ENEMY TACTICS
OPEN COUNTRY WILL BRING
CHANGE
(Rec. 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 18. The Japanese are increasing their pressure on the Bilin River, near its mouth: British bombers are helping the land troops in this sector by plastering the Japanese position. Pressure continues on other sections of the Bilin River/front. The Japanese are using cyclist scouts disguised in Burmese clothes.' They move only at night, following the jungle tracks with "fifth- columnists". or impressed Burmese, as guides, or keep close to the ■wooded hills. These • tactics are most useful to the Japanese so far; but nowthey are entering more open country, and in the opinion of Reuters Rangoon correspondent our forces, without the hampering jungle and with local air superiority, should be able to bring immense fire-power to bear on the enemy. •
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 42, 19 February 1942, Page 8
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