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Default U.S. Navy bringing back celestial navagation

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:14:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:59:59 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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When I was in Bainbridge the RM school was there and we had guys
tapping out messages everywhere.
There was also a lot of semaphore going on.

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When my dad served in the Philippines as a forward observer calling in 105 strikes from the top of a hill, he said that was one of the most dangerous parts of the job. If your field telephone quit and you couldn't repair the lines etc. your last resort was to use semefore flags. If the "japs" saw you doing that you were a standing target.



The situation between the army and the navy is different. They are
probably over the horizon and an RF burst will locate you but they
can't see you.

 
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