Brevity Terms Flashcards
Bandit
ID an enemy AC, no clearance to fire
Blind
No visual contact with friendly AC
Blow Through
Fly straight ahead through the merge
Bogey
U/I radar or visual contact
Break (w/ direction)
Max perform threat avoidance, defensive situation
Bugout
GTFO-Separation from a particular engagement/attack/operation
Cheapshot
Active missile datât link terminated between Husky & Pitbull
Clean
No radar contact
Contact
A-A Radar hit
Crank
F-Pole maneuver, implies illuminating target at radar gimbal limits
Declare
Request for C2 to ID group
Fox-1
AIM-7 Launch
Fox-2
AIM-9 launch
Fox-3
AIM-120 launch
Furball
Response to a DECLARE request indicating known bands and friendlies in close proximity
Gopher
Contact that has not conformed to safe passage procedures
Hostile
Known enemy AC, cleared to fire
Huskey
AIM-120 now in HPRF
Judy
Pilot has SA, GCI should should shut up
Leakers
Threat AC have passed through a defensive layer
Maddog
Visual AIM-120 launch
MERGE(D)
- Informative call that friendlies and targets have arrived in the same visual arena
- Call indicating radar returns have come together
Nails (w/ direction)
RWR indication of AI in search
Naked
No RWR indications
No Joy
No visual contact with target
Outlaw
Informative call that a contact has met point of origin criteria
Pitbull
AIM-120 now in MPRF active
Pop Up
Informative call of a group that has suddenly appeared inside of a briefed range
Posthole
Rapid descending spiral
Raygun
Locked to U/I AC; waiting for “Buddy Spike” call
Rider
Bogey that has conformed to safe passage procedures
Separate
Leaving specific engagement; May or may not reenter
Spike
RWR indication of an AI threat in track or launch
Spitter
Threat AC departing engagement
Skosh
AC is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles
Sliceback
~180 deg descending turn
Spalsh
Target destroyed (usually AC)
Tally
Sighting of target, bandit, bogey, or enemy position
Tied
Positive radar contact with group/element
Trashed
Missile has been defeated
Tumbleweed
Limited SA, No Joy, and Blind. A request for information
Visual
Sighting of a friendly AC
Arizona
No more HARMs
Bent
System inop
Captured
Pilot has acquired and is able to track a specific A-G target
Cleared Hot
Clearance to drop bombs/shoot gun at baddies
Deadeye
Laser of FLIR inop
Empty
No emitters of interest detected
Gadget
Radar or emitter system
Magnum
HARM launch
Dirt
RWR indications of missile ACQ
Mud
RWR indications of missile track
Singer
RWR indications of missile launch/guidance
Naked
No RWR indications
PET Shot
Pre-emptive HARM shot
Rifle
Maverick launch
SCAR
Strike Coordination & Recon
Sick
System indicated is degraded/partially operative
Singer
RWR indications of SAM launch
Slap Shot
Directive: Shoot the BEST AVAILABLE HARM
Sniper
Directive: Shoot BEST RANGE HARM
Tally
Sighting of a target, bandit, bogey, or enemy position
Toy
HTS pod
Well
System op
Winchester
Outta ordinance
Words
Mission pertinent info
Working
SEAD AC gathering EOB on designated emitter