Appendix A Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes - Cont'd

INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

Kill

1. Clearance to fire

2. In training, a fighter call to indicate kill criteria have been

fulfilled

Knock It Off

Directive to cease air combat maneuvers/attack/exercise activities

Ladder

Three or more groups/contacts in range

Laser On

Directive to start laser designation

Lead Trail

Tactical formation of two contacts within a group separated in

range or following one another

Leaker(s)

Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should

include amplifying information

Line Abreast

Two contacts within a group side-by-side

Lights On/Off

directive to turn on/off exterior lights

Locked

Final radar lock-on; sort is not assumed

(BRAA/Direction)

Low

Target altitude below 10,000 AGL

Maddog

Visual AIM-120 launch

Magnum

Launch of friendly antiradiation missile

Mapping

Multi-function radar in an A/G mode

Marking

Friendly aircraft leaving contrails

Marshal(ing)

Establish(ed) at a specific point

Medium

Target altitude between 10,000 AGL and 25,000 MSL

Merge(merged plot)

1. Information that friendlies and targets have arrived in the same

visual arena

2. Call indication radar returns have come together and bearing and

range information will be unavailable until aircraft separation is

achieved.

Mickey

Have Quick Time-of-Day (TOD) signal

Midnight

Informative advising that C2 functions are no longer available.

Opposite of Sunrise

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