Tag Archives: turret

SBS Model Toldi Sets

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

SBS Model has released three new 1/35th-scale resin and photoetch sets for the Hobbyboss Toldi I kit — 35014: 1/35 Toldi Tools and Equipment (Toldi I, Toldi II, Toldi III) for Hobbyboss Kit; 35015: 1/35 Toldi I (B20) corrected turret (without barrel) for … Continue reading →

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A-26 Upper Turret Angles

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the upper turret fire interruption angles for the A-26, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946. This illustration shows the gunfire intercepting areas and the margins of interruption (approximately) and … Continue reading →

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Naval Twin 5-Inch Turret

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the twin mount 5-inch/38 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)  

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5-Inch Naval Gun Turret

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An interesting cutaway drawing of the Mark 12 5″/38 caliber U.S. naval gun. (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)

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Machine Gun Turrets

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Introduction to aircraft machine gun turrets from the WWII manual Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. MACHINE GUN TURRETS (LOCAL CONTROL TYPES) The primary function of a machine gun turret is to … Continue reading →

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How to Jettison a PB4Y Ball Turret

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Procedure to jettison the nose ball turret in the PB4Y from Naval Aviation News, August 1944. How to Jettison a Turret PB4Y Gets Back Safe from Saipan A Navy photographic plane came back from a mission over Saipan recently after battling … Continue reading →

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Thanks to the Power Turret… The Bomber Fights Back

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The importance of the modern power gun turret to U.S. bombers in WW2 from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944 Thanks to the Turret…  THE BOMBER FIGHTS BACK Without the … Continue reading →

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Erco Ball Turret

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250SH Ball Turret mounted in the PB4Y Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. Erco Ball Turret ERCO 250SH-2, 2A or 3 … Continue reading →

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Bendix Chin Turret

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the Bendix Chin Turret for the B-17 Flying Fortress:     GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Armament Two Caliber .50 M-2 machine guns. Ammunition Capacity 450 rounds per gun. Speed of Turret Slow speed (tracking) … Continue reading →

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Erco Tear Drop Turret

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustrations and performance details of the Erco 250TH Tear Drop Turrets mounted in the PB4Y-2 Privateer from Aircrewman’s Gunnery Manual, Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, 1944. ERCO TEAR DROP TURRET ERCO 250TH-1 AND … Continue reading →

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