2 research outputs found
PC 315/1-1-63, Characteristics of U.S. Vessels, Vehicles, and Equipment for Amphibious Operations, September 1963
The cover and the forward claim that PC 315/1-1-63 is a publication of the, then new, intelligence Production Center of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
This appears to be an excellent technical-intelligence type document about American weapons and equipment. It could just as easily be a product of Soviet military intelligence. It contains descriptions and illustrations about various categories of landing craft and equipment. The categories of material covered include: Landing Craft Landing Ships Amphibious Vehicles Support Ships (including command ships and fire support ships) and Auxiliary equipment
The appendices contain information about: The capacities of various types of craft Comparisons of various type of craft Samples of beaching loads for various types of craft
In addition, the document contains a lengthy list of classification symbols for landing craft. It also contains a glossary.
The distribution list is much more extensive than the distribution list for a typical Engineer Intelligence Guide
B-147-63, Computation of Outflow from Breached Dams, June 1963
This guide contains detailed instructions for computing the outflow from breached dams supplemented by extensive tables and charts. The preface state that the document “contains intelligence which is not readily available through other media required for the accomplishment of the assigned mission of the Production Center and of interest to other agencies