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在战争的某些特定时刻,一张小小的、看似不起眼的导游图却对战争进程起着举足轻重的作用。 1983年10月25日,原定开往地中海的美国海军第6舰队,突然接到转向格林纳达执行作战任务的命令。由于事先毫无准备,这支舰队只能复制一些格林纳达的旧地图,但这些地图既不能帮助陆战队找到发起进攻的道路,也无法使舰炮判定目标方位。在这关键时刻,一位指挥官想到,格林纳达的旅游业相当发达,当地向游客出售的导游图十分精美和详细,足以充当作战地图。于是,他便下令让舰队测勤官从曾到过格林纳达旅游的官兵
At some specific moment in the war, a small, seemingly insignificant tour guide map plays a decisive role in the war process. On October 25, 1983, the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet originally destined for the Mediterranean Sea suddenly received orders to turn to Grenada for operational combat. With no prior preparation, the fleet could duplicate only some of Grenada’s old maps, but these maps neither helped the Marine Corps to find a way to launch an attack nor could the navy determine its target position. At this crucial juncture, one commander thought that tourism in Grenada was quite developed and that tourist guides for local tourists were very elaborate and detailed enough to serve as operational maps. As a result, he ordered the fleet to inspect officers and soldiers who had traveled to Grenada