Handbook of Military Forces 1944

[airman]

Handbook on Japanese Military Forces

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downlodable in epub or pdf.

 

[BlackBat242]

Handbook on Japanese Military Forces

www.google.it

downlodable in epub or pdf.

Got it, thanks.

 

[HoHun]

Hi,

Handbook on Japanese Military Forces

www.google.it

downlodable in epub or pdf.

Thanks a lot!

Highly interesting - contrary to what I've read before, the Japanese seem to have known of and used bulldozers, as p. 142 notes:

In contrast to undeveloped Attu , Kiska de-
fensive areas were linked by a fairly well developed
road net. Nearly 60 trucks , 8 sedans, 20 motor-
cycles, and 6 bantam-sized autos operated over this
system. Two small bulldozers, tractors, and rollers
were available for work on the airfield. The sub-
marine base, the seaplane base, 2 machine shops, a
foundry, and a saw mill complete the list of Kiska's
special installations.

Probably shows I've been too narrowly focused on aircraft all the time!

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[HoHun]

Hi again,

Highly interesting - contrary to what I've read before, the Japanese seem to have known of and used bulldozers, as p. 142 notes:

After Steve Billings over on j-aircraft.org pointed out that the Japanese Navy in 1943 ordered some Komatsu Tractor G40 examples equipped with hydraulically operated bulldozer blades, I found this site showing a restored tractor (which survived against all odds):

Mechanical Engineering Heritage

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)