Allied Heavy Weapons A Forum Dedicated to all the Allied Heavy Weapons Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:49:23 +0000 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:49:23 +0000 WWII Forums http://ww2f.com/forums/allied-heavy-weapons.281/ 57ATG ammunition available Sun, 18 Jul 2021 23:10:15 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/57atg-ammunition-available.76006/ http://ww2f.com/threads/57atg-ammunition-available.76006/ invalid@example.com (Prospero Quevedo) Prospero Quevedo
57ATG ammunition available]]> 11 Hollow charge ammunition for the M1 75 mm pack howitzer? Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:27:04 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/hollow-charge-ammunition-for-the-m1-75-mm-pack-howitzer.74676/ http://ww2f.com/threads/hollow-charge-ammunition-for-the-m1-75-mm-pack-howitzer.74676/ invalid@example.com (Riter) Riter Battered Bastards of Bastogne. He mentions the 463 Parachute Artillery Battalion and its small 75 mm pack howitzers knocking out 8 out of 10 German tanks at Bastogne. They used hollow charge ammunition to perform the task. I never heard of such a thing for those little guns (we had one in the SF Presidio that was used ceremonial purposes). Can anyone tell me more about the ammunition? I know about hollow charges, but for a 75 mm howitizer?]]> 15 A short document regarding A-bomb availability. (3 pgs.) Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:09:29 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/a-short-document-regarding-a-bomb-availability-3-pgs.70849/ http://ww2f.com/threads/a-short-document-regarding-a-bomb-availability-3-pgs.70849/ invalid@example.com (OpanaPointer) OpanaPointer The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II

A Collection of Primary Sources

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 162



Document 72: Telephone conversation transcript, General Hull and Colonel Seaman [sic] – 1325 – 13 Aug 45, Top Secret
Source: George C. Marshall Library, Lexington, VA, George C. Marshall Papers (copy courtesy of Barton J. Bernstein)



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A short document regarding A-bomb availability. (3 pgs.)]]> 17 40mm bofors blueprints Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:19:27 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/40mm-bofors-blueprints.70331/ http://ww2f.com/threads/40mm-bofors-blueprints.70331/ invalid@example.com (pjdgm) pjdgm
Like those used in Malta during WW2.

Many thanks

Peter]]> Ronson flamethrower"1940"United Kingdom. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:58:46 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/ronson-flamethrower-1940-united-kingdom.62026/ http://ww2f.com/threads/ronson-flamethrower-1940-united-kingdom.62026/ invalid@example.com (FREEDOM War44) FREEDOM War44 2 T29 Heavy Tank Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:52:50 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/t29-heavy-tank.62044/ http://ww2f.com/threads/t29-heavy-tank.62044/ invalid@example.com (warhistory) warhistory
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3.7in Recoilless Gun]]> Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:25:37 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/heavy-anti-aircraft-gun.61765/ http://ww2f.com/threads/heavy-anti-aircraft-gun.61765/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim

The crew wore standard pattern khaki overalls, topped with service-issue brown sleeveless leather jerkins. That combination gave maximum freedom of movement during the hard manual work of feeding shells into the gun during firing. Each man wore a Mark I steel helmet, with the strap behind the neck. The latter was important because if the wearer was close to the gun's muzzle when it fired, the blast...

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British 9.2inch Mark I Howitzer]]> 3 British Land Mattress Sun, 01 May 2011 12:19:57 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/british-land-mattress.61310/ http://ww2f.com/threads/british-land-mattress.61310/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
Loading 30.5-kg (67-lb) rockets into the 32-round launchers was an exhausting...

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The 105 mm Howitzer M2A1(M101) was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Japanese Imperial Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation for its accuracy and powerful punch....

American 105mm Howitzer]]> The Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:40:19 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/the-bofors-anti-aircraft-gun.61131/ http://ww2f.com/threads/the-bofors-anti-aircraft-gun.61131/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
The Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun]]> 2 Ordnance QF 25-pdr Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:41:00 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/ordnance-qf-25-pdr.61130/ http://ww2f.com/threads/ordnance-qf-25-pdr.61130/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
Ordnance QF 25-pdr]]> 1 The Canon de 105 mie 1913 Schneider Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:42:12 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/the-canon-de-105-mie-1913-schneider.61129/ http://ww2f.com/threads/the-canon-de-105-mie-1913-schneider.61129/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
The Canon de 105 mie 1913 Schneider]]> A Canadian PIAT Anti-Tank Crew Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:45:23 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/a-canadian-piat-anti-tank-crew.61122/ http://ww2f.com/threads/a-canadian-piat-anti-tank-crew.61122/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
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