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75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1

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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M6 High-Speed Tractor

This photograph shows an M6 High-Speed Tractor, the heaviest of the U.S. artillery tractors, from an unknown artillery unit equipped with the 240mm howitzer. M6 High-Speed Tractor

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New Soviet Artillery Crew from MiniArt

New WWII Russian artillery figures set has been announced by MiniArt: No. 35185: SOVIET HEAVY ARTILLERY CREW. The kit contains models of five figures with new heads, ammunition boxes, shells, and weapons.  

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12-Inch Mortar M1912

Description and characteristics of the 12-inch Mortar M1912 from TM 9-458: 12-inch Mortar M1912 Mounted on 12-inch Mortar Carriage M1896MIII, U.S. War Department Technical Manual, Washington, D.C., August 1942. 12-inch Mortar M1912 Mounted on 12-inch Mortar Carriage M1896MIII Characteristics. These 12-inch … Continue reading

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LZ Models German sIG 33/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t)

From LZ Models, a new 1/35th-scale resin and PE conversion kit of the German sIG 33/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) conversion set. Kit includes a detailed and accurate conversion with 120 resin parts and over 350 PE parts (including shell mounts and … Continue reading

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12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) Model Kit

ACE Models has announced the release of the 1/72nd-scale 12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) PaK 44.  

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Soviet Artillery Crew Figures

Tank has announced two new 1/35th-scale WW2 figure kits focused on the Eastern Front — T-35134: Soviet Artillery Crew I (Winter 1941-43) and T-35135 Soviet Artillery Crew II (Winter 1941-43).   

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M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

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

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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Destruction of Artillery Ammunition

Instructions for destruction of artillery ammunition to prevent capture by the enemy — the methods will require imagination, initiative, and ingenuity. Source: TM 9-1901: Artillery Ammunition, U.S. War Department Technical Manual, June 1944. DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION UPON IMMINENCE OF CAPTURE … Continue reading

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