To: nutmeg
I believe klicks/clicks were first used in WWII. They were behind enemy lines and used them to identify who was friend and who was foe in the dark. A small noisemaker with a distinctive sound. Paratroopers used them I think.
I believe a klick is now a certain distance but I'm not sure how far. The term was used in Vietnam a lot. Might possibly be the distance you could hear the klick. I don't know if they used anything like that for identification in Vietnam.
89 posted on
03/18/2003 8:44:21 PM PST by
hoosierpearl
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To: hoosierpearl
I believe klicks/clicks were first used in WWII. They were behind enemy lines and used them to identify who was friend and who was foe in the dark. A small noisemaker with a distinctive sound. Paratroopers used them I think.I believe a klick is now a certain distance but I'm not sure how far. The term was used in Vietnam a lot. Might possibly be the distance you could hear the klick. I don't know if they used anything like that for identification in Vietnam.
Thank you for this info!
94 posted on
03/18/2003 9:48:18 PM PST by
nutmeg
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