Re: [OT] Stupid Military Terminology Question
From: John Fox <jfox@v...>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 01:47:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [OT] Stupid Military Terminology Question
John:
There are several word that come to mind at this moment.
1) Weapons Platform(s)
2) Operations Unit(s)
3) Fighting Asset(s)
4) Firepower Delivery System(s)
5) MDU(s) [Monster Destroying Unit(s)]
6) MEU(s) [Monster Extermination Unit(s)]
7) EBB(s) [Enemy Ball Buster(s)]
8) Operations Formation(s)
9) Good Guys
Hope this helps
John
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> Subject: [OT] Stupid Military Terminology Question
> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:05:48 PST
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> What is a good generic term for an individual vehicle or squad, other
> than element? Or, in other words, in the following sentence, what
word
> would you substitute for X?
>
> "One Unit consists of one or more seperate X."
>
> ...where X is a tank, helicopter, infantry platoon, secret weapon, or
> something similar. I am currently working on the military rules for
> Destroy All Monsters!, and I need a nice, simple term. "Elements"
just
> seems a little...unfriendly, if that makes any sense. Any ideas? I'm
> not normally this brain dead, but the holidays have taken a lot out of
> me. Please reply directly to me--there's no need to clutter up the
list
> with my foolishness.
>
> Thanks,
> John Crimmins
> john1x@hotmail.com
>
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