Category Archives: weapons

Give Us More P-38’s

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Army WWII poster depicting the P-38 Lightning fighter in action against Japanese Zeros in the Pacific.

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V-1: The Flying Bomb

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Flying Bomb” from C.I.C. (Combat Information Center), U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, August 1944. the flying bomb The pilotless airborne bomb which was first used by the Germans on June 13, has been officially designated as … Continue reading →

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M43 Machine Gun Pedestal Mount

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the M43 pedestal mount for the water-cooled .50 caliber machine gun. (Source: TM 9-230: Machine Gun Mounts for Boats, War Department Technical Manual, October 1943.)  

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M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Side and rear views of the M51 quad .50 cal. mount and trailer from ORD 7 SNL G-217: Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment for Carriage, Multiple Cal. .50 Machine Gun, M51, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, October 1944. The M51 … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Bazooka

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Introduction to the “bazooka” (2.36-inch AT Rocket Launcher M1A1) from the technical manual TM 9-294: 2.36-inch A.T. Rocket Launcher M1A1, War Department Technical Manual, September, 1943. I. INTRODUCTION 1. SCOPE. a. This manual is published for the information and guidance of … Continue reading →

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Ball Turret Video

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Short, but interesting, video of a bomber ball turret from the Stockton Field Aviation Museum firing the .50 cal.’s on a test stand:      

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Soviet Infantry Weapons

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Soviet Infantry Weapons of WW2: BASIC RIFLE Basic rifle is the Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/1930, which fires a 7.62mm (.30 cal.) bullet. The gun takes a 5-round clip and weighs 9.9 pounds. Bayonet shown is the 4-fluted needle type with screwdriver … Continue reading →

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Self-Propelled 37-mm Flak

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of a destroyed German self-propelled 37-mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a halftrack, along with a late-model RSO towing an antitank gun. Source: Light, Intense, and Accurate, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945.  

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155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two views of the U.S. 155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40 from TM 9-350, the Technical Manual on the 155-mm Gun M2 printed in 1945.  

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The People of Missouri Can Take Pride

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Battleship USS Missouri from All Hands, Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, October 1945. ‘THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI CAN TAKE PRIDE…’ On 29 Jan 1944, the Senator from Missouri, Harry Truman, spoke at the launching of the nation’s mightiest battlewagon, … Continue reading →

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