CENTAUR 6Kermit E. Larson, MAJ F Troop CDR Sept 1972-Feb 1973 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion; Nylon CENTAUR 5Roman Millett, CPT Gun/Scout PLT LDR, & XO Jan 1970-Dec 1970 I reviewed some of the Air Cav TO&E's on line. Have the frequencies and call signs on his person in a location known to all Soldiers in the platoon. CENTAUR 36Harold Reid Fisher, CPT Aerorifles PLT CDR/D Troop XO Jan 1967-Dec 1967 STABLE BOYWilliam J. There are several appointment titles, such as "Ironside" which are no longer used by the British Army. Tactical call signs are often assigned to a company sized unit or higher. He is normally the senior Soldier of the fire team and must . Fights the close fight by fire and movement with two fire teams and available supporting weapons. When maneuvering the team, the team fights using one of three techniques. Important:the first time in any deployment that two callsigns exchange a transmission, the full callsign is always used. The peons almost never had/needed comms. Within a standard infantry battalion these characters represent companies, platoons and sections respectively, so that 3 Section, 1 Platoon of B Company might be F13. Be prepared to assume the duties of team leader and squad leader. A unit callsign is permanently attached to the unit itself, and will persist so long as the unit continues to exist. Immediately assumes the role of gunner if the gunner is unable to continue his duties. S-2 = Intelligence CENTAUR 30Richard P. Timmermeyer, CPT C-30 Jan 1968 - Feb 1968, CENTAUR 44Richard Spalding, CW2 AH-1G Pilot/AC 1969CENTAUR 45Clay Maxwell, CW2 AH-1G Pilot/AC 1967-1968 (per SQD Log 12-13-1968) Relying on the expertise of the platoon sergeant, the platoon leader regularly consults with him on all platoon matters. VII Corps: Jayhawk Provides a supply of ammunition to the gun when employed. Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Appointment_Titles. Platoon leader would be called as 1, platoon sergeant as 4. In tactical situations, the Marine Corps utilizes call signs naming conventions similar to the Army's. Standardization allows identifying the type or role of an aircraft immediately by its callsign: If two or more aircraft belong to the same type or group, each receives a number suffixed to its callsign. Instead the ranking Section leader in the Typically, the second-in-command will be 8, forward air controllers, observers or medics can be 7, 6 and so on. Is responsible for his assistant gunner and all the gun equipment. On a company tac it would just be your: "company call sign - platoon number - squad#", So the plt commander would identify himself as "Company cs, plt #, actual". Assists the platoon leader with information management. CENTAUR 30Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 CENTAUR 31B AP The controller of each net has the call sign 0 ("zero"). [1] A division's nickname may Be prepared to assume the duties of the automatic rifleman and team leader. Jim Walt (Silver Star) was his observer and Tom Dooling was his cover Cobra. The M249 delivers greater range and rates of fire than the M16 or M4. Receives squad leaders administrative, logistical, and maintenance reports, and requests rations, water, fuel, and ammunition. Task Organization: States how the unit is organized for the operation and gives who is the main effort. The Battalions were given the names of colors. The PL is 1, senior scout (alpha section SGT) is 2, most junior TC is 3, PSG is 4, bravo section Sgt is 5, his wingman is 6. CENTAUR 13Erik G. Brethen, CW2 OH-6A/AH-1G Pilot IP/Test Pilot May 1969-Dec 1970 1-64. The gunner is normally the senior member of the medium machine gun team. CENTAUR 32 (Patrol) & Ambush Patrol The squad leader directs team leaders and leads by personal example. Centaur 6 - Tom Fleming - Troop Commander - Feb '68 Note: At this time, the NCS acknowledges and the net is open. Centaur 20 - Bruce Powell - Gun Platoon Leader/Cobra Aircraft Commander - * '68* '68, Centaur 21 - Rick Williams Itis appended at the end (e.g. There are times and rules surrounding when callsigns can be shortened. CENTAUR 44Charles "Charlie" Johnson, 1LT UH-1C Pilot/Aero Weapons Jun 1967-Jul 1968 I always thought that the OH-23 Section didn't have a name, other than "Ash and Trash" and "Taxi Service" branch of the Light Scout Section. Here are a few more for you. CENTAUR 41Paul V. Martindale, CPT AH-1G Pilot Nov 1971-Apr 1972, KIA 28 April 1972 (per 1972 letter) CENTAUR 42 2. CENTAUR 23Jerry Dewayne Cunningham Jr., CW2 UH-1C & Aerorifle Pilot Sep 1970-Sep 1971 CENTAUR 10 APCENTAUR 10Leland H. Smokey Burgess, Jr., 1LT OH-23 Scout PLT LDR 1967-1968 Powell Nov2018: My Scout notes indicate that I was initially Centaur 17, Vinson 12 and Sanders 11. "ALPHA" is dropped because both elements carry the same callsign. I'm a 1PLT PL and we use 1-6. He is responsible for all his team does or fails to do, and is responsible for caring of the teams Soldiers, weapons, and equipment. All player roles and most units in a ShackTac mission will have such standard callsigns, while the occasional unit may have a non-standard one (see next chapter). 9th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Troop: Nomad He must know how to occupy covered and concealed positions in all environments and what protection they provide from direct fire weapons, and is competent in the performance of these tasks while using night vision devices. Understands the mission and commanders intent two levels up (platoon and company). The Majors list that came out in August ranked Fleming, Fisher, Delvy, Vinson in that order (Delvy may have ranked Fisher). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Missions where players are on the OPFOR side sometimes include different callsigns than those listed above. The squad-designated marksman employs an optically enhanced general-purpose weapon. D = Dog, 2nd Battalion: Unused suffixes can be used for other call signs that do not fall into the standard call sign matrix, for example the unused 33A call sign is used to refer to the Company Sergeant Major. are acronyms, such as Checks with weapons squad leader controlling the emplacement of key weapon systems. "NINER" / 9 is dropped because both elements are from seperate callsigns. 1-49. CENTAUR 46Hugh "Sandy" McLeod, 1LT AH-1G Pilot/ARM OFF Jul 1970-Jul 1971 CENTAUR 4Thomas Fleming, CPT Service PLT LDR "Stable Boy" Feb 1967-Aug 1967 Special thanks to Jay Weinstein,Claude Berghorn, Frederic Blais and JeffHaines. The Operation Order - OPORD. Shack Tactical Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Positions where best needed to help the engagement (either in the base of fire or with the assault element). Confirmed. Our written and audio procedures are a combination of the following primary source materials, as well as our own learnings, modifications and adaptations: 9th Quartermaster Company: Nougat M = Mike. K = King Then a very short period of time later a bunch of people rotated and Sanders told me I was now second to him as C-12. Close combat attack brief format. Tom Noss, CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 When attached to a rifle squad, is the subject matter expert for employment of the medium machine gun, and advises the rifle squad leader of best way to employ the medium machine gun. Spots rounds and reports recommended corrections to the gunner. CENTAUR 45Michael W. BG Woods, CPT AH-1G Pilot Oct 1971-Nov 1972 A radio-telephone operator for Regional Command (South), talks into his headset during a battlefield circulation in southern Afghanistan. CENTAUR 21Lewis Lew L. Barger, CPT UH-1C Heavy Scout 1966-1967 Feb 68 Fleming to Peake 7 Nov 2020 Mike you could add "Stable Boy" CPT Tom Fleming Service Platoon. "Checkmate 6" is the Company Commander and "Checkmate 6 Romeo" is the commander's radio-telephone operator (Romeo the NATO phonetic of the letter R). CENTAUR 25Randolph "Randy" Meade, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot Feb 1969-Feb 1970 He must be prepared to exercise initiative within his company commanders intent and without specific guidance for every situation. 26th Field Artillery Battalion: Nudist CENTAUR 3Richard P. Timmermeyer, CPT 1968-1969, OPS OFF Feb 68Aug 68 I = Item In some cases, the lettering jumps all the way forward to "Kilo" and "Lima", and there is no indication that further letters down the alphabet cannot be used (so long as they are not standardized letters typically assigned to vehicles, such as "Mike", "Sierra", etc). C = Charlie a 2IC stepping up is never ACTUAL as he is not the proper leader of that callsign! In the report above we also see Omaha. Looks ahead to the next move of the platoon. Centaur ** - Pat 'Joaquin' Eastes - Heavy Scouts/Mini-Guns Pilot/Aircraft Commander CENTAUR 37A Callsigns or tactical callsigns are assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. All duties and responsibilities can be executed by anyone in the absence of others. This means a 'C' Company could potentially have 'Checkmate' as its call sign. Ensures the platoon is prepared to accomplish its mission, which includes supervising precombat checks and inspections. C-12 14,16 would have been Team Leaders As would C-22 24 26 and C-42. CENTAUR 3Francis X. Delvy, MAJ UH-1C Pilot & OPS OFF Apr 1966-Sep 1967 Military call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. The United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard use a mixture of tactical call signs and international call signs beginning with the letter N. For example, the carrier USS John F. Kennedy had the call sign NJFK for unclassified and navigation communications with other vessels, but uses tactical call signs that vary with its mission. In that case, the PL would be 'Charlie 1-6' and the PSG would be 'Charlie 1-7', The use of actual is used when there are multiple people using the same call radio, and it's basically a way to specify "I am not addressing your truck/track; I need to speak to LT Fletcher." There are two cases where this generally happens: When an infantry squad operates outside the primary chain of command (Special Forces), or when a new squads are created to Reinforce existing platoons or completely new platoons. They are not there to take and hold ground in a drawn out ground conflict. Pre-BATCO systems used a series of appointment titles to identify users and individuals, "Sunray", for instance, referring to the appropriate leader. Understand the mission two levels up (squad and platoon). CENTAUR 43James R. Rick Arthur, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Mar 1967-Mar 1968 The USAF also uses semi-fixed identifiers consisting of a name followed by a two or three digit number. The automatic riflemans primary weapon is currently the 5.56-mm M249 light machine gun. A rifleman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, fires his M-4 carbine during qualification on a Fort Drum range. CENTAUR 24Charles Pat "Juaquin" Eastes, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Aug 1967-Aug 1968 Deployment ORBATs in UNITAF have callsigns which are assigned by the deployments Field Leader, callsigns come from a pre-approved callsign list. Employs mission command systems available to the squads and platoon. A callsign is one with numbers, such as Abnormal 10. of air tankers tend to associate with gasoline, gas stations, or fuel in general, Fighters are more macho. It has all kinds of information, but doesnt list call signs. Centaur 44 - Richard Spalding - Gun Platoon/Cobra Pilot/Aircraft Commander I am guessing you are refering to uncoded radio traffic. Bravo 6 Actual would be the Commander of Company B. Raider 3 was the Brigade Operations Of Sometimes cool guy nicknames would be used if something weird like two red platoons wound up working with each other. Some months later he was the one that checked me out in guns. The following are standard callsigns for Weapons squads, whether they travel as infantry or use a mounted weapon on a light vehicle. Centaur 40 - Charlie 'Chuck' Johnson - Aero Weapons/HOGS Section Leader - Nov '67/May '68 In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. CENTAUR 18Michael "Mike" Holder, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Dec 1969-Jun 1970 - Leadership Development (FM 6-22) WebHitman 2-1 Actual - Bravo company 2nd platoon team 1 leader. In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. CENTAUR 31A AP Security plans. . Stan Allen (6Jan2017): During 1969 and 70 Mr. Zorger's call sign was C-28 . Other radio users, like B20, do not fit into the standard battalion model but are also assigned a call sign for protection. Though a player may be addressed by their nickname under some circumstances (mostly by someone within their unit), Callsigns are used almost exclusively in all Radio communications. ALPHA ACTUAL), but in the case where all callsigns on a frequency are of the same callsign, ACTUAL can be used independently.Hence, only the proper leader of the callsign will answer toACTUAL, whereasa radio-telephone operator (or other designee) will answer to the callsign itself (without the "Actual" appended) as a matter of routine. Examples might be "November Lima Two-Zero-One" or "Navy November Lima Two-Zero-One." 60th Infantry Regiment: Nutmeg The following are standard callsigns specifically used for Aircraft. Constantly updates the weapons squad leader on the round count and serviceability of the medium machine gun. The following are standard callsigns used for high-level units and player roles. CENTAUR 20AP Ensures security of the teams area of operations. CENTAUR 27Kenneth H. Rucki, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot Aug 1969-Aug 1970 Find great designs on durable stickers or create your own custom stickers to express yourself. Player nicknames are typically kept out of radio communications, as they can confuse any listener who does not know which unit the player belongs to. What happened to Delvy then? If they are on a higher net they would include the Troop callsign before the platoon, so it would be something like "Apache white one" on the squadron net. L = Love I seem to remember that Mark Schmidt, kia Dec 67, was C25, but I am not positive on that. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Send a message. CPT John Whitehead C-30 Feb Aug 68 CENTAUR 47Kenneth Lee "Strange Strand" Strand, CW2 AH-1G & OH-6A Pilot 1969-1970 Nudge Blue Six means: The Determining a suitable technique is based on the effectiveness of the enemys fire and available cover and concealment. CENTAUR 15JC Carnathan CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1969 In peacetime, some military stations will use fixed call signs in the international series. Do you remember if Vinson outranked Delvy? At that time the Gun Platoon to me was just the "Gun Platoon" with Light Scouts (with their little OH-23 attachment) and Heavy Scouts (Hogs). CENTAUR 3Frank M. Hock, CPT OPS OFF 1972 CENTAUR 25Dennis T. Yenser, CPT UH-1 Slick PLT LDR 1970-1971 CENTAUR 14-- Wayne R. Cooper, WO1 1967-1967 UH-1D Slick Pilot [images show WO1] 1967-1968,BR/> He is prepared to assume the gunners role in any situation. But then if Sanders was 11 as Section Leader then maybe the 10 call sign was reserved for Gun Platoon leader. CENTAUR 11Edward P. "Ed" Shanahan, CPT OH-6A Pilot 1970-1971 When then-president George W. Bush, a former Air National Guard fighter pilot, was flown to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Navy S-3B Viking, it was the first use of the "Navy One" call sign. During operations, the team leader , 1-57. WebARMY. This, together with frequency changes and voice procedure aimed at making every unit sound the same, protects the military against simple traffic analysis and eavesdropping. WebAppointment Titles. Eastes to Peake 7 Nov 2020 I remembered him as a major (Harold R. Fisher), and just looked at his video, where he says that he was XO for a short time under Tom Fleming. Thus, the standardized names for Infantry Squads change to reflect this. CENTAUR 52Thomas M "Sam" Dooling, CW2 AH-1G/OH-6A Pilot Jan 1969-Aug 1970 (per Mark Jackson Info) It provides the tactical standing operating Change frequencies and call signs IAW unit SOI. Under the fluid conditions of close combat, he accomplishes assigned missions using initiative without needing constant guidance from higher headquarters. PL knows his Soldiers, how to employ the platoon, its weapons, and its systems. Is prepared to assume the duties of the automatic weapons gunner and team leader. All I remember when I arrived in Feb67, was Cpt Sanders saying he was C-11 and I was assigned C-17. CENTAUR 23Jeff D. Halliday, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Jun 1967-Jul 1968 CDR Feb 1968-Feb 1969 Obtains ammunition from other Soldiers who are carrying 7.62-mm machine gun ammunition. G = George CENTAUR 11Lawrence B. Wilkerson, 1LT OH-6A Pilot Mar 1969-Mar 1970 For example, "Mike One-One", "Mike One-Two" for the vehicles in the first group of Mikes; "Mike Two-One" and "Mike Two-Two" for the vehicles in the second group; etc. Then Stephenson took 11 and then Burgess. CENTAUR 6Rodolpho (Rubin) Guitierrez, CPT F Troop CDR Jul 1971-Sep 1971 I started in 1998 with a basic list that I pulled off of the web. CENTAUR 27J. Centaur 36 - Mike Siegel - Aero Rifle/Slicks Pilot/Aircraft Commander/Slicks IP - * '67 * '68 ), 1-66. In UNITAF Callsigns are assigned to Platoons or to Companies. This is the lowest level of movement. Powell to Fleming Sep 2011 The 9th Infantry Division radioman had to know all the call signs. Commander of 3rd Battalion of the 39th Infantry Regiment. Special Forces units are rare enough that standardization is largely ignored for them. Alphabet-based callsigns for non-infantry units may or may not change. Second, he knows the end state representing mission accomplishment. CENTAUR 18Roger Blaha, 1st L OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 CENTAUR 15John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 CENTAUR 17Bruce Powell, CPT OH-23 Scout/AH-1G Pilot Feb 1967-Aug 1968 Fire support plans. Tactical voice communications ("combat net radio") use a system of call signs of the form letter-digit-digit. CENTAUR 55Cary J. Bacon, CW2 AH-1G Pilot, Mar 1970-Apr 1971 CENTAUR 49Kenneth R. "Ken" Mick, 1st LT AH-1G Pilot Oct 1971-Sept 1972 It was composed of 4 platoons. CENTAUR 24Marcus A. Kempson, CW2 UH-1H/Nighthawk Pilot 1969-1970 Assigns clear tasks and purposes to the squads. The automatic rifleman provides the unit with a high volume of sustained suppressive direct fires of area targets. Is the subject matter expert for the squads organic weapons employment, and employment of supporting assets? Alternatively, the sender may add "this is" before stating their own callsign, though most Shackers get used to omitting these works. The controller of each net has the call sign 0 ("zero"). CENTAUR 15Mackie A. Webb, CW2 OH-23G Scout Pilot Jun 1967-Jun 1968 If you remember Cpt Stephenson was the ranking officer in the Aero Scout Platoon so he carried the call sign C-10 after 9 Sep. 2nd Plt: White 1, 3rd Plt: Blue 1. A Team makes contact with the enemy, and I begin to do, what I call, my magic. I've grappled with this problem of call signs. Controls fires and establishes fire control measures. Centaur 43 - Pat 'Joaquin' Eastes - Aero Weapons/HOGS Pilot/Aircraft Commander Military call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. CENTAUR 30Eugene K. Gene Prosser, MAJ Aerorifle PLT CDR & XO Feb 1966-Mar 1967 The letter part of the call sign is not the company's letter (B vs F in the above example). Is there Russias unusual "Spyder" laser devices fall into His favorite flavor of Crayola will color his wings Press J to jump to the feed. Be capable of engaging all targets with well-aimed shots. The. It has a bit of assonance in the "er-er" sounds and having an identifier that ends in "er" makes the following word sound almost conjoining. Leads the platoon in supporting the higher headquarters missions. CENTAUR 10Roman Millett, CPT Gun/Scout PLT LDR, & XO Jan 1970-Dec 1970 The rifleman is an expert in handling and employing the weapon and placing well-aimed fire on the enemy. Additional callsigns also exist that are used more rarely, and may or may not have a fixed meaning from mission to mission. CENTAUR 13?Harlan Gray Sparrow III, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Apr 1971-Apr 1972 CENTAUR 36Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 Ops Officer 72. Safe Side", https://www.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-11/northern_ireland_operational_aide_memoire_1978_0.pdf#page=21, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_call_sign&oldid=1093180135. CENTAUR 26Robert "Bob" Dunbar, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Mar 1966-Apr 1967 These positions were reserved for commissioned officers (if there was one to fill the position). Most players in the squad do not have a callsign, anyway. Special Forces squads typically receive the callsign Romeo (for "Recon"), though they can technically have any callsign letter. Bravo Tree Fife This is Bravo Seven One Under fire 32674534 Out Bravo Seven One on the way Out Bravo Tree Fife Adjust 100 right O Performs the role of the platoon sergeant as required. However, the platoon sergeant traditionally . C-10,20,30,40 were considered Platoon Leaders C-3,4,5,6 were administrative level leaders. CENTAUR 25John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 In tactical situations, the Marine Corps utilizes call signs naming conventions similar to the Army's. CENTAUR 39William "Bill" Altenhofen, SSG Aerorifles PLT SGT Feb 1967Feb 1968 This frees up the callsign to be reassigned to Reinforcements, if necessary, though often the reinforcing units receive completely new callsigns. The letter part of the call sign is not the company's letter (B vs F in the above example). CENTAUR 28Steven J. Zorger, HU-1H AC CDR/"Nighthawk" PIC Dec 1968-Aug 1969 CENTAUR 11Stephen R. Pullen,1972-1973 Delta, Echo, Fox: The standard callsigns for the first, second, and third Squads in the second Infantry Platoon, respectively. Establishes and operates the units casualty collection point (CCP). In addition, a suffix following the initial call sign can denote a specific individual or grouping within the designated call sign, so F13C would be the Charlie fire team. 1st Sqd was 31. CENTAUR 28Daniel W. Dan Miller, WO1 UH-1H Slick Pilot Feb 1972-Nov 1972 CENTAUR 30John Whitehead, CPT Aerorifle PLT CDR FebAug 68, UH-1H/Gun PLT LDR 1968-1969 Delvy was Gun Platoon leader possibly as Centaur 10. Manages the units combat load prior to operations, and monitors logistical status during operations. When I was there I inherited C-34 as fourth squad leader. CENTAUR 13John S. Scottie Hill, CW2 OH-6A LDR Nov 1972-Jan 197 CENTAUR 40Bill Malinovsky, CPT Gun PLT LDR 1969 CPT Richard Timmermeyer - C-30 ??? WebCard 100 Platoon Organization Card 110 Command And Control Card 120 Duties And Responsibilities Card 200 Communication Card 300 TLP Card 310 Estimate of the Situation Frequencies and call signs. The call signs of Alpha and Charlie are Assassin and Raptor, and they can be used interchangeably. The more effective the enemys fire, the lower the level of movement. He provides the fire team with a high trajectory and an HE capability out to 350 meters. The USAF also uses semi-fixed identifiers consisting of a name followed by a two or three digit number. an attached Radio Operator will only respond without the appended ACTUAL (if the proper leader is not monitoring this frequency, the calls should obviously answered nontheless but this circumstance should be stated). For example, the collective "Checkmate" might be assigned to an entire company and thus "Che CENTAUR 40Don C. Phillips, CPT Gun PLT LDR 1970-1971 Status of ammunition, casualties, and equipment to the platoon sergeant. Recommends medium machine gun employment to the platoon leader. CENTAUR 15Steven C. Suiter, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 Leader = Leader. Some of them are actually pretty funny to read. CENTAUR 4Clarence C "Buck" Buxton, 1LT SER/MNT PLT LDR STABLE BOY Aug 1967-Feb 1968 The platoon leader works to develop and maintain situational understanding (SU). Dow and Mosenthal can give us that of the Aerorifle Platoon. 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