Airborne Alert
Combat equipped aircraft are airborne and ready for immediate action
Alert_______
Weapons can be lauchned, ired or be airborne within ______ minutes
Alligator
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Altitude
Heght of contact reported in hundreds of feet in three digits (Altitude zero five zero =500ft)
Angels_____
Height of FRIENDLY Aircraft in thousand of feet in ( ANGELS one decimal five=1500 ft)
Anyface
Friendly AEW/C2 agency when callsign is not known
Ass fraged
Unit or element will be performing exactly as stated by the air tasking order
ASH CAN
Hight explosive depth charge
ASREP
ASW report
autocat
any communications relay using automatic retransmissions
______away
weapon indivated has been fired or released
BACK STOP
Unit stationed between the contact and the protected force
Backpacker
Unit smuggling weapons
Ball
ASW helicopter transducer (Wandler)
BARCAP
Barrier (z.B. sonobuoy) Combat Air Patrol
Barrier
Set up barrier as indicated
Basset
Rocket trown torpedo
BATTLEFIELD
MCCIS equipment
BENT “GEBOGEN”
Equipment indicated is inoperative (cancelled by OKAY)
BEWARE
The cautionary report by an ASROC fitted ship or a nuclear ASW Weapon delivery aircraft about 30 seconds prior to weapon firing
BIG DIPPER
Radar and Sonar fitted Helicopter
BIRD
Friendly surface to air missile
BIRDS AFFIRM HOSTILE________
Missilve radar is locked on designated target
BIRDS AWAY HOSTILE_____
Missile has been fired on designated target
BITTER
ASSM (HARPOONS, MM38) state report
BLOODHOUND
ASW Torpedo
BLOODHOUND LOOSE
I have launched an ASW Torpedo in this area , keep clear
Blotter
ECM (elec. counter measures) receiver
BREAK(ING) Dip
Helicopter raises the transducer clear of the water
Brother
Attacking ship of surface ASW Unit
BRUISER
Air launched anti ship missile
Bubble
Submarine releasing an air bubble for identification, localisation or evasion purposes
Bugsy
Unit conducting terrorist or asymetric warfare activities
BULLDOG
Surface/Subsurfaced lauchned anti ship missile
BULLPEN
A submarine generated search area
BULLRING
Aircraft patrol zone
BUZZARD
Missle used in the land attack mode
CADILLAC
directional active sonobuoy
CEASAR
Unit acting as force over the horizon track coordinator (FOTC) in a MCCIS- organisation
CAKE
ASW weapon state report
CANDLE
Unit used as illuminator in a HAG(?)
CANDLES
Night illumination devices
CANDY
Ammunition state report
CANDYGRAM
Electric warfare trageting information is available on a briefed secure net
CANYON
use electronic jamming on radar frequency indicated or in accordance with previous orders
CANYON AFFIRM
Designet track is being jammed by this units
CAP Target
Used by the AAWC to indicate that a target is primary target for cap (combat air patrol)
CEASE FIRE
Do not open fire (missile in flight continue to intercept)
CEASE REPORTING
Contact is no longer to be reprted but plotting and assessment of classification
CHARTER
Activate daily changing callsigns ordered for current period at TIME
CHATTER
Comms Jamming
CHECKPRINT
Request bz an Air defence Commander for units to provide amplifying information on a specific track
Reply/informative to air defence commander followed by positive track informatin using format specified in applicable OPTASK document
CHERUBS
Height of FRIENDLY aircraft in hundreds of feet above surface
CHICKS
FRIENDLY interceptor aircraft
CINDER
off board infra red decoy
CLAM
Cease emissions on specified equipment
CLANKING
Cavitating or making machinery noise
CLARA
Radar scope is clear of contacts other than those known to be FRIENDLY
CLEAN
No
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