Menghean Navy Code of Signals
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The Menghean Navy Code of Signals, sometimes abbreviated MNCS, is a system of flag signals used by the Menghean Navy from the early 20th century onward. It is similar in structure and function to the International Code of Signals, but its letters are based on the Menghean Sinmun alphabet rather than the 26-letter alphabet used in Eastern Casaterra. As such, it has a different combination of flags, some of which correspond to flags in the ICS and some of which are unique to Menghe.
The Menghean Navy developed an early form of the present signal code in 1909. Since then, the set of letter and number flags have remained mostly constant, though some special flags have been added. The Navy of the Republic of Menghe reverted to the ICS system to facilitate cooperation with Anglian forces, but the Menghean Navy Code of Signals was reinstated in 1964 at the end of the Menghean War of Liberation.
Originally called the Menghean Maritime Code of Signals, the system was intended for use by all Menghean ships, be they military or civilian. In 1995, Menghe's civilian maritime regulatory authority formally required the use of ICS signals by civilian ships in order to facilitate communication between Menghean and foreign vessels. The Menghean Navy, however, continues to use the MNCS.
Outside of Menghe, the Menghean Navy Code of Signals is also used by Polvokia's navy, which adopted it in 1968. The navy of the Republic of Innominada adopted a version of the MNCS as part of a restructuring of its forces following the Innominadan Crisis, and the Argentstani Navy uses it as well, though both use the subset of ICS flags and meanings when spelling out messages phonetically.