In the first of a two-part feature,Dick Taylor looks atIraqi Ground Forces Unit Organizationand Vehicle Markings in both Gulf Wars.Part One: 1990-1991 This is a complicated subject and one, if 1 were to do it full justice, would require a book, not just an article or two. Little seems to have been published about the […]
Intel
GUIDED MISSILES . . .
Rounding Up the Booby Traps From the Intelligence Bulletin February 1945 “We haven t seen any booby traps for the past two weeks.” That’s the kind of statement that can spell trouble if it leads to any slackening of precautionary measures. As soon as Allied vigilance relaxes, the stage is set for the Germans to […]
THE NEW 88 AND ITS CARRIAGES
Pill Box Warfare in the Siegfried Line The commanders of four U. S. rifle companies which have been in contact with the enemy in the Siegfried Line have furnished valuable information about the resistance. offered by German pillboxes, and have submitted comments regarding the vulnerability as well as the capabilities, of ‘these . fortifications. The […]
Night-Driving Equipment for German Vehicles The following U.S. military report on night-driving lights and equipment for German vehicles is taken from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 9, Oct. 8, 1942. “Further details are now available on the operation of the special night-driving equipment with which German military vehicles are equipped and which was briefly described in Tactical and Technical Trends, […]