Brevity misc. Flashcards
Abort
Cease action/attack/event/mission
Angels
Height of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet from msl
As fragged
Unit or element will be performing exactly as briefed
Base(+/- number)
Reference number used to indicate such information as headings, altitude, fuels, etc.
Bent
System indicated is inoperative. Cancelled by SWEET
Bingo
Fuel state needed for recovery
Blind
No visual contact with FRIENDLY aircraft or ground position. Opposite of VISUAL
Cleared to engage
Type 3 CAS terminal attack control clearance. Attack aircraft flight leaders may initiate attacks within the parameters imposed by the JTAC
Contact
Acknowledges sighting of a specified reference point
Continue
Continue present maneuver, not imply change in clearance to engage or expend ordinance
Continue dry
Continue present maneuver, ordinance release not authorized
Dash(#)
Aircraft position within flight
Deadeye
Laser designator system inoperative
Break (direction)
Perform immediate maximum performance turn in the direction indicated
Buzzsaw
Chem stick tied to a string swung overhead marking friendly position
Captured
Specified surface target/object has been acquired and is being tracked with an on-board sensor
Cherubs
Height of a friendly aircraft in hundreds of feet above surface
Cleared hot
Type 1 and 2 CAS terminal attack control clearance to release ordinance on this pass
Hit(s)
Weapons impact within lethal distance
Jink
Perform an unpredictable maneuver to negate a tracking solution
Joker
Fuel state above bingo at which separation/bug out/event termination should begin
Looking
Aircrew doesn’t have ground object, reference point, or target in sight (opposite of contact)
No joy
Aircrew doesn’t have visual contact with the target/bandit. Opposite of tally
Offset (direction)
Maneuver in a specified direction with reference to the target
Playmate
Cooperating aircraft
Playtime
Time aircraft can stay on station: hours + minutes
Pop
Starting climb for air-to-surface attack
Popeye
Flying in clouds or area of reduced visibility
Pushing
Departing designated point
Rifle
Friendly air-to-surface missile launch
Ripple
Two or more munitions fired in close succession
Rolex (+/- time)
Timeline adjustment in minutes referenced from original preplanned mission execution time
Squirter
Grounded object of interest departing objective area
Tally
Sighting target
Technical
Improvised fighting vehicle
Tumbleweed
Limited situational awareness and need info
Visual
Sighting of a friendly aircraft or ground position
Wilco
Will comply
Winchester
No ordinance remaining
Shooter
Aircraft/unit designated to employ ordinance
Slant
References number of people/objects noted at specified location (men/women/children). Example: in response to a request for slant on target building “slant 4/6/4”
Splash
Weapons impact
State (w/ laser code and ref point)
Cue laser spot search/tracker function to the specified laser code In relation to specified reference point
Sunshine
Illuminating target with artificial illumination
