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Fast Reconnaissance. 
Purposes. 
In fast reconnaissance, a camera is used to catch what an observer sees at a 
certain moment (see figs. 3-4). An interpretation of the photos objectively clari- 
    
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Fig. 3. In fast reconnaissance, a camera is Fig. 4 What kind of equipment were the 
used to catch what an observer sees at a soldiers wearing? 
certain moment. The photo answers this question! 
How large was the detachment, which the 
patrol saw marching over the field? 
The camera remembers! 
  
Fig. 5. “Some thanks came towards us. Fig. 6. The camera had time to see more 
They fired. We did not have time to see than the patrol. The officer who interpret- 
what types they were. We DID have time ed the photo recognized the types of tanks, 
to take a photo.” which the patrol leader could not. 
fies the things they show, as for example identification cf targets. A reconnais- 
sance patrol operating behind the enemy lines, seldom has the possibility of 
working undisturbed. On account of danger, the soldiers’ sense of judgement 
may have been blunted. The rank and file of the patrol often do not have the 
general military knowledge necessary to comprehend the import of what they 
see, they cannot tell the difference between the various types and calibers of 
artillery, or identify different types of tanks, or determine where the types of 
vehicles they have observed belong in the enemy’s organization (see figs. 5-6). 
On the other hand, a photo gives an objective picture of the targets. One 
can count the number of vehicles, tanks or guns etc. in a photograph. An 
  
  
  
    
    
   
    
     
    
     
   
   
      
    
   
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