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Rel. No SAIC/17
24 May 45
Gen GUDERIAN:
60-70. throug*,MerehartIcar tfalliiiiee)1(Ealiteliitorriorit ) 159i
A/T;•5% Arty;. 5% mineST.5%)iattre(NOW0iiriee; are
only a Ire* r Ough apt, r 6 cri'..irra h e 8-
ta nt .about , Atte Wet ing:t hirzeqii•et tir6iP)it040. ;Pf4V.7.) U LI •
-Gen von GEYR: S ource could fl . b-t giite kny.t,iapi*tidciintifâ . • '1
thinks air-tank Cooperktion the most deadly cilnhination.
Air attacks . 4re .; V eiy ffedtivënd lib'StICAat by **;tank
crews. ful ,v0,11.0".‘ itiA;.11$1 , fi
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Gen DIETRICH: 30% raechanicalt.thiluresi .: 10% .'Idev4510V40 .0ankia 'anti
TDs. Losses due to arty are negligible l MOsit feared
by crews! Allied tanks and TDas 4:14 ,"441 elq +.04 • •
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Gen HAUSSER t During long movements to, ;thezpne eS.,449,',5„094f,1..ii..?.0-30%. of ,
all tanks en raiite fall out idiA ta.mechazlics.l".feilu'res.
Considering the remainder, as ar,lqa.2.0.t.s.,thrOugh
Mechanical failure's.;
through A/T defense; and 15% e.re knOCkeil., on., arty.
Tanks and TDs are feared most , by, Gerraapvtatterews:
'...What 'developments have been Made ih the , , Infra-,Rat :of• .. :.sirmilar
ray devices far night operations by ..tan1cs?. 141.here can .teChnibal data
be , . found . on the subject? 'Who wei4e the',Mantifacturers?'What. "inen de-
velaped this device?
All sources agree that these cteVelbfmente.',./isiietrigi'-'yWikaid'Ue
aarly experimental .stages. Gen DIETRICH knows.bout ien:264,0,ts :Carried
Dut at the TRUPPENUBUNGSPLATZ (Training . A.46410 14:DtiR.B0.11M1.,Gen,,GIDERIAN
hin.lcs , the .GAF was developing ;similar deviCesrAnd . SIWZbiall..,:eata.; with
..„.„ 7 .P.Kots , (paeseriger cars) • ;,;;;; ;.. .:nvz • •
Gen GliDERIAN thinks the ,ENTWICKLUNGSSTEilEcDES LUFTF:giRrilINtSTERiUMS•
. 1:Research Center of the Air Ministry) shonld know .detailS ..deh',POTRICTI
, ifers.to_the.HEERESliAFFENAMT. (Army .:Weapone tTe.:001T BEULIgi$01Rhi4Place
where details might be found; 'Gen von GEYR;'ia . ' ,Cif o'ili.013)5Iiii4Offtha4 the
British': lead in the field. of Infrai-RaY research and,: specifically
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f ,Prof. • LINDELANN, of OXFORD; He 'does
Cisr, mitn...Infra-Ray developments and also refer t'O'rstherd'AFctoirrVefirils.
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.What. ..46 : :you think of American' r ec oithai a ariti i iftedtirdliiPcg.:1**V.i
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Gen GUDERIAN thinks that American taatice at'e lent:1'411y . the ,eaMe
those employed by German tinitS. Advanced (VORGESCHOBENE) , motorized
ran with air support is very effective, he States' Gen von G'EYR thinks
that . the • or,ganization of Amerioah ron units is ,eulierior: to .the .Geriman
particularly in the number of VehiClee, where the piopoi.ttolilki$
The most dangerous moment for . the-opponent is masa r6n after penetration,
he points odt. Gen DLETRICH praises American air .r4 • ("excellent")
but 'thinks buz rbund tactics lack ,4ggreissivenees. . Mbvements
have to be 'executed • in' shorter. time, he thinksi Gen H.AOSSER particularly
likes American cav groups; he thinks they are "Very effeCtive" . because
they are used to close ,dangerous gaps in additiOn,:c? 4hdrrn missions.
The German Army laCks a similar unit e he pOints otitl afid.. in units which
ou ld perform similarly to (Air cav groups, eguitiMeht is interior: •
8, What do you think of American rdri equipment/ What '112`e its weaknesses?
With the exdoptiOn of von GEYR, who claims no itlioWiedge of the subjeCti
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