The purpose of this book is to report data which has been accumulated on terminal ballistics and to represent all data available on terminal ballistics in such form as it should be useful and a great assistance in the selection and use of weapons...
This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose,...
The purpose of this book is to report additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and should be of assistance in the selection and use of weapons and ammunition against specific targets. Topics in this volume include bomb...
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
Jacobsen, Charles W.; Willett, James F.; Anderson, Delmer P.; Sachs, Edward I.; Smith, Hiram C.; Walsh, James E.; Forwood, William G.; Purcell, William W. R.
The purpose of this report is to secure specific and detailed conclusions from which definite recommendations can be made, wherever necessary, to effect revision of or additions to, existing doctrine and technique in the attack of a fortified...
This study examines how tactical experience affects confidence about combat decision making. Observations made at the nations 5 combat training centers indicate that maneuver battalion commanders fall short in making sound decisions once operations...
"This manual presents the details of construction, use, and maintenance of land sites for low altitude barrage balloons. Rigging of the bed is described for securing low-altitude barrage balloons by bedding down, tail-line mooring, mooring-cirlce...
This report describes the effects of the atomic bombs which were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, summarizing the information available on damage to structures, injuries to personnel, morale effect, etc.
Sections on public works and utilities in the Philippines include: power, light and water (hydro-electric and steam, gas plants, and water works and supply); docks, harbors and aids to navigation (ownership and administration, national ports and...
Volume includes additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and revises and expands upon data already presented in previous volumes of this series.
As a result of the Allied bombing campaign against Nazi submarine bases during the Second World War, the cities of Brest, Lorient, and Saint Nazaire were nearly completely destroyed. Despite thousands of bombing missions, all three submarine...
Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current United States weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological...
This document on Japan's transportation systems includes information on highways (roads, bridges, motor truck transport), railroads (extent of railroad development, administration, railway lines and equipment, and traffic and freight), a general...
Research and Analysis Section of Combat Intelligence, Office of the AC of S, G-2
This document gives demographics and information about Peiping, China during the Second World War. The focus is on terrain, climate, roads/railways/waterways, airfields, Japanese and Chinese forces in the Peiping area, defenses, military supply and...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
The Artillery Information Service has available for the location of new enemy batteries and for the identification of old ones (a) aerial observation by airplane, (b) aerial observation by captive balloons, (c) terrestrial observation by (1) the...