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accommodate equipment, ammunition, repair parts, food, water,
medical equipment, and extra oils.
LAV-M – The Mortar vehicle normally had a crew of four with no turret, with
opening bay doors to facilitate firing. It has an 81mm mortar tube
and provides indirect fire support to light infantry and
reconnaissance forces.
LAV-R – The recovery vehicle added a hydraulic crane and a heavy-duty
winch. This vehicle was used to recover damaged and disabled
vehicles and carried repair parts, tools, oils, an onboard generator,
vehicle instruction/repair manuals for repairs in the field.
MULE - The PAQ-3, also known as the Modular Universal Laser Equipment
(MULE), is a man-portable laser designator/rangefinder. ... used as a
rangefinder for laser-guided weapons and conventional artillery by
the US Marine Corps.
TOW Missile – Tube launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank
missile.
COMMANDS
50% Turret Watch – Every other vehicle had a Marine in the vehicle manning
the gun sights.
5 S’s and a T - Upon detention, each detainee will be searched, silenced,
segregated, safeguarded, sped to the rear, and tagged.
Company Coil - A protective move that is put into place by Marines that
consists of placing defensive action in a 360-degree circle around
vital assets, such as a Headquarters/Command post.
Mob Move - Simply means to gaggle-fuck over there…. not marching, just
moving in a group.
MARINE LANGUAGE
Azimuth - Generally defined as a horizontal angle measured clockwise from
any fixed reference plane or easily established base direction line.
Cat of Nine Tails - It was an old antique way to punish people on a ship. The
weapon was a leather handle with braided leather appendages
approximately 3-5 feet long with sharp treble like hooks on the end –
designed to rip and tear flesh. Being punished with this would be
very bad
Hardball Surface –Concrete or paved street
Lima Charlie – Loud and Clear
LP-OP – Listening Post-Observation Post
MAW – Marine Air Wing

