Category Archives: weapons

Tank Gun Trajectories

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. WWII field manual FM 17-12: Tank Gunnery illustrated representative trajectories of the 37-mm, 75-mm, and 76-mm guns. Low velocity guns with more highly curved trajectories require very accurate range estimation. As shown in the figures below, even small … Continue reading →

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Destroyed SdKfz 251 Ausf D

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German SdKfz 251 Ausf D halftracks destroyed by the U.S. 9th Air Force near Gavray, France in August 1944. The foreground SdKfz 251 is an unknown variant with extended top armor plate over the passenger section.  

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Armor Penetration Tables

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following tables show armor penetration characteristics for U.S. 37mm, 75mm, 76mm, and 90mm guns against homogeneous and face-hardened armor. The tables are taken from the July 1944 field manual FM 17-12 Tank Gunnery. From top to bottom, the ammunition … Continue reading →

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Panzer IV with Mesh Schürzen

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force photograph shows a destroyed late-model Panzer IV with steel mesh (Drahtgeflecht) Schürzen on the hull and standard steel plate Schürzen around the turret. The original caption describes the Panzer IV as a victim of the Ninth … Continue reading →

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Japanese 150 mm Gun Type 89

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. military intelligence report on the Japanese 150mm Type 89 (1929) Gun from Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINCPAC-CINCPOA, Bulletin 152-45, July 1945.   150 MM GUN TYPE 89 (1929)  The Japanese Type 89, 15 cm gun is comparable to the old … Continue reading →

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Mauser HSc Pistol

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Mauser HSc pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.65-mm Mauser Pistol Model HSc (7.65-mm MAUSER PISTOLE, MODELL HSc)  The Mauser … Continue reading →

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2 cm FlaK 30 Antiaircraft Gun

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three ordnance intelligence illustrations of the German 2 cm FlaK 30 (Fliegerabwehrkanone 30) antiaircraft gun show the major components of the gun and mounting:   2 cm FlaK 30 on Trailer Ready for Transport 2 cm FlaK 30 Mounting 1. Sub Mounting, 2. … Continue reading →

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Firing the PIAT

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) was an infantry anti-tank weapon used by the British during World War II. The PIAT used a lightweight steel tube which held a hollow-charge bomb and a heavy firing spring. When the PIAT was cocked, … Continue reading →

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10 cm Type 98 Dual Purpose Gun

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on the Japanese 10 cm Type 98 (1938) Dual Purpose Gun from Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINCPAC-CINCPOA, Bulletin 152-45, July 1945.   10 CM DUAL PURPOSE GUN TYPE 98 (1938)  This twin mount dual purpose gun was encountered for the … Continue reading →

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