Eli5. Why do military groups (101st airborne for example) seem to be numbered in random order
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It is deliberate to mislead the enemy. If the enemy can figure out that the 3rd division has 8 regiments then they can keep track of where all 8 of them are.
If they get intelligence that the 101st airborne, 617 squadron and. M*A*S*H 4077 are moving it doesn’t help them. They can’t figure out how many other divisions, squadrons or hospitals there are, or if they know where they all are.
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