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Posted by "Lee Tammy Windsor" <lwindsor@nbnet.nb.ca> on Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:12:24 -0400
Not sure what a "Whiskey" Target is.
During the Second War in the Canadian and British army target scales are as
follows:
"Mike" - Regimental
"Uncle" - Divisional
"Victor" - Corps
"Yoke" - AGRA Army Group, Royal Artillery
"William" - Army or everybody that can reach!
This is according to Lt-Col G.W.L. Nicholson‘s semi-official history of the
Royal Canadian Artillery. p.113n My own research into the Fall ‘44
operations indicates that in 1944 at least, these terms are in widespread
use.
I can recall several instances in the Gothic Line where "Victor" targets
were called on concentrations of Jerry armour forming up for counter-attack.
Appeared to work with tremendous success, if not in outright destruction
than at least by putting the run to the Hunsno I am not a poet.
Victor tgts and above are particularly noteworthy as that is were the
mediums and heavies come into the fray. Below that generally only field
arty does the shooting.
Cheers
Lee
Lee Windsor
University of New Brunswick
Canada
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Not sure what a "Whiskey" Target is.
During the Second War in the Canadian and British army target scales are as
follows:
"Mike" - Regimental
"Uncle" - Divisional
"Victor" - Corps
"Yoke" - AGRA Army Group, Royal Artillery
"William" - Army or everybody that can reach!
This is according to Lt-Col G.W.L. Nicholson‘s semi-official history of the
Royal Canadian Artillery. p.113n My own research into the Fall ‘44
operations indicates that in 1944 at least, these terms are in widespread
use.
I can recall several instances in the Gothic Line where "Victor" targets
were called on concentrations of Jerry armour forming up for counter-attack.
Appeared to work with tremendous success, if not in outright destruction
than at least by putting the run to the Hunsno I am not a poet.
Victor tgts and above are particularly noteworthy as that is were the
mediums and heavies come into the fray. Below that generally only field
arty does the shooting.
Cheers
Lee
Lee Windsor
University of New Brunswick
Canada
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