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3. ESPIONAGE REGARDING
THE NUMBER OF THE ENEMY’S TROOPS,
HIS TACTICAL SKILL, AND HIS ARMAMENT
1. Where are so and so many enemy infantrymen, cavalrymen,
artillery-men, and other units to be found? How many armored cars
and trains, tanks and air planes does the enemy have? And where
are they?
2. What kind of defensive works does the enemy have in his
front, in his rear, and around his cities and other places? What kind
of forces are defending?
3. Where are the enemy’s encampments and arsenals?
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4. What about the enemy’s reserves and flanking troops? Where
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are they?
5. How is the morale of the enemy soldiers? Are they prepared
to fight or not? What are their relations with the people and with
their own officers?
6. What about the enemy army’s supplies of military equipment,
bedding and clothes, food, and other items?
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4. ESPIONAGE REGARDING THE TERRAIN
1. First of all, we must pay attention to the important roads within
this area, as well as their direction, their width, their type of sur-
face, whether or not they are muddy, etc., and whether or not they
are suitable for use by all types of forces.
2. Are there any forests or not? If there are, we must pay attention
to the kinds of trees, and to their area.
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3. We must consider rivers, their width and depth, their rate of
flow, the slope and type of soil of the banks. Are there bridges,
ferries, or other means for crossing the river? If there are bridges,
will they bear up under artillery, the baggage train, and other types
of unit?
4. Are there any marshes? Where? What is their area? Can
they be crossed or not? If so, we must note what kinds of troops can
get through them.