tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11016- 2012-03-24T15:16:38Z Comments for I'll take one, please. We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11016 2009-07-13T12:56:38Z 2009-07-13T13:01:47Z I'll take one, please. The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com weapons carrier1.jpg

Second Army Tennessee Maneuvers. 3 miles west of Watertown. As an addition to the battalion's defense, HQ Co. of the 5th Armd Maint Bn developed an idea thought up by Ordernance Sgt. Magazine. The 37mm gun is the only field weapon allotted for the battalion's defense. To increase firepower, a 50 cal. Machine gun was mounted on the front of the 37mm gun vehicle. All parts were made and mounted by HQ personnel. (6 Jun 43) Signal Corps Photo: 164-0012-43-204 (Pvt. J. F. Albert)

Though, I gotta admit, my shins hurt just looking at the guy manning the machine gun.  One slip of the foot and you're banging a shin, hard.  Iron men, tin trucks.  It took great brass danglies to go after tanks in one of those trucks.

But it would be a heckuva parade vehicle for the Castle Motor Pool... ]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11016-comment:90862 Comment from BillT on 2009-07-14 BillT http://www.thedonovan.com
Think of the Il-2 as an anti-tank gun with wings that got shot down a lot...
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Og - there is a guy who makes repro 37mm with mounts for this installation.  The front end wouldn't have been hard to fabricate, either.

Boq - gee, thanks for that...  not.]]> 2009-07-13T14:37:18Z 2009-07-13T14:37:18Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11016-comment:90789 Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-07-13 Boquisucio THIS?
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Woulda been a good whatsis, because it woulda been impossible to attribute.]]> 2009-07-13T14:32:34Z 2009-07-13T14:32:34Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11016-comment:90787 Comment from wolfwalker on 2009-07-13 wolfwalker ]]> 2009-07-13T14:23:17Z 2009-07-13T14:23:17Z