IJN Doctrine Home Page

This page is devoted to the documents found on NACHI and translated. The volume number relates to the sequence of their translations. There is a link to other translated documents at the bottom of the page, as well as my doctrine, signals and tactics page which has chapter outlines for most of my tactics, doctrine and signals translations. The link to the doctrine, tactics and signals page is as follows: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/home Here you can find outlines of all of the documents listed here as well as many other English language translations of official Japanese Navy documents.

I. Sho Go Op Ords (Leyte Gulf Operations Orders) http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/shooperationsorders (pending)

II. Night Force Doctrine: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/nightoperationsdoctrine (under construction)

III. Mobile Force Doctrine: http://ijndoctrine.googlepages.com/carrierdoctrine

IV. Northeast Area Force Doctrine and Second Base Air Force Op Orders, 1943-4 (not part of my collection)http://dreadnoughtproject.org/friends/dickson/Northeast%20Area%20Force%20and%202%20Base%20Air%20Force%20Orders%201943-4.pdf This links to the contents only.

V. Second Diversion Attack Force Operation Orders and Orders 1944 http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/2divesionattackforce%282-yb%29ultrasecretope (under constrution)

VI. Ominato Guard District Op Ords. 1943-4 (not part of my collection)http://dreadnoughtproject.org/friends/dickson/Ominato%20Gurad%20District%20Orders%20&%20Serials.pdf This links to the contents only.

VII. Combined Fleet Doctrine 1943 Combat: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/combinedfleeta

VIII. Operations Orders 1941-4: http://pages.google.com/edit/IJNDoctrine/operationsordersandorders%2C1941-4?authtoken=0d6157525d3104a0621d477eee5ddd20ceb592c8

IX. Destroyer Doctrine and Procedure, 1944: http://nachisignals.googlepages.com/destroyerdoctrineandprocedurenightforced

X. Carrier Division 4 Doctrine 1941, Cruiser Doctrine 1944, Diversion Attack Force Doctrine 1944 Identification of Friendly Forces 1944 http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/volumex (under construction)

XI. Northern Force Orders, Communications Lessons of the Battle of Attu, Fifth Fleet Doctrine: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/northernforceultrasecretoperationsorders (under construction)

XII. Southern Force Orders (not part of my collection)

In the 1970s acquired nine volumes of the twelve voumes of the NACHI documents. It is my intention to publish a bok, articles or both centered on these documents. From time to time I am willing to share some of the contents of specific documents inthe NACHI find with researchers and fellow writers interested in the Pacific War. This sharing is on condition that the recipient of specific documents not reveal the underlying source of the documents without my prior permission.

A simple citation to th specific document "from the collection of David Dickson" without elaboration should suffice, but not that it came from NACHI.

david.ijn@gmail.com

Throughout these pages there are references to Kanji names for various signal flags. Here is a link to a page I have prepared which illustrates all of the IJN signal flags with explanation of their use: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/completesignalbook

This page and those which are linked to it inspired a pair of wargaming tactics handbooks using original materials from IJN and USN sources. Go to: http://david.ijn.googlepages.com/ijncruiserandbattleshipdoctrine There is a signal book that was derived/inspired by NACHI.