Brevity Flashcards

1
Q

Ball

A

ASW helicopter transducer

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2
Q

Beadwindow

A

Last transmission disclosed essential fruendly information

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3
Q

Bent

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Equipment broken

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4
Q

Bloodhound

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ASW torpedo with omni-directional search pattern

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5
Q

Bruiser

A
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6
Q

Angels XX

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AMSL thousands of feet

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7
Q

Big dipper

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Radar and sonar fitted helo

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8
Q

Blood hound

A

ASW torpedo (omni directional)

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9
Q

Bruiser

A

Air launched anti-ship missile

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10
Q

Bugsy

A

Unit conducting terrorist warfare activity

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11
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Bulldog

A

Surface , sub surface launched anti ship missile

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12
Q

Bullpen

A

Submarine search area

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13
Q

Buster

A

Fly Max speed

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14
Q

Caddilac

A

Directional active sonar bouy

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15
Q

Candy

A

Ammunition state report

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16
Q

Changing port/ starboard

A

Contact alertering course

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17
Q

Charlie

A

Land on ship
Expected land on ship time
Delay land on ship time (Charlie 10)

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18
Q

Chatter

A

Comms jamming

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19
Q

Chicks

A

Friendly AC

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20
Q

Clam

A

Cease emissions on specified equipment

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21
Q

Cobra

A

ASW torpedo directional search

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22
Q

Cold

A

Lost sonar contact completely

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23
Q

Crash start

A

Get engines running and leave ASAP

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24
Q

Cruise

A

Return to cruise speed

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25
Cyclops
UAV
26
Datum
Last known point of sub
27
Demons
Depth in metres
28
Devils
Depth in tens of ft
29
Dip boss Dip gang
ASW flight leader Callsign for helos on net
30
Famished
Have you any instructions or info
31
Feather
Visual sighting of periscope wake
32
Feeler
Shinbone fire control radar
33
Flashlight
Turn on IR search light
34
Flavour
Nationality of contact
35
Freeze
Hover present position, cancelled by MELT
36
Gadget
Radar
37
Gertrude
Underwater telephone
38
Goblin
Submerged object detected
39
Grasshopper
Surface units emergency transit from submarines
40
Handyman
ASuW helicopter support (no weapons)
41
Holding hands
In close form
42
Hooker
Small fishing vessel
43
Hot
Sonar contact held
44
Infotac
Vectored attack when broadcasted sonar target is presented for attacking AC
45
In the dark
Contact in known radar blind spot
46
Jello
Surface radar
47
Lame duck
Minor emergency (radio bent etc.)
48
Lazy
Equipment in standby
49
Mark gate
Porper dis. Downwind from different point commence auto transition
50
Mustang
ASuW weapon carrying helicopter
51
Nancy
IR equipment
52
On top
Over pos. Or datum inidicated
53
Outhouse
Positing in true bearing and miles from reference point
54
Ouster
Authentication policy enforced
55
Pancake
Wish to land add a reason ammo or fuel
56
Parrot
Military transponder
57
Parrot india
Military IFF integrator
58
Pedro
Rescue chopper
59
Pigeons
Bearing and dis. To base
60
Pirate
Fast moving attack craft
61
Playmate
Friendly cooperating with
62
Playtime
Time on station (1 plus 30)
63
Pony
ASW carrying helo
64
Popeye
In cloud, reduced Vis.
65
Retrograde
Withdrawing due threat will continue mission as able
66
Riser
Sudden radar contact
67
Saunter
Fly at endurance speed
68
Selftac
Attack conducted by dipping helo on its own target
69
Sour
Equipment not operating properly
70
Spiked
RWR indication hostile radar lock
71
Strangle
Turnover off equipment inidcated
72
Sweet
Opposite of sour
73
Timber
Link 16
74
Timecheck
Change IFF code
75
Trashed
Missile defeated
76
Winchester
Out of ordannce
77
Wolf
Visually identified hostile surface sub