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OFFICE, CHIEF OF ARMY FIELD FORCES
Fort Monroe, Virgir.ia
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'February 1952" Source No 329
ations durIng 'the' winter' cause th'e ground and roads to freeze,
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Captain 'Williamson, aald that': upon' ex·arn'ination the wounds
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'-''''This'-~ei~~ance';to surrender on the par~ ~f-theenemy~ ..
was suspected to:be ca'used by closer political surveillance
aild increa.$ed p~.paganda cqncernj~ harsh treatment of
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was also ,some inlcation that friendly troops were t~lnding to
open fire too early and at extreme ranges causing the enemy
to become more wary.' Nilht.patroJs' and ambush points were
. hindered in their -.\(ficiency by the, extreme cold.- Bulky cloth~
ing makes stealth difficult and complete immobility for long
periods is not po.aible with the present equipment.
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COST CONSCIOUSNESS~INDOCTRINATION.
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ltos,,; iT INFORMATION
OCAFF Form No 73
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PATROL TECHNIQUE.
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b~tor •. Maintenance' reqUirements '(g'~ading, dragging, and
s~rtacing).this test mile were'decreased approximately. fifty
per ~ent,. (500/0).. Dust was greatly eUminated even wider heavy
tra~i,~ conditions, thus 'reducin'g ~~ 'driv~ng ~azar~ and, ~e
excessiLv~ vehicular wear due to dust getting into moving parts.
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(Revised 15 Oct ~ 88~J"IQi~JTIAL·
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M46AI Tanks 'are being're~eiv~ci"in thi~ th~ater ~ith
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"'t'hrs neces~itates ope'ning the leaders hatch for ventilation
--arId"to dispose-of shell cases. Recommena-action"oe "tmteh"
: t"'d':l"estore the hinges and locks on pistol portli"as"'they can
be used in combat. (RESTRIC.TE~)
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D,uring a recent shelling of one of the battery pos-~tion~ ... :approxi
mately ZO rounds of 76-mm shells landed with damag~' to only
~o tent~,., i\nanuno pi.t suffered a direct hit but proper cover
of logs and sandbags dispersed the effect so that only one fuze
was damaged. (RESTRICTED)
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OCAFF Form No 73
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING.
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PUG-IN ,TANKS.
Fi~ingpositions ~e~e
dug in with the guns jutting"obt'·
over,. ,the ~buJ,lke r;~of the friend! y rifle troops.' The ta.'nks were
dugj:n:fou~ feet;deep forward and a minimum of two feet deep
a,long:the.sides. Defilade positions were1prepared fust:tiack
o,ft~e, r~zor ..1ine ridge, amattet of ten yards. There'was
hardlY J;P9m to tu~ around:, but after firing 'the 't~nksi~!jtill'~d
s.afety by the short distance into defilade, The area was gliren
the a~~ed; security of th'e' antitank ·and mine platoon who had
as.~~~ted in the preparation of the positi'ons '111d remained in'
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Enemy~' units
employed' little .flank support or security
during a tadieal;~areh. (RE'ST.ruCTED) , '".
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Mat~t14U.
u.ed: standal'd barbed wire: 7.5 KW trans
former: 3 KW 110 volt~ single phase, gasoline driven gener
ator; porcelain insulators, 3 inches in diameter.
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brought in to the high side of a' I05~)3600
volt t~ansformer. The other lead of the transformer was wel~ ,.
groundpd to a wire buried 6 inches deep, two feet from the '. -. I
fence and running its length. The low side of the transforme,t
was connected to the generator.
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Voltage readings were nO,t. appreciably change~.
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OCAFF Form No 73
(Revised 15 Oct 51)
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"; The M':"49 , 1.20 power spotting scope has proved invaluable
in locating neo# t''fgets. Any battalion without this instrument
is greatly handicapped, perhaps unknowingly. It should be
authorized to e.aeh battery on the basis of two (2) each.
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