An edition of Tactical And Technical Trends
(1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends
Nos. 21-30
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"This bulletin consists of recent information (in WWII) on tactical and technical developments and trends affecting the operations of the Arms and Services. It details numbers 21-30, with dates ranging from March 25, 1943 to July 29, 1943. Part I has sections 1-25; part II contains 26-30." Parts I and Parts II are in 1 file."
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Table of Contents
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 21
March 25, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. The Me-323 Transport 1
Antiaircraft
2. German Air-Raid Warning System 3
Antitank
3. German AA Guns for Use against Mechanized Vehicles . 4
4. German 76.2-mm Self-Propelled Gun 6
5. Finnish Tank Traps Over Frozen Rivers 8
Armored Force
6. Pz. Kw. 3 with 75-mm Gun 11
Chemical Warfare
7. Three Japanese Lacrimatory Weapons 11
Engineers
8. Japanese Field Works at Buna 17
Infantry
9. Japanese Ruses - Buna Area 18
10. Japanese Tactics on Guadalcanal 18
Ordnance
11. Italian 45-mm Mortar 19
12. Some Notes on German Weapon Development 22
Quartermaster
13. Axis Use of Diesel Oil for Anti-Freeze 26
14. Gas and Oil in German Mechanized Vehicles 26
General
15. Food Available in the Jungle 28
16. Japanese Date Systems 31
Glossary
17. Code Names of Japanese Fighter Aircraft 32
SECTION II
Some German Views on Fortifications 35
A. Elements of Modern Fortification Design
B. The Failure of Fortifications in the 1940 Campaign
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 22
April 8, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Italian Fighter Planes 1
Antiaircraft
2. Flak Directional Arrows to Guide German Fighter Planes. 3
Antitank
3. German 75-mm Antitank Gun 6
4. Vulnerable Spots for Incendiary Grenades on German Tanks 7
5. German Antitank Units in Rearguard Action in Africa. ... 10
Armored Force
6. Observations on German Employment of Armored Infantry 10
7. Ammunition Carried by German Tanks 13
Artillery
8. German 150- mm Self-Propelled Gun 13
Chemical Warfare
9. Three Japanese Incendiaries 15
10. Japanese Personal Decontamination Kit 18
Engineers
11. German Winter Field Fortifications, and Use of Ice-Concrete 20
12. German Engineer Attack Methods 26
13. Anti-lifting Device Fitted to French Antitank Mine 27
Infantry
14. German Patrols in North Africa. 28
15. German Use of Aircraft for Ground Security at Night .... 28
16. Japanese Tactics in New Guinea 28
17. Some Principles from the War on the Russian Front .... 29
Medical
18. Japanese Water -Purification Kit 33
Ordnance
19. Interchangeability of Pistol Ammunition 35
20. German 150- mm Infantry Howitzer. 35
21. German Long-Range 172-mm Gun. 35
Quartermaster
22. A 550-Pound "Food Bomb" 36
23. Enemy Fuels Examined 36
Signal Corps
24. German Emergency Signal Container and Flare Pistol ... 38
SECTION II
Operations and Tactics — Guadalcanal 43
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 23
April 22, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Recent Flying Limitations Imposed on German Aircraft . . 1
2. The Me-109 G 2
Antitank
3. German Antitank Magnetic Charge 3
Armored Force
4. Coins as a Measurement of Armor Thickness 6
Artillery
5. German Visual Signal System for Artillery Fire Control. . 7
Chemical Warfare
6. German Acid Smoke Float 7
7. German Chemical Warfare Vehicles 9
Engineers
8. German "S" Mines Combined with Tellermines 13
9. German Views on Russian Summer Camouflage 13
Infantry
10. Some German Battle Observations on the Russian Front . . 20
11. German Views on Russian Tactics in Woods 21
12. Fighting on the Kokoda Trail in New Guinea 22
Ordnance
13. German Bomb with Nose Extension Rod 24
14. Italian 8-mm Breda Medium Machine Gun, Model 37 ... . 25
Quartermaster
15. German Convoy -Control Signals 28
SECTION II
German Close-in Tactics Against Armored Vehicles 31
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 24
May 6, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. GAF Aircraft Markings 1
2. German Air Support of Tanks in Africa 3
Antitank
3. The German "AP 40" Antitank Shot 4
Armored Force
4. Suggested Reorganization of the Rifle Company of a German Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 4
5. German Heavy Tank--PzKw 6 6
Chemical Warfare
6. German Chemical Warfare Notes 8
7. German Area Smoke-Screening 8
8. German Warning Flags for Gassed Areas 11
Engineers
9. German Field Exploder, 1941 Model 12
10. Some Booby Trap Precautions 12
11. German Mine- Locating Instruments 14
General
12. Notes on German Divisional Intelligence 15
Infantry
13. Italian Rock-Climbing Platoons 16
14. Some Japanese Defensive Methods 16
15. Further Notes on the Malayan Campaign 19
16. Notes on German Paratroops- -New Type 105-mm Mortar 20
17. MG Tracer Cross-Fire to Indicate Targets 22
Ordnance
18. German 100-mm Mortar 24
19. New German 37-mm Stick Bomb 25
20. German Semi-Automatic Rifle 26
21. Italian 81-mm Mortar Ammunition— Weight Variations. . . 26
Signal Corps
22. German Visual Communications Between Aircraft and Ground Troops 26
Transportation
23. German Class "52" Locomotive 34
24. New Type German Movable Rail 41
SECTION II
Notes on German Armored Units 45
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 25
May 20, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR r AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I Page
Air
1. Italian Cantieri Z 1007 1
2. A New-Type Japanese Medium Bomber 2
Antiaircraft
3. German Antiaircraft Ceilings 5
Antitank
4. German 75-mm Antitank — 7.5-cm Pak 40 9
Armored Force
5. Increased Protection on PzKw 3 and 4 12
6. Protection of Jap Tanks against Sticky Grenades 15
Chemical Warfare
7. German Antigas Equipment for Horses 15
Engineers
8. Camouflage 16
9. German Warning Devices in Libya 17
10. German Wooden Antitank Mines 17
11. Italian Antipersonnel Mine 18
Infantry
12. Some Notes on German Experiences in Russia 20
13. German Combat Instructions 21
14. Japanese Use of Noise as a Weapon 24
Ordnance
15. Plastic-Wood Liquid-Air Bomb 26
16. . Italian 5-Kilogram Target- Indicator Bomb 26
Signal Corps
17. Axis Smoke Codes and Signals 28
Transportation
18. Notes on Russian and Japanese Animal-Drawn Transport . . 30
SECTION II
Enemy Self-Propelled Guns— A Summary of Known Equipment ... 35
Corrections 50
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 26
June 3, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT
UNCLASSIFIED
CONTENTS
SECTION I Page
Air
1. Aerial Bombing Attacks on Aircraft 1
2. Low- Level Fighter-Bomber Raids 3
Antiaircraft
3. German 128- mm AA Gun 4
Antitank
4. Development of German Tank and Antitank Guns 4
5. Italian 90/53 Self-Propelled Gun 11
Armored Force
6. New Model PzKw 2 12
7. Combat Tactics of German Medium Tank Companies 12
Artillery
8. German 75-mm Recoilless Gun, LG 40 15
Engineers
9. Enemy Engineer Delaying Tactics 18
10. German Construction Troops 19
11. German Safety-Fuze Igniters 21
12. Land-Mine Laying for Road Obstruction 23
13. Russian Defenses Before Moscow 24
Infantry
14. German Combat Experiences in Russian Wooded Country . . 27
15. Some British Observations of Japanese Tactics . . . . 31
16. Japanese Tactics— Milne Bay Operations 34
Medical
17. Atabrine for Malaria 39
Ordnance
18. Italian 75/18 HE Fragmentation Shell 40
19. Italian 8-mm Breda Machine Gun, Model 38 40
Signal Corps
20. German Radio Communication for 105-mm Gun Battery ... 43
General
21. Prisoners of War Used for Propaganda 44
22. Notes on Italian Organization 45
23. Experience in Russia Modifies German Training Methods . . 46
SECTION II
Tactics of Street Fighting on the Russian Front 53
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 27
17 June 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I Pages
Air
1. The Present Version of the FW-190 1
2. Russian Attack Aviation 2
Antiaircraft
3. German Searchlights 4
Antitank
4. The Spotlight Antitank Laying Teacher 6
5. German Use of AT Guns with Tanks 8
6. Destruction of German Tanks 8
Armored Force
7. Notes on PzKw 4 9
8. German Destruction of Own Tanks 11
9. Fire from German Tanks in a Night Attack 11
Chemical Warfare
10. Japanese Smoke Warfare 12
Engineers
11. Laying of Enemy Large Protective Minefields 15
12. German Blast Drive Rod,D. IL 18
Infantry
13. German Habits in Defense and Attack 20
14. German Tactics on the Mareth Line 26
15. British Observations on Fighting in Burma 27
16. Japanese Mortar Ranging by Tracer Fire 29
Ordnance
17. German 150-mm Rocket Considered Ineffective by British 29
18. Safety Precautions for Japanese ''91" Grenade 30
19. HE Grenades for German Signal Pistol 31
20. New German Semiautomatic Rifle 35
General
21. Japanese National Festivals 37
22. Notes on Japanese Forces on Attu 38
SECTION II
The Forcing of the Narew River Crossing 45
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 28
1 JULY 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Eleven Men Died--Why? 1
2. An Italian Air Force Assault Regiment 3
Antiaircraft
3. The Organization of German Antiaircraft Defense ... 4
Antitank
4. A German Antitank Gun Emplacement 10
5. German 88's in Tunisia 11
Armored Force
6. German Rules for Tank Employment 12
7. German Tank Ruse 13
Artillery
8. Notes on German Artillery Forward Observers .... 13
Engineers
9. German Tellermines 15
10. Electric Igniter for German S-Mines 22
11. Enemy Booby Trap 25
Infantry
12. The German Soldier in Defense 26
13. Russian Notes on Flank Security in a Breakthrough . . 29
Ordnance
14. Types of 20-mm Weapons 30
15. Japanese Air Bombs 32
General
16. Notes on Japanese Tactics on Attu 33
SECTION II
Commando Raid on Varengeville France (19 August 1942) 35
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 29
15 July 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
SECTION I
Air
1. Fragmentation Bombs 1
2. Japanese Camouflage and Deception Methods on Airfields 3
Antiaircraft
3. New Ultra-High Velocity German "88" 5
Antitank
4. German 76.2-mm Self-Propelled Gun 7
5. German "Tank Hunting" Tactics 8
Armored Force
6. Armor Arrangement on German Tanks 9
Artillery
7. Artillery Command in the German Army 9
Chemical Warfare
8. German and Italian Individual Antigas
Equipment 16
Engineers
9. Construction of a Submerged Bridge 17
10. German Tellermines 18
Infantry
11. German Defense of Lines of Communication in Russia 19
12. Japanese Notes on Jungle Warfare 20
13. German Views on Sniping 21
14. German Rearguard Action on British
Eighth Army Front 22
Medical
15. Some Notes on Health Precautions 23
Ordnance
16. Two German 100-mm Smoke/HE Mortars 24
17. German NC 50 Smoke Bomb 27
General
18. Inch Equivalents of Millimeter Measurements
19. Security in the British Indian Army
SECTION II
Underground Mining Operations in Warfare 39
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 30
29 July 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Italian Macchi 205 1
Antiaircraft
2. German 105-mm Antiaircraft Gun 2
3. German Gun-Fire Defense against Low-Flying Hostile Aircraft 6
Antitank
4. Attack against German Heavy Tank— -PzKw 6 7
Armored
5. German Submersible Tanks. 8
Artillery
6. New German 105-mm Gun-Howitzer 9
Engineers
7. Clearance of German Minefields in Tunisia 11
Medical
8. German Health Pamphlet from North Africa 12
Infantry
9. German Night Fighting Tactics 16
Ordnance
10. AP Ammunition for German 8.8-cm Flak 41 17
11. German MG-151 Type 15- and 20-mm Aircraft weapons 18
Quartermaster
12. Summary of Captured Fuels and Lubricants 20
Signal
13. German Radio Tactics 22
General
14. German Army Propaganda Units 22
15. The Todt Organization and Affiliated Services 25
SECTION II
Notes on Combat 35
SECTION III
Index, Tactical and Technical Trends, Issues 21-30
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