Brevity Words Flashcards
height of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet from mean sea level
angels
a coded challenge or a response to a coded challenge
Authenticate
an aircraft positively identified as an enemy
Bandit
a radar or visual air contact whose identity is unknown
bogey
request for target info as requested or closest group in bearing, range, alt, and aspect with appropriate fill-ins
bogey dope
an established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced by bearing (magnetic) and range (nm)
bullseye
electronic comms jamming (same as NATO term “chatter)
Buzzer
no sensor info on nonfriendly aircraft of interest. No visible battle damage aircraft not carrying external stores
clean
radar contact is lost on unknown/nonfriendly group
faded
nonfriendly aircraft and friendly aircraft are in close proximity to each other
furball
destruction of friendly forces when destruction of enemy forces is intended
fratricide
radar or emitter equipment
gadget
have quick time of day TOD signal
Mickey
target destroyed or weapons impact. info call to observer or spotter 5 seconds prior to estimated time of impact
splash
an interrogated group.radar contact which lacks all of the ATO IFF/SIF modes and codes required for the ID criteria
spades
unidentified traffic that is not a participant with the action in progress
stranger
untargeted hostile/bandit/bogey is within briefed range and or aspect of to friendly aircraft
threat (direction)
the link 16 network
timber
request for data link info. informative call that textual data link message has been sent
zap
limit transmissions to critical information only
ziplip
