Brevity Codes (Unclass) Flashcards
1
Q
Tally
A
Sighting of a target
Non-friendly aircraft or enemy position
2
Q
No joy
A
Aircrew does not have a visual contact with the target
3
Q
Contact
A
Acknowledgement of sighting of specified reference point
4
Q
Visual
A
Sighting of FRIENDLY aircraft or ground position
5
Q
Blind
A
No visual contact with FRIENDLY aircraft or ground position
6
Q
Looking
A
Aircrew d9es not have the ground object, reference point, or target in sight
7
Q
Parrot
A
IFF
Identification, friend or foe
Selective Identification feature transponder
8
Q
India
A
Mode 4 IFF
9
Q
Beadwindow
A
Last transmission potentially disclosed unauthorized information
10
Q
Winchester
A
No ordnance remaining
11
Q
Remington
A
No ordnance remaining
Except gun or self-protect ammo
12
Q
Pigeons
A
Mag bearing and range to HOMEPLATE
13
Q
Gadget
A
Radar
or Emitter equipment
14
Q
Jello
A
ISAR
Inverse synthetic aperture radar
15
Q
Nancy
A
FLIR
IR equipment
16
Q
Scram
A
Friendly asset is in immediate danger
Withdraw clear in the direction of survival
No further mission support from friendly asset is expected
17
Q
Sneaker
A
An intelligence-gatherinc vessel
18
Q
Bullseye
A
An established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced by bearing (magnetic) and range (nm) from this point.
19
Q
Cloak/cloaking
A
Switch/switching from normal/overt external lighting to covert NVD capable lighting
20
Q
Strength
A
Numerical strength if a track/group
21
Q
A
The center of the front of the main body or convoy
22
Q
TT
A
Originator’s present position
from yourself
23
Q
XX
A
The standard position established by the OTC
from a bullseye
24
Q
YY
A
From th4 addressees present position
From who you are talking to
25
ZZ
From center of the force
26
Force track a/b/c
An abbreviated designation to eliminate the use of track numbers in Tactical communications, as designated by ZULU
(Either once requested or given)
27
Investigate
Verify specified element(s) of ROE, PID, clear field of fire, and/or coordination of forces on the referenced target/track
I.e. "heartless 11, talon, investigate, surface track number 4004, keystone 135/65, track south, skunk"
28
Scan
Search sector indicated and report any contacts
I.e. "hammer 21, sheriff, Scan bullseye 150-180/20-30"
29
Target
ROE, PID, coordination of forces, and commander's guidance requirements on the referenced target/track have been satisfied
Target/track correlation and clear field of fire must be accomplished prior to employing ordnance fires
I.e. "heartless 11, talon, target, surface track number 4121, keystone 190/90, track southeast, hostile, 'bear', strength 3"
30
Smack
Clearance to employ ordnance/fires on surface targets coordinates/ link 16 track
ROE, PID, clear field of fire, coordination of forces, and commander's guidance requirements on the referenced target/ track have been satisfied
I.e. "heartless 11, talon, smack, surface track number 4065, keystone 270/60, track east, hostile, corsair, attack axis 270, neutrals north 15 nautical miles"
31
Skunk
Maritime surface contact that has not yet been identified
32
Robber
A surface vessel that is identified as an enemy in accordance with theater ID criteria
Term does not necessarily imply clearance to engage
33
Hostile
A contact identified as enemy upon which clearance to fire is authorized in accordance with theater ROE
34
Neutral
A PID aircraft, shift, or ground position whose characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality indicate it is neither supporting nor opposing friendly forces
35
Shadow
Used to direct persistent surveillance
I.e. "heartless 11, talon, shadow, surface track number 02462, keystone 184/32, track south, hostile, bear"
36
Orbit
Aircraft will hold at medium altitude above contact
37
Flyby
Aircraft will conduct a low altitude pass abeam over or abeam the vessel
Do NOT cross the bow
38
Thump
Aircraft will conduct a low-altitude, high-speed pass over or abeam the vessel
Do NOT cross the bow
39
Pepper
Aircraft will strafe 1,000 ft ahead of the bow of the vessel
40
Sledgehammer
Request from a surface vessel for immediate air support
Once sledgehammer is called by the defended vessel, air assets will be reassigned from other missions to identify threat intentions and employ if necessary as an AR/AI/SCAR role
41
Gangplank
Training word for sledgehammer
42
Stroke
Directive call for third party to provide best possible continuous track data for weapon targeting purposes
I.e. "heartless 11, talon, stroke, surface track number 01562, keystone 084/22, track east, hostile, cosair"
43
Pinpoint
Request that the maritime air controller (MAC) provide target coordinates via lat/long
44
Rifle
Friendly air to surface missile launch
45
Sparkle
Mark by IR pointer
46
Bruiser
Friendly air-launch anti-ship missile
47
Greyhound
Friendly ground attack cruise missile
48
Mustang
ASUW weapon carrying helicopter
49
Splash
Weapon impact/status report
1 - target destroyed (i.e. "splash one")
2 - weapons impact (i.e. "splash two")
50
Capture
Specified surface target / object has been acquired and is being tracked with inboard sensor (FLIR/MTS)
51
Deadeye
Laser designator system is inoperative
52
Snake
Oscillate an infrared pointer in a figure eight about the targer
53
Active
Referenced Emitter is radiating at the stated location or along the stated bearing
54
Bent
System indicated is inoperative
55
Data
Standby for data link message concerning object at stated location
56
Down
Referenced Emitter has stopped radiating at the stated location/bearing
57
Drop / dropping
Remove the emitter/target from the Tactical picture/track stores
58
Empty
No emitters of interest detected
59
Working
Platform gathering electronic order of battle (EOB) on a designated emitter
60
Color
Request for information on a type / system at stated location
Implies a request for ambiguity resolution
61
Tag
Responses to an emitter ambiguity resolution request (color)
I.e. "tron 51, talon, color, straight flush, Alaska 04/19"
"Talon, tron 51, tag straight flush at that location"
Or
"Talon, tron 51, empty straight flush, that location "
62
Music
Deceptive jamming
63
Buzzer
Communications jamming
I.e. "tron 52, talon, music/buzzer, surface e track number 02151, keystone 100/70, track east, hostile, bear"
64
Canyon
Use electronic jamming on radar frequency indicated or in accordance with previous orders
I.e. "tron 61, talon, request canyome, surface track 010132, keystone 150/45, track east, hostile, [amplifying knfo] (code words, strength, striker attack axis)"
65
Sniper
| Type, location, range, bearing
Aircraft to employ range-known snti-radiatiom missile against specified threat at the specified threat at the specified location
66
Snapshot (type/bearing)
Immediately reply a best available anti-radiatioj missile against a specified threat at the specified bearing
I.e. " tron 51, talon, sniper, surface track number 02513, keystone 134/49, track west, hostile, bear"
67
Freak
Frequency in Mhz
68
Slope
EW PRF (pulse repetition frequency)
69
Pillow
EW PRI (pulse repetition interval)
70
Bridge
EW pw (pulse width) in microseconds
71
Brush
Scan rate (in seconds per revolution)
72
Confetti
Chaff lane or corridor
73
Hooter
Friendly jammer
74
Sniff
Passive sensor indication of a radar emitter
75
Flash racket report (requires immediate action)
1. Call sign
2. "Flash"
3. Identifier - nato nickname
4. True bearing
I.e. "99, sheriff, flash, straight flush, 030"
76
ATRB
Inter-flight directive to Maneuver: action, threat bearing range
I.e. "wolf flight, break left, singer 030/10"
77
Dirt
Indication of a surface threat in search mode
78
Mud
Indication of a surface threat in track mode
79
Singer
Indication of SAM launch
80
Naked
No indications of MWS/RWS
81
Xerox
Formation shows same RWR indications
82
Defending (ditectiom)
Aircraft is in a defensive position, maneuver with reference to SAM threat
83
Defensive
Aircraft is under attack, maneuvering defensively, unable to ensure deconfliction / mutual support
84
Free
Opposite of defending, make this call after you get away from threat
85
Spike (direction)
RWR indication of AI (air interception) threat in track launch
86
Notch
Directive call to perform a max-rate turn to place the threat on the beam
87
Forward notch
Max-rate turn to place the threat on the forward beam
88
Rear notch
Max-rate turn to pace the threat on the rear beam
89
Courtesy notch
Maneuver formation of aircraft to place the threat on the formations relative beam (fwd or aft)
Usually used when threats are in search/acquisition mode and formation integrity is still desired
90
Mosquito
Hostile fire (small arms/RPG detected)
91
Roe
Rules of engagement
92
Twc
Threat warning condition
93
Sweet
Equipment indicated is operating efficiently
94
Sour
Equipment indicated is not operating effciently
95
Playtime
Amount of time aircraft can remain on station, given in hours plus minutes
96
Timber
Link 16 network
97
Pigeons
Mag bearing and range to homeplate
98
Angels
Aircraft altitude in thousands of ft
99
Cherubs
Aircraft altitude in hundreds of ft
100
Homeplate
Home airfield or ship
101
Mother
Parent ship
102
Father
Tacan
Surface Tactical air navigation system
103
Charlie
1. Expected landing time on ship
2. Directive to land on a ship
3. Advisory call modifying/delaying the briefed recovery time
I.e. "Charlie, 10"
104
Pogo
Switch to comm chann number preceding pogo
If unable to establish comms, switch to channel number following pogo
I.e. "freq pogo freq"
105
[Type] kill
Description of target destruction (firepower, mobility, sink)
106
Goalie
A back-up guidance capable platform appointed to guide a weapon to the target if the primary platform's guidance system fails after weapon release
107
Fence in/out
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F - firepower
E - emitters
N - navigation
C - communicatiom
E - electronic countermeasures
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Combat Checklist
Fence checks have been completed or have been cleaned up from
108
Oth-t
Over the horizon targeting (ship)
109
As fragged
Unit or element will be performing exactly as briefed
110
Hotdog [color]
Friendly aircraft is approaching or is at a specified standoff distance, followed by brief procedures
111
Leaker
Surface threat has passed through a defensive layer, should include amplifying information
112
Kick [freq]
Change radio or data link to a specified net or frequency
113
Yardstick
Use air to air (a/a) tacan for ranging
114
Joined
Wing aircraft's call indicating joined on formation lead
115
Anchor
Orbit around a specified point (call anchor right or left)
116
Padlocked
Aircrew can't take eyes off an aircraft, ground target or surface position without risk of losing tally/visual
117
Popeye
Flying in clouds or an area of reduced visibility
118
Base [+/-]
Reference number used to indicate such information as headings, altitudes, fuels, etc
119
Elevator
Climb or descend
I.e. "elevator cherubs 5" = climb/descend 500'
120
Bodey
A radar/visual contact that is unidentified
121
Intruder
An individual, unit, or weapon system in or near an operational/exercise area, which represents the threat of intelligence gathering or disruptive activity
