Allied Radio Numbers Puzzle
When a successful request is made in Request Supply Drop, you may receive a plaintive honk and a number / letter combination.
First message
There are 1724 total characters and the message starts "ELFAXTERRAXTERRAWHIRLYELFAGNOMEO...".
This can be split into a series of KoL-themed NATO alphabet words:
| Allied NATO alphabet | NATO alphabet | Character |
|---|---|---|
| ASSCAR | OSCAR | O |
| BIKE | MIKE | M |
| CYLON | KILO | K |
| DORF | GOLF | G |
| ELFA | ALFA | A |
| FRISKY | WHISKEY | W |
| GNOMEO | ROMEO | R |
| HULU | ZULU | Z |
| INFORM | UNIFORM | U |
| JANKY | YANKEE | Y |
| KILTER | VICTOR | V |
| LINGO | TANGO | T |
| MOTEL | HOTEL | H |
| NAPA | PAPA | P |
| OCHO | ECHO | E |
| POLKA | FOXTROT | F |
| QTIP | XRAY | X |
| ROULETTE | JULIETT | J |
| SALVO | BRAVO | B |
| TREBEK | QUEBEC | Q |
| UNDIES | INDIA | I |
| VEMBER | NOVEMBER | N |
| WHIRLY | CHARLIE | C |
| XTERRA | SIERRA | S |
| YENTA | DELTA | D |
| ZIMA | LIMA | L |
For example, the "ELFA XTERRA XTERRA WHIRLY ELFA GNOMEO" translates to "ASSCAR".
Second message
Translating the first message using the Allied NATO alphabet gives a 340 character message consisting of the same NATO characters. This one starts "ASSCARWHIRLYMOTELASSCAR", which translates to "OCHO".
Third message
Translating the second message gives "OCHOZIMAZIMAUNDIESNAPAXTERRAASSCARUNDIESYENTALINGOUNDIESVEMBEROCHO" which translates to "ELLIPSOIDTINE". Requesting this in Request Supply Drop gives Ellipsoidtined.
