Did Japan use reconnaissance balloons in WWII?
score:3
Accepted answer
During the siege of Corregidor the Japanese used an observation balloon for artillery spotting (14th Army Opns, II, App. VIII, pp. 37-45.)
The Japanese used an observation balloon during the siege of Singapore (see any detailed history of the siege).
At the Battle of Nomonhan (1939) the artillery had a small, independent detachment called the "Balloon Unit" that operated hydrogen-filled observation balloons for artillery spotting, apparently a very dangerous duty. (see Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939, by Alvin Coox)
No English language discussion of the use of observation balloons exists for China that I could find, but that is probably just because there were not that many English speakers involved in the battle for China. I am sure Chinese sources will describe the balloons, as the Japanese undoubtedly used them for artillery spotting throughout the war.
More post
- 📝 What kind of US Army uniform is this?
- 📝 Why did the French Army melt film during WWI?
- 📝 What was the condition of women in "primitive societies" around the world?
- 📝 Where did primitive settlements first start to occur outside of the Middle-East and Turkey?
- 📝 What was the attitude of Mongols to conquered peoples?
- 📝 Why didn't the Christian kingdoms in Hispania participate in the crusades?
- 📝 Were there any Ancient Greek theatres not built on a hill/slope?
- 📝 To what extent did the medieval European peasantry know their extended family?
- 📝 Did the North give the South its debt after Civil War ended?
- 📝 Any information about the photo with Army Uniforms
- 📝 How (and why) did Hitler create "the world's largest traffic jam?"
- 📝 Discrimination against Catholics in Northern Ireland pre-1968
- 📝 What were the relations between Romania and Bulgaria before WWI?
- 📝 Did the Balkans campaign delay Operation Barbarossa for the Nazis and was it therefore an important reason why they lost against the Soviets in WWII?
- 📝 What were the last decisions that an English or a British monarch made that were forced on Parliament?
- 📝 Are there depictions of hors*m*n in Roman Republic other than on the coins?
- 📝 What is the truth behind this speech by (Lord Macaulay)?
- 📝 What are these 2 compartments next to these war chariots?
- 📝 Who were the Catholic popes before Francis I who used names not of Latin, Greek or Jewish origin?
- 📝 How were Icelandic bishops elected before the union with Norway?
- 📝 Why was Iceland not a part of the Danish-Swedish deal in Kiel in 1814?
- 📝 How quickly did the term "nuclear fission" spread?
- 📝 Yamato class 3rd ship?
- 📝 Polytheism and war
- 📝 Interpretation of a WWII badge of rank(?) / medal
- 📝 When people use spears to fight cavalry do infantry stab the horse or the rider?
- 📝 Why do soldiers keep their right hand inside the uniform blouse?
- 📝 Is there a daily dairy of WWII?
- 📝 Holders of what offices are usually used to inaugurate the new head of state in various countries?
- 📝 What was the area of the Mamluk Sultanate?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Did Japan use reconnaissance balloons in WWII?
- 📝 Did allied soldiers in the WWII Pacific Theater use the term 'flak' for anti-aircraft guns?
- 📝 Why exactly did telegraphs have to use "STOP" instead of a period and "QUOTE" instead of a quotation mark? (Or special codes.)
- 📝 Did Imperial Japan choose to ally with Nazi Germany because of ideological similarity?
- 📝 Why does Japan use the same type of AC power outlet as the US?
- 📝 Why did the Germans use the Enigma machine rather than the far superior "Lorenz" cipher machine?
- 📝 Why did Hitler not order the use of poison gas in combat?
- 📝 How did Medieval armies survive the use of mail armor in the deserts of the Middle East?
- 📝 Why did only the English adopt, evolve and use the longbow en masse in war?
- 📝 What pretext did Hitler use to justify Operation Barbarossa?
- 📝 When and why did the use of the lifespans of royalty to limit clauses in contracts come about?
- 📝 Did people use to marry much younger during the last millennium?
- 📝 Why did the USA invade Okinawa instead of one of the many other islands in southern Japan
- 📝 Why did the grip-centered viking shield fall out of use relative to the kite shields?
- 📝 Why did Roosevelt and Churchill use voice-based telecommunication, instead of simpler text-based options which were easier to encrypt?
- 📝 When did the round house fall out of vernacular use throughout Britain and Ireland?
- 📝 Why did really old paintings use such bizarre, unnatural perspective/proportions?
- 📝 Did the Vikings use horses in battle?
- 📝 What did ancient Romans use instead of shampoo?
- 📝 Why did Churchill become the PM of Britain during WWII instead of Lord Halifax?
- 📝 When did the use of fabricated speeches in historical works go out of fashion?
- 📝 Why did Chinese use high tin bronze for swords?
- 📝 Where did Japan get their oil during WWII?
- 📝 Why did so few militaries use semi automatic rifles as their standard issue infantry weapon?
- 📝 Did Vikings use of water bowls in this unhygenic way?
- 📝 What numerals did the people of Ireland use before Roman Numerals? (aka, did Ogham include numbers?)
- 📝 Did the Germans use the V1 and V2 missile system on the Eastern Front in World War 2?
- 📝 When did the use of chevrons as military rank devices begin?
- 📝 Why did the US insist on invading Japan instead of blockading it in WWII?
- 📝 What role did the Ancient Samurai heritage play on Modern Japan during WW2?