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Report No. 2. Air Co-operation with Land Forces in Spain from July 1936 to December 1938 and in China from July, 1937 to December 1938

1 Oct 1938

81 3 VI.—Aircraft as a means of transport— Paras. (a) Troop-carrying 133 (b) Supply-dropping 134 VII.—Aeriel and parachute infantry 135 VIII.—Summary and inferences— Extent of air effort and the employment of aircraft 136–137 Aircraft in deliberate bombardment 138–146 Aircraft action in forward areas 147 Aircraft in the subsequent stages of attack and in pursuit 148–152 Aircraft in defence 153–157 Foreign opinions and doctrines regarding the use of aircraft as a weapon 158–160 Air reconnaissance 161 Aircraft as a means of transport 162–163 Aerial and parachute infantry 164 Ground attack aircraft 165 Bombs 166 Comments on the policy of employment of aircraft as a weapon in close support 167–169 APPENDICES.
china morocco france japan gibraltar united states of america canada germany russia air warfare aircraft artillery italy tactics transportation spain formosa military intelligence military supplies paratroopers aerial reconnaissance francisco franco spanish civil war joint intelligence sub-committee effects of bombing intelligence reports abyssinia leslie hollis committee of imperial defence inter-services cooperation supply drops communications disruption troop movements anti-aircraft defence friendly fire combined operations reconnaissance aircraft sino-japanese war aerial attacks strafing majorca spanish civil war intelligence lessons
Collection ID
CAB56
Conflict
Spanish Civil War
Countries
Abyssinia Canada China Formosa France Germany Gibraltar Italy Japan Majorca Morocco Russia Spain United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 56/6/15
Document Types
Report Map
File Reference
CAB 56/6
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab56.0006.015
Keywords
Intelligence Reports Spanish Civil War Intelligence Lessons Sino-japanese War Air Warfare Aerial Attacks Inter-services Cooperation Tactics Effects Of Bombing Strafing Friendly Fire Communications Disruption Combined Operations Artillery Aircraft Aerial Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Aircraft Transportation Troop Movements Military Supplies Paratroopers Anti-aircraft Defence Supply Drops
Languages
English
Organizations
Committee of Imperial Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
45
Persons Discussed
Francisco Franco Leslie Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Committee of Imperial Defence. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Sub-Committee on Air Warfare
Themes
Military Intelligence

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