Redherring Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 ...getting warm not battery but both red and blue indicate not operational for different reasons. Could they locate airfields? Perhaps put out of action due to bombing? Red and blue indicating degree of damage? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Could they locate airfields? Perhaps put out of action due to bombing? Red and blue indicating degree of damage? Robert Robert not airfields these are "posts" that are non-operational for one of two reasons indicated by the colour uppermost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 position of OPs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 position of OPs ? Yes Wally well done spot on! The next question would be, operated by what units & why? Note that use of the disc indicates these OP are marked as temporarily non-operational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Yes Wally well done spot on! The next question would be, operated by what units & why? Note that use of the disc indicates these OP are marked as temporarily non-operational Would red be casualty and blue be logistics (reason for non-operational status)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 red over run blue friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Would red be casualty and blue be logistics (reason for non-operational status)? Lauren no not that. I think I'm going to have to say the reasons as it so difficult to guess then I think people would stand a reasonable chance of working out the units that used these OPs and the purpose. Blue point - Nobody there Red point - Telephone fault (should have stuck one of those on my house for 2.5 weeks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 red over run blue friendly I've let the cat out of the bag now I'm afraid :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I think people would stand a reasonable chance of working out the units that used these OPs and the purpose. Does the white "C" indicate the arc of observed area? Artillery observation post maybe ........ (I had a good sleep thanks! :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Does the white "C" indicate the arc of observed area? Artillery observation post maybe Nope Richard the gap is solely so that the designation of the OP can be identified on the map. (I had a good sleep thanks! :-))Umm just got up then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 So there Artillery observation posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 So there Artillery observation posts? Nope Tony not artillery related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Troop movement and air strikes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Troop movement and air strikes ? Not that Wally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 is as simple as to watch the opposition because up to now we have shelled them watched them move about the only other thing we have not done is report the weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Is this observation posts looking for the infrared/optical transmissions from a while ago? That would make sense for a telecoms-out marker. Or maybe looking for semaphore/aldiss-lamp relays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 is as simple as to watch the opposition because up to now we have shelled them watched them move about the only other thing we have not done is report the weather Wally not that sort of thing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Is this observation posts looking for the infrared/optical transmissions from a while ago? That would make sense for a telecoms-out marker. Or maybe looking for semaphore/aldiss-lamp relays? Lauren nope but some good lateral thinking that is needed as there has been a lot of focus on artillery etc. These counter discs, as I said earlier, were in used mid 50s to mid 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 OK, how about mortar locating RADAR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 this is the period covering the height of the cold war is this to do with chemical warfare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 OK, how about mortar locating RADAR? Lauren nope not that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 this is the period covering the height of the cold war is this to do with chemical warfare Nope Wally but cold war! You are getting warm :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 are these maned by the royal observer corp and there location shown on military maps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 are these maned by the royal observer corp Yes Wally spot on. These represent ROC fallout monitoring posts & in the mapping room the disc placed on the map board drew attention to the fact that for whatever reason they were non-functional. In fact one forum member has one of these OPs, I thought he was going to come on & get the answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Right, I'm really confused. How does this tie in with lavatories? (well done Wally ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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