Referring to the Ri als. coast, our informant sent on to sav that Russia had about 40 squadrons of pursuit planes, as well as power-bombers. The machines were fan improvement on the Sikorsky lanes, which they used during the wer, How many aeroplanes were the Chinese border, it was impossible to say, he added, but from observations, he would say that tke Russian aircraft outnumbered the Chinese, as well Teter types and more fitted fe As far as he knew, no Chinese aeroplanes wera equipped with wireless and as for map-making, he believed that the Soviet observers were far in advance lof their enemies.
Questioned as to the respective merits of artillery, our informan said:—The Russian artillery Sikeria is very mobile; they rely materially on their f-min. guns, for long range they' have an ex: cellent weapon in' their 280-m gon. These guns are German in tyre, and German instructors have taught "their posits n6 little in the-art. of handling both types. Once they pave got their eannun on to the plains of northern Manchuria, they will move rapidly, and, too, their armoured cars are the intos: thing in modern equipment.
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