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PWO 52 Prog 3 Brevity Words Flashcards

1
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BALL

A

ASW Helicopter Transducer

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BIG DIPPER

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RADAR and SONAR fitted Helicopter

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BLOODHOUND

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ASW Torpedo

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BLOODHOUND LOOSE

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I have launched an ASW torpedo in this area (or area indicated); keep clear

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BREAK(ING) DIP

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Helicopter raises the transducer clear of the water

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BROTHER

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Attacking ship of a surface ASW unit

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BULLPEN

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A submarine generated search area (SGSA)

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CADDILAC

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Directional Active Sonobouy

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CAKE

A

ASW weapon state report

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10
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CERTSUB

A

Contact classified as certain submarine

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11
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CLANKING

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Cavitiating or making machinery noise

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12
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COBRA LOOSE________

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ASW torpedo with Gyro Angle Snake Search (GASS) relesed and running heading on_________

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COLD

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I have lost SONAR contact or SONAR contact is not held

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14
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CONDITION HAIRY

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All untis may be required to prosecute an unidentified submarine contact

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15
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COWBOY(S)

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Ships(s) of a Search Attack Unit (SAU)

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CRACKERS

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Sound Underwater Signal (SUS) or Practive Depth Charge (PDC) explosives

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DATUM

A

Last known position of a submarine or suspected submarine after contact has been lost

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18
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DEEP

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Contact is below layer depth

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19
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DEMONS

A

Depth in Metres

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20
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DEVILS

A

Submarine depth in tens of feet

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DIP

A

Conduct search with helicopter SONAR (may be followed by transducer depth in feet)

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DIP BOSS

A

ASW Helicopter Flight Leader

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DIP GANG

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Collective callsign for all helicopters on net

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24
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DIP WATCHER

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ASW helicopter control

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DIPPER

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An ASW halicopter capable of conducting both SONAR search and attack

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26
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DODGER_______

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Mobile ASW training unit

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DOG BOX

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Area within which untis may interfere weith or be engangered by ASW torpedoes

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28
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DRAWING

A

I have a LOFAR contact on sonobout. Sonobouy number or position is_______

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FANFARE

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Towed anti-accoustic torpedo noisemaker, which can be switched on/off while streamed

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30
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FEATHER

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Visual sighting of periscope wake

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31
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FREEWHEEL

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Confirm cancellation of a submarine generated search area

32
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GERTRUDE

A

Underwater telephone unit

33
Q

GOBLIN

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Submerged object detected

34
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GRASSHOPPER

A

Emergency transit method of submarine areas by surface units

35
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HOT

A

SONAR contact is held

36
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HOVERTAC

A

An attack conducted by a dipping helo on it’s own target, while maintining SONAR contact

37
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INFOTAC

A

A type of vectored attack, used when the directing unit broadcasts SONAR contact information and the attacking aircraft must solve his own fire control solution

38
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JUMP(ING)

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Break(ing) dip and proced(ing) in direction or to position indicated to DIP again

39
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KINGPIN

A

Reference position established arbitrarily by an aircraft for reporting the position of a contact or datum

40
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LANCE

A

Active Shipborne SONAR

41
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LANCE DIVER

A

Variable Depth SONAR

42
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LANCE SEARCHER

A

Active medium or long range SONAR

43
Q

LEASH

A

Wire guided torpedo

44
Q

LONG SHOT

A

Aubmarine believed to have fired from outside the screen

45
Q

MADCAT

A

MAD fitted helicopter

46
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MADMAN

A

I have and MAD contact

47
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MARKER

A
  1. Submarine - fire a black, green or yellow smoke signal
  2. Aircraft - visually identify submarine
  3. A unit maintianing contact on a target from a position which gived it an immediate offensive capability
48
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MARK(ING) DIP

A

Helicopter come (coming) to hover and commence (commencing) SONAR search

49
Q

MEADOW

A

A predesignated area in which a submarine may operate during implimentation of GRASSHOPPER procedures

50
Q

NONSUB

A

Contact is classified non submarine

51
Q

NOTACK

A

Direcetive by / request to a frindly submarine to establish an area in which no air or surface launched ASW weapon may be employed

52
Q

PANTHER

A

Hostile Nuclear Submarine

53
Q

PLAYPEN

A

Submarine Patrol Area in a barrier

54
Q

POINTER

A

Directional passive sonobouy

55
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POLAR

A

Friendly nuclear submarine

56
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PONY

A

ASW weapon carrying helicopter

57
Q

POPCORN

A

Hull pooping noises indicationg thar a submarine is changing depth

58
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POSSUB

Low, High

A

Contact classified as probable submarine

59
Q

PYRAMID

A

Any ship launched torpedo weapon system. may be prefixed with torpedo brevity word (BASSET, COBRA etc)

60
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RISER

A

A RADAR contact which has suddenly appeared

61
Q

ROAD

A

Ais of SONOBOUY pattern

62
Q

SEA TALK

A

Underwater voice transmission

63
Q

SERPENT

A

A towed array system (TAS) which is towed by surface ships or submarines

64
Q

SHALLOW

A

Contact is above depth layer

65
Q

SHORTSHOT

A

Submarine belived to have fired from inside the screen

66
Q

SINKER

A

A RADAR contact that later disappeared

67
Q

SISTER

A

Assisting ship of a surface ASW unit

68
Q

SNORT

A

Visually sigheted submarine snorkel

69
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SNORTING

A

Submarine conteact is snorkelling

70
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SPIT(ING)

A

Lay/Launch(ing) bouys

71
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SPLASH POINT

A

Water entry point of airborne ASW weapon

72
Q

STOVEPIPE

A

A predesignated area in which a designated submarine may operate and other submarines are to keep clear

73
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VECTAC

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Vectored Attack. Type may be specified as RADAR VISULA - REVERSE VECTAC

74
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WHISPER (______)

A

Slow to below cavitation speed or speed indicated

75
Q

WOLF

A

Visually identified surfaced hostile submarine

76
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WOLFHOUND

A

Visually identified surfaced hostile submarine with a missile firing capability

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