"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Radio - foul language
From: "Paul J. Adam"
Date: 2/10/04 12:46 PM Pacific Standard Time
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The radio's there to be used: not one word more than necessary, but
every necessary word.

Plan the mission. Fly the plan. Keep your mouth shut. If you must break
radio
silence either your plan was flawed or your mission was flawed. Radio
silence.
Always radio silence.


Different missions different rules.

The major failure at the Battle of Jultland was that accurate radio
messages were NOT sent so the commander didnt have a
clear idea of the situation.

Active 2 way radio communication was vital to fighters
defending the UK during WW2 both to vector aircraft
on to bogies and to allow the fighters to report the true
situation back to the commander.

The Dam Busters raid required radio silence on the
way to the target but required a code word to
be sent back after the mission to indicate mission
completion or failure so that the following waves could
be sent to the appropriate target.

Keith