Tag Archives: rocket

V-2 rocket Support Vehicles

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The April 1946 issue of the U.S. Intelligence Bulletin contained a report on German V-2 rocket launching battery support vehicles and equipment, which included highly-specialized trucks, halftracks, and trailers including the Meillerwagen trailer and the Brennstand launch platform. Source: “Guided … Continue reading →

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1/32nd Me 163 Komet

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Meng Model has announced a 1/32nd-scale kit of the famous Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket fighter. Details from Meng include: size of 178mm length and 292mm wingspan, 190 parts on 7 plastic sprues, 23 PE parts on 2 frets, 3 … Continue reading →

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32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the 32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm incendiary rocket for the German Nebelwerfer from the German manual D 444/2839: Die Munition des 28/32 cm Nebelwerfers 41, Schweren Wurfrahmens 40 am gep Zgkw, Schweren Wurfgeräts 40, Schweren Wurfgeräts 41, 1943.  

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28 cm Wurfkörper Spreng

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the 28 cm Wurfkörper Spreng high-explosive rocket for the German Nebelwerfer from the German manual D 444/2839: Die Munition des 28/32 cm Nebelwerfers 41, Schweren Wurfrahmens 40 am gep Zgkw, Schweren Wurfgeräts 40, Schweren Wurfgeräts 41, 1943.  

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Bazooka Versus Tank

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The history of the bazooka from U.S. Rocket Ordnance: Development and Use in World War II, U.S. Joint Board on Scientific Information Policy, 1946. Bazooka Versus Tank Among the now-it-can-be-told weapons of the American rocket family, is the super-bazooka, bigger … Continue reading →

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V-1: The Flying Bomb

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Flying Bomb” from C.I.C. (Combat Information Center), U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, August 1944. the flying bomb The pilotless airborne bomb which was first used by the Germans on June 13, has been officially designated as … Continue reading →

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Special Hobby Me 163A with Scheuch-Schlepper

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Special Hobby has released a 1/72nd Messerschmitt Me 163A with Scheuch-Schlepper tractor. Three decal options are included: Me 163A V-4 KE + SW at Peenemünde; Me 163A V-7 CD + IL at Peenemünde; Me 163A V-10 CD + IO of JG 400.  

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Bazooka Oversold?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Comments on the bazooka from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. 2.36″ Rocket and Launchers a. The feeling existed in both theaters that the 2.36″ rocket had been oversold. … Continue reading →

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Captured German and Japanese Aircraft

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rare color video of captured German and Japanese aircraft and rockets.   [Video not available.]   

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Japanese Rockets and Launchers

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on Japanese spin-stabilized rockets and launchers was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: ARMY 20-CM SPIN STABILIZED ROCKET AND TYPE 4 LAUNCHER: Several of these projectiles, the first Army rockets recovered, and the … Continue reading →

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