Tag Archives: 75mm

75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An overview of the U.S. Army’s 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 from Antitank Weapons, Office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C., July 1944. 75 MM PACK HOWITZER MlAl ON CARRIAGE M3A3 The 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 on Carriage M3A3 … Continue reading →

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Sd.Kfz. 234/3 mit 7.5cm KwK

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dragon announced the upgrade of their Sd.Kfz. 234/3 eight-wheeled armored car kit to a Premium Edition new release: No. 6786: 1/35th Sd.Kfz. 234/3 mit 7.5cm KwK.  

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M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the WWII M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. (Source: Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.)  

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Japanese Model 88 75-mm AA Gun

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of the WWII Japanese Model 88 (1928) 75-mm Antiaircraft Gun from Japanese Field Artillery, Special Series No. 25, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. War Department, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1944. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA Gun. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA gun … Continue reading →

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Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic cutaway view of the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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M8 HMC Ammunition Storage

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of 75-mm and .50 caliber ammunition storage in the 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 from TM 9-732B: 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8, War Department Technical Manual, January 1944.  

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SdKfz 251/9

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photograph of a destroyed German SdKfz 251/9 halftrack in France in August 1944 showing the gun mount and vehicle interior. The SdKfz 251/9 mounted the short 7.5cm KwK37 (L/24) to provide a support weapon with antitank capability to panzergrenadier units. … Continue reading →

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