| Item title: | References on firing and close-quarters attack against a heavily armoured tank force |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/36) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/36 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-401 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 16 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 23/9/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | ANTI TANK, CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT, MILITARY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MILITARY TRAINING, TANKS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 2nd Armoured Div 6th Tank Regt Geki 12094 Force Manchuria 550 Force Manchuria 583 Force |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Luzon [Philippines] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Pumento, Luzon, on 31 January 1945 during the Allied campaign to recapture the Philippines. This item is a pamphlet entitled "References on firing and close-quarter attack against a heavily armoured tank force", issued by Manchuria 583 Force (Ssuping Army Tank School) and Manchuria 550 Force, undated. It was held by Geki 12094 Force, 6th Tank Regiment, 2nd Armoured Division. It contains information on the general rules for engaging a force of heavy tanks, sketches showing firing against tanks using smoke screens, and charts on the organisation and weaponry of close-quarters assault squads and a medium tank company. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:34 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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