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XX I BOWl B ERe 0 M MAN D
~IIITEllIGENCE REPORT
FIGHTING FRONTS
FLAK INTELLIGENCE
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Initial,u...b
1945~.
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Carrier aircraft of
Task Force 58 under Vice
L-",~' Admirall.:arc A. Mi tscher
,~"'-_ attacked military, naval
ari! a11' installations on
25 February. This was
the second attack in 10
days.
.
pan, T1n1an and Guam a bit of a respite lately, was dred twenty eight effective
against Tokyo, drop- attacked on 18 February by 35 sorties were flo'-"n out of the
ped 552 tons. B_29s of the 3l3th Bombardment 150 aircraft of the 73rd and
·,'ling. 3l3th ":J1ngs which were air-
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. .. ~ The primary target - a~r- borne for the mission, although
fields on Moen Island, \'a5 !lit nonp was able to attack the
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by 58'7 Sao-pound general pur-
pose bombs which were
under visual conditions
24,000 to 25,900 feet.
dropped
from
p:,i-'.';l.:!,," tq... ~et.
Units of the' 3l3th Wing
ran into a weather front 300
miles south of landfall. The
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•• M 4 .!". observed bursts were within
Jthe tBrf"et area of No. 1 air-
field and 72 percent of the
the exception of one s.Quadron
which nad difficulty reJoining.
It eventually reached Tokyoi
the secondary target, and
bursts were seen on airfield
No.2. drop~ed its boobs.
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accidental. One of the ,=,n~
aircraft ',oIS.s sno1dne; hefo!'t l:lOl-BIPG ],ESULl'S Uirc:raft of both ·.11ngs droD~Q
:J. total of 51: X 500 GP and' 42
the collision., 'the o~her. n.t. One hundred nineteen air- X GOC I~ on targets of last
t!>ckinp.: from a~lead I ,lent '1'
0';; 0!le'\1inS and h1 t a n_29 be. craft of the t~o ~ings dro?ped resort and tar3ets of op~or
1,042 SOC-pound general ~r tunity.
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pose bO::lbs and 358 SoC-pound
';i!'lf; also was subjec ,~e(: t: incendiery bO::lbs on the sec- The bo~b hits ~e~e scat-
'O:lOspi":.orus b~"b and roc ,et :l.t. ond'lI'Y tarset (To'-<;ro) '/1S11811y tereo and ':01' the ~ost part
tac!:5. ~nd by ::-adarfro":l_~4,OOO to around the peri-eter of the
28,000 feet under CAT] ana city.
"ost of' the "ttac"s too' 9/105 cloud conditions. T?lelve
olnce ~':'!t'::ee;l. ~5,OOO c.nd 29,0:'4
reet •
. '"ircro.:'t 3ttac~rln"': ·.:ert
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d~e'7inr) ~nd O':le t:71n-~~1
t~in-boo~ ~ob seen.
The 73rc "iiO!; lost o~ est force of B-29s mClu.nted by which included ragoya, Yo!m·
hama, East Side Tolqo 38Y. ila·
aircraft o'ler the tarset aU the X~I Bomber Conmand :'7as getsura, Shi!':'liZu, Shizuoka,
cr3f't O:1e bet'l'te' launched against the urban Toyahasi, NUlIaZU. [aga :laval
t o ene'1y a 1I' - I,"' re 'U'ea of Tokyo. The 229 air-
the IP and the tar.et as a craft IThich ~ere airborne carne Base, Henarnatsu, ShinGU, Rach-
3~lt of col1;sion ···ith an ~ from the 73rd. 3l3th and 314th ijo Ji~a and 10 u~~own tar·
e"lY aircraf~. .\nother· "Yings. It 't".'as the first ti':le eets on the n3inl~nc.
Cre':,,,en 0': t~e 7Z,ro 'Hne: lost over the tarGet ~o~ the 314th had joined the other
l'enorte(; 415 attac'~s "'aa~ by 3i·,ilf-l:r cause. Six paracn~t: two wings for a mission. No enenr air oP?osition
100 enemy ~ircr~rt fro~ half ~ere secn to open rro~ ~1 Tas encountered end all air-
'.7'3.y in on thp, hOi'h 1'\1:'1 out to aircraft. One B_29 ditcn Of 229 aircraft airborne, craft returnce a~cept two lost
'5~a. 'i'he att!>.c::s "'ere e?-res- through air collision enroute
sive ~na in so~e cases coor- 10 miles ~est of ~grignn I 67 bombed the primary target
h.nd due to de ~.age innic y ~adar from 24,000 to 32,500 to the tal·~et.
dinated. Pas:;es ':Iere predom-
inutely ~ron ahead and ~ere by enemy aircr3ft and fl eet. On Tokyo 169 500-pound
Results of the bombings
gurvivors '7ere piclcecl up. eneral purpose and 2,049 500-
distributea fraT. above to be- ound incendiaries were drop- were unobserved and cloud cov-
10'. ed, er has prevented photo rec on-
1"10 ],A"''!:lG3 According to ~e~orts r nalssance of the targets at
Nineteen sou_pound DrS
'.'ta.') from meaGer to inaccurB the time of ~nls report.
There were two r3~~ing nd 198 X 500 IB were dronoed
incicents ~hich may have been to accurate.
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-<15510n Date Area C:uality
CHASTENED
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1'he ratia of sil;htin,?:s of
An average of 179 eneny emy aircraft to n-29s over
ircraft were sighted on each target was 1.6 to 1.
e The largest number,
~~Si~~e Sighted over Akashi '" ISSION
There is an upward tren~'-----"-::::::::---=:::'~
~n ~ission 20 on 19 January. in the percentage of attach.
r:lade prior to hOl:lbs a'l7ay. T'h~UM'ER Of
The average nunber siGht- start of this trend coinci",..29. OVER
ed over TokyO is 171 - over N1th the reduction of the avo
:-lagoya 158. Troo hU'1dred and erage b011blne; altitude frO:! ~
five w~e sighted over Kobe. 30,000 to 26.000 feet. .-
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lOt- -+--+---j~~--1~\=1-----if-'++--t-t'tllr~of BIE/ANG PRIMARY ATTACKS
b:::::=~'llliil~~~~~~iIi =R=I'=BO=M=BS=A=WA=Y~;;Ii~=mS5_i;=liil
I NUMBER of AnACKS
NECESSARY lo t'AMAGf 0 of eJA An"CKS
f/A SIGHTED
ONE B-29 of EjA51GHTED,.O
of&~ CMR1NlGfT
10.t £/11. ATTACKS 10
8-29! OVER TARGET
"OF All ATTACKS MAOE 10
AT AVG.80M8INfr AlTlT-
VDE, OR HIGHER.
.. '+++-'CE.T, o/A ATTACKS
~H--I-t-t--j-t--t ++---t----.OR TO ~B5 AWAY
MISSION NO. 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 Ii Ie 19 20 21 24 26 19
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As of 15 Feb. 1945 with exception of ;': ,k
OTUs, Depot A/c and Training Planes.
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'n11S radar Installat
ths of a mile 1s located about one-half III
ticn tnre e rfo~~e south end of east of Tar~et l54~ 1n the
SOU th~1eS t 0 target area, and serves one
·'s.rlr.1aZU Alrf41~~~. 2:25,26) gun heavy AA battery. It d.
(Prints . - ferS In appearance frOl'll
fl¥
POSITI(ll 3 Mark "TA" Model 3 rad8l"
(35/4Z/55N - 139/48/30E ) that no cleared circle can ~~~~
seen.
One 6_gu n heaVY t~: ~~;t '.'That is believed to 1
• ery is locat ed on 1 the radar control is hOUSed' ')f,_. _ 1
: k f the Surnida-Gawa Rver.
~8n 0 antenna in the a tower about 160 feet rA LOOK AT THE FFIuta- AT WORK
rhe recelvlne ed circle the nearest gun. Earth sell
=en t er of thet 1 ..clear
175 feet rro~ indica te the power
ti ns from the tower line toeQ~ An insight into the off- and enlisted men of one unit
is aprroxirna e.....,. nee 0 tl f enter cogs of the Japanese committed suicide.
the nearest gun. ~7) fire control sta on 0 oldler1s mind is provided by
(Prints 41;49 - 2:36,.:.> Lt. Gen. Saito, commander
batter(YPr"i t 4U4 _ 4-5 6) the interrogation of several
n s -, Jap prisoners of ~ar captured of a division. is quoted as
POSITION /< • TIOH 8 Ln the Marianas. sayil"-B, "\'le are going to be
(35/42/55N - 139/53/42E) POSI 0 0 t.~e breakwater of the Pacific;
This radar installation (35/42/401; - 139/34 / 43E ) 'clt>{.;..<iI~)~""',---_ unfortunately we fought to our
end; therefore I want yoo men
;erves four 6-gun heavy A~ This radar site is 1 to tollOW" me.~
iJp.tterieS, located about one ed about three_fourthS of
~ile south of the Kalwa Sta- mile southeast of Target "FAIUJRE" CHIEF' CAUSE t
~10n Saba main line railroad. and serves one 6-gun heavy
• (Prints 41.149 - 2:41,42) According to the prison_
battery. ' ers. the follOWing categories
(Prints 5Ml6 - 3:68,69 All:hougq. from an Ar.)E!rican
POSITION 5 loint of view the Jap may be a of Japanese soldiers are pre_
(35/40/38N _ 139/55/13E) POSITION 9 .ittle bit nuts all the ti~e, disposed to suicide:
(35/37/55N _ 1~9/47/20E)ha Japanese Army is compara- Those who have graa ter
This 1s a radar installa- .ively free of psychiatric
tion serving two 6-gun heavY This gun laying radf1'asualties. The prisoners at- res pons ib11i ties, such as of'-
AA batteries, located approxi- ficers, if they think their
located bet",'reen the middle I"ibuted ,this to several fac_
mateLv one mile west of the most southern of three G-iDrs: Severe basic tralnillb, missions have not been aecOllp..
:-:lO'lth of the Edop;aW8 drainage batteries, the middle ba ice of the Jap in being in l1shed.
canal, on Tokyo Bay. position being empty. e army and the feeling that
(Print 4U49 - 2:44) Young soldiers who have
batteries are on made 1a hile fighting the Jap 501- been active battle partici..
10~ the waterfront. er gives his undivided at- pants, beeause of their fa11..
POSITION 6 . g (Pri t 5"16 _ 3:102, Dtion to the imrnediate task
(35/44/55N _ 139/51102E) n S.I. has no time to go to piee- ure to carry out their duties •
POSITION 10 ••
This site serves three 6-
gun heavy AA batteries. it is '35/40/08N _ 139/32/401 SUICIDE Cm'YON MARRIED lIEN REID:TAHT
located between the Nagagawa In contrast, l!8JTied men
~iver and the Arakawa drainage This probable gun· The incidence of sulci8e
radar is located 200 AA ng Japs in the Marlanas often think of their ramtl1es
was
~anel. approximately three
fourths of a mile southwest of north of a 6-gun heavY 1 h. During the last stages first and are less inclined to
the Nagagawa Bridge. tery. The battery is the battle for S8ipan all commit suicide, eren if th87
(Prints 4M20 - 2:41,42) lately east of Chofu Airt slcally capable officers have failed.
The radar does not appear
POSITION 7 of the l~ark "TA" Hodel :3
(36/14/43N - 139/20/06S) (Print 5M22 _ 2:35)
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DESERTICIl RARE
Cases of actual desertion 5. Anti-Japanese ~
are ~are 1n the Japanese Army· ticn laWS 1n the U.S.
)len who return within three
days atter going AWOL are not tige
6. Japan'S loss of p~
among other nations.
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Vf~ -~
considered deserters nor are
they court_martialed. Qne PIl 7. Japan's need for,
kneW of three cases of deser- pension because of over_~
tion 1n his two years of ser- latton •
vice 1n Manchuria. These Ulen
all committed suicide later. 8. Japan wrold have 'lit
severt ty of milt tary
was given as the
training
reason for tiCD if she had avoided
ing the United states.
fl_
degraded to a fourth class 1
the desertions.
THOUGHTS ABOUT AMERICA
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The Japanese attitude I
ward our invading forces 9"
to be a grim determination I - - RUSSO-JAP WAR
fight to the bitter end. States has changed the atti-
civilian population is back tude of the average Jap towarO Japs as a whole dislike
the mil!tary us. Before the war many Japs the Russians but feel that
wholehearte
and will remain united thought that "America was a Russia will not attack Japan.
their efforts "to defeat nice, freedom-loving, democra-
western powers." tic country, world center of Reasons advanced for this
education and 8 land of many theory by PWs vary from con-
A strong propaganda c r as ources • " crete examples to wishful
paign aimed against the Um thinking. Examples are:
Since the outbreak of the
war, the Jap propaganda haS "Russia w11l not attack
been directed towards inciting for she knaws Japan's true
hatred of the U.S. in the mind strength. "
~/?, of the Jap. NumerouS atrocity
'.."... /1 stories are reported about Am- "Russia haS been exhaus-
ericans. The most reported ted in her fight against Ger-
one is that "American soldiers many; therefore she will not
killed Japanese prisoners in attack Japr.n tor she mOWS
C.\USES OF THE VlAP. New Guinea by crushing them that Japan haS a strong armJ
with steam rollers." orficers on the Siberian border."
The prisoners attributed
the present war to the follow-
lng:
t:
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tell their men that they will
be horribly tortured it they
are captured. tack
"Neither country will at-
the other since stalin
reached an agreement with Mat-
1. Amer1can economic pres- suoka to that etrect."
The average Japanese
sure on Japan. thinks that England has became TIler. 15 a po.s1blltt7
2. 011 and scrap ir on a second-class nation since that Russia IDQ' attack Japan
"she is surpassed by the U.S."
embargo.
3. U.S. aid to China.
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Japanese people and the natio
after Germany's defeat if all 1s expressed in the followtn
the strategic advantages are statements:
on the side of the Allies I ac- The Yamoto spirit.
cording to one PH. Loyalty and filial piety
Righteousness.
CONFIDENCE IN NAVY Unity of the Jap nation.
Patriotism.
Confidence was expressed Japanese history. II
in the power of the Japanese
navy by several PWs. One relt JAPS EXPECT LONG WAR
that losses are to be expec ted
and that the navy has received Well Inf~rmed PRs acce~
only minor setbacks. Confi- ed Japan's defeat as 8 dU
dence also waS expressed in tinct future possibility. TIl
the government leaders J al- majority, hcr.vever, wished G
though criticism is occasion- hoped for a compromise. WhU
ally heard against former Pre- all of them expressed conti
mier Tojo. Several prisoners dence in their govennme~
felt that the multi-party sys- their beliefs in final victll'
tem would be reinstated after were weak and as timates of U
the WQr but that democracy probable length of the WI
would not be accepted. varied from two to 10 years.
The home front spirit is (The above material -
reporte~ to be high despite
rationing of all commodities. reported by MIS. ~~.) -""'"
'Nhat reaction there will be to
mass air raids 1s unknown but Tokyo, 19 January, Do:
several of the prisoners felt tic: "At present. ....e ca'
that Japan will stand up under attack America from Japan,
bombing as well as London or we can but wait for the
Berlin. emy to come; otherwise t'
would be no progress 1n
STRENGTH IN 170RDS war." (From AAFSWPA)
The PWs I trust in the
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