Basic A/A Phrases

Introduction 

 This document consists of basic phrases that are relevant in air to air engagements with their respective explanations. It does not include phrases that are not part of the standard comms phrases , nor does it state how a radio call should be correctly structured. 

 Check-in 

 ON STATION    ->   Aircraft has arrived in the designated area and is ready for tasking. 

 PLAYTIME    ->   Amount of time aircraft can remain on station, given in hours plus minutes. 

 RWR Calls 

 NAILS    ->    RWR indication of AIRBORNE radar SCANNING 

 SPIKE    ->    RWR indication of AIRBORNE radar (including missiles) TRACKING 

 DIRT    ->   RWR indication of SURFACE radar SCANNING 

 MUD    ->   RWR indication of SURFACE radar TRACKING 

 

 SINGER    ->    Radar warning receiver indication of SAM launch. See MUD and DIRT. 

 

 Requests 

 BOGEY DOPE    ->    Request for information on indicated or closest GROUP 

 PICTURE    ->   Request AWACS for complete 'picture' of all detected bandits in the AO 

 DECLARE    ->   Request AWACS for identification on bogey. (Is it friend of foe) 

 Contact information 

 BOGEY   ->   Unidentified contact 

 BANDIT    ->   Confirmed enemy contact 

 HOT    ->   Contact moving towards you 

 COLD    ->   Contact moving away from you 

 CRANK    ->   Maneuver in the direction indicated to illuminate target at or near radar gimbal limits 

 FLANKING [left/right]    ->   Contact moving to either side of you 

 POPUP    ->   A contact that has suddenly appeared 

 GROUP    ->   Any number of air or surface contacts within 3 or 1 nautical miles of each other, respectively 

 Situational awareness 

 VISUAL    ->   FRIENDLY in sight 

 BLIND    ->   FRIENDLY NOT in sight 

 TALLY    ->   BANDIT in sight 

 NO JOY    ->  BANDIT NOT in sight 

 RAYGUN    ->   Radar lock on a bogey. Request for friendlies to reply if they believe they are the target of this lock 

 BUDDY SPIKE    ->   FRIENDLY radar lock indication on RWR. (Often response to RAYGUN) 

 Just funny 

 FYI, these are officially part of the multi-service tactical brevity code. 

 CHRISTMAS TREE    ->   Turn on all external lighting 

 METALLICA     ->   Contact cannot be targeted due to jamming 

 FLOCK    ->   Two or more roosters 

 sources 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-service_tactical_brevity_code#P 

 https://forum.dcs.world/topic/227189-multiplayer-comms-guide-pickle-your-ripple-splash-your-mud-spike-your-bogey/