Tag Archives: armor

Tanks of the British Army

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

( U.S. War Department, Newsmap )

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Dragon Flakpanzer IV Ausf. G “Wirbelwind”

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New WWII 1/35th armor kit announcement from Dragon — Kit No. 6565: 1/35th Flakpanzer IV Ausf. G “Wirbelwind” Early Production with Zimmerit.

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M4 Sherman Tank Ammunition Storage

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of M4A2 Sherman tank ammunition storage from TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, War Department Technical Manual, Washington, January 13, 1943. ARMAMENT   AMMUNITION      STOWAGE POSITION 97 rounds 75 mm      50% HE      40% AP      10% WP (smoke)   15 rounds–Left sponson … Continue reading →

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T26E3 Heavy Tank

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Training film introduction to the U.S. T-26 heavy tank (later named the M26 Pershing):    

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Panzerwrecks 13 (Italy, Vol. 2)

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2, the latest volume in the well known Panzerwrecks photo-book series, has been released by authors Lee Archer and William Auerbach. Photograph features include: Weapons Dump – Italian Style; Nashorn 214; Elefants of 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653; and Dug-in Panther … Continue reading →

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Painting the M4 Tank

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for painting the M4 Sherman tank from the Technical Manual TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, January 1943. Section XXV: PAINTING 145. PAINTING. a. Ordnance materiel is painted before issue to the using arms. One maintenance coat per year will … Continue reading →

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Destroyed Marder III

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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German Panthers as Ersatz M10s

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans disguised several Panther tanks as U.S. M10 tank destroyers (“Ersatz M10”). Part of the Operation Greif created and commanded by Otto Skorzeny, Panzer Brigade 150 deployed these Panther Ausf. G tanks which had … Continue reading →

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New 1/72nd Armor Kits from Dragon

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/72nd German and Japanese WWII armor kits from Dragon: Dragon Armor #60432: IJA Type 97 “Chi-Ha” Early Production, Co. 4 34th Tank Regiment, North China, 1945 Dragon Armor #60547: Panther G with Steel Road Wheel, Pz.Div. Münchenberg, Berlin Sektor, … Continue reading →

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Tank Driving — Field Expedients

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tank driver instructions for dealing with mud, thrown tracks, and bellied tanks from From TM 21-306: Manual for the Full Track Vehicle Driver, War Department, August 1946. CHAPTER 6: FIELD EXPEDIENTS 32. GENERAL. Field expedients are based on a common sense … Continue reading →

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