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Flash Precedence
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Zulu Time (GMT)
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Z marker beacon |
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A type of radio beacon, the emissions of which radiate in a vertical cone shaped pattern.
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Z-scale |
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On an oblique photograph, the scale used in calculating the height of an object.
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Zapadnaya Gruppa Voisk |
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[USSR] Western Group of Soviet Armed Forces, in the DDR.
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ZAR |
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Zeus Acquisition Radar. Large pyramidal radar used with the Nike Zeus ABM missile.
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ZBB |
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Zero Base Budgeting
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ZEL |
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[USA] Zero Launch systema zero-length launch system for F-100s that carried nuclear bombs.
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Zeppelin |
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[Germany] Attempt to assassinate Stalin. A special force was flown to near Moscow by an Ar 232.
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ZERO |
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OFFICER, 0-2
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zero point |
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The location of the center of a burst of a nuclear weapon at the instant of detonation. The zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, dependent upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.
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zero-length launching |
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A technique in which the first motion of the missile or aircraft removes it from the launcher.
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ZFW |
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Zero Fuel Weight
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ZI |
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Zone of Interior
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zippers |
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Target dawn and dusk combat air patrol.
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Zitadelle |
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[Germany] Operation against Soviet positions near Kursk, July 1943.
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Zitteroschen |
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[Germany] Winged, supersonic guided missile, terminated in October 1944.
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ZKA |
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Communications signal to automatically seize the submarine broadcast network
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ZM |
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[USSR] Zagraditel' minniy (minelayer)
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ZM |
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Zone Marker
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zone |
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See air defense identification zone; air surface zone; combat zone; communications zone; control zone; dead zone; demilitarized zone; drop zone; landing zone; rupture zone; safety zone. See also area.
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zone fire |
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Artillery or mortar fires that are delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations. See also fire.
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zone I (nuclear) |
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A circular area, determined by using minimum safe distance I as the radius and the desired ground zero as the center, from which all armed forces are evacuated. If evacuation is not possible or if a commander elects a higher degree of risk, maximum protective measures will be required.
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zone II (nuclear) |
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A circular area (less zone I), determined by using minimum safe distance II as the radius and the desired ground zero as the center, in which all personnel require maximum protection. Maximum protection denotes that armed forces personnel are in "buttoned up" tanks or crouched in foxholes with improvised overhead shielding.
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zone III (nuclear) |
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A circular area (less zones I and II), determined by using minimum safe distance III as the radius and the desired ground zero as the center, in which all personnel require minimum protection. Minimum protection denotes that armed forces personnel are prone on open ground with all skin areas covered and with an overall thermal protection at least equal to that provided by a two-layer uniform.
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