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Captured Panzer IIIs

U.S. War Department’s Tactical and Technical Trends (No. 32, August 26, 1943) featured these photographs of a pair of German Panzer III tanks captured in North Africa.

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90-mm vs. Panther Armor

The U.S. Ordnance Department published a handbook on the 90-mm M3 Gun which included the following photographs demonstrating the effectiveness of the 90-mm Hyper-Velocity Armor-Piercing Shot T30E16 and 90-mm Armor Piercing Shot T33 against the armor of the German Panther … Continue reading

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M19 Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage

Diagram of the M19 Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage, from Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.  

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A-26 Invader Armor Diagram

A-26 Invader armor diagram, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946.  

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Valentine Tank Bogie Wheels

Diagram of Valentine tank bogie wheels from the WW2 Russian manual.  

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M4 Medium Tank Characteristics

Summary of M4 SHerman tank characteristics from the training booklet Tracked Vehicle Chassis Units, The Armored School, Fort Knox.   MEDIUM TANK, M4 SERIES  2. DESCRIPTION. a. Characteristics   Armament:     76-mm Gun, M1A1     2 cal .30 machine guns     1 cal … Continue reading

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M24 Light Tank Illustration

Diagram of the M24 Light Tank. (Source: Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.)  

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Meng Model Char 2C French Tank

Meng Model has announced a huge new 1/35th-scale kit in their “Tyrannosaurus Series” — Kit No.TS-009: Char 2C French Super Heavy Tank. The French Char 2C (known as the FCM 2C) heavy tank was the largest operational tank ever created. … Continue reading

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M5A1 Light Tank

Diagram of the M5A1 Light Tank. (Source: Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.)  

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5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer

From Dragon, a 1/72nd-scale model of a “paper panzer” on the Panther chassis, the Zwilling Flakpanzer: 1/72nd 5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer (Armor Pro).  

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