Category Archives: intelligence reports

The Japanese Zero Fighter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942.   Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … Continue reading →

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Submersible Baka

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Submersible Baka” from C.I.C. (Combat Information Center), U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Vol. II, No. 7, July 1945. “SUBMERSIBLE BAKA” Some midget subs are to the Japanese I and RO class sub what BAKA is to the Betty 22. The … Continue reading →

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Daimler-Benz DB 603 Aircraft Engine

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on the Daimler-Benz DB 603 aircraft engine from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C. GERMAN DB 603 ENGINE Recent examinations of several DB 603 engines have revealed details hitherto unknown. … Continue reading →

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Tojo Fighter

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  NOTES ON ENEMY AIRCRAFT    The information contained in this summary should be transferred immediately to Informational Intelligence Summary No. 43-26, “Japanese Aircraft and Armament,” revised September 1943.    JAPAN New Japanese Type 2 Single-Engine Fighter, TOJO    TOJO  … Continue reading →

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) Rotor-Kite

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. intelligence report on the Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) submarine rotor-kite. The Fa 330 was an unpowered rotary-wing kite, called a gyroglider or rotor-kite, towed behind German U-Boats during World War II to allow more distant observation. The Fa … Continue reading →

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26th Panzer Division

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat, Headquarters Army Air Forces, Office of the assistant chief of air … Continue reading →

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Trying to Capture an Intact Tiger in Tunisia

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Brief note on British attempts to capture an intact German Tiger I tank in Tunisia from “The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Action”, Military Review, Vol. 23. Presumably, this Tiger is #231 of sPzAbt. 501 which was initially captured by the British … Continue reading →

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B-24 vs. 50 German Fighters

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A story of the durability of the B-24 Liberator, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-17, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1944. B-24 vs. 50 GERMAN FIGHTERS The surprising durability of an AAF B-24 on a … Continue reading →

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Japanese Aerial-Burst Bombs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Further intelligence reports on Japanese aerial-bombs used against Allied bombers: JAPANESE AERIAL-BURST BOMBS This article briefly outlines information received from the South Pacific regarding Japanese aerial-burst incendiary bombs. At the present time two types of Japanese bombs are known which … Continue reading →

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German Winter Morale

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The problems of German troop morale during the harsh winters of the Eastern Front — translation of German Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg, August 1942 from the U.S. wartime publication German Winter Warfare, Special Series, No. 18, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. … Continue reading →

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