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Naval Vessels: Identification and Tactical Function (World War II)

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Item Number: L0081

Naval Vessels: Identification and Tactical Function

This workbook was utilized to train Army aviators to recognize and identify U.S. and Japanese warships to avoid mistakes that were all too common during the early stages of the war.

Much of the material included in this work was taken from a variety of other training aids and manuals to be used by students as they trained to become aviators.

This soft cover book was originally prepared and published in May 1943 by the Academic Dept., Army Air Forces Preflight School (Pilot), San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas.

Military Reference Library #L81

Available as a PDF file (38 MB) from Merriam Press
High quality scan of every page of the original work
Not available for downloading
Will be shipped by mail on a CDR disc
- Shipment by first class mail to U.S. customers and airmail to foreign customers
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Contents

Introduction
Recognition of Ships
Nomenclature
- Standard Abbreviations
- Directions and Areas
- Decks
- Parts
- Armament
- Views of Typical Ship Structures
  - Outstanding Features of Warships
  - Masts and Turrets
  - Stacks
  - Deck Lines and Flight Decks
- Key to U.S. and Japanese BB's, CA's and CL's
- Key to U.S. and Japanese CV's and AVG's
- Key to U.S. and Japanese DD's
U.S. Battleships
U.S. Cruisers
Recognition by Nationality
Recognition by Types
Comparative Displacements
Navy Department
Tactical Formations
The Torpedo
Cross Section of a Battleship Turret
How Ships are Named
Hull Proportions Indicate Types of Ships
Range Finders
U-boat cross section
Japanese Battleships (data chart)
Japanese Aircraft Carriers (data chart)
Japanese Cruisers (data chart)
plus numerous pages of identification data (photo, drawings) covering U.S. and Japanese warships

138 pages
70 photos
198 drawings and illustrations
1 chart

The images of the cover and pages of this item are not representative of the size of the PDF files you will receive. These images are greatly reduced copies of the original large, high-quality scans that were used to produce the PDF file for this item.