Appendix A Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes - Cont'd

INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

Sort

Directive to assign responsibility within a group; criteria can be

met visually, electronically (radar) or both

Sorted

sort responsibility has been met

Sour

1. Equipment indicated is operating inefficiently

2. Invalid response to an administrative IFF check

Spades

No IFF response

Sparkle

Target marking be OR pointer. Target marking be gunship or

FAC-A using incendiary rounds

Spike

RWR indications of an AI threat in track, launch or unknown

mode. Include bearing/clock position and threat type, if known

Spin

Directive/informative to execute a prebriefed timing/spacing

maneuver

Spitter

An aircraft that has departed from the engagement or is departing

the engaged fighters targeting responsibility

Splash

1. Air target destroyed

2. Weapons impact

Split

1. Request to engage a threat; visual will not be maintained;

requires flight lead acknowledgement (A/A)

2. Directive to begin briefed maneuver/attack

Spoofing

Information that voice deception is being employed

Spot

Acquisition of laser designation

Squawk

Operate IFF as indicated or IFF is operating as indicated

Stack

Two or more groups/contacts/formation with high/low altitude

separation in relation to each other

Status

Request for tactical situation/position

Steady

Directive to stop oscillation of IR pointer

Steer

Set magnetic heading indicated

Stern

Request for, or directive to, intercept using stern geometry

Stinger

Formation of two or more aircraft with a single aircraft in trail

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