Tag Archives: flak

Captured German Equipment

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Wartime U.S. Army Signal Corp photographs of captured German equipment from 1944-1945 issues of the U.S. military training magazine Coastal Artillery with original captions. A Mark V, La Gleize

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M19 Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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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Dragon Sd.Kfz. 251/17 Flak Halftrack

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dragon Models is releasing a new 1/35th-scale kit in their ’39-’45 Series depicting the Sd.Kfz. 251/17 Ausf. C armed with the 2cm Flak 38 — No. 6592: Sd.Kfz. 251/17 Ausf. C (2 in 1)

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Verlinden 88mm Flak/Pak Crew

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Verlinden Productions has announced on their Facebook page a new WWII German kit for July: Item #2769: 88mm Flak/Pak Crew-Ammo-Gear 1:35 Scale. Price is $34.95 online. 88mm gun not included.  

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40mm Twin Mount and Crew

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

40mm twin mount and operating crew, from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.  

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3.7cm FlaK 43 auf Fahrgestell, Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.M

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th-scale model kit announcement from Cyber-Hobby: 3.7cm FlaK 43 auf Fahrgestell, Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. M (Versuchsaufbau).

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Flak Suits and Flak Helmets

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Reminders about the flak suit and flak helmet, from Bombardiers’ Information File, U.S. War Department, March 1945: FLAK SUITS Flak suits consist of armored vest and apron assemblies. They are not personal issue, but they should be delivered to the … Continue reading →

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Sd.Kfz.3a Maultier Half Track mit 3.7cm FlaK 37

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

November 2012 release from Cyber Hobby: 1/35th Sd.Kfz.3a Maultier Half Track mit 3.7cm FlaK 37.

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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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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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