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[Oscarito]

Hi!
I am in the proccess of assembling a static campaign depicting the "Phoney War" so that the idea of dropping leaflets came to my mind since it was widely employed by both sides during that period rather than actual bombing raids.
I wonder if some Ju-52 ordnances could be easily changed in order to do the task as well as those related to Bloch and/or Potez bombers.
These "Propaganda raids" would be conducted as usual bombing raids regarding to mission objectives which must be fulfilled in order to proceed, with the subsequent capture of some fortresses, towns, etc. conditioned to them.
I've attached some leaflets dropped during WWII just as examples of what I'm talking about.

Leaflet dropped by germans during early "Blitzkrieg" in West


Very welcome leaflet for those hiding in the mountains and valleys (sic) far from a toilette...


Guess that a leaflet like this did much to convince italian soldiers in North Africa...


This one is very funny. I wonder how many british soldiers were to sleep with a headache that night...


Japanese were less used to employ persuasion methods but here it is...


Leaflet intended to exhort japanese soldiers in Pacific islands to surrender


Typical leaflet dropped throughout last days of war in Europe...


...and same for this one


RAF Bomber Command crews preparing leaflets to be dropped over german occupied territory


The futility of dropping leaflets from altitude was soon realised so that more appropriated methods were devised such as the T3 "leaflet bomb" that delivered its content like a fragmentation bomb


US Army Air Force ground crew member filling a T3 container with leaflets


C-47 dropping leaflets somewhere in Europe

[RealDarko]

Interesting. We have something that can be useful now in the form of the falling bullet cases, (the cases that fall from your wings when you shoot), maybe someone can create a special weapon that when you press the trigger it drops leaflets in place of bullet cases.

I think the Japanese did the same on China too, launching leaflets, also for hidden Allied soldiers and guerrillas on conquered places.

[agracier]

a good idea ... it doesn't always have to be death and destruction when flying over villages and towns ... hope this gets implemented ...

[David Prosser]

Great idea, Oscarito. I think leaflets were dropped in the Great War too, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

cheers

David Prosser

[agracier]

Great idea, Oscarito. I think leaflets were dropped in the Great War too, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

They most certainly were dropped during the Great War. One of the most famous and daring exploits of this kind was when Gabrielle d'Annunzio flew from northern Italy, over the Alps and dropped leaflets over Vienna in the closing months of the war in autumn 1918. He was an odd bird to say the least, but no one could ever accuse him of cowardice.

[Benno]

Hi'
Very interesting !
Benno

[Cranky.1]

LOL You got to be very dumb to fall for this one below


More at this website of one's dropped in New Guinea

https://web.duke.edu/isis/gessler/collections/propaganda/japan-to-allies/

[agracier]

Propaganda leaflets as an excuse to make some soft porn ... some more Japanese examples. I guess all is fair in love and war, especially when both areconcerned at the same time ...

[VF111Sundowner]

Hmmm so this Henti thing isn't really all that new..

[wb21]

A very interesting website encompassing many aspects of psychological warfare and operations 

http://www.psywarrior.com/ (check the PSYOP Links button)

[sphantom]

reply 6 reminds me of the American submariners based out of Australia doing WW11 a lot of sheilas were conquered doing that time.
And yes this will be a great idea.   

[Lulu]

A very good idea!!!!
Is doable? Also trackeable cargo box  is needed. I mean, that the box or the leaflet could hit an area as a bomb, or left a trace in the eventlog, so we know if we drop them accuratelly