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Russian Antitank Guns

 

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Austrian Firearm Terms

Austrian Firearm Terms from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954. GLOSSARY OF AUSTRIAN TERMS Austrian   Translation   English Meaning PISTOLE   Pistol   Pistol GEWEHR   Rifle   Rifle KARABINER   Carbine   Carbine (short rifle) … Continue reading

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Bofors Guns Concealment in Dummy Tent

Source: Engineer-in-Chief’s Consolidated Intelligence Summary, Nos. 1-17, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces, May 1944.  

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Battery of the Battleship USS California

The shining 14-inch 50-caliber main guns, “sentinels of security,” form the forward main battery of the USS California (BB-44). The USS California was sunk on Battleship Row in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, but the ship was … Continue reading

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Submachine Gun Sounds

The original, authentic sounds of the U.S. M1928A1 Thompson, the U.S. M3 Grease Gun, and the German MP-40 “Schmeisser” taken from a WWII training film.      

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Soviet Infantry Weapons

Soviet Infantry Weapons of WW2: BASIC RIFLE Basic rifle is the Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/1930, which fires a 7.62mm (.30 cal.) bullet. The gun takes a 5-round clip and weighs 9.9 pounds. Bayonet shown is the 4-fluted needle type with screwdriver … Continue reading

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Arrangement of Guns on Naval Vessels

Illustation of the typical arrangement of guns on a WWII battleship, cruiser, and destroyer from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May, 1944:  

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