Why is it Gamma and not Golf?

2006-05-14 15:33:45

#1

HaywoodJablowme: Baltimore Blowfish; +46|6576

I thought the military phonetic alphabet (Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu) used Golf instead of Gamma...

Anyone know why EA uses Gamma?

2006-05-14 15:34:57

#2

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|6715|Melbourne, Australia

cause there e.a and always stuff things up

2006-05-14 15:35:01

#3

MURcarnage: CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!; +86|6653|San Francisco, CA

because gamma is more of a team codename insteaf of golf?

2006-05-14 15:36:36

#4

R0lyP0ly: Member; +161|6649|USA

i think (e.g. im a civvie) that the military already used gamma. my civilian mind thinks its bc golf spoken fast could be misinterpreted for cough, half, etc. may not sound like much, but think of somebody saying it very fast with varying dialects which accentuate (sp) different syallbles. 100% guess, i could very well be wrong,

2006-05-14 15:37:36

#5

R0lyP0ly: Member; +161|6649|USA

wow - my post (^^^^^^^^^) was begun before others had posted - i type slow, i guess. i guess im wrong then. o well.

2006-05-14 15:42:53

#6

Mortifed_Kangaroo: Member; +4|6587|Sydney Australia

it is most likely that EA stuffed up and used the greek alphabet "g" instead of the phonetic version

2006-05-14 16:02:59

#7

HaywoodJablowme: Baltimore Blowfish; +46|6576

No poly, the military uses golf, I remember R. Lee Ermey saying it on mail call..

2006-05-14 17:10:56

#8

MrE`158: Member; +103|6619

It does sometimes vary depending on the country. Given that Dice are Swedish, they might have a different callsign.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_alphabet

2006-05-14 17:18:18

#9

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6626|Washington, DC

I bet you can edit it in the localization files.

2006-05-14 17:26:17

#10

Dtrich-]X[: Member; +4|6635

it is golf you are right. its not gamma. The military letter G stands for golf

2006-05-14 18:06:57

#11

Cougar: Banned; +1,962|6760|Dallas

The USAF uses Gamma.

2006-05-14 18:08:06

#12

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6757

G stands for Grunt motherfeckers.

2006-05-14 20:31:00

#13

Da_MaDd_HaTtA: Member; +2|6655|Brisbane

G IS golf in the phonetic alphabet but during WW2 another phonetic alphabet was used by the americans, eg, a was able, e was easy, golf was gamma ect

2006-05-14 20:51:55

#14

HaywoodJablowme: Baltimore Blowfish; +46|6576

this is great, from the wiki:

In the 1991 film Hot Shots!, the alphabet is parodied in such phrases as "Yankee Doodle Floppy Disk, this is Foxtrot Zulu Milkshake," "Alpha Velveeta Knuckle Underwear, you are cleared for take-off," and "Sphincter Mucus Layer Ringworm, roger."

Hmm, so I guess the concensus is that it's just a mistake by dice huh?

2006-05-14 20:53:34

#15

polarbearz: Raiders of the Lost Bear; +-1,474|6784|Singapore

G-String.

2006-05-14 21:07:23

#16

0ktane: Negative Ping; +55|6762|Arizona

I figured they used Golf cuz the main guy at EA drives a VW Golf...an easter egg if u will.

2006-05-14 21:14:57

#17

PRiMACORD: Member; +190|6621|Home of the Escalade Herds

0ktane wrote:
I figured they used Golf cuz the main guy at EA drives a VW Golf...an easter egg if u will.

You'd think he could afford something better

2006-05-14 23:10:10

#18

Sarrk: O-O-O A-O A; +788|6651|Brisbane, Australia

Not with all the lost sales from the patches and failed booster packs

2006-05-15 03:38:29

#19

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|6759

Mortifed_Kangaroo wrote:
it is most likely that EA stuffed up and used the greek alphabet "g" instead of the phonetic version

Greek Letter C

Sort of. Ish.
There is no G.
Ish.

2006-05-15 04:00:20

#20

Barrakuda777: Member; +86|6732|Somewhere near a shrub or rock

Damn that would have made sniper golf so much funnier for me!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=10949

2006-05-15 04:06:06

#21

spacepelle: Kniven Gaffeln Skeden; +37|6661|Sweden

the phonetic alphabet is used in callsigns etc. when you name squads task units/force/element you do not use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion...
even so a squad named gamma or beta could still have "golf" or "bravo" in their callsign.

edit: im the comsop of the ship in my sig, so thats what ive learned

Last edited by spacepelle (2006-05-15 04:09:12)

2006-05-15 04:10:28

#22

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6594|Cheshire. UK

polarbearz wrote:
G-String.

Hmmmm..there he goes about underwear again!!!!

2006-05-15 06:23:10

#23

ReDmAn_ThE_uNiQuE: oh hai :D; +156|6647|The Netherlands

why is it delta and not dickhead. WHO GIVES A FOXTROT

2006-05-15 07:07:57

#24

[FYM]YoHighness: Member; +11|6554|tking your ass

im a former USMC (MOS was 2512 field wireman) radio/telephone operator. Was wondering when this would be asked. It is supposed to be Golf.

alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot, GOLF, hotel, india, juliet, kilo, lima, mike, november, oscar, papa, quebec, romeo, sierra, tango, uniform, victor, whiskey, xray, zulu...

Roger Dodger, Over Under. What's your vector Victor?

2006-05-15 08:15:48

#25

HaywoodJablowme: Baltimore Blowfish; +46|6576

Right on highness, finally someone in the service to verify that.

We have clearance, Clarence..

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