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AA Comms

Contacts and their information

NAILS [direction]   ->   Radar warning receiver indication of airborne radar scanning.

SPIKE [direction]   ->   Radar warning receiver indication of airborne radar (including missiles) tracking.

DIRT [direction]   ->   Radar warning receiver indication of surface radar scanning.

MUD [direction]   ->   Radar warning receiver indication of surface radar tracking.

BOGEY   ->   Unidentified contact

BANDIT   ->   Confirmed enemy contact

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

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

HOT   ->   Contact moving towards you

COLD   ->   Contact moving away from you

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

POPUP   ->   A contact that has suddenly appeared.

VISUAL   ->   Friendly in sight

BLIND   ->   Friendly not in sight

TALLY   ->   Bandit in sight

NO JOY   ->  Bandit not in sight

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/