The Union这个从美国南北战争留下的密码盘,直径大约95mm,它由两个同心可旋转的盘子装在一的中心点所组成。圆周被等分成三十等分 The smaller inner disk contained letters, terminations and word pauses, while the outer disk contained groups of signal numbers. For easier recognition, the number eight represented two. The initials A.J.M. represent the Chief Signal Officer General Albert J. Myer. Each disk had a control number used for accountability.