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Bazooka Emplacement

Bazooka emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 43. ROCKET LAUNCHER EMPLACEMENT. There are two types of emplacement for this weapon, the pit-foxhole type and the pit type. a. Pit-foxhole type … Continue reading

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60-mm Mortar Emplacement

60-mm Mortar Emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 60-MM MORTAR EMPLACEMENT. a. Open type. This consists of a rectangular pit large enough to accommodate the mortar, the gunner, and … Continue reading

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