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Japanese Type 98 Halftrack

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 98 halftrack personnel carrier and prime mover was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: A Japanese combination personnel carrier and prime mover was recovered near Manila, Luzon. The vehicle … Continue reading →

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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovative Type 1 Ho-Ki, fully-tracked armored personnel carriers. The Ho-Ki APC was developed in 1941, but full-scale production did not start until 1944. A limited number of Ho-Ki were deployed with Japanese reinforcements … Continue reading →

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Ohka Schematic

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic of the Baka rocket-propelled piloted aircraft bomb from the U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence Center: See Also: Baka… Flying Warhead  

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Aerial Bombs

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following tactical intelligence report appeared in “Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary”, No. 10, Nov. 3, 1944 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. Oscars Drop Aerial Bombs on B-24 Moulmein Mission 22 October Preliminary Report from 356 Squadron (RAF) Thirteen … Continue reading →

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Baka… Flying Warhead

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on the Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Allied nickname “Baka”) appeared in the June 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.           … Continue reading →

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Japanese 150 mm Gun Type 89

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. military intelligence report on the Japanese 150mm Type 89 (1929) Gun from Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINCPAC-CINCPOA, Bulletin 152-45, July 1945.   150 MM GUN TYPE 89 (1929)  The Japanese Type 89, 15 cm gun is comparable to the old … Continue reading →

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Japanese Army Uniforms

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia:     Two examples of the detail drawings:   PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONT Nitohei Sampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas … Continue reading →

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10 cm Type 98 Dual Purpose Gun

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on the Japanese 10 cm Type 98 (1938) Dual Purpose Gun from Japanese Artillery Weapons, CINCPAC-CINCPOA, Bulletin 152-45, July 1945.   10 CM DUAL PURPOSE GUN TYPE 98 (1938)  This twin mount dual purpose gun was encountered for the … Continue reading →

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