Monthly Archives: February 2011

M10 Tank Destroyer Cross-Section

Longitudinal cross-section drawing of the M10 tank destroyer from TM 9-731G: 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage M10A1, War Department Technical Manual, July 1943.

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Sound of the Japanese Zero

The authentic sound of a Japanese A6M5 Zero with a fully-restored original Mitsubishi Sakae radial engine. This particular Zero was built by Nakajima in 1943, captured by U.S. forces on Saipan in June 1944, shipped to the U.S. for evaluation, sold … Continue reading

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Redesignation of Panzers

A German Wehrmacht article on the redesignation of panzers from the German WWII publication Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen, Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, No. 17, November 1944: III. Neubenennung gepanzerter Fahrzeuge Nachstehend aufgeführte Neubenennungen treten mit sofortiger Wirkung in Kraft:   Bisherige Bezeichnung        Neue … Continue reading

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