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During World War II, Operation Zipper was a British plan to capture of either Port Swettenham or Port Dickson, Burma as staging areas for the recapture of Singapore. Never executed. The planned deception for this attack was called Operation Slippery. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Port Klang (in Malay Pelabuhan Klang) is the main port of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. ... Port Dickson or PD to locals is a beach and holiday destination situated about 32km from Seremban and 60km from Kuala Lumpur. ...


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Operation Zipper:Field Expedient HET Uploading (834 words)
When the plan was put into operation, the action of successive tracked vehicles falling in behind each of the HET's resembled the locking teeth of a moving zipper; thus, the process was called "Operation Zipper." Several elements were crucial to the proper functioning of the zipper—
The zipper is easier to configure than a standard lift, since the HET's do not have to turn or alter their formation.
One disadvantage of the zipper is the difficulty of command and control for a dispersed line.
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