Ops Brevity

Question 1

Alligator

Answer 1

Link 11

Question 2

Angels

Answer 2

Height of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet

Question 3

Basset

Answer 3

Rocket thrown torpedo

Question 4

Bent

Answer 4

Equipment indicated is inoperative. Canceled by okay

Question 5

Bird

Answer 5

Surface to air Missle

Question 6

Bloodhound

Answer 6

A SW torpedo

Question 7

Blotter

Answer 7

ECM receiver

Question 8

Bogey

Answer 8

An air contact detected by radar

Question 9

Brownie

Answer 9

Photographic devices

Question 10

Bruiser

Answer 10

Air to surface missile

Question 11

Bulldog

Answer 11

Surface to surface missile

Question 12

Chicks

Answer 12

friendly fighter aircraft

Question 13

Clara

Answer 13

Radar display is clear of contacts other than those known to be friendly

Question 14

Confetti

Answer 14

Chaff lane or corridor

Question 15

Devils

Answer 15

Submarine depth in tens of feet

Question 16

Drawing

Answer 16

I have contacted on a sonobuoy

Question 17

Fox

Answer 17

Air to air missile

Question 18

Gadget

Answer 18

Radar or emitter equipment.

Maybe followed by the codeword state to indicate state of jamming

Question 19

Hooker

Answer 19

Fishing or other small craft

Question 20

Jello

Answer 20

ISAR

Question 21

Kingpin

Answer 21

A reference position established arbitrarily by an aircraft for reporting the position of contacts or datums

Question 22

Madcat

Answer 22

MAD Fitted helicopters

Question 23

Nancy

Answer 23

Infrared equipment

Question 24

Octopus

Answer 24

Tactical data system computer

Question 25

On top

Answer 25

I am over the datum, target, object or position indicated

Question 26

Parrot

Answer 26

Military IFF transponder

Question 27

Pelican

Answer 27

ASW long-range patrol aircraft capable of both search and attack

Question 28

Riser

Answer 28

A radar contact which has Suddenly appeared

Question 29

Road

Answer 29

Axis of a sonobuoy pattern

Question 30

Sinker

Answer 30

A radar contact that later disappeared