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Stgruppka
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From the apparently official diary of the 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (Canadian Grenadier Guards), dated Aug. 18, 1944 <http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-rod-nor-cgg-
e.htm>:
'This was a most successful day we had no casualties though some of the tanks were x-rayed, they were all easily repaired.'
Any idea what the term 'x-rayed' means in this context?
Bob Ingraham
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Hdkujrox
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Most likely a reference to how the repair checklist was marked when a tankw as damaged. The US Army uses an 'X' for a deficiency, which is the circled by the officer in charge of the platoon of the machanic that makes the repair. This is called 'circle-exing' the item.
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nexus
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{snip}
Knocked out or sufficiently damaged to mission kill them. X-Ray being the phonetic(?) for 'X', presumably referring to them being crossed off the battalion strength.
Cheers
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adoree
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on 4 Mar 2004 16:52:47 GMT,
A minor correction. 'Circle X' is when the unit commander or his designated rep authorises a piece of equipment to be used without the deficiency actually being repair. More of a 'deferral' of the repair.
When a deficiency is repaired the mechanic (or his supervisor) initial it off on the DA-2404.
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