Category Archives: weapons

P-61 Black Widow Guns

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Northrop P-61 Black Widow Gunnery Equipment from P-61 Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions:  

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Erco Tear Drop Turret

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250TH Tear Drop Turrets mounted in the PB4Y-2 Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. ERCO TEAR DROP TURRET ERCO 250TH-1 AND … Continue reading →

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Firing Positions

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Firing Positions” from The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide, 3rd Edition, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground: Firing Positions SITTING POSITION: 1. Sit half-face to right of aim of fire. 2. Feet apart — heels dug in ground. 3. Body leaning … Continue reading →

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Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Video of a captured Tiger II heavy tank of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:   Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 95 Tank Evaluation

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Allied evaluation of the Japanese Type 95 light tank showing its strengths and weaknesses — ends with a drag race between the Type 95 and a Stuart light tank. (Source: U.S. Combat Bulletin No. 5.)      

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Captured German and Japanese Aircraft

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rare color video of captured German and Japanese aircraft and rockets.   [Video not available.]   

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Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Schmeisser MP40 Submachine Gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP40 (Schmeisser) (MACHINENPISTOLE M40)  This weapon is … Continue reading →

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Mistel

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. soldier examines a captured German Mistel aircraft created from a Fw 190 fighter mounted atop a Ju 88 bomber in May 1945. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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Goliath Remote-Control Demolition Vehicle

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. soldiers demonstrate captured German remote-controlled Goliath demolition tanks (Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath, SdKfz. 302/303).           See Also: Remote-Controlled Demolition Vehicles, Goliath: Cable-Controlled Demolition Vehicle    

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