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* Abort – call to cease all action and any attacks, events, or missions | * Abort – call to cease all action and any attacks, events, or missions | ||
* Active – an emitter that is radiating | * Active – an emitter that is radiating | ||
+ | * Angels – denoting altitude (angels three being 30,000 feet) | ||
* As fragged – the unit or element will be behaving precisely as tasked | * As fragged – the unit or element will be behaving precisely as tasked | ||
* Authenticate – to request or provide a response for a coded challenge | * Authenticate – to request or provide a response for a coded challenge | ||
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* Deploy – maneuver to briefed position | * Deploy – maneuver to briefed position | ||
* Divert – proceed to alternate mission, ship, or base | * Divert – proceed to alternate mission, ship, or base | ||
+ | * Driver – a pilot | ||
* Duck – a fighter launched decoy or the launching thereof | * Duck – a fighter launched decoy or the launching thereof | ||
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- THREE – active guidance | - THREE – active guidance | ||
- FOUR - guns | - FOUR - guns | ||
+ | * Float – expand the formation laterally within visual limits. Used commonly to initiate a “bracket” or to force a commit from a trailing bandit. | ||
* Friendly – positively identified friendly contact | * Friendly – positively identified friendly contact | ||
* Furball – a turning fight involving multiple craft with friendlies and bandits mixed | * Furball – a turning fight involving multiple craft with friendlies and bandits mixed | ||
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* Hard [direction] – high-g, energy sustaining turn in designated direction | * Hard [direction] – high-g, energy sustaining turn in designated direction | ||
+ | * Hard deck – an established minimum altitude (sometimes referring to the point of re-entry for a large body in space) | ||
* Heavy – a group or package known to contain three or more entities | * Heavy – a group or package known to contain three or more entities | ||
+ | * High – target altitude at 30,000 feet MSL | ||
+ | * High warble – Unduly annoyed or provoked, indicating the state of a friendly or a target | ||
+ | * Holding hands – craft together in a coordinated visual formation | ||
* Hot – aspect pointed toward anticipated threats | * Hot – aspect pointed toward anticipated threats | ||
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* Joker – power state above BINGO at which separation/ | * Joker – power state above BINGO at which separation/ | ||
+ | * Jock – A pilot | ||
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* Kill – clearance to fire | * Kill – clearance to fire | ||
+ | * Klick – representing a kilometre (//" | ||
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* Laser on – designate a target | * Laser on – designate a target | ||
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* Lost contact – sensor contact lost with target | * Lost contact – sensor contact lost with target | ||
* Lost lock – targeting system has lost acquisition of the target | * Lost lock – targeting system has lost acquisition of the target | ||
+ | * Lost the bubble – loss of situational awareness or forgot whats happening; usually a request for status update | ||
+ | * Low – target altitude below 10,000 feet MSL | ||
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+ | * Master-Arm - or master safety (set to on infers weapons are now live) | ||
* Merge/ | * Merge/ | ||
* Monitor – maintain awareness of or assume responsibility for a specific target or targets | * Monitor – maintain awareness of or assume responsibility for a specific target or targets | ||
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* Package – isolated collection of groups/ | * Package – isolated collection of groups/ | ||
+ | * Painted – recognised under IFF, usually denoting that you've been spotted or scanned | ||
* Picture – tactical situation status pertinent to mission | * Picture – tactical situation status pertinent to mission | ||
+ | * Pan, pan, pan - Announcing a state of urgency but no immediate danger, usually followed by an announcement. Generally used as an international emergency radio communication, | ||
+ | * Ping – paying special attention or scrutiny to someone or something | ||
* Playmate – cooperating craft or ship | * Playmate – cooperating craft or ship | ||
* Playtime – amount of time unit can remain on station | * Playtime – amount of time unit can remain on station | ||
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* Retrograde – withdraw from present position or area of operation in response to a threat | * Retrograde – withdraw from present position or area of operation in response to a threat | ||
* Rider – a bogey conforming to safe passage routing/ | * Rider – a bogey conforming to safe passage routing/ | ||
+ | * RTB - Returning to base. | ||
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* SAM [direction] – confirmed hostile or unidentified ship- or surface-launched anti-aerospace missile | * SAM [direction] – confirmed hostile or unidentified ship- or surface-launched anti-aerospace missile | ||
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* Shooter – unit designated to deploy ordnance | * Shooter – unit designated to deploy ordnance | ||
* Shotgun – weapons state at which separation/ | * Shotgun – weapons state at which separation/ | ||
+ | * Single – Marked unit is a single target, not a group | ||
* Skate – execute launch and leave tactics | * Skate – execute launch and leave tactics | ||
* Skosh – out of or unable to employ missiles | * Skosh – out of or unable to employ missiles | ||
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* Split – flight member is leaving formation to engage a threat | * Split – flight member is leaving formation to engage a threat | ||
* Strip – individual fighter/ | * Strip – individual fighter/ | ||
+ | * Sweet – up and working/ | ||
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* Tally – confirmation of a contact | * Tally – confirmation of a contact | ||
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* Tracking – stabilized gun solution | * Tracking – stabilized gun solution | ||
* Trashed – missile(s) have been defeated | * Trashed – missile(s) have been defeated | ||
+ | * Trail – a formation of two or more craft following eachother | ||
+ | * Trailer – specifically the last unit in a formation or trail | ||
* Trespass – flight is entering the threat ring of a specific system | * Trespass – flight is entering the threat ring of a specific system | ||
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* Vampire – hostile anti-ship missile | * Vampire – hostile anti-ship missile | ||
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+ | * Warm Fuzzy – denoting confidence is high (that the quality of intelligence or situational awareness is good) or that there' | ||
* Warning [color] – hostile attack | * Warning [color] – hostile attack | ||
- RED – imminent or in progress | - RED – imminent or in progress | ||
- YELLOW – probable | - YELLOW – probable | ||
- WHITE - improbable | - WHITE - improbable | ||
+ | * Weeds – low altitude flying, often beneath the hard-deck | ||
* Weapons [state] – ordnance release conditions | * Weapons [state] – ordnance release conditions | ||
- FREE – fire at targets not identified as friendly within ROE | - FREE – fire at targets not identified as friendly within ROE | ||
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* Working – executing electronic identification of targets | * Working – executing electronic identification of targets | ||
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+ | * Zoom bag – common slang for flight-suit | ||
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