YAMASHITA TREASURE CODE AND SIGNS (The Complete Collections)

By E. R. Valdez

The 132 Pages ebooks contains assorted collections of Yamashita Treasure Code and Signs including markers and signs used by Japanese Spy prior to Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Feb 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781678033439

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YAMASHITA TREASURE CODE AND SIGNS

(The Complete Collection)

Compiled by: E. R. Valdez

Japanese Military Abbreviations

NOTE. The abbreviations are arranged alphabetically.

Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, October 1, 1944

[DISCLAIMER: The following text and illustrations are taken from a WWII U.S. War Department Technical Manual. As with all wartime manuals, the text may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the contents of the original technical manual. ]

ARMY ABBREVIATIONS.

Note. The kind of ammunition is represented as follows: BAM, Mountain artillery ammunition.

SAM, Medium artillery ammunition.

AMT      Hohei danyaku chutai      Artillery ammunition company. AN      Hohei johotai      Artillery intelligence unit.

AP      Keikyu shugojo      Alarm post.

AQ      Shokutai      Searchlight unit.

AQS      Dokuritsu shokutai      Independent searchlight unit.

AS      Ongentai      Sound locator unit (artillery).

AT      Sokuchitai      Land survey unit (artillery).

ATK      Hosensha (tai)      Tank destroyer (unit).

ATL      Tsushintai hombu      Army signal unit headquarters.

Brigade, or its equivalent.

BA      Sampohei      Mountain artillery.

BAS      Dokuritsu sampohei      Independent mountain artillery.

BAM      Sampohei danyaku      (See AM above).

BG      Yasen sakuseitai      Field well-construction unit.

biA      Daitaihotai      Infantry battalion gun unit. BiZ      Hohei ryodan gasu butai      Infantry brigade gas unit. BK      Gakyo zairyo chutai      Bridging materiel company.

BM      Ryodan danyakuhan      Brigade ammunition section.

Bo (BO)      Boeki kyusuibu      Water supply and purification unit. BS      Dokuritsu konsei ryodan      Independent mixed brigade.

BSAA            Dokuritsu konsei ryodan koshahotai

Independent mixed brigade AA unit.

BSP      Dokuritsu konsei ryodan kohei      Independent mixed brigade engineer

unit.

BTL      Hohei ryodan tsushintai (han)      Infantry brigade signal unit (section).

DK      Shidan kihei      Division cavalry.

DO      Yasen dorotai      Field road unit.

DP      Shidan kohei      Division engineers.

DT      Shidan shicho      Division transport.

DTL      Shidan tsushintai      Division signal unit.

EB      Tetsudo ryodan      Railway brigade.

FA      Kokugun (formerly kokuheidan)      Air army.

FA      Yosai hohei      Fortress artillery.

FB      Hiko (ryo) dan      Air brigade.

Fc      Hikochutai      Air company.

FD      Hikoshidan      Air division.

FeA      Juhohei      Heavy artillery.

FeAS      Dokuritsu juhohei      Independent heavy artillery. FIS      Dokuritsu koku chikutai      Independent air sector unit. FL      Yasen byoin      Field hospital.

FM      Hikobutai      Air unit.

FN      Koku johotai      Air intelligence unit.

FP      Yosai kohei      Fortress engineers.

FR      Hikosentai (rentai)      Air regiment.

Note. Reconnaissance, fighter, or bomber aircraft are shown by putting O, C, or B respectively on the lower right side of the abbreviation. Similarly light, heavy, or long-range aircraft are shown by L, S, or T, respectively.

Examples:

FRO, Air regiment (reconnaissance aircraft). FRSC, Air