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Table of Contents
No. 1
JUNE 18, 1942
TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
This bulletin, which will be issued bi-weekly, consists of recent information of tactical and technical developments and trends affecting the operations of the Arms and Services. It is derived from official sources (except where specifically noted) , and consists principally of extracts from reports by American Military Attaches and Observers in the field. Comments and evaluations are included where they are pertinent. Information relative to air and naval operations is not included, except where directly related to ground operations.
The material is arranged according to Arms and Services. The sources of information are indicated at the end of each topic discussed. Officers who wish to obtain further information on any subject herein may do so by citing the respective references, the title of article, and the number of the bulletin.
Divisional and higher commanders are invited to submit material for this bulletin, covering the experiences which they have had with the technical problems which have been encountered in connection with materiel issued to their organizations.
CONTENTS
SECTION I TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
Part I Air x
Part II Anti-Aircraft 2
Part III Anti-Tank 3
Part IV Artillery 5
Part V Chemical Warfare 7
Part VI Engineers 10
Part VII Infantry 11
Part VIII Mechanized Vehicles 18
Part IX Medical 20
Part X Ordnance 20
Part XI Quartermaster 21
Part XII Signal Corps 23
Part XIII Tanks 25
SECTION II
A TACTICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GERMAN 88 MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AS AN ANTI-TANK WEAPON IN THE LIBYAN BATTLE
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 5
August 13, 1942
CONTENTS
SECTION I TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
Air (Technical) 1
Antiaircraft (Tactical) 5
Antitank (Tactical) 9
Antitank (Technical) 18
Chemical Warfare (Technical) 19
Engineers (Technical) 20
Infantry (Tactical) 23
Infantry (Technical) 25
Mechanized Vehicles (Technical) 26
Medical 32
Ordnance (Technical) 33
Quartermaster (Technical) 36
Glossary 37
SECTION II
THE SIEGE OF SEVASTOPOL 39
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 6
August 27, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air (Technical) 2
Antiaircraft (Tactical) 5
Antiaircraft (Technical) 8
Antitank (Tactical) 10
Artillery (Tactical 12
Chemical Warfare (Tactical) 16
Chemical Warfare (Technical) 21
Engineers (Tactical) 23
Engineers (Technical) 24
Infantry (Tactical) 26
Mechanized Vehicles (Technical) 30
Medical 31
Ordnance (Technical) 32
Signal Corps (Tactical) 35
Glossary 37
SECTION II
FINNISH TACTICS— SMALL UNITS 39
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 7
September 10, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
Antiaircraft
1. Employment of German Antiaircraft Artillery at Sevastopol 1
Antitank
2. Russian Employment of Antiaircraft Guns Against Tanks 2
3. New Guerlich - Principle German Antitank Gun 3
Artillery
4. Organization and Identification of German Artillery Units 4
5. German 75-mm Assault Gun 9
Chemical Warfare
6. Japanese Toxic Smoke Candles 10
Engineers
V. German Methods of Camouflage 15
Infantry
8. Japanese Tactics in Burma 19
Mechanized Vehicles
9. German Employment of Tanks, and Their Cooperation with Other Arms 22
10. Fuel Supply for Tanks 29
11. Gyroscopic Compasses in German Tanks 29
12. Tanks in Burma 30
Ordnance
13. German Ammunition Salvage 32
14. Use of Captured Italian Weapons 33
15. Italian 75-mm Field Gun — Models 06, 11, and 12 . . . 35
Quartermaster
16. Gasoline and Ammunition Supply -- Libya 35
17. Japanese Rations 36
Signal Corps
18. Wire Communication Used by Germans in Occupied Countries 39
SECTION II THE GERMAN CROSSING OF THE DNIEPER IN THE KREMENCHUG AREA (KIEV OPERATION) 40
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 8
September 24, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
Air
1. Lessons from Crete in Antiparachutist Tactics l
2. Notes on Japanese Air Tactics 4
3. Cooperation Between German Reconnaissance Aviation and Ground Forces 7
4. New Tactics — Japanese Zero Planes 16
Antiaircraft
5. Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery with a German Panzer Division in Libya 16
6. Antiaircraft Defenses of Japanese Warships 19
Antitank
7. Remote Control Device for Antitank Guns 23
8. Penetration of German 88-mm Antitank Gun 24
9. Russian 76.2-mm Gun 24
Artillery
10. Notes on British Artillery in the Burma Campaign 27
11. German 150-mm Self-Propelled Gun 28
12. New German Bombthrower 28
13. Artillery with a German Tank Division 30
Cavalry
14. Cavalry Combat at Night 32
Chemical Warfare
15. German Army Form for Report on Enemy Use of Gas.... 35
Engineers
16. German Marking of Antitank Mine Fields 37
Infantry
17. Notes on Axis Parachute Troops 37
18. Japanese Machine Guns 39
Mechanized Vehicles
19. German Coaxial Sighting Telescope 41
20. Vulnerability of German Tank Armor 46
Glossary of German Words in Common Use 48
SECTION II THE GERMAN AIR ATTACK ON CRETE 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 9
October 8, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
1. German Sub-Stratosphere Planes 1
2. German Single-Seater Inflatable Dinghy 2
Antiaircraft
3. Small-Arms Fixe against Low-Flying Aircraft 3
4. Antiaircraft Defenses of German Warships 4
Antitank
5. Notes on Russian Defense against German Tank Attacks 5
Artillery
6. Red Army Artillery Training 6
7. German 105-mm Howitzer 7
Chemical Warfare
8. Use of Flame-Thrower by Italians in Russia 12
9. German Chemical Warfare against Landing Operations 12
10. Japanese Chemical Warfare Organizations and Gases 12
Infantry
11. Notes on the Burma Campaign 15
12. Japanese Operational Principles: Mandalay Offensive 19
13. Japanese Parachute Forces 22
Mechanized Vehicles
14. Axis Use of French Mechanized Equipment 28
15. Changes in Uniform and Headgear of German Armed- Force Personnel - 29
16. British Nicknames of Tanks 30
17. Investigation of Fumes in Armored Vehicles 31
Military Intelligence
18. Intelligence from German Prisoners of War 31
Ordnance
19. German Night-Driving Equipment 35
20. Standard German Weapons 39
Quartermaster
21. German Salvage Procedure in the Desert 48
SECTION II SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN NORTH AFRICA: 1940-1942 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 10
October 22, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. The German Airplane with an Umbrella 1
2. Transfer of German Air Personnel to Submarine Duty 2
3. German Devices for Assisting the Take-off of Overloaded Planes 3
4. German Gliders 4
Antiaircraft
5. German 105-mm Antiaircraft Gun 5
6. Antiaircraft Fire Control by Radio- locators 5
Artillery
7. New German Heavy Artillery 6
Engineers
8. Japanese Doctrine on Obstacles 9
Infantry
9. Japanese Defensive Tactics in the Solomons 12
10. Lessons in Attack 15
11. Breakthrough Against German Defenses 17
Mechanized Vehicles
12. Mark III Tank - Three Basic Designs 19
Military Intelligence
13. Japanese Prisoners of War 21
Ordnance
14. German Parachute Cartridge for Wind Measurement 23
15. New German Rocket Weapon 23
16. German Tank Maintenance and Recovery 24
17. Standard Japanese Weapons 32
Glossary: Changes in Place Names - North Caucasus 36
SECTION H GERMAN ANTITANK UNITS AND TACTICS 41
SECTION EI INDEX: TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS, ISSUES 1-10 (INCLUSIVE) 52
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 11
November 5, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
Air
1. Italian Circling Torpedo 1
2. Focke-Wulf 190 Compared with Spitfire IX and P-38F 3
3. Exploding Device for Jettisoning Bomb Carriers on Ju-88 3
4. German Fighter Tactics to Avoid Antiaircraft Fire 4
Antiaircraft
5. Antiaircraft Defense of Tobruk 4
6. German Antiaircraft Defense 5
Chemical Warfare
7. Employment of Smoke in Cooperation with Combat Troops 9
8. Mustard Gas and Incendiary Bombs 16
Infantry
9. Notes from a Second German Army Training Directive 17
10. Organization, Training, and Employment of German Parachutists 18
11. Further Notes on the Burma Campaign 22
Mechanized Vehicles
12. German Tank-Landing Craft 26
13. German Light-Armored OP Vehicle 27
14. Vulnerability of Tanks 28
Medical
15. The Use of Benzedrine and Methedrine in War 29
16. Foot Bandages for Marching 30
Military Intelligence
17. British General Staff, Arms and Services 32
18. German Instructions to Troops who May be Taken Prisoner 35
Ordnance
19. German Metal Spike (Crowsfoot) 36
20. Maintenance and Repair Service in German Armored Division 37
21. Standard Italian Weapons 40
SECTION II A GERMAN SPEARHEAD IN THE KIEV OPERATION
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 12
November 19, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. German Aircraft Cannons 1
2. The German Rescue Buoy 2
Antiaircraft
3. Antiaircraft Defense of Motor Columns on the March 4
4. Japanese Antiaircraft Guns 6
Antitank
5. Italian 90-mm Multipurpose Gun 8
6. Soviet Antitank Defense 8
7. Armor Penetration of German Antitank Guns 10
Artillery
8. Additional Information on the German Schwere Wurfger'at 40 12
9. German 105-mm Gun 12
10. 305-mm Skoda Coast Defense Gun L/50 13
11. 210-mm German and Italian Howitzers 14
12. German Self-Propelled 150-mm Howitzer 15
Chemical Warfare
13. Japanese Incendiary Bombs 17
14. Nitrogen Mustard Gases 18
Engineers
15. Demolition Charge for 20-mm AA/AT Gun 20
Infantry
16. Winter Fighting in Russia 20
17. German Tactics in the Final Phases at Kharkov 27
Mechanized Vehicles
18. Crew and Communications of German Mark IV Tank ... 30
19. Security Measures of a German Armored Division .... 32
Military Intelligence
20. Some Enemy Practices Used in Interrogating Prisoners of War 33
21. Italian Measures for Concealing a Withdrawal 35
Ordnance
22. Operations of the German Tank Recovery Platoon... ... 37
23. Propeller-Driven Sleds 37
24. Report of Italian Pilot on "Crows Feet" 40
25. Markings on German Motor-Maintenance Vehicles .... 40
Quartermaster
26. New German Methods Against Russian Winter Conditions 41
SECTION H SOME EXAMPLES OF TCATAKANA (PHONETIC JAPANESE) USED IN COMMUNICATIONS
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 14
December 17, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. ME-210 Fighter - Dive-Bomber 1
2. German Gliders and Gliderborne Troops 3
Antiaircraft
3. German Mobile Auxiliary Director 7
4. German Gun-Fire Against Aircraft 8
Antitank
5. Tactical Use of German 20-mm Dual-Purpose Gun 8
6. German Tactics in the Desert 10
Chemical Warfare
7. Incendiaries 12
Engineers
8. Japanese Camouflage Garment 16
9. Training of Engineer Units 16
10. German Methods of Clearing Minefields 19
11. German Large Pneumatic Boat 19
Infantry
12. Italian Small-Scale Counterattacks 22
13. Initial Action on the El Alamein Line 22
14. Japanese Tactics and the Employment of Parachute Troops 23
15. German Construction and Development of a Strongpoint . . 25
16. German Assault Detachments 26
17. Devices for Crossing Streams 28
Mechanized Vehicles
18. Consolidation after a Counterattack 30
19. Increased Protection on German Tanks 30
20. Italian Tank Signals 33
21. Tank Warfare in Streets 34
Medical
22. Burns in the British Middle East Forces 35
23. German Ambulance Sled 37
Military Intelligence
24. Civilian Control 38
25. British Security Control of Prisoners of War 39
Ordnance
26. Clearing Objects Dropped on Allied Airdromes 41
27. Effects of Dust on Motors 41
28. Motor Transport Problems in French Equatorial Africa. . 42
29. German 120-mm Mortar 45
Quartermaster
30. Japanese Parachute Troop Equipment . 47
31. Conservation of Class EI Supplies 49
32. Mobilization of Iron Stocks 50
General
33. Factors Responsible for British Victory In Middle East . . 50
SECTION E AMERICAN AND BRITISH TACTICS— AS VIEWED BY THE JAPANESE 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 15
December 31, 1942
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
SECTION I
Air
CONTENTS
1. Japanese Pilots 1
2. German Airdromes In Western Europe 2
Antitank
3. Italian 1.85-inch Antitank Gun 7
Chemical Warfare
4. 50-Kilogram Phosphorus Incendiary Bomb 10
5. German Heavy Antigas Clothing. . . 11
6. German Gas Defense Equipment 12
Engineers
7. British Mobile Scissors-Bridge. . 14
8. Engineer Support of Tanks 17
9. Another German Booby Trap 18
Infantry
10. Some Basic German Tactics 19
11. Training of Russian Automatic Riflemen 23
12. Notes on Operations in Malaya 25
Mechanized Vehicles
13. Tanks in Night Action 31
14. Lessons for Armored Units 32
Medical
15. Treatment of War Wounds in the Middle East 33
Ordnance
16. German 50-mm Antitank Gun 38 38
17. German Mobile Truck Maintenance Company 39
Quartermaster
18. U.S. Rations and Kitchen Equipment under Desert Conditions 40
19. Reports From the Field on Performance of Equipment . 40
Signal Corps
20. German Wire Communication in North Africa ....... 42
General
21. Summary and Evaluation of Operations in Egypt, October 23 to November 7, 1942 46
SECTION II SEAFOOD IN THE INDO-PACIFIC AREA 51
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 16
January 14, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Evasive Tactics of German Level Bombers 1
2. Japanese Ruse - A Decoy Ship 1
3. Salvage of Captured Aircraft by the German Air Force ... 2
Antiaircraft
4. German Six-Gun Heavy Antiaircraft Batteries 4
Chemical Warfare
5. Incendiary Capsules 5
6. Incendiary Leaves 6
Engineers
7. Japanese Camouflage 6
8. Italian Minefields in North Africa 7
9. Three New German Igniters 7
Infantry
10. Lessons from German Infantry Operations 11
11. German Attacks on Permanent Defenses 14
12. Stereotyped Attack Tactics in the Middle East 14
13. Occupation of a Position at Night 16
14. Annual Base Pay—Japanese Army 17
15. Ski Patrols of the Soviet Army 17
16. Notes on Japanese Operations 22
Mechanized Vehicles
17. Lessons from Armored Operations 23
18. German Methods of Armored Attack by Small Units 25
19. Simulated Tank Attack 29
20. Russian Tank Tactics Against German Tanks . . 29
Ordnance
21. German 200-mm Spigot Mortar Bomb 32
Quartermaster
22. German 21st Armored Division- -Division Supply 34
23. Water Supplies of a German Tank Battalion in Libya .... 35
24. Varities of Japanese Uniform 35
Signal Corps
25. German Automatic Meteorological Transmitter 37
26. German Army Signal Regiment 38
General
27. Aids to Movements at Night 38
28. Selections from Japanese Field Instructions 39
29. Food from the Sago Palm 44
SECTION II THE GERMAN ADVANCE FROM THE NORTH — KIEV OPERATION 50
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 17
January 28, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. German Decoy Targets 1
2. Japanese "Slick" Navigation Over Water. 3
3. Japanese Use of U.S. Planes 4
Antiaircraft
4. German Railway Flak 5
Antitank
5. Penetration Performance of Antitank Guns 11
Artillery
6. German Light-Weight Artillery 15
Chemical Warfare
7. Civil Protection against Gas Warfare in Enemy Countries 15
8. Protection of Horses 18
Engineers
9. German Methods of Crossing Ice 18
10. German Mine Detector Rod 22
Infantry
11. German Notes on Street Fighting 23
12. British Notes on Street Fighting 24
13. Tactics on Guadalcanal and New Guinea 25
Mechanized Vehicles
14. German Methods of Armored Attack by Small Units . . 28
15. Russian Tank Camouflage in Winter 32
Medical
16. Effective Use of First-Aid Kits 36
Military Intelligence
17. German Interrogation of Prisoners of War 37
Ordnance
18. Ammunition for German Rocket Projector 39
Quartermaster
19. German Road Trains . . 42
SECTION II
German Attack at El Alamein: August 31- September 5, 1942 44
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
NUMBER 18 FEBRUARY 11, 1943
PREPARED FOR ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
BY
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. The German Cable Cutter 1
Antiaircraft
2. 88-mm Antiaircraft Gun on Railway Mounting 3
Antitank
3. German Defensive Tactics in Russia 3
4. New German 75-mm Antitank Gun 4
5. New Axis Self- Propelled Guns 4
Armored Force
6. Russian Employment of Tanks 5
7. New German Tanks 6
Artillery
8. Italian Parachute Artillery Equipment 7
Chemical Warfare
9. Japanese Flame-Thrower 8
Engineers
10. Minefields in North Africa 10
11. Italian Variable-Pressure Mine 12
12. German Hollow Demolition Charge 16
Infantry
13. German Tactics- -Russian Front 17
14. British Notes on a Campaign in Cyrenaica 20
15. Scouts and Observers 21
Medical
16. Schistosomiasis 23
Ordnance
17. German Anticoncrete Shell 23
18. New German Antipersonnel Bomb 24
19. Ammunition for German 100-mm Chemical Mortar 25
20. German Rocket Weapons 26
21. Axis Hollow-Charge Ammunition 27
22. Destruction or Salvage of Enemy Munitions 27
23. Destruction of Abandoned Vehicles 28
24. German Use of Captured Material 28
Quartermaster
25. German Rations in Libya 29
Signal Corps
26. Italian Parachute Signal Flare 29
Glossary
27. British Terms Used in Relation to. Armor 30
SECTION II
German Attack under Cover of Area Smoke Screen 39
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 19
February 25, 1943
Prepared for ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Japanese Fighter Aircraft 1
Antiaircraft
2. German Rope Barrage 4
Antitank
3. Russian Antitank Tactics 4
4. Japanese Action against U. S. Tanks 5
5. Ammunition for German 42-mm Antitank Gun 7
Armored Force
6. German Flame-Throwers on Tanks 9
Artillery
7. German Precautions against Counterbattery Fire ... 9
Engineers
8. Enemy Minefields at El Alamein 10
9. Construction of British Advanced Landing Fields ... 13
10. Enemy Booby Trap 14
Infantry
11. Tactical Employment of German 75-mm Assault Gun 15
12. Concealment of German Trenches 22
13. Japanese Task Force in China 22
Medical
14. Snake Bite 24
Military Intelligence
15. Identification of German Prisoners . 25
Ordnance
16. German Hollow- Charge Ammunition for 75-mm Tank Gun 27
17. German 37-mm Stick Bomb 28
18. Sleds for Winter Warfare 2S
19. German Motorcycle Tractor 31
Quartermaster
20. British Supply Problems 41
21. Reversible Uniforms 43
Signal Corps
22. British Signal Security in North Africa
SECTION II
"Dangers" of the Tropics
55 Corrections
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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL TRENDS
No. 20
March 11, 1943
Prepared for
ARMY GROUND AND AIR FORCES AND SERVICES OF SUPPLY
by
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION I
Air
1. Japanese Fighter Tactics 1
2. Misleading Markings on German Planes 3
Antiaircraft
3. German Heimatflak Units 4
4. German Heavy Antiaircraft Battery 5
Armored Force
5. German Heavy Tank 7
6. New Armament of German Pz.Kw. 3 and 4 10
Chemical Warfare
7. German Tear, Gas Grenade 13
8. German Experiments with Smoke against Tanks ... 13
Engineers
9. German Antitank Mine--LPz 15
Infantry
10. German Tactics -- North Africa 19
11. Notes on Some German Tactics Used in Russia 21
Medical
12. Prevention of Malaria 23
Ordnance
13. New German 70-Kilogram Bomb 26
14. Marking of German HE Bombs 26
15. Axis Motor Vehicles in North Africa 27
16. The New German Machine Gun--M.G. 42 28
Quartermaster
17. New Luftwaffe Overall 30
18. German Concentrated Food for Military Uses 30
General
19. German Discipline 31
20. Pay of German Army Personnel 33
SECTION II
Regulations Governing Japanese Troops Occupying Conquered Areas 37
SECTION III
Index: Tactical and Technical Trends, Issues 11-20 (inclusive) 49
60 Corrections
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