Category Archives: weapons

U.S. Naval Vessels Type Designations

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Navy WWII vessel type abbreviations from FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: TYPE DESIGNATIONS: U.S. NAVAL VESSELS PRINCIPAL COMBATANT TYPES BB  Battleship CB  Large Cruiser CV Aircraft Carrier CVL Aircraft Carrier (Light) … Continue reading →

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Molotov Cocktails Against Tanks

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following two drawings of Molotov cocktails being used against Russian tanks appeared in the article “German Close-in Tactics Against Armored Vehicles” in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 23, April 22, 1943. The article contained translated German documents describing infantry close-combat techniques against … Continue reading →

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FG42 Automatic Rifle

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the FG42 Automatic Rifle (Fallschirmjägergewehr 42) was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm M42 (FG42) Automatic Rifle (7.92-mm FALLSCHIRMJÄGERGEWEHR 42)  This … Continue reading →

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K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following operating instructions for the K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight are reproduced from the Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, September 1945. As you adjust the K-14 gyroscope gunsight, it automatically gives you the correct lead … Continue reading →

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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Japanese Rockets and Launchers

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on Japanese spin-stabilized rockets and launchers was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: ARMY 20-CM SPIN STABILIZED ROCKET AND TYPE 4 LAUNCHER: Several of these projectiles, the first Army rockets recovered, and the … Continue reading →

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German Large Caliber Artillery

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Table of German heavy artillery in World War II from Catalog of Enemy Ordnance, U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance, 1945. Gun* Type of Carriage and Traverse Weight of Equip­ment (lb.) Length of Barrel in Calibers PROJECTILE Remarks Max. Range … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 98 Halftrack

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 98 halftrack personnel carrier and prime mover was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: A Japanese combination personnel carrier and prime mover was recovered near Manila, Luzon. The vehicle … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovative Type 1 Ho-Ki, fully-tracked armored personnel carriers. The Ho-Ki APC was developed in 1941, but full-scale production did not start until 1944. A limited number of Ho-Ki were deployed with Japanese reinforcements … Continue reading →

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First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operational antiaircraft report from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 8, December 13, 1944. This attack was mounted by the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader 4 (JG 4). The aircraft displayed the black-white-black bands of JG 4. SUBJECT: First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe. SOURCE: AA Section, … Continue reading →

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