| Kaoschallenged | 25 Jan 2013 3:43 a.m. PST |
Found 5 US Military Intelligence Recognition manuals that some of you might like. Interesting for their early dates,diagrams,drawings,information and photos. Robert FM 30-53. BASIC FIELD MANUAL. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. IDENTIFICATION OF FRENCH NAVAL VESSELS.
March 7,1942
PDF link FM 30-51 Identification of British Naval Ships 1941-12-29
Dec 29,1941
PDF link FM 30-50 Identification of United States Naval Vessels
October 11,1941
PDF link FM 30-58 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IDENTIFICATION OF JAPANESE NAVAL VESSELS
Dec 29,1941
PDF link FM 30-55: Military Intelligence Identification of German Naval Ships
June 19, 1941
PDF link |
| Texas Jack | 25 Jan 2013 7:28 a.m. PST |
This stuff is cool! Robert, you are becoming the Tango of naval warfare  |
| Kaoschallenged | 25 Jan 2013 12:34 p.m. PST |
Thanks again Texas Jack. Always glad to find something someone may like. Robert |
| Cke1st | 25 Jan 2013 3:46 p.m. PST |
Anyone know why they were published by the Army and not the Navy? |
| Sundance | 25 Jan 2013 5:35 p.m. PST |
I have reprints of the German and Japanese ones. I'd like to get my hands on the Brit one and they made a few others. Don't know if they ever reprinted those, though. |
| Kaoschallenged | 25 Jan 2013 5:35 p.m. PST |
"Anyone know why they were published by the Army and not the Navy?" Maybe for use by the Army Transport Service (ATS).Robert Ships and Men of the Army Transport Service (ATS)
usmm.org/atshistory.html |
| CampyF | 26 Jan 2013 3:50 p.m. PST |
The Army was charge with air defense at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines. These were intended for use by bomber pilots. Love the understating of the Yamato class, and the "pocket battleships", which didn't exist. |
| Kaoschallenged | 26 Jan 2013 3:56 p.m. PST |
That would make sense for the Japanese manual. But not for the British,US,German and French ones. I don't think we were expecting an attack from them LOL. Robert |
| Kaoschallenged | 26 Jan 2013 6:15 p.m. PST |
I haven't been able to find any similar Army Field Manuals on the Italians or Soviet navies. Robert |
| Kaoschallenged | 27 Jan 2013 3:42 a.m. PST |
There are the ONI ones though. Robert |
| CampyF | 27 Jan 2013 5:35 a.m. PST |
We many not have been planning to attack the British and French, but it helps to be able to identify them so the pilots DON'T attack them. I forgot to mention patrol planes also used these. |
| Kaoschallenged | 27 Jan 2013 1:09 p.m. PST |
I meant FROM them not the other way around LOL. And the French one could have been used for Torch. Robert |
| Pyrate Captain | 25 Feb 2013 10:14 a.m. PST |
War Plan Orange wasn't the only operational plan on the shelf. |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
