Iconic Machines

Manual / Guide · 1941

R.I.P. 77 — Instructions for M-5 (Orange Diplomatic "B" Machine) (PURPLE), original 15 Jan 1941 with changes to 1 May 1942 (NARA RG 38, Box 40; edited scan by Frode Weierud)

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The Navy's PURPLE manual: daily-sequence recovery by the "Probable Word Method" on stereotyped beginnings (FYC + serial number, pp. 2-9 to 2-11), key-sequence development sheets, frequency tally worksheet A5-1 (64-page selection, image-only, no text layer)

Author
U.S. Navy OP-20-G
Year
1941
Type
Manual / Guide
Credit
Source: https://cryptocellar.org/japan/rip-77-instructions-for-m5-purple.pdf

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R.I.P. 77 — Instructions for M-5 (Orange Diplomatic "B" Machine) (PURPLE), original 15 Jan 1941 with changes to 1 May 1942 (NARA RG 38, Box 40; edited scan by Frode Weierud)

R.I.P. 77 — Instructions for M-5 (Orange Diplomatic “B” Machine) — (PURPLE) Source: NARA, College Park, Md., Record Group 38, Radio Intelligence Publications (R.I.P.), Reference: 370 27/18/06, Box 40 Editor: Frode Weierud, Crypto Cellar Research Web Site: www.cryptocellar.org Version: 19 February 2019