5. Air (See Appendix "B"). We believe the Japanese air forces, by 1 February 1946, will have suffered such great losses in aircraft, trained pilots and new production, and such extensive damage to repair and maintenance facilities that their capabilities will be largely restricted to guerilla and suicide tactics. However, by making a maximum effort to disperse production and conserve strength, it is possible that they may have in tactical units a total of some 1500 to 2000 aircraft. Of this number, the greater part would be based within easy operational range of the Nagoya area.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- China Japan Korea Philippines Singapore United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/130/5
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/130
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0130.005
- Keywords
- Pacific War Japanese Strategy Operations Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Invasion Preparations Defence Assessing Enemy Strength American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Threat Of War With The Ussr Geographic Intelligence Japanese Navy Japanese Air Force Japanese Army Military Strength Naval Strength Air Power Military Dispositions Amphibious Operations Suicide Attacks Aircraft Air Warfare Warships Invasion Of Japan
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 9
- Persons Discussed
- Edward King-Salter
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
