What does this radio message mean? 1/KG 40 A/C

horrgakx · 11-30-06, 05:15 AM

I received a message "Broadcast beacons for 1/KG 40 A/C".

Whats this mean?

Dowly · 11-30-06, 05:20 AM

Dont know what it means, but it has nothing to do with you.

_Seth_ · 11-30-06, 05:22 AM

Something about german aircrafts, i think...
I tried to google it:

IE:

Lg.Kdo Norwegen

1/KG z.b.V 108 Ju 52 see/He 59 + 60
Hommelvik

A/C probably means aircraft..

TarJak · 11-30-06, 04:14 PM

It's just a "colour" message to make you feel a little less lonely when on patrol.

The actual message would have been for a u-Boat to transmit a beacon signal for the 1st Kampfgeschwader and I assume the 40 A/C means 40 aircraft. I may be wrong on the last bit.

Jimbuna · 12-01-06, 02:58 PM

eye candy

AVGWarhawk · 12-01-06, 03:19 PM

It is code for #1 with cheese and go large on the fries...

. It is just eye and ear candy for some atmosphere of the game. I believe it does pertain to aircraft as stated earlier.

Pumbaa · 12-01-06, 05:28 PM

I'm still waiting to get a radio code like BZ 32V . . .WWII US Navy code for Good Job (BZ) and Dumbo, the sea plane (32V)

Sailor Steve · 12-01-06, 05:37 PM

You shouldn't get that message; BZ at that time would be rendered Baker Zebra. Besides, it didn't mean "well done" until the first NATO codebook, issued four years after the war ended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_Zulu

Pumbaa · 12-01-06, 05:40 PM

There has to be an equivilent . . . and with as many mines as I seem to find in The Channel I wouldnt be shocked to get it

Corsair · 12-02-06, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumbaa

There has to be an equivilent . . . and with as many mines as I seem to find in The Channel I wouldnt be shocked to get it

For God's sake, what are you doing in the Channel ? That's one of the worst places where to be for a german sub...

Jimbuna · 12-02-06, 06:26 AM

I have been known to post this on ocassion:

STAY AWAY FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Captain_AJ · 12-02-06, 08:29 AM

Read above !!

CX929 · 12-02-06, 03:01 PM

1./KG40 means Erster Gruppe (First Group)/KampfGeschwader 40 (A Geschwader would be roughly equal to a USAAF Bomber Wing or a RAF Group). 1./KG40 was formed 1.11.39 at Bremen with Fw 200C bombers and flew from June 1940 to March 1943 out of Bordeaux-Merignac. The KG was using He-111s and He-177s as well, up to 45 aircraft in all.

bigboywooly · 12-02-06, 03:12 PM

Hi and welcome CX
Great post as a first too

JSalinger · 12-02-06, 04:28 PM

That would be "Broadcast beacons for 1 Kampfgeschwader, 40 aircraft". Ein Kampfgeschwader was a dive-bomber unit, I think.

11-30-06, 05:22 AM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Something about german aircrafts, i think... I tried to google it: IE: Lg.Kdo Norwegen 1/KG z.b.V 108 Ju 52 see/He 59 + 60 Hommelvik A/C probably means aircraft.. __________________

12-01-06, 02:58 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	eye candy __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-01-06, 03:19 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It is code for #1 with cheese and go large on the fries.... It is just eye and ear candy for some atmosphere of the game. I believe it does pertain to aircraft as stated earlier. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-01-06, 05:37 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You shouldn't get that message; BZ at that time would be rendered Baker Zebra. Besides, it didn't mean "well done" until the first NATO codebook, issued four years after the war ended. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_Zulu __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-02-06, 06:26 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I have been known to post this on ocassion: STAY AWAY FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-30-06, 05:15 AM	#1
horrgakx Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	What does this radio message mean? 1/KG 40 A/C I received a message "Broadcast beacons for 1/KG 40 A/C". Whats this mean?

11-30-06, 05:20 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Dont know what it means, but it has nothing to do with you.

11-30-06, 04:14 PM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	It's just a "colour" message to make you feel a little less lonely when on patrol. The actual message would have been for a u-Boat to transmit a beacon signal for the 1st Kampfgeschwader and I assume the 40 A/C means 40 aircraft. I may be wrong on the last bit.

12-01-06, 05:28 PM	#7
Pumbaa Watch Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm still waiting to get a radio code like BZ 32V . . .WWII US Navy code for Good Job (BZ) and Dumbo, the sea plane (32V)

12-01-06, 05:40 PM	#9
Pumbaa Watch Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There has to be an equivilent . . . and with as many mines as I seem to find in The Channel I wouldnt be shocked to get it

12-02-06, 08:29 AM	#12
Captain_AJ Crusty Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 649 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Dont go there , you crazy ? Read above !! __________________ Captain AJ

12-02-06, 03:01 PM	#13
CX929 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tjele, Denmark Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1./KG40 means Erster Gruppe (First Group)/KampfGeschwader 40 (A Geschwader would be roughly equal to a USAAF Bomber Wing or a RAF Group). 1./KG40 was formed 1.11.39 at Bremen with Fw 200C bombers and flew from June 1940 to March 1943 out of Bordeaux-Merignac. The KG was using He-111s and He-177s as well, up to 45 aircraft in all.

12-02-06, 03:12 PM	#14
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome CX Great post as a first too __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-02-06, 04:28 PM	#15
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That would be "Broadcast beacons for 1 Kampfgeschwader, 40 aircraft". Ein Kampfgeschwader was a dive-bomber unit, I think. __________________ J. Salinger King of the House