Brevity Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Ash can

A

A high explosive depth charge

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Any Face

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AEW a/C

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Bassett

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Rocket thrown torpedo.

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4
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Bay rum

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Chemical attack

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Bird

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A surface-to-air or air-to-air missile

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Bird dog

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An A/C assigned to observe an intruder iand watch for signs for hostile activity and report such activity and be ready to attack the intruder if ordered

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Blood hound

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Homing torpedo

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8
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Blood hound loose

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USW torpedo launch

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9
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Brother

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An attacking ship

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10
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Bullpen

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SGSA

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Brother

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An attacking ship

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12
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Cake Report

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weapons report state given to the
OTC inventory is reduced by 25%

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13
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Candy Report

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An opportunity of fire

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14
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Cold

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Contact not held

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15
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Cowboy

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Unit of SAU

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Champ

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Carrier based USW fixed winged a/c capable of search & attack.

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17
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Devils

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Depth in tens of feet.

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18
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Dipper

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USW helo capable of search &
attack

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19
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Drawing

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LOFAR sonobuoy contact.

20
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Freewheel

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Cancellation of an SGSA

21
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Freeze

A

An executive order for helo to
remain hovering over present position.

22
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Gertrude

A

Underwater telephone

23
Q

Hey rube

A

“need support come to my
position”

24
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Honey Report

A

A new target report

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Hot
A contact held
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Indians
Units of a SAG
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Marker
Surface unit that maintains contact on an intruder and is ready to take immediate offensive action against the intruder
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Panther
An enemy nuclear submarine
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Pepper Report
Is an ammunition summary report
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Pickle Report
An unfired target report
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• Pigeons
Code word denoting magnetic bearing and range of base
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Popeye
Flying in the clouds or reduced visibility.
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Roman candle
Used by the AAWC to direct a missile ship to fire a nuclear warhead missile at a bogey or to report such a firing.
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Sister
A US assist ship
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Splash
Airborne weapon water entry point
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Splash Report
Made when only part of a raid has been destroyed
37
Spook
Unidentified surfaced submarine
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Steer
AIC pro word used to direct an a/c off station for refueling.
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Sugar report
Is made to the OTC/AAWC to inform them of surface to air missiles or when chaff inventory is depleted by 25%
40
Summit report
Used when the spotter is airborne
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Tattle tale
Surface ship assigned to provide targeting information on the unit of interest to other units in the battle group
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Tomcat
Picket whose primary duty is to identify friendly a/c
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Vector
AIC pro word used to direct an interceptors heading.
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Wolf
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Wolf
Visually identified surfaced submarine
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Watch dog
Picket whose main task is AAW
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Cherry
An interceptor is within 25NM of the target and will cont. the interceptclll