CONFIDENTIAL THE UNITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY a Ltt JAPANESE AIR WEAPONS AND TACTICS Military Analysis Division January 1947 CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL THE UNITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY JAPANESE AIR WEAPONS AND TACTICS Military Analysis Division January 1947 CONFIDENTIAL"The United Sates Hoing Survey “evtablishnal by the Secretary of War on 3 Nocen- bee 10H, tara diretive from the late : 5 Preside it. Tes mio was to cornice e | animpartal en espert steal aftheeflets of onr eval atack on Germany 40 be wen coco ‘Wil abr attacks on jan ad Wo etbli «baa for evalaating the importance ad petentialti of air fowe sa instrument of military strates for platming the fre devel pment of te Unite Stat etme forces and for dterining Seture ‘ssn policies wit rsp othe national d= ‘feme Atummary teport a some 200 support sing reports containing Ue Badings of the Sure ‘in Germany have been pais (Oa 19 Nugost 1945, Pres lent Fruman reese ‘at the Survey oindact« sinilar stay of the ‘rts all types ofa tick i he wat gant apan, eubwitting reports in dupicate to the ‘Servtacy of War alt to the Scctary of the evs. The offen of the Survey ring. ite Sapa phase Franklin DOKer,Cheiraan, Paul H. Nive, Henry C. Aloander, Vie Chairmen. Jarry Le Horna, 4 Kemet Galprian, Beimia Likert ‘This por: wan written pray forthe Site Statice Bombing Survey in the prepa stirs esrecd in his porte tea iectic material covered and axsubject to ie he ligt of Crter wes eal by FOREWORD. military sgn of th orginiation was ron the Ary ta the exteat of 0 percent ed rom he Nave to the ectent of 19 pecan. Both ‘he Atty aa the Naey gave the Serves all pis ‘Me asistance in farnising men, supplies, tras ort and faformative. "The Surrey cpersied from headquarters estan} in Tokio rary i ‘Septanber 198, 0:0h mbbealqurters a Nagra, ‘of the Paci, aa the Asia minlana Te was joule ts ronntroc muck of wari plant, aad eletey be indy. tees were comlected Japan's overall stra: aparece ivlian defen ceganinaton, snd the ‘fects of heaton Beran Seporte roprts will Se esa coring sack phase of the stl "The Survey interrogate tore that 700 Jupa- noe nlitery, goreennant i idtial ficial ‘Heals rewremed and translated many documents “wbih not only have been wef to te Surveys Dut sly il fornish data valmble for other stain As ‘have been ade to tar “Gree the Surrey lent the Central Intelligence “Group, through which they wil be avalble for Jhurthor examination and distibation.