The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-03-25
ZAP Features)

terms battle you? Then tack this
handy glossary of military and ma
val terms up beside your global
maps:
BATTLESHIP = Most powerful
type of war vessel, named after
states. Carries about 1900 men, is
between 10000 and $4,000 tons.
BATTALION-four infantry COM
panies or four artillery batteries.
BATTERY-tArmy) four pieces
of artillery and their crews; Navy
the armament of ship.
BELT ARMOR-A thick steel
plate along the waterline of a war
ship, protecting the magazines.
BIVOUAC-To camp in the open
all night
BOATSWAIN-Navy warrant Of
ficer who superintends work about
the deck
BRIGADE-Two regiments Of in
fantry or three regiments of artil-
llery.
CAISSON-A two-w1leeled am
munition cart pulled by horses.
COMPANY-Four platoons of in
fantry. Corresponding terms in ar
tillery and cavalry are battery and
troop.
CORPS-Generally two or more
divisions plus Corps troops" at
tached to corps headquarters as
conditions call for them.
CORvETTE-A war vessel SIM
liar to a destroyer but smaller and
slower.
VAIN - Technically q
boatswain's mate, third class, who
steers small, boats, launches, gigs
etc. ~ ~
CRUISER Heavy). Warship OF
about 10000 tons, rated about 80
knots. Carries about nine 8-inch
guns. Gight) Warships of between
5000 and 10000 tons. also rated
about 80 knots. Mount 16 six-irch
guns. The difference between light
and heavy cruisers is in the guns
they carry.
DEPLOY-Change from a FORM
alton of movement to a formation
of battle, whether of ships or troops
DESTROYER = Smallest surface
fleet unit. Standard speed 3O-37
knots, main battery usually four to
eight five-inch guns.
DIVISION = (Square) two in
fantry brigades, one artillery bril-
gade, one engineer regiment, one
quartermaster regiment, one med
ical regiment, plus special troops
as needed (Triangular) three in
ffantry regiments, three battalions
light artillery, one battalion med
ium artillery, one reconnaissance
troop, one engineer battalion, one
medical battalion, one quartermast-
er battalion, plus special troops
Both consist of from 10000 to 3d.
600 men.
ECHELON-A formation in which
ships or troops are staggered dag
onally to the rear; (Army) a part
of larger unit. 81
i FLAG OFFTCER-Used freely in
the Navy to mean any officer OF
the line above the rank of captain
but technically any officer (not be-
low the rank of commander) APP
pointed by the President to COM
mand a squadron.
FLEET TRAIN-All ships essen
tial to the maintenance of the
fighting fleet.
i FORECASTLE-Upper deck for
ward of the mainmast of a ship.
j G. I.-Government issue, applied
to equipment and to supplies issued
to enlisted men.
i GIG-Ship's boat used by COM
manding officer.
GUNBOAT = Carries about $50
men and is used for patrol work.
HOWITzER - Artillery weapon
with a high angle of fire. It's shell
! falls almost vertically.
] MACHINE GUN Gight) air
cooled, 30-caliber, shoots 525 bull
lets per minute at a distance of
about $500 yards. (Heavy) water
cooled, 50-caliber, shoots about 500
bullets per minute up to about four
miles.
KNOT-About / li6 statute OF
land miles.
MORTAR-A short, large calibe1
cannon which shoots high into the
air, dropping its shell behind an
embankrnent, wall, etc.
O. D.-Officer of the day.
PETTY OFFTCER-Specialist in
the Navy, such as machinist's mate
yeoman, torpedoman, etc.
| PLATOON-Three or four SQUADS
(Which consist of eight to IL sold
iers).
PORT-Left side of ship, fac
ing forward. Right side is starbsard
| QUARTERMASTER = (Nayy)
steersman Of ship. (Army) Quart
srmaster Corps supplies everything
except weapons and ammunition