Reduced list Codewords

Action

Initiate a briefed attack sequence or manoeuvre

Alligator

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Anaprop

Conditions for abnormal propagation of electronic emissions

Anyface

Friendly GCI/AEW & CS/C@ agency when callsign is unknown

Authenticate

To request or provide a response for a coded challenge

Autocat

Any communications relay using automatic retransmissions

Ball

ASW helicopter transducer

Bandit

An aircraft identified as enemy, IAW theatre ID criteria. The term does not necessarily imply direction or authority to engage

Banzai

Execute launch and decide tactics

Beadwindow

Your last transmission disclosed essential element of friendly information

Bent

Equipment indicated in inoperative

Bird

Friendly surface to air missile

Bird(s) Negate Hostile _________

Information call indicating unit is unable to engage desingated target

Bitter

Anti-surface ship missile state report

Bloodhound

ASW torpedo with omni-directional search pattern

Bogey

Unidentified aircraft

Brother

Attacking ship of surface ASW unit

Bruiser

Air launched anti ship missile

Bulldog

Surface/Sub-surface launched anti ship missile

Bullpen

A submarine generated search area (SGSA)

Buzzard

Missile used in the land attack mode

Caddilac

Directional active sonobuoy

Cake

ASW weapon state report

Candy

Ammunition state report

Canyon

Use electronic jamming on radar frequency indicated or in accordance with previous orders

Charter

Activate daily changing callsigns ordered for current period

Chatter

Communications jamming

Cherubs

Height of friendly aircraft in hundreds of feet above surface

Chicks

1. Friendly Aircraft
2. Friendly interceptor aircraft

Chop

Change of operational control

Clanking

Cavitating or making machinery noise

Clara

Radar scope is clear of contacts other than those known to be friendly

Cobra

ASW torpedo with directional search patternC

Confetti

Chaff lane or corridor

Cowboy(s)

Ship(s) of search attack unit

Criss Cross

A position or track derived from the plotting of DF bearings

Cyclops

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Dance

Shift all lines to complan ________

Datum

Last known position of a submarine or suspected submarine after contact has been lost

Deep

Contact is below layer depth

Demons

Depth in metres

Devils

Submarine depth in tens of ft

Dip Boss

ASW helicopter flight leader

Dipper

An ASW helicopter capable of conducting both sonar search and attack

Dogbox

Area within which units may interfere with ASW torpedoes

Faker

A friendly track acting as a HOSTILE for exercise purposes

Famished

Have you any instructions or information for me?

Fanfare

Towed anti-acoustic torpedo noisemaker which can be switched on/off while streamed

Feather

Visual sighting of periscope wake

Feeler

Shipborne fire control radar

Gadget

Radar or emitter equipment

Geronimo

Tactical air observer

Gertrude

Underwater telephone equipment

Gingerbread

Voice imitative deception is suspected on net

Grandslam

All aircraft of a designated track are shot down

Greyhound

Friendly ground attack cruise missile (eg. TLAM)

Handyman

Helicopter in the ASuW support role

Holding Hands

Aircraft are joined or in close formation

Hovertac

An attack conducted by a dipping helicopter on its own target, while maintaining sonar contact.

Indians

Ships of a Surface Action Group (SAG)

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.

Jackal

Surveillance network participating group

Jello

Inverse synthetic aperture radar

Jester

Joint Range Extension Application Protocol

Joker

A friendly track acting as a SUSPECT for exercise purposes

KICK ______ TACK _______

Shift line number to frequency column as indicated

Kingpin

Reference position established arbitrarily by an aircraft for reporting the position of a CONTACT or DATUM

Kobold

MEZ is not active

Lance

Active shipborne radar

Lazy

Equipment indicated is at standby

Leaker

Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer

Minimize

Radio frequency is becoming saturated, degraded or jammed and briefer transmissions must follow

Misfit

Continue using daily changing callsigns currently in use (or encrypted by means of key card identification) until further notice. Cancelled by CHARTER

Mother

Parent ship

Music

Electronic jamming

Mustang

An ASuW weapons carrying helicopter

Nancy

Infrared equipment

NOCAN

Unable to comply (with your instructions)

Octopus

Tactical data system computer

Oilfield

MEZ is active

Okay

Equipment indicated is operative

Oyster

Authentication policy in force

Panther

Hostile nuclear submarine

Polar

Friendly nuclear submarine

Sister

Assisting ship of surface ASW unit

Parrot

Military IFF transponder

Parrot India

Military IFF interrogator

Pelican

Long range patrol maritime aircraft capable of both search and attack

Big Dipper

Radar and sonar fitted helicopter

Dip

Conduct search with helicopter sonar

Dip Gang

Collective callsign for all helicopters on net

Dip Master

ASW helicopter air coordinator

Dip Watcher

ASW helicopter control unit

Playmate

Friendly ship, submarine or aircraft with which I am co-operating

Playpen

Submarine patrol area in a barrier

Playtime

Amount of time aircraft can remain on station, given in hours plus minutes (e.g. ONE PLUS THIRTY equals one hour and thirty minutes)

Pointer

Directional passive sonobuoy

Pony

ASW weapon carrying helicopter

Puppies

Emission control plan is modified as follows ______

Pyramid

Any ship launched torpedo weapon system. May be prefixed with torpedo brevity word