Monthly Archives: January 2011

Four Wheels to Survival

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“4 Wheels to Survival: Your Car and Civil Defense” is a U.S. pamphlet produced by the Civil Defense during the Cold War in 1955.   4 Wheels to Survival YOUR CAR AND CIVIL DEFENSE  Your car can be “four wheels … Continue reading →

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Japanese Searchlight Truck

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

BETIO ISLAND, TARAWA ATOLL. This 98 cm. searchlight truck represents standard equipment that has also been taken on Saipan, Peleliu, Lae-New Guinea, and Little Kiska Island. Small size and ease of movement make this light practically impossible to detect. Power … Continue reading →

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M36 External Travel Lock

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the external gun traveling lock mounted on the rear 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. … 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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Navy 20 mm Gun and Mounts

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of 20 mm guns and mounts deployed on U.S. naval vessels, on merchantmen, and at many shore stations in WWII from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944. 20 MM. GUN AND … Continue reading →

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Erco Ball Turret

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250SH Ball Turret mounted in the PB4Y Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. Erco Ball Turret ERCO 250SH-2, 2A or 3 … Continue reading →

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Russian Armored Vehicles

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Russian Armored Vehicles” recognition poster from Newsmap, August 1942:

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Air Attack at Hunt’s Gap

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following correspondent’s report from the UP (United Press) describes the fighting at Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. Compare this account of the battle to the German commander Oberst. Rudolf Lang’s account and British observer Howard Marshall’s account. … Continue reading →

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Dodge ¾-ton 4×4 Storage and Shipment

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for storage and shipment of the Dodge weapons carrier and variants (WC-51 through WC-60) from TM 9-808: ¾-Ton 4×4 Truck (Dodge), War Department Technical Manual, January 1944. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT 194. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT (GENERAL).   a. The 3/4-ton truck … Continue reading →

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Hauler New Releases

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th and 1/48th photoetch and detail sets released by Hauler.

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