TheCodeBreakers
Transcribed line by line according to the numbers (s under 1 first, D
under 2 second, etc.), prefixed with system indicator GIGIG and key
indicator AUDOB, the message number, and the telegraphic abbreviation
of Sikuyu ("urgent"), the message (with three more errors: the Y under 13
became the J in CJYHH, the F under 2 became the E in IYJIE, and the T
under 9 became the i in AUIAY) became the one actually sent over Kita's
name:
GAIMUDAIJIN TOKIO
SIKYU 02500 GIGIG AUDOB SDEAT QYOUB DGORY HJOIQ YLAVE
AUIAY CJYHH IYJIE ALBIN
KITA
PA-K2 did not pose much of a problem to experienced American
cryptanalysts. ROchefort estimated that his unit could crack a PA-K2
message in from six hours to six days, with three days a good average.
The transposition was vulnerable because each line was shuffled
identically; the cryptanalyst could slice a cryptogram into groups of 15 or