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CONTENTS
PAGE - List of Illustrations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
iii - Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
iv 1. German Bombs:................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 - (a) High Explosive Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - (b) Incendiary Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 2. Mines Dropped on Land................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 - (a) Parachute Mines................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
18 - (b) Type " G" Mines................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
21 3. German Photographic Flash-bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 4. "Crowsfeet"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 5. Aircraft Demolition Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 6. German Small Arms Ammunition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 7. German Ammunition Containers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 8. Whistle Attachment for Screaming Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 9. German Containers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 10. Message Tubes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 11. Auxiliary Petrol Tanks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 12. Wireless Apparatus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 13. German Radio Target Beacon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 14. German Visual Target Indicators................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 15. Flares and Flare Parachutes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 16. Dye-bags................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 17. Meteorological Balloons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 18. Leaflet-carrying Balloons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 19. Leaflet-carrying Parachutes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43 20. Man-carrying Parachutes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 21. Black Strips................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 22. British and American Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 23. British and American Practice Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 24. British Incendiary Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 25. American Incendiary Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 26. British Pyrotechnics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 27. American Pyrotechnics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 28. British Trench Mortar Bomb................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 29. British Anti-Aircraft Shells................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 30. British U.P. Shells................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 31. British Small Arms Ammunition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 32. British Balloon Devices................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 33. Rocket used by Royal Observer Corps.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 34. German Flying Bombs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 APPENDIX A. General Survey of Germản H.E. Weapons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 APPENDIX B. Types of German Small Arms Ammunition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67 APPENDIX C. List of Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
