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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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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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Tactical and Technical Trends #34

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 34, September 1943 have been added to the main Lone Sentry website: The Me-410 Aircraft  ◊  Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing  ◊  General von Arnim’s Orders for Ground Deployment  ◊  … Continue reading →

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Pantiger

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

When the Allied forces first encountered the Tiger II in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the panzer was briefly referred to as the “Pantiger”. The Associated Press picked up the name “Pantiger” in their article on August 19th: Germans have … Continue reading →

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German Machine Gun Trick

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on an unusual German remote-controlled machine-gun position encountered by U.S. troops in Normandy was published in the Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 4, December 1944. GERMAN MACHINE-GUN TRICK A U.S. staff sergeant, who served as an observer for a … Continue reading →

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Tiger Armor Thickness

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

These Tiger I and Tiger II armor thickness diagrams were included in a confidential SHAEF intelligence publication on German tanks in October 1944: PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model E Armour Arrangement PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model B Armour Thickness  

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Japanese Suicide Boats

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence reports on Japanese suicide boats were published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: NAVY SUICIDE CRASH BOATS: Japanese suicide crash boats manned by Naval personnel were found in a tunnel on Corregidor. The boats were … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #12

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. military intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 12, November 1942 have been added to the main website: German Aircraft Cannons  ◊  The German Rescue Buoy  ◊  Antiaircraft Defense of Motor Columns on the March  ◊  Japanese … Continue reading →

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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