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What were the hand signals used by the US Army in the Vietnam War?
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A designated rifleman (grunt) would hold either his rifle or his hands (arms) straight up (like he was surrendering) and the chopper pilot would guide his helicopter straight at him, and land. Normally smoke would be popped (colored smoke grenade). Dismounted tank crewmen would close one hand into a fist, which indicated to the tank driver which way to turn his tank. Two hands closed together meant stop the tank. Two hands slammed together meant stop the tank FAST! When contact was made, there were no hand signals, when the lead man hit the dirt (went prone), everybody else followed suit. When retreating across a river, when two grunts ran, we all ran...no hand signals needed.
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What was the hand signal system used by US troops in World War 2 called?
Unfortunately, the hand signals used extensively in Band of Brothers and SPR are from the Vietnam era, not WW2. Dale Dye, the military consultant who is from the Vietnam era USMC, likes to use them. The WW2 era hand signals were much simpler: http://www.ccone.com/ww2/29th_Division/Research_/Hand_Signals/body_hand_signals.html See also: http://www.101airborneww2.com/bandofbrothers5.html Aaron
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If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.If you mean musical instruments, the Roman army used their horns (lituus, cornu and buccina) to send out signals. If you mean fighting instruments such as javelins, swords, catapults, etc. they were used in battles and sieges.
What was the meaning of the hand signals used by American forces during World War 2 as seen on the TV series 'Band of Brothers'?
To be successful in patrolling each man must be proficient and understand the signals of silent patrol,the individual sig's cannot really be described in a forum like this but they cover things like:Halt,Follow thru, Recce(take a look),Rendezvous (RV) at this point later if we are seperated, Gather around me for a breifing,Spread out, and many other such things. This communication is not exclusive to the U.S.army ,most countries forces will use it. A couple of sites I've visited including the historian Mark Bando's site, argue that the complicated hand signals used in BoB are anchronistic. In WW2, hand signals were relatively simple. The complex ones used in BoB were probably Vietnam era signals introduced by Dale Dye, the military technical adviser who is a USMC veteran of Vietnam. One Example; In "Day of Days" when they are assaulting the guns at Brecourt - When approaching the machine gun nest. Buck Compton signals that there is one MG42, 25 yards away and directs to attack with grenades.
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What was the magazine capacity of the Thompson Tommy gun carried in in Vietnam by the US army?
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