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Originally Posted by simonmark6
Operation Ancient Mariner.
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I'd always read that as the UK part of the operation, but now I think about it, with the clearing of the Baltic coast as a prime objective, a marine feel to the name sort of fits.
Perhaps the writers were listening to Iron Maiden at the time they named the offensive and all the other components also have Iron Maiden songs as their names?
Aces High - the air elements (limited as they may be)
El Dorado - the most easterly objective believed possible
Holy Smoke - psychological and counter intelligence components
Running free - initial break through phase
Still Life - transition to defensive operations after reaching objectives
Wildest dreams - follow on phase once the Baltic is secure and the follow on forces (such as British II Corp) have been brought up
It wouldnt' be the first time names have been simply pulled out of a hat, or more usually a stick mag (porno). On one exercise I was involved with, code words included "suspenders", "g-string", "doggy", and a range of other more R rated words.
