TOC: Short for tactical operations center. This is where the staff plans future operations and monitors the current battle. The TOC receives and passes reports, relieving the commander of that responsibility so that he may run the current battle.
TOW: Short for tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided antitank guided missile. The TOW is the US Army’s current heavy antitank guided missile with a range of 3700 meters. The guidance system provides a high probability of hitting a tank-sized target out to its maximum range.
Trains: A term used to describe the collection of support and service elements that support military units.
Two-and-a-half ton truck: A medium cargo truck with a hauling capacity of two and a half tons. This truck is also referred to as a deuce and a half.
Urah: Traditional Russian battle cry, often shouted when going into the attack.
VC: Viet Cong, another war.
Vulcan: M-163 Vulcan Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. A 20mm multi-barreled short-range antiaircraft gun. The extremely high rate of fire, 4000 rounds a minute, results in a chainsaw-like sound when firing.
Warsaw Pact: A military alliance founded by the European Communist countries to counter NATO. It consists of the Soviet Union, Poland, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Rumania.
WD-1: Two-strand wire used to connect field telephones or other communications equipment.
ZSU 23-4: A Soviet antiaircraft gun. It has four rapid-firing 23mm guns, (hence 23-4). It is very capable and serves the same mission as the Vulcan in the US Army. The ZSU, sometimes called “Zoo” for short, accompanies the first echelon attack elements to provide air defense for those elements.