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Xanax: /* Tactical Brevity */

2021-06-01T02:13:58Z

‎Tactical Brevity

Aapalo: /* ATC / Flight Terminology */

2021-03-29T11:07:58Z

‎ATC / Flight Terminology

Xanax: /* Mission Brevity */

2021-01-27T00:23:32Z

‎Mission Brevity

Xanax: /* Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations */

2021-01-25T21:10:53Z

‎Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations

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Xanax: /* Mission Brevity */

2021-01-25T21:10:34Z

‎Mission Brevity

Xanax: /* Tactical Brevity */

2021-01-25T21:10:23Z

‎Tactical Brevity

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Aapalo: /* Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations */ Maneuvring -> Maneuvering.

2021-01-21T16:24:58Z

‎Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations: Maneuvring -> Maneuvering.

Xanax: /* Reference Documents */

2021-01-16T19:20:06Z

‎Reference Documents

Aapalo: Corrected Angels and Flight Level

2020-04-16T17:56:43Z

Corrected Angels and Flight Level

Nanne118: /* Miscelanneous Codewords and Abbreviations */

2019-08-07T00:15:10Z

‎Miscelanneous Codewords and Abbreviations

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 |Furball
 |Non-friendly and friendly aircraft are merged together.
+|
 |-
 |Gorilla
-|Large formation of undiscernable number and formation, not commonly used.
+|Large formation of undiscernible number and formation, not commonly used.
+|
 |-

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		+	In the meantime, check out [https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/ATC_and_Airfield_Communications]

	== Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations ==		== Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations ==

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 |Directive to expedited turn to desired heading / Fighter request for BRAA to indicated group.
 |"Uzi 11, Magic snap 3-5-0, group BRAA 0-3-0, 35, twenty thousand, track west, hostile, leaning on Hawg 01"
 |-
 |Status

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 {| class="wikitable"
-! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color:#f8a102;" | <big>Mission Brevity</big>
+! colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color:#f8a102;" | <big>Mission Brevity</big>
 |-
 | style="text-align: center; background-color:#f8a102;" | Code-word
 | style="text-align: center; background-color:#f8a102;" | Meaning
 |-
 |As Fragged
 |Unit performing mission as briefed.
 |-
 |Bent
 |System is broken.
 |-
 |Bingo
 |Fuel state needed for recovery at HOME PLATE.
-|-
+|"Uzi 11 is bingo, requesting vectors for closest tanker"
 |-
 |BRAA
 |Point out using Bearing, Range, Altitude, Aspect. Relative from friendly fighter to target.
 |-
 |Bullseye (B/E)
 |Fixed point in the battlespace from which references are given.
 |-
 |Buster
 |Set max continuous power (mil power).
 |-
 |Chicks
 |Admin term to denote friendly aircraft.
 |-
 |Clean
 |No sensor info on group of interest / No visible battle damage / No external stores.
 |-
 |Commit
 |Directive to intercept the group of interest.
 |-
 |Cons
 |Contrails.
 |-
 |Faded
 |Sensor data is lost on group or contact.
 |-
 |Feet wet / dry
 |Flying over water / land.
 |-
 |Fence in / out
 |Set cockpit switches as appropriate before entering / exiting the combat area.
 |-
 |Gadget
 |RADAR / Emitter equipment.
 |-
 |Gate
 |Set max speed, including afterburner.
 |-
 |Home Plate
 |Home airfield / ship.
 |-
 |Joker
 |Fuel state above bingo, bug out / RTB should be initiated.
 |-
 |Judy
 |Aircrew has taken over control of the intercept.
 |-
 |Midnight
 |C2 sensors are unavailable. Opposite of SUNRISE.
 |-
 |No Factor
 |Not a threat.
 |-
 |No Joy
 |Aircrew does not have visual contact with the target / bandit.
 |-
 |Pigeons
 |Magnetic bearing and range to HOMEPLATE.
 |-
 |Playtime
 |Amount of time that aircraft can remain aloft.
 |-
 |Posit
 |Request for friendly position, either in reference to B/E or other fixed location.
 |-
 |Push
 |Switch to designated frequency.
 |-
 |Saunter
 |Fly at speed of best endurance.
 |-
 |Sick
 |System is operational, but degraded.
 |-
 |Snap
 |Directive to expedited turn to desired heading / Fighter request for BRAA to indicated group.
 |-
 |Status
 |Request for an individual's / group's tactical situation.
 |-
 |Sunrise
 |C2 Sensors are available. Opposite of MIDNIGHT.
 |-
 |Tally
 |Sighting of target, enemy aircraft or position.
 |-
 |Uniform
 |UHF / AM radio.
 |-
 |Victor
 |VHF / AM radio.
 |-
 |Visual
 |Sighting of a friendly aircraft or position. Opposite of BLIND.
 |-
 |What luck
 |Request for results on mission / task.
 |-
 |What state
 |Request for amount of fuel and missiles remaining.
 |}

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 |-
 | ACM
-| Air Combat Maneuvring
+| Air Combat Maneuvering
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Active
@@ Line 441: / Line 441: @@
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | BFM
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Basic Fighter Maneuvring
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Basic Fighter Maneuvering
 |-
 | Bingo
@@ Line 552: / Line 552: @@
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Defensive / defending
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Maneuvring to avoid threat (typically a missile)
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Maneuvering to avoid threat (typically a missile)
 |-
 | Departing (the envelope)
@@ Line 593: / Line 593: @@
 | Leaving enemy airspace (during mission), weapons can be set to cold
 |-
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Fireweall
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Firewall
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Push the throttles all the way forward, for maximum engine power output
 |-
@@ Line 627: / Line 627: @@
 |-
 | GBU
-| General purpose Bomb Unit (Mk-82, Mk-82, GBU-12
+| General purpose Bomb Unit (Mk-82, Mk-82, GBU-12)
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | GCI
@@ Line 743: / Line 743: @@
 | What you say after you let an SU-27 get on your wingman's six o'clock
 |-
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Orbit(ing
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Orbit(ing)
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Hold current / indicated position, typically in a circular orbit above the indicated location
 |-
@@ Line 830: / Line 830: @@
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Threat on the RWR receiver: 'Badger 1-1 has an SA-10 spike at twelve o'clock'
 |-
-| Splash
+| Splash(ed)
-| Enemy (air) target hit
+| Enemy target hit/destroyed
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Stack

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 Please see below for more comprehensive documents outlining NATO and U.S. operational brevity code-words.
 http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a404426.pdf
 http://nato.radioscanner.ru/files/article140/brevity_words_app7e_.pdf

@@ Line 408: / Line 408: @@
 |-
 | Angels
-| Altitude in thousands (1000) of feet: Angels 21 is 21,000 feet
+| Height of friendly aircraft in thousands (1000) of feet from mean sea level (MSL): Angels 21 equals 21,000 feet MSL
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | AOA
@@ Line 606: / Line 606: @@
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Flight Level (FL)
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Identical to ''Angels''; flight altitude in thousands (1000) of feet; FL 50 is 50 000 feet
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Flight altitude in hundreds of feet; FL 500 is 50,000 feet MSL
 |-
 | Fox # (short, medium, long)
@@ Line 612: / Line 612: @@
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Fox 1
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Semi active missile, homes onto reflected radar waves emitted from launch aircraft
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Semi-active radar-guided missile: homes onto reflected radar waves emitted from launch aircraft
 |-
 | Fox 2
-| Heat seeking missile, homes in on engine heat from the targetted unit
+| Infrared-guided missile, homes in on (engine) heat from the targeted unit
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Fox 3
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Active missile, first homes on reflected radar like semi-active, then activates its own small radar
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Active radar-guided missile: first homes on reflected radar like semi-active, then activates its own small radar
 |-
 | Fox 4     /     Guns, guns, guns
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 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Furball / clusterfuck
-| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Indicating known friendly and non-friendly aircraft in close proximity, such as a dogfight
+| style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Indicating known friendly and non-friendly aircraft in close proximity to each other, such as during a dogfight
 |-
 | GBU
@@ Line 831: / Line 831: @@
 |-
 | Splash
-| Enemy target hit
+| Enemy (air) target hit
 |-
 | style="background-color:#accc4f;" | Stack

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 Work in progress, please standby!
-== Miscelanneous Codewords and Abbreviations ==
+== Miscelaneous Codewords and Abbreviations ==
 Please find below a list of miscellaneous terms and abbreviations you may hear on Hoggit servers. CTRL+F is your friend!