A Guide to the Collection of Technical Intelligence, Part I, July 1950

• Main Authors: Department of the Army, Assistant Chief of Staff, Bolin, Robert, , depositor
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1950
• Subjects: Defense and Security Studies; Engineering; International and Area Studies; Military and Veterans Studies; Other Engineering; Peace and Conflict Studies; Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies; Arctic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dodmilintel/68; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/dodmilintel/article/1067/viewcontent/TI_Guide_50.pdf

This is a detailed, well-illustrated guide showing the range of weapons and equipment army technical intelligence was interested in, including: Armored vehicles Artillery Infantry small arms Mortars, antitank weapons, and grenades Mines, booby traps, and demolitions Ammunition Artillery rockets and rocket launchers Notable lapses in this booklet are: (a) Lack of guidance for using the booklet and (b) The lack of mention of: Radio and electronic equipment Chemical, biological, and radiological warfare equipment Bridge and stream-crossing equipment Construction equipment Trucks and other transportation equipment Quartermaster type equipment Specialized equipment for Arctic warfare. When this booklet was published, the technical intelligence in the US Army was about eight years old, and technical intelligence requirements had matured. However, this appears to be an inadequate attempt to give guidance to Army forces in the field. At that time, technical intelligence was divided among a number of organizations in the Headquarters, Department of the Army. The Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (OACSI) was the General Staff agency in charge of all national-level intelligence related to ground forces. A staff section in the OACSI coordinated the technical intelligence efforts of the army. The Army Technical Services produced technical intelligence. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, and services to the Army, managed the careers of officers in the various branches, trained specialists, and organized and trained special purpose military units. There were a number of technical services including the Chemical Corps, the Corps of Engineers, the Army Medical Service, the Ordnance Corps, the Quartermaster Corps, etc. The Quartermaster Corps, for example, developed, procured, and issued clothing and equipment and supplies for the Army; operated the Army burial services; managed the careers of officers commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps; organized and trained ...