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The Battle Picture Weekly presented several series of WW2 weapons trading cards with their popular comic in the mid 1970s, each one focusing on a different country. This particular set in this blog features sixteen weapons that the USA used to slay the German army during World War II.
Mobility was a big problem in WW1 but the perfection of the military tank put an end to that in WW2. Germany took full advantage of these war machines when they used them to rapidly invade France, applying a strategy known as the blitzkrieg. This set features the Sherman Tank, the USA’s answer to the German Panzer tanks. This set also includes the famous Browning .50 caliber machine gun, which was so successful that it is still used today. Card #6 shows the Bazooka Anti-Tank Rocket, which inspired America’s allies and enemies to replicate it. Military mines were problematic during WW2 but some ingenious contraptions, such as that illustrated on card #10, were used to clear the way for advancing military vehicles and infantry. One weapon that wasn’t so successful in WW2 was the Tommy-Gun. Although made famous by the 1930’s gangsters of America, WW2 military personnel complained that they were too noisy and jammed at crucial moments. The last card in this series features the interestingly shaped P-38 Lightning Fighter. This aircraft instilled fear in the Germans, who named it the “Two-tailed Devil”.
Battle Picture Weekly, Battle Weapons of World War II, circa 1975 (16 cards)
Includes:USS Langley Escort Carrier, Sherman M4A4 Tank, Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Boeing B-17 Bomber, 105 mm Priest SP Gun, Bazooka Anti-Tank Rocket, M10 Tank Destroyer, C-47 Dakota Transport, White Half Track with 75 mm Howitzer, Sherman Flail Tank for mines, Grumman Wildcat Navy Fighter, 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun, Landing Craft-Rocket, Hamilcar Glider, Thompson Sub Machine-Gun (Tommy Gun), P-38 Lightning Fighter Aircraft
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