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
