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crunchie


Australian slang for infantry, from the sound made by walking on gravel
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fdc


Fire-Direction Control Centre; place where requests for fire support were interpretated into specific information for ground artillery. Also co-ordinated artillery and mortar fire
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pit


Hole dug or scraped in the ground as protection from incoming fire
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sky crane


See superhook
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1alsg


1st Australian Logistic Support Group, based at Vung Tau
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1atf


1st Australian Task Force; brigade sized formation based at Nui Dat
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161


161 Battery RNZA (Royal New Zealand Artillery)
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2 rar/nz


Anzac battalion in which NZ companies served
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2ic


Second in command
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2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; component of Agent Orange
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