Editing Tactical communications (section)


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'''Tactical communications''' are [[military communication]]s in which [[information]] of any kind, especially orders and [[military intelligence]], are conveyed from one command, person, or place to another upon a battlefield, particularly during the conduct of combat. It includes any kind of delivery of information, whether verbal, written, visual or auditory, and can be sent in a variety of ways. In modern times, this is usually done by [[Telecommunications|electronic means]]. Tactical communications do not include communications provided to tactical forces by the [[Defense Communications System]] to non-tactical military commands, to tactical forces by civil organizations, nor does it include [[strategic communication]].