruptive camouflage on tanks and military vehicles? The following excerpt on camouflage is taken from the A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945 by the G-3 Section, Headquarters 15th Army Group, Italy. The … Continue reading →

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Route of the Ghost Corps

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Route of the U.S. XX Corps (20th Corps) and Divisions Commanded. Source: The Ghost Corps thru Hell and High Water, U.S. Army, XX Corps, 1945.  

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1/6th Scale Dioramas

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two fascinating links from the Lone Sentry Forum: Peter Shaw’s 1/6th Scale Dora Railroad Gun and an amazing collection of 1/6th scale dioramas at Kampfgruppe von Abt Modelling Team.  

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Odds and Ends

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Popular pages on LoneSentry.com: Tiger Tanks in the Battle for Florence Vulnerability of Tiger Tanks The Pz-Kw 5 (Panther) Tank The New 88 and Its Carriages Dive Bombers German Antitank Weapons The German Mouse: Super-Super-Super-Heavy Tank Became Hitler’s White Elephant … Continue reading →

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