1. To distinguish numerals from words similarly pronounced, the proword "FIGURES" may be used preceding such numbers.
2. When numerals are transmitted by radiotelephone, the following rules for their pronunciation will be observed:
|
Numeral |
Spoken As |
|
Ø . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|
|
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
WUN |
|
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
TOO |
|
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
TREE |
|
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
FOW-ER |
|
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
FIFE |
|
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
SIX |
|
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
SEV-EN |
|
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
AIT |
|
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
NIN-ER |
3. Numbers will be transmitted digit by digit except that exact multiples of thousands may be spoken as such. However, there are special cases, such as anti-air warfare reporting procedures, when the normal pronunciation of numerals is prescribed for example, 17 would then be "seventeen."
|
Numeral |
Spoken As |
|
44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
FOW-ER FOW-ER |
|
9Ø . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
NIN-ER |
|
136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
WUN TREE SIX |
|
TIME 12ØØ . . . . . . . . . . . . |
WUN TOO |
|
1478 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
WUN FOW-ER SEV-EN AIT |
|
7ØØØ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
SEV-EN TOU-SAND |
|
16ØØØ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
WUN SIX TOU-SAND |
|
812681 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
AIT WUN TOO SIX AIT WUN |