Tag Archives: ordnance

M55 Quad .50 cal Mount and Trailer

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Front and rear views of the M55 quad .50 cal. mount and trailer from ORD 7 SNL G-220: Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment for Mount, Trailer, Multiple Cal. .50 Machine Gun, M55, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, June … Continue reading →

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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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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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Captured Material in North Africa

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Analysis of captured German and Italian equipment, particularly newly encountered panzers such as the Tiger tank in Tunisia, remained a priority for Allied intelligence and ordnance teams throughout WWII. The following brief summary of these efforts is taken from “Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Removing Inner Bogie Wheels on Horizontal-Volute Suspension

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for removing the inner bogie wheels on the M4 tank with horizontal-volute spring suspension (HVSS) from Army Motors, Vol. 5, No. 11, February 1945. SPECIAL TOOLS FOR YOUR NEW H.S./M.F.T. Meaning: Horizontal-Suspension M-Four Tank. If that is your brand, this SOP is … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Oversold?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Comments on the bazooka from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. 2.36″ Rocket and Launchers a. The feeling existed in both theaters that the 2.36″ rocket had been oversold. … Continue reading →

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Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A simple trick for improving the 76mm ready racks in the M4 Sherman from Army Motors, February 1945: Releasing 76mm Shells for Active Duty UPSIDE-DOWNING YOUR TANK’S READY RACK AND SNAPPING OFF THOSE CLIPS IS WHAT DOES IT If the … 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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Care of Clothing and Equipment

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide, 3rd Edition, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground: RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROPERTY: Clothing and equipment issued to you are government property. If any articles are lost or damaged through your fault or negligence you will … Continue reading →

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120mm Granatwerfer 42 Mortar

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. troops demonstrate a captured Granatwerfer 42 (12cm GrW 42) German heavy mortar on the First Army Front in Echtz, near Duren, Germany.      

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