Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-11
j. 8. WILL DESTROY
GERMAN WAR CRAFT
IN MIMIC BATTLE.

| NEW YORK.-Instruction to the
fleet for the join army and navy bat
| tie operations against surrendered
German war craft and the obsolete
| battleship Iowa off the Virginia
capes, from June 81 to July 20. re-
veal an elaborate program of mimic
warfare.
| The enemy vessels to be destroyed
by aircraft and gunfire include the
U-117. U-140, U-111, U-48, the de-
stroyers G-102, S-132, V43, the
cruiser Frankfurt and the battIeship
Ostefriesland.
The former German craft will be
brought to the firing point and an
chored in position about fifty miles
east Of Cape Charles light vessel in
not less than fifty fathoms of water.
If more than one ship of a type to be
bombed is in the same vicinity, the
submarine or destroyer to be bombed
will be distinguished by red. white
and blue circles on the deck to avoid
confusion.
Planes to Borab U-boat
| Opening operations against the u
III will be launched by seven divi-
sions of naval planes. using 1863
pound bombs. If this submarine has
not been sunk by naval aircraft army
planes will attack with 25O-pound
bombs. Should the aircraft fail to
: sink the other submarine a division
| of dnstroyers will attack the gunfre.
Attacks by all aircraft will be made
at an altitude of not less than 1000
feet and at Maximum spede.
The submarine will be anchored in
column formation. 800 yards apart
The destroyers, one for each subma-
rine, will then approach from dis
| ing fire at not less than 5000 yards.
Each destroyer will be allowed ten
rounds per gun.
At the conclusion of the gunfire
any submarine afloat will be sunk by
| depth charges by a wrecking party
from the North Dakota.
The search for the Iowa will bring
into play all the ingenuity Of air.
craft and destroyers. She vii. move,
under radio control of the Ohio, and
at the zero hour will be at some
point between the latitude of Cape
| Hatteras and ape Henlopen. fifty
| to one hundred miles off shore
general direction Of the shore. The
Ohio. while controlling the Iowa, will
| be five miles astern Of her.
Army and navy Seaplanes and four
army dirigibles will form a scouting
| line between Cape Hatteras and Cape
Henlopen, and will scout eastward
for one hundred miles off shore or
until contact IS made with the Iowa.
Drive to Sink Iowa
AS soon as contact is made aircraft
will flash the news giving position,
course and speed Of the enemy
Planes on the scouting line will then
assemble by divisions and proceed to
thn attock in order of light bonn
bardment squadrons, then heavy
bombardment squadrons and sea-
| planes.
The air attack on the Frankfurt
will be with navy 250-pound bombs
and army 300-poJnd bombs. The
board of observers will make an ex-
animation of the ship after each at
tack. A second series of attacks will
be made with 520-pound bombs.
The experiments with the battle
ship Ostfriesland on July 20, include
series of attacks, each plane drop
ping two bombs in each attack. On
the second day 1,000-pound bombs
will be used and if hit is scored,
! 2O0O-pound bombs will be dropped
, If the bomb attack fails to sink the
Ostfriesland, the dreadnaught Penn
sylvania will open fire with her main
battery at 10000 yards. If the
Ostfriesland is still afloat after the
Pennsylvania has used her heavy ar
tillery, he will be sunk by depth
| charges