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M1 57mm Anti-tank Gun Kit

Riich.Models has announced a new 1/35th-scale WWII anti-tank gun release: RV 35020: U.S. M1 57mm Anti-tank Gun on M2 carriage (Late Version). The M1 served as the standard towed anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry divisions and over 10,000 guns were … Continue reading

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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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155-mm Gun M2

Data pertaining to the 155-mm gun M2, the carriage M1 or M1A1, the 155-mm gun mount M13 (T14), and the limbers M2 and M5. All data from the WWII U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM 9-350: 155-mm Gun M2; Carriage … Continue reading

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M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage

Side and rear views of the M51 quad .50 cal. mount and trailer from ORD 7 SNL G-217: Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment for Carriage, Multiple Cal. .50 Machine Gun, M51, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, October 1944. The M51 … Continue reading

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155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40

Two views of the U.S. 155-mm Gun on Gun Motor Carriage M40 from TM 9-350, the Technical Manual on the 155-mm Gun M2 printed in 1945.  

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Howitzer Motor Carriage M8

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

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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