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Enemy Air-Borne Forces, Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 7, December 2, 1942
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64. JAPANESE AIR-LANDING TROOPS

A corollary to the Japanese opinion just cited would surely be that ordinary troops could be used as air-landing troops with very little preliminary instruction or practice in air movement. Japan has already considerably outstripped Italy in air-borne capabilities. With her already large number of parachutists, with her aggressive air force, with her still formidable navy, and, above all, with her veteran, agile troops, Japan may be expected to try other and possibly greater air-borne operations before she is brought to her knees.
 

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