Slidex

It was replaced by the BATCO tactical code, which, in turn has been largely made obsolete by the Bowman secure voice radios.

Slidex used a series of vocabulary cards arranged in a grid of 12 rows and 17 columns.

The cards were stored in a folding case that had a pair of cursors to facilitate locating cells.

Messages were encrypted and decrypted using code strips that could be placed in holder along the top and left side of the vocabulary card.

Blank vocabulary cards were provided to allow units to create a word set for a specific mission.