# Talk:No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit RAAF

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Reviewer: Cdtew (talk · contribs) 14:57, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
I would be happy to undertake this review; it will be a humbling experience to get to review the work of such a fine editor!  I will hopefully have full comments to you by this evening.  Cdtew (talk) 14:57, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Well hearing that from a damn good editor himself, I think I'm the one that's humbled -- tks, and I look fwd to the review! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 15:21, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
Oh, please, you've been at this ages longer than I have.  And I'm one of those guys that tends to stick to the "stone age" of warfare, so I'm branching out of my comfort zone to lend a hand in the reviewing process since just about everyone who reviews my work is stepping outside of their preferred realms.  Cdtew (talk) 00:34, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Comments: Cdtew (talk)

Alright, here's where my absolute lack of expertise in the subject matter comes in handy.  Know that most of my comments are me looking at this as a lay reader, and generally address 3a, but naturally there's no need to violate 3b in the process.  I read through the entire article, which, by the way, is immensely well-written, and thorough as can be, but still am not sure what the men assigned to the No. 114 actually did at certain points.
What assignments did they have in WWII? I imagine much of their job consisted of directing fighters (which, I presume, had no radar interface of their own) towards Japanese aircraft, or bombers toward targets.  That's just my assumption, and a reader with even less (if that's possible) knowledge might be left confused.  Also, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes, it was an air defence role, specifically ground control of fighters to targets. The sources are a bit esoteric but will see if I can't prise loose a bit more on their tasks without going into OR territory... :-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
How did they register a kill on 31 October '43? In other words, its unclear to me how the No. 114 takes credit for a kill by an aircraft in what seems to be another unit.
Heh, the main source offers no more than what I've said, though clearly it means the unit guided the fighter into the interception. However another source I have at least mentions "ground control interception" so I think I can safely elaborate here... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
"failed to be offloaded" - This may be an idiosyncrasy of Australian English, but the use of passive here might make this statement less clear (only change if you feel like it/if your sources permit)
Actually it's almost funny, seems the boat left before all the gear was unloaded - will clarify... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
What is a GCI role (for the uninformed like myself) - as mentioned in the Malaya section?
I'd hoped "ground control interception" would be enough to explain -- the source says no more... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
What is TADS?
Just the name of a system (hence the capital letters) -- will see if I can find more on it. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Otherwise, fabulously well-written with no apparent problems in cites, images, or format.  This meets all criteria, but I'll wait to pass to see if any of the above can/should be addressed. Cdtew (talk) 00:33, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Tks mate! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)