Rigger,
We had to know: "Specific names" or codes for all OUR vehicles & tracks & most everything else needed or requested by radio, since most all vehicles in either our Recon Co. or Troop had radios. Even chow/food had to be requested or referred to as: "CORN" during training, manuevers & battalion testing.
That way any enemy listening-in wouldn't know that BUFFALOS (actually tanks with 76mms) & COWS (actually our APCs with Mortar & Rifle Sections) were on the way to greet them very nicely.
Any Enemy vehicles, equipment & troop positions were naturally radioed: "In-the-clear".
Our own map positions were given as: "Xray Point of Origin System",...as best as I can remember. Basically that's pick a spot on the map & go up or down & right or left from that point.
Unless knowing that predetermined: "Point of Origin", any friendly positions or map coordinates overheard by enemy are meaningless.
Neil
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My Salute & "GarryOwen" to all TRUE Patriots.
Last edited by reconeil; 01-14-2012 at 06:26 PM.
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