NATO Code Words - Master List Flashcards
Conduct this last after you are confident with the other NATO Code Words (166 cards)
1
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ALLIGATOR
A
LINK 11. Automatic computer controlled digital data link between units equipped with computerised tactical data systems
2
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ANYFACE
A
Friendly GCI/AEW&CS/C2 agency when Callsigns is not known
3
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BACKSTOP
A
Unit stationed between the contact and the protected force.
4
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BASSET
A
Rocket thrown torpedo
5
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BARRIER
A
Set up barrier as indicated
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BENT
A
Equipment Indicated is Inoperative
Cancelled by OKAY
7
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BEADWINDOW
A
Your last transmission disclosed an Essential Element of Friendly Information (EEFI)
8
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BLOODHOUND LOOSE
A
I have launched an ASW torpedo in this area (Dogbox); keep clear.
9
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BIRD(S) AFFIRM HOSTILE____
A
Missile Radar is locked on designated target
10
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BIRD(S) NEGATE HOSTILE_____
A
Information call indicating unit is unable to engage designated target
11
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BIRD
A
Friendly Surface to Air Missiles (SAM)
12
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BROTHER
A
Attacking ship of an ASW - unit
13
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BLOODHOUND
A
ASW Torpedo
14
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BROWNIE
A
Photographic Devices
15
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BULLY
A
Concentrate attack on my target or designated target.
16
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CADDILAC
A
Directional active sonobouy
17
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CERTSUB
A
Contact classified as certain submarine.
18
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BUTTON
A
Radio Channel Setting
19
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BULLDOG
A
Surface or Sub-Surface Launched Anti-Ship Missile
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BUZZARD
A
Missile used in land attack.
21
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BRUISER
A
Air Launched Anti-Ship Missile
22
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BOGEY
A
Unidentified Aircraft
23
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BUGSY
A
Unit / Entity conducting terrorist or asymmetric warfare.
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CANDY
A
Ammunition State Report
25
COWBOYS
Ships of a search attack unit (SAU)
26
CHATTER
Communications Jamming
27
DOG BOX
Area within which units may interfere with or be endangered by ASW torpedoes
28
CHARTER
Activate Daily Changing Callsigns ordered for current period (or key card indicated) at (Time indicated).
29
CYCLOPS
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
30
DEEP
Contact is below layer depth.
31
DANCE
Shift all lines to COMPLAN (………) (Column/codeword/designator)
32
DEMONS
Depth in meters.
33
CLANKING
Cavitating or making a machinery noise.
34
CRACKERS
Sound Underwater Signal (SUS) or Practice Depth Charge (PDC) explosives.
35
CHICKS
Friendly Aircraft
36
DIPPER
An ASW helicopter capable of conducting both sonar search and attack.
37
FANFARE
Towed anti-acoustic torpedo noisemaker which can be switched on/off while streamed.
38
FAKER
A Friendly Track acting as HOSTILE for exercise purposes
39
GADGET
Radar Emitter Equipment
40
FAST
Target Ground Speed is between 600 - 900kts (Mach 1 to 1.5)
41
CINDER
Off board infra-red decoy.
42
GERTRUDE
Under water telephone equipment
43
GINGERBREAD
Voice Imitative Deception is suspected on this net
44
DIP MASTER
ASW helicopter air coordinator
45
HOT
Sonar contact is held
46
HOOKER
Fishing or small craft
47
HUSH
Execute EMCON IAW EMCON Policy or the EMCON Policy in force indicated
48
FLAVOUR
Visually identified nationality of contact.
49
I MAKE
My information to Amplify of Clarify the Appropriate Plot, which differs from that reported previously is………
50
JOKER
A Friendly Track acting as SUSPECT for exercise purposes
51
KICK
Shift Line Number (Identifier) to frequency column (Identifier) as indicated
52
LAZY
Equipment Indicated is in Standby
53
I HOLD
This may be used when a unit holds a track
54
KINGPIN
Reference position established arbitrarily by an aircraft for reporting the position of a CONTACt or DATUM.
55
FARMER
Unit transporting contraband.
56
LANCE
Active ship borne sonar
57
LANCE DIVER
Variable depth sonar
58
LANCE SEARCHER
Active medium or long range sonar.
59
DIP BOSS
ASW flight leader
60
LEASH
Wire guided torpedo
61
OCTOPUS
Tactical Data System Computer
62
GOBLIN
Unknown submerged object
63
LOST
Reporting unit does not hold contact any more for which it has Reporting Responsability
64
GOALKEEPER
A ship stationed for close defence of a marked unit.
65
MADCAT
Metallic Anomaly Detector (MAD) fitted helicopters
66
MADMAN
I have a MAD contact.
67
MAD
Metallic Anomaly Detector (MAD)
68
MUSIC
Electronic Jamming
69
MERGED
Tracks have come together
70
GUIDEDOG
Lead through vessel.
71
DATUM
Last or known position of a submarine or a Suspected Submarine after contact has been lost
72
HANDYMAN
Helicopter in the ASW support role (no weapons).
73
PARROT
Military IFF Transponder
74
CONFETTI
Chaff Lane or Corridor
75
MISFIT
Continue using Daily Changing Callsigns currently in use (or encrypted by means of key card identification). Until further notice.
| Cancelled by CHARTER.
## Footnote
Promulgated simultaneously on all circuits affected and to be authenticated. Cancelled by CHARTER.
76
COCKROACH
HOSTILE biological attack, as designated.
77
CAKE
ASW weapon state report
78
COLD
Have lost sonar contact or sonar contact is not held
79
CONDITION HAIRY
All units may be required to prosecute an Unidentified submarine contact.
80
NONSUB
Contact is classifies non submarine.
81
PANTHER
HOSTILE Nuclear submarine
82
PELICAN
Long Range Patrol Maritime Aircraft capable of Search and Attack
83
OILFIELD
MEZ is active
84
FAMISHED
Have you any instructions of information for me
85
POSSUB
Contact classified as possible submarine.
86
RISER
A Radar contact has suddenly appeared.
87
OKAY
Equipment indicated is operative
| cancels BENT
88
POGO
Switch to communications channel preceding POGO. If unable to establish communications, switch to channel number following POGO. If no channel number is following POGO return to this channel.
89
POUNCER
A unit stationed to provide defence in depth and mutual support for the screening units.
90
RACKET
Intercepted Electronic Emission which has been assigned to a number in the track block.
91
INDIA
Mode IV
92
RAT
Hostile Fighter
93
INDIANS
Ships of a Surface Action Group (SAG)
94
POLAR
Friendly Nuclear Submarine
95
PROBSUB
Contact classified as probable submarine.
96
SOUR
Equipment Indicated is not Operating Efficiantly
97
PONY
ASW weapon carrying helicopter.
98
SQUAWK (ING)
Operate IFF as indicated or IFF is operating as indicated (e.g. squawk three code zero zero and ident).
99
STRANGLE
Switch Off Equipment
100
SPOOFER
A CONTACT employing Electronic or Tactical Deception Measures
101
SERPANT
A towed array system (TAS) which is towed by surface ships or submarines.
102
SPLITTING
Contact is dividing
103
SINKER
A radar contact that later disappeared.
104
SISTER
Assisting ship if a surface ASW unit.
105
SWEET
Equipment Indicated is Operating Efficiently
106
SNOOPER
An aircraft employed in Detection and Reporting of opposing forces while avoiding detection by those forces.
107
SPLASH POINT
Water entry point of a ASW weapon.
108
STRENGTH
The numerical strength of a track
109
SUGAR
Surface to Air Missile (SAM) State Report
110
TIMBER
Link 16 Network
111
SNORT
Visually sighted submarine snorkel.
112
SPIT(TING)
Lay/Launch(ing) buoys.
113
WATCHTOWER
Chat
114
WOODPECKER
Close in Weapons System (CIWS)
115
ZIPLIP
Limit transmissions to critical information only (MINIMIZE)
116
ZIPPO
Alerts Units to a Missile Attack, Imminent or in Progress. Suffix Letter / Number indicate type of threat and reactions required.
117
NANCY
Infrared Equipment
118
SLAMEYE___
A visual bearing of the missile, missile vapor track, or missile exhaust.
## Footnote
The bearing of the launch from the reporting unit and the position of the reporting unit are given immediately after SLAMEYE.
119
SUSPECT
Potential hostile due to characteristics, nature, and nationality.
120
TOOL
Friendly surface vessel whose Callsigns is not known.
121
TUCKER
Main Gun Armament
122
VAMPIRE
HOSTILE guided missile.
123
WHEELBARROW
Unit conducting clandestine immigration activities.
124
WOOFER
Off board active radar decoy NULKA
125
VOLCANO
HOSTILE anti ship guided missile signal
126
DEVILS
Submarine depth in tens of ft
127
DIP
Conduct search with helicopter sonar (may be followed by transducer depth in ft)
128
MARRY
Assisting ship may attack in concert with attacking ship as opportunity offers
129
SELFTACK
An attack conducted by a dipping helicopter on its own target after the helicopter has broken DIP
130
INFOTAC
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.
131
STOVEPIPE
A predesignated area in which a designated submarine may operate and other submarines are to keep clear.
132
VECTAC
Vectored attack
## Footnote
Type may be specified as RADAR, VISUAL - or REVERSE VECTAC
133
BIRD(S) AWAY
Missile has been fired on designated target (is used for SAM as well).
134
DOG
Air towed decoy.
135
GRANDSLAM
All aircraft of a designated track (or against which the mission was tasked) are shot down.
136
LEAKER
Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer.
137
HOLDING HANDS
Aircraft are joined or in close formation.
138
PANCAKE
Land or I wish to land
## Footnote
Reason may be specified, e.g. PANCAKE AMMO, PANCAKE FUEL
139
PIGEONS
Bearing and distance to base
140
PLAYBOY
Tactical air coordinator - Airborne.
141
PLAYMATE
Friendly ship, submarine or aircraft with which I am co-operating.
142
PROBE
Any aircraft which carries out the visual identification/ recognition of a specific target which has previously been located by another means.
143
WINCHESTER
Aircraft is out of ordnance.
144
ZIPPO TIGHT
Inhibits all reactions to threats. ZIPPO’s should not be called.
145
ZIPPO LOOSE
Cancels ZIPPO TIGHT.
146
FEELER
Shipborne fire control radar.
147
HOOTER
Friendly jammer.
148
JAMMER
Non-friendly jammer.
149
150
PUPPIES
Emission control plan (EMCON plan) is modified as follows ___
151
WALTZ
The unit(s) indicated commence parallel keying on current circuit(s) and ordered circuit(s).
152
WOOFER
Off board active radar decoy.
153
CHOP
Change of operational control.
154
ENGAGE
A fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapons systems to fire on a designated target
155
KNOCK IT OFF
Safety directive to cease air combat exercise manoeuvres/attacks/activities
156
SWAP
Executive order for change of Scene of Action Commander.
157
___TIGHT
Do not open fire unless target(s) has (have) been identified as HOSTILE.
## Footnote
Weapon control status; prefixed by the appropriate weapon codeword or general term WEAPON.
158
___WARNING RED
Attack is imminent or has already commenced.
159
___WARNING WHITE
Attack unlikely without adequate warning.
160
___WARNING YELLOW
Attack is probable.
161
ZIPLIP
Limit transmissions to critical information only
162
MUSTANG
An ASUW weapon-carrying helicopter.
163
PIRATE
Fast moving surface radar contact assumed to be a fast patrol boat or fast attack craft
164
PRIVATEER
HOSTILE missile firing fast patrol boat or fast attack craft capable of firing missile.
165
SKUNK
A surface contact detected by radar.
166
TATTLETALE
A unit maintaining contact on a target from a position which enables it to pass targeting information to other units.
