Question about phrasing navigation orders

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Mgellis
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Question about phrasing navigation orders

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Quick question...

When you direct a unit to a particular lat/long location, how should that be phrased in the briefing text or in special messages? Is it...

PROCEED TO 24°30'N, 162°15'W

or should it be phrased some other way?

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Proceed makes sense but doesn't imply anything else regarding speed or other actions on the way.

'Make best speed' 'Proceed with caution' etc would add more clarity to the commanders intent.
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What about the way the lat/long location is phrased? Is that the right way to do it? Thanks.

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I'm happy with the lat/lon position, but I would strongly suggest putting in a marker/RP where you want the player to go. Otherwise it's too easy to forget/miss.
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Agreed, it's annoying when you miss or close a message and can't easily get hold of the (usually vital) position
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Agree with the marker or Ref Point.

Generally, you would give the direction with a bit more info, baseline is to talk 'Unit, Task, Purpose' so that some thought or planning can be conducted by that unit.

So: Task Group xxxx, 'PROCEED TO 24°30'N, 162°15'W', [to/for/in order to] (intercept, rendezvous, show of force, conduct XXX task etc)

Whenever possible units shouldn't be directed to a pinpoint location unless it’s a single ship or small group of AC, that gives the subordinate commander some latitude to conduct the operation indicated with some degree of freedom. Using terms like: IVO (in vacinity of), area of, within XX miles/Km of, etc helps.


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"All, move to 012987." *Beep Beep*

Yeah, I hardly ever heard a proper and simple orders for make units moving by radio communication.
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Generally, in the UK forces nav points are given "Eastings before Northings" so Longitude first, then Latitude, similarly with 6 or 8 digit map grid-references.
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