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Originally posted by Zion Mainframe
Well you shuld quit smoking grass in Amsterdam then...
I never saw the things you discribed.
Originally posted by Zion Mainframe
ja, ik weet ook wel dat je die troep overal kan kopen...
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
I was in the Army in Europe for about five years. We used maps, compasses, the usual soldier deal. Never taught to stop and look at the back of a sign.
I assume the overlooking of my honest and seemingly simple questions means that there are no answers. Since the "Hidden messages on the backs of roadsigns" idea makes no sense and is totally unnecessary for the military, I'll assume it is totally bogus.
The one way it'd make sense is if the information is new and cannot be updated quick enough on the maps. But if that be the case the inforamtion wouldn't be on the signs already as the situation needing the information would be more fluid.
Originally posted by Carrierwave
Having some background in the military I can say that regardless of how good your GPS, maps, range finders, and compasses, we always had contingency plans. Like I have said, I live about 25-30 miles from Camp Grayling and as you approach the camp there are all kinds of military markers along road (not just tacmars). There are trail markers that lead to tank and gunnery ranges, ammo dump, gernade training grounds, observation points ect.
Lets just say it would be highly doubtful the U.S. Army National Guard relies entirely on GPS alone. GPS has glitches and can be knocked out with EMP weaponry technology. Good GPS operates on satellites and ground transmitters to triangulate a position. If those satellites or transmitters are disabled you have nothing! In a worse case scenario this will probably be the case. I am surprised you guys with military training can't figure this out. There are lots of contingency plans in any operation. Markers are used as confirmation signals, it doesn't take a genius to realize this.
I think those arrows that Cold Anger is talking about are one in the same as the tacmar markers here in the U.S. and I believe his report. (Keep 'em coming Cold Anger!) I have also heard from a reliable source at a major university in South Africa that there are color coded markers on the back of road signs on routes leading to Cape Town. I think this is UN/NATO stuff and is international in scope.
Carrierwave~
Crap filter "ON"
[Edited on 17-5-2003 by Carrierwave]
As was said, this is silly. The military uses maps, not hard to spot stuff on the reverse of road signs that could be stolen by a prankster next week or knocked over by a 16-wheeler truck.
Originally posted by Zion Mainframe
You really are convinced they excist aren't you carrierwave??
Byrd couldn't have said it better:
As was said, this is silly. The military uses maps, not hard to spot stuff on the reverse of road signs that could be stolen by a prankster next week or knocked over by a 16-wheeler truck.