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(1942)
Tactical And Technical Trends
Nos. 31-40
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"This tactical and technical trends publication starts with no. 31 (12 August 1943) and finishes with no. 40 (16 December 1943). Sections include information on air, antiaircraft, antitank, armored, artillery, chemical warfare, engineers, infantry, medical, ordnance, etc."
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Table of Contents
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 31
12 August 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND, AIR, AND SERVICE FORCES
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Junkers 52 1
Antiaircraft
2. Japanese Antiaircraft Gun Installations 2
Antitank
3. Tactics of Russian Antitank Regiments 8
4. A German Antitank Tactic 10
Armored
5. Cooperation of German Infantry and Tanks 11
6. Japanese Light Tank 11
Artillery
7. Observations on German Artillery Tactics 15
Chemical Warfare
8. German Weapon Decontaminant 15
Engineers
9. British Demolition and Gapping of Antitank Obstacles 16
10. German Improvised Antipersonnel Mine 18
Infantry
11. Construction of a German Battalion Defense Area in North Africa 20
12. Japanese Conduct of the Defense 25
Medical
13. Immersion Foot 33
Ordnance
14. German 105-mm Hollow Charge Shell 35
15. Gudol Powders 37
16. More Details of the German MG 42 37
17. Prematures in German Four- Barrelled AA Gun 40
Transportation Corps
18. Notes on German Rolling Stock 41
General
19. Deception Used by German PWs 42
SECTION II
Operation of Axis Mountain Troops 45
Corrections 52
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 32
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Some Features of German Air Tactics 1
Antiaircraft
2. German Aerial Defense with All Weapons 2
3. Organization of Japanese AA Regiment 4
Antitank
4. Tactics of German Antitank Artillery 5
Armore
5. German PzKw 3 8
6. German Eight-Wheeled Armored Vehicles 8
Artillery
7. Artillery and Tank Cooperation—Enemy Methods 18
Engineers
8. Notes oh Camouflage 20
Infantry
9. Japanese Offensive Tactics 20
10. Rommel's Defenses of Stabilized Position at El Alamelh 33
Ordnance
11. German Anti-concrete Shells— 150- and 210-MM Calibers 34
12. Comparison of German Machine Guns 36
General
13. Handling of Captured Munitions 40
SECTION II
German Smoke Tactics for Support of Combat Troops 45
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 33
9 SEPTEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR
ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Axis Use of Captured U. S. Aircraft 1
2. German Air Tactics - Russian Front 1
Antiaircraft
3. British Aerial Dart Gun for Training AA Machine Gunners 4
4. Protection Against Dive Bombing 7
Armored
5. German Tank Rubber Analysis 8
6. Mounting of 50- mm Tank Guns 9
Artillery
7. Deceptive German Artillery Methods 9
8. Artillery in Combat in Wooded Areas 12
Engineers
9. Building with Native Materials 16
10. Methods of Clearing Minefields 20
11. German Improvised Mine 24
Infantry
12. Some Basic Tactics of the Japanese 25
13. German Defensive Tactics in Wooded and Marshy Country 27
14. Italian Malaria Prevention 30
15. Army Medical Conditions in North Africa 30
Ordnance
16. German 200-mm Spigot Mortar32
General
17. Field Note on Sicilian and African Operations 34
18. The Sting Ray or Stingaree 35
SECTION II
The Economic Organization of the German Army 41
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UNCLASSIFIED
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 34
23 SEPTEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR
ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
SECTION I
AIR
1. The Me-410 Aircraft 1
ANTIAIRCRAFT
2. Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing 2
3. General von Arnim's Orders for Ground Deployment 4
ANTITANK
4. Italian L Type Grenade 5
5. German Conversion of French 75's into Antitank Guns 6
ARTILLERY
6. Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Model 92 7
7. Notes on German Artillery Tactics in Tunisia 9
8. Russian Artillery Support in Tank Attacks 9
ARMORED
9. Notes of a British Armored Force Officer on German Tank Employment 11
10. Detailed Report on the German "Tiger" PzKw 6 13
CHEMICAL WARFARE
11. Italian Portable Flame Thrower, Model 41 21
ENGINEERS
12. German Compass Card 22
13. German Butterfly Bomb 22
INFANTRY
14. Notes on the German Infantry Division 24
MEDICAL
15. Notes on Mobile Surgical Units in the Middle East 31
ORDNANCE
16. Axis Use of Skoda AA/AT Gun 33
17. Testing Antiaircraft Gun Barrels in Combat Areas 35
18. Japanese 12.7-mm (Fixed Mount) Aircraft Machine Gun 36
SIGNAL CORPS
19. German Recognition Signals 38
GENERAL
20. Drinking Water from the Rattan Vine 40
SECTION II
LESSONS FROM THE NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OPERATIONS IN CYRENAICA 45
CORRECTIONS 53
UNCLASSIFIED
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 35
7 OCTOBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
SECTION I
AIR
1. Italian SM-82. 1
ANTIAIRCRAFT
2. Employment of German AAA 3
ANTITANK
3. Coastal Antitank Obstacles 7
4. Russian Antitank Tactics 9
5. Use of Hawkins Grenades 13
ARMORED
6. German Comment on Enemy Tanks 13
7. The German Gun "Ferdinand" 16
ARTILLERY
8. 105-mm Airborne Recoilless Howitzer 20
CHEMICAL WARFARE
9. Japanese Smoke Weapons 23
ENGINEERS
10. Improvised Antipersonnel Mlna 25
11. Japanese AT Mine, Model 93 26
12. Launching the Bailey Bridge 28
13. German Aluminum AT Mine 31
INFANTRY
14. Landing Operations 32
15. Notes from Guadalcanal 34
MEDICAL
16. German Medical Services 40
ORDNANCE
17. Japanese Model 99 MG 44
18. Mine Igniter Adaptation 46
19. 380-mm Spigot Mortar Bomb 47
SIGNAL CORPS
20. German Field Telephone Batteries 47
SECTION II
RECRUITMENT OF THE WAFFEN-SS 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 36
21 OCTOBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
Number 36
SECTION I
AIR
1. Dornier 217-E 2
ANTIAIRCRAFT
2. German 88-mm Dual-Purpose Gun 3
ANTITANK
3. Magnetic AT Hollow Charge 5
ARMORED
4. German Armor Against a Bridge 5
ARTILLERY
5. Russian Artillery Counter -Preparation 9
6. German 105-mm SP Assault Howitzer 42 11
7. Classification of German Artillery 13
CHEMICAL WARFARE
8. German Glass Smoke Grenades. 13
ENGINEERS
9. Engineer Practices in Winter 16
10. Firing Load, Tellermine No. 2 21
11. Clearing Unexploded Butterfly Bombs 21
12. Neutralizing Tellermine Igniters 23
INFANTRY
13. British Street Fighting Tactics 23
14. A German Field Order 26
MEDICAL
15. Notes on Japanese Medical Services 32
16. German Anti-Lice Clothing 33
ORDNANCE
17. German Rifle Grenade Equipment 34
18. Japanese 250-kg. HE and Incendiary Bomb 39
SECTION II
Axis Aerial Gas Weapons 45
Corrections 54
Readers are invited to comment on the use that they are making of this publication and to forward suggestions for future issues. Such correspondence may be addressed directly to the Dissemination Unit, Military Intelligence Division, War Department, Washington, 25, D. C.
Other publications of the Military Intelligence Division include:
Special Series (published at least once a month).
Intelligence Bulletin (monthly).
Military Reports of the United Nations (monthly).
Requests for additional copies of all publications of the Military Intelligence Division should be forwarded through channels to the above address for approval.
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 37
4 NOVEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
Number 37
SECTION I
AIR
1. Russian Combat Experiences with the FW-19Q 1
ANTITANK
2. Locating Mine Fields 3
3. New German 42/28-mm AT Gun 4
ARMORED
4. The PzKw 5 (Panther) Tank 5
ARTILLERY
5. Russian Artillery vs Enemy Airplanes 8
CHEMICAL WARFARE
6. Comparison Chart of War Gases 10
ENGINEERS
7. Principles of Camouflage. 12
8. Engineer Lessons from Sicily 20
INFANTRY
9. Some Basic Principles of Coastal Defense 21
10. Japanese Tactics — Arakan Campaign 23
ORDNANCE
11. Japanese Equipment Found on Klska 25
12. German Spike Bombs 27
13. Japanese Air Bombs (Army and Navy) 27
14. German Mobile ShopS 30
15. German AT Grenade Rifle 32
16. Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Ammunition 34
GENERAL
17. Defense of Populated Places 36
18. German Currencies in Occupied Countries 39
SECTION II
Japanese Defense of a Coral Island 45
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 38
18 NOVEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
Number 38
SECTION I
AIR
1. Aircraft Against Tanks 1
ANTIAIRCRAFT
2. Japanese AA/AT 20-mm Machine Cannon 2
ANTITANK
3. New German 88-mm AT Gun 7
ARTILLERY
4. Japanese Artillery in the Arakan 7
5. German 75-mm Mountain Gun 9
ARMORED
6. German Four-Wheeled Armored Cars 10
CHEMICAL WARFARE
7. German Use of Area Smoke Screens 14
8. Italian 2-Kg Smoke Pot 17
ENGINEERS
9. Enemy Mining of Roads 20
10. German Camouflage Methods in Sicily 23
11. Engineer Operations in the Jungle 25
INFANTRY
12. German Defense of Positions 28
13. Port Moresby - Attack Directive 29
14. Some German Tactics in Tunisia 32
MEDICAL
15. German Medical Notes 35
ORDNANCE
16. German Paratrooper's Rifle F.G 42 36
17. Japanese Hollow-Charge Rifle Grenade 39
QUARTERMASTER
18. Use of Rubber in Japanese Equipment 40
GENERAL
19. German Portable Haversack Filter 41
SECTION II
German Concentration of Fire—Medium Mortars 47
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 39
2 DECEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D. C.
No. 39
SECTION I
AIR
1. The JU-188 1
ANTIAIRCRAFT
2. German 37-mm AA Gun 2
3. Russian AA Artillery Methods 5
ARMORED
4. German 6-Wheeled Armored Cars 6
5. German Flame-Throwing Tank, PzKw 2 (F) 9
ARTILLER
6. German Use of Captured 120-mm Mortars 11
7. German 128-mm SP Gun 12
CHEMICAL WARFARE
8. Japanese Flame Thrower Type 93 (Modified) 12
9. Japanese Markings on Chemical Munitions 16
ENGINEERS
10. German Mine Detector — Frankfurt 42 16
11. Adhesive Paste for Demolition Charges 19
12. German Wooden Box Mine 42 20
13. Improvised Plastic Mine 24
INFANTRY
14. German Motorized Infantry Division 25
MEDICAL
15. German Swamp Stretcher 28
ORDNANCE
16. Japanese Height Finder 30
17. Enemy Use of Spaced Armor 32
18. Track-Wheel Vehicles 34
SIGNAL CORPS
19. New German Emergency Transmitter 37
GENERAL
20. Some Aspects of Security 39
SECTION II
GERMAN FIELD DEFENSES 45
CORRECTIONS 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 40
16 DECEMBER 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND, AIR AND SERVICE FORCES
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS
No. 40
SECTION I
ANTIAIRCRAFT
1. German Predictor 40 1
2. Area Burst of German AA Shells 2
ANTITANK
3. Vulnerability of Tiger Tanks 2
4. The 75/55-mm AT Gun, Pak 41 5
ARMORED
5. German PzKw & — Additional Information 8
6. Armor Skirting on German Tanks 11
ARTILLERY
7. German 12-cm Mortar Battalions 12
8. Storage of Ammunition During Rainy Seasons 13
CHEMICAL WARFARE
9. Use of Smoke by German Air Force 14
10. Smoke Generators — German 8-Wheeled Armored Car 17
ENGINEERS
11. Notes on Applied Camouflage 17
12. Enemy Booby Traps Recently Encountered 19
13. German Armored Portable Pill Box 20
INFANTRY
14. The Japs at Buna 23
15. German Close-Quarter Fighting and Withdrawal 24
ORDNANCE
16. Japanese 81-mm Mortar Ammunition 27
17. German Grenade Pistol Ammunition 27
18. German Modified Signal Pistol 28
GENERAL
19. German Evacuation Order — Sicily 29
SECTION II
FINNISH VIEWS ON SNIPING 33
CORRECTIONS 39
SECTION III
Index, Tactical and Technical Trends, Issues 31-40 Inclusive 43
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