LRRPs

Serbo-Croat translation: izvidnicka ophodnja (patrola) dugog dometa (diverzantski odred)

22:59 Oct 12, 2006
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English term or phrase: LRRPs
LRRPs
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols.
Radica Schenck
Germany
Local time: 10:06
Serbo-Croat translation:izvidnicka ophodnja (patrola) dugog dometa (diverzantski odred)
Explanation:
Termin povezan iskljucivo s americkom vojskom u Vijetnamu, a oznacavao je jedinicu jacine tima, desetine ili ponekad voda, koja je lako opremljena obavljala ophodnje i akcije u pozadini nepreijateljskih linija. To su obicno bili Rangeri (komandosi) u timu od 6 ljudi, ali i vise. Kasnije su i obicni vojnici poceli obavljati takve zadatke zbog potrebe, tako da je svaka postrojba razine brigade i divizije imala svoj LRRP pa se termin postepeno prosirivao. Danas vise nije u upotrebi.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2izvidnicka ophodnja (patrola) dugog dometa (diverzantski odred)
Mike Lovric
3Ophodnje duboko u pozadinu neprijatelja
Davorka Grgic


  

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lrrps
Ophodnje duboko u pozadinu neprijatelja


Explanation:
...tipican americiki eufemizam - radilo se o specijalcima koji se tamo bas nisu isli lijepo ophoditi. Ja bih to ostavila i stavila prijevod u zagrade.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRRP
Davorka Grgic
Local time: 10:06
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lrrps
izvidnicka ophodnja (patrola) dugog dometa (diverzantski odred)


Explanation:
Termin povezan iskljucivo s americkom vojskom u Vijetnamu, a oznacavao je jedinicu jacine tima, desetine ili ponekad voda, koja je lako opremljena obavljala ophodnje i akcije u pozadini nepreijateljskih linija. To su obicno bili Rangeri (komandosi) u timu od 6 ljudi, ali i vise. Kasnije su i obicni vojnici poceli obavljati takve zadatke zbog potrebe, tako da je svaka postrojba razine brigade i divizije imala svoj LRRP pa se termin postepeno prosirivao. Danas vise nije u upotrebi.

Mike Lovric
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agree  Bogdan Petrovic: Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
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