Monthly Archives: June 2011

Soviet Infantry

Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, February 1, 1943.  

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M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage

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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P-38s Evade Japanese AA by Continuous Turn

Tactics to evade Japanese antiaircraft fire when strafing airfields during WWII from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., 1944. P-38s EVADE JAPANESE AA BY CONTINUOUS TURN One tactical secret of the outstanding … Continue reading

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Introduction to the Bazooka

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

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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