BRAVO ZULU!

[impulse 101]

Amid the numerous tiresome lines repeated in this game, I find this one to be rather confusing.

What does Bravo Zulu stand for? I've heard similar phonetic sayings that actually mean something (Oscar Mike, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, etc.) but I can't imagine what they're going for with BZ.

Are they calling me a beezy, in the urban slang fashion?

Perhaps they are referring to some sort of future chastity device, dubbed the "beef-curtain zipper"?

Or could it be that they're simply applauding the efforts of the Zulu tribe against the imperial xenomorph menace? "Bravo, Zulu!" *clap clap*

I demand an answer! I shan't rest until this void of ignorance is filled with the sticky warmth of knowledge!!

[кудлокомитет]

V1 ZULUL

[Feaster]

I am pretty sure you were right with this one:

Originally posted by impulse 101:

Or could it be that they're simply applauding the efforts of the Zulu tribe against the imperial xenomorph menace? "Bravo, Zulu!" *clap clap*

I understand it means "good job" or "well done"
The more you know...

[Wibble]

Lets see whats inside!

[Fannidan13]

Bug Zapper?

[Volonur]

Originally posted by impulse 101:

I demand an answer! I shan't rest until this void of ignorance is filled with the sticky warmth of knowledge!!

Bravo Zulu

This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "well done"; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary. It can be combined with the "negative" signal, spoken or written NEGAT, to say "NEGAT Bravo Zulu," or "not well done."

There are some "myths and legends" attached to this signal. The one most frequently heard has Admiral Halsey sending it to ships of Task Force 38 during World War II. He could not have done this, since the signal did not exist at that time.

"Bravo Zulu" actually comes from the Allied Naval Signal Book (ACP 175 series), an international naval signal code adopted after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in 1949. Until then, each navy had used its own signal code and operational manuals. World War II experience had shown that it was difficult, or even impossible, for ships of different navies to operate together unless they could readily communicate, and ACP 175 was designed to remedy this.

In the U.S. Navy signal code, used before ACP 175, "well done" was signaled as TVG, or "Tare Victor George" in the U.S. phonetic alphabet of that time. ACP 175 was organized in the general manner of other signal books, that is, starting with 1-flag signals, then 2-flag and so on. The 2-flag signals were organized by general subject, starting with AA, AB, AC, ... AZ, BA, BB, BC, ... BZ, and so on. The B- signals were called "Administrative" signals, and dealt with miscellaneous matters of administration and housekeeping. The last signal on the "Administrative" page was BZ, standing for "well done."

At that time BZ was not rendered as "Bravo Zulu," but in each navy's particular phonetic alphabet. In the U.S. Navy, BZ was spoken as "Baker Zebra." In the meanwhile, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had adopted English as the international air traffic control language. They developed a phonetic alphabet for international aviation use, designed to be as "pronounceable" as possible by flyers and traffic controllers speaking many different languages. This was the "Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta..." alphabet used today. The Navy adopted this ICAO alphabet in March 1956. It was then that "Baker Zebra" finally became "Bravo Zulu."


*** Article is taken from history.navy.mil ***

[impulse 101]

Originally posted by Ubiwan:

Originally posted by impulse 101:

I demand an answer! I shan't rest until this void of ignorance is filled with the sticky warmth of knowledge!!

Bravo Zulu

This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "well done"; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary. It can be combined with the "negative" signal, spoken or written NEGAT, to say "NEGAT Bravo Zulu," or "not well done."

There are some "myths and legends" attached to this signal. The one most frequently heard has Admiral Halsey sending it to ships of Task Force 38 during World War II. He could not have done this, since the signal did not exist at that time.

"Bravo Zulu" actually comes from the Allied Naval Signal Book (ACP 175 series), an international naval signal code adopted after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in 1949. Until then, each navy had used its own signal code and operational manuals. World War II experience had shown that it was difficult, or even impossible, for ships of different navies to operate together unless they could readily communicate, and ACP 175 was designed to remedy this.

In the U.S. Navy signal code, used before ACP 175, "well done" was signaled as TVG, or "Tare Victor George" in the U.S. phonetic alphabet of that time. ACP 175 was organized in the general manner of other signal books, that is, starting with 1-flag signals, then 2-flag and so on. The 2-flag signals were organized by general subject, starting with AA, AB, AC, ... AZ, BA, BB, BC, ... BZ, and so on. The B- signals were called "Administrative" signals, and dealt with miscellaneous matters of administration and housekeeping. The last signal on the "Administrative" page was BZ, standing for "well done."

At that time BZ was not rendered as "Bravo Zulu," but in each navy's particular phonetic alphabet. In the U.S. Navy, BZ was spoken as "Baker Zebra." In the meanwhile, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had adopted English as the international air traffic control language. They developed a phonetic alphabet for international aviation use, designed to be as "pronounceable" as possible by flyers and traffic controllers speaking many different languages. This was the "Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta..." alphabet used today. The Navy adopted this ICAO alphabet in March 1956. It was then that "Baker Zebra" finally became "Bravo Zulu."


*** Article is taken from history.navy.mil ***

Consider my void filled! Bravo Zulu to you for your efforts

[[OTS]EchoZenLogos]

Bravo Zulu I could comprehend as jargon for these military types at least.

What really annoys me is when the squad constantly says "they're coming for us" or something similar consistently just because someone shows up on the motion tracker. There are constant voice lines like that which make you think they are scripted for them noticing enemies moving closer to you, but instead they just seem to activate completely randomly.

Considering you very often have enemies on your motion tracker, it's not useful or immersive to get your squad pointing out that there are enemies on it. The only time they should have lines regarding that is if they perhaps saw a large number of enemies on it within a short period of time, or if they are actually moving towards you at a rapid speed (though in that case just getting lines when detected during a Hunt would be fine).

[impulse 101]

Originally posted by OTSEchoZenLogos:

Bravo Zulu I could comprehend as jargon for these military types at least.

What really annoys me is when the squad constantly says "they're coming for us" or something similar consistently just because someone shows up on the motion tracker. There are constant voice lines like that which make you think they are scripted for them noticing enemies moving closer to you, but instead they just seem to activate completely randomly.

Considering you very often have enemies on your motion tracker, it's not useful or immersive to get your squad pointing out that there are enemies on it. The only time they should have lines regarding that is if they perhaps saw a large number of enemies on it within a short period of time, or if they are actually moving towards you at a rapid speed (though in that case just getting lines when detected during a Hunt would be fine).

Yeah that's very annoying. They also refer to human enemies as xenos when detected on motion tracking