Manual for the Solution of Military CiphersHitt, Parker
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Manual for the Solution of Military Ciphers
Hitt, Parker
Ciphers; Cryptography
11 111111
12 1
13 1
14 1111
15 111111111
16 11
17 1
18 1
19 1111
20
21 1111111
22 1
23 1
24 1111
25 11111111111
26 1
27 1
28
29 111111
30
31 111
32 1
33 11
34 1
35 11
36
37
38
39
40 1111
41
42 111
43 11
44 1111
45 11111
46 1111
47
48 1111
49 111111
50
51 11
52 1
53 1
54 1
55 1
56 1
57
58
59
70 1111
71
72 11
73 11
74 111
75 1111
76 111
77
78 111
79 11111
We at once note the resemblance between the frequency tables for the
groups 11 to 19 and 21 to 29; for the groups 30 to 36 and 50 to 56;
and for the groups 40 to 49 and 70 to 79. Also the groups 11 to 19
and 21 to 29 have a frequency fitting well with the normal frequency
table of the letters A to I; the groups 41 to 49 and 71 to 79 have a
frequency fitting well with the normal frequency table of the letters
K to S; and the groups 31 to 36 and 51 to 56 have a frequency fitting
well with the normal frequency table of the letters U to Z. We have
J and T unaccounted for, but note what occurred in Case 9-b and that
40 and 70 would correspond well with T if they followed respectively
49 and 79. We may now make up a cipher table as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 or 2 A B C D E F G H I J
4 or 7 K L M N O P Q R S T
3 or 5 U V W X Y Z
and this table will solve the cipher message.
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