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Bravo Zulu. This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning “well done”; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary. It can be combined with the “negative” signal, spoken or written NEGAT, to say “NEGAT Bravo Zulu,” or “not well done.”
What were nicknames for Vietnam War?
It has been variously called the Second Indochina War, the Vietnam Conflict, the Vietnam War, and Nam. In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War against America).
What does Victor Zulu mean?
Victor – V Bravo – B Zulu – Z niner probably means nine as a number (9) So it’s VBZ9. This could mean anything in a military context, it seems like a code for identifying something.
Why is the enemy called Tango?
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, established by the 1930s, the letter T is tango and became slang for target, or “enemy.” To down a target is “to shoot” them, especially when grounding an aircraft, but also “to neutralize” or “kill” them. Tango down thus means the enemy has been defeated.
What was a Zippo Raid?
Known as “Zippo raids,” troops would set fire to huts of suspected enemy forces or ignite napalm from M-132s and M-762s if the electronic ignition failed.
What Does VC mean in the Vietnam War?
Viet Cong
Viet Cong (VC), in full Viet Nam Cong San, English Vietnamese Communists, the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam (late 1950s–1975) and the United States (early 1960s–1973).
Why did so many people die in the Zulu War?
A dangerous mix of self-confidence and contempt for their foes infected many in the British Army during the Zulu War. This misjudgement led to thousands of deaths – and an unsavoury, high-level cover-up – as Saul David explains.
When did the British start the Zulu War?
But the Zulu conflict was unique in that it was to be the last pre-emptive war launched by the British, prior to the recent campaign in Iraq. Lord Chelmsford, c.1870 © The war began on 11 January 1879, when the 5,000-strong main British column invaded Zululand at Rorke’s Drift.
How many Zulu people are there in South Africa?
The word Zulu means “Sky” and according to oral history, Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670. Today it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu people make up about approximately 22% of this number.
Who was in command at Isandlwana during the Zulu War?
Colonel Pulleine, in command at Isandlwana, dashed off a quick note to Chelmsford, reading: ‘Report just come in that the Zulus are advancing in force from Left front of Camp.’ Chelmsford read it shortly after 9.30am, and he returned it to his staff officer, Major Clery, without a word, and would not be deflected from his original plan.