Brevity codes

Work in progress and not sanctioned by E-Uni for offcial use.

A

• Aborting/aborted/abort
  • Directive/informative call to cease action/attack/event/mission
• Action
  • Directive to initiate a briefed attack sequence or maneuver
  • In (stealth bomber) fleet call “Ready… ready… action!”
• Anchor/anchored
  • Orbit about a specific point
  • In fleet call “Anchor Aldrat gate, defensive gate camp”

B

• Bandit
  • An aircraft identified as enemy, in accordance with wardec criteria. The term does not necessarily imply direction or authority to engage.
• Bingo
  • Minimum cap needed to warp away.
  • In fleet call “Fleet, Inty. I will point until Bingo.”
• Blow through
  • Directive/informative call that indicates ships will continue straight ahead at the merge and not turn with target/targets.
  • In fleet call “Fleet, FC, Blow Through targets at gate, Jump on Contact”
• Bogey
  • A neutral contact whose identity/intent is unknown.
• Brevity
  • Mumble is becoming saturated and briefer transmissions must follow.
  • In fleet call “Fleet, Brevity!”
• Broke lock
  • Loss of target lock
• Buddy spike
  • Friendly ships appearing in Local.
• Bugout
  • Separation from that particular engagement/attack/operation; no intent to re-engage/return. Similar to scatter
• Bump/Bump-up
  • Ship-to-ship contact to move target

C

• Cease fire
  • Do not open fire and/or discontinue firing; continue to track/lock target
• Clean
  • No contacts on ships/WT of interest
• Cleared
  • Requested action is authorized (no engaged/support roles are assumed)
• Cleared hot
  • Ordnance release is authorized
• Cloak
  • Activate cloaking device. Helps to have Star Trek Klingon or Romulan music playing in background
• Closing
  • Decreasing in range
  • In fleet call “Fleet, Inty. Closing on Vagabond”
• Cold
  • Attack geometry will result in a pass or rollout behind the target and unable to effectively damage
  • In fleet call “Fleet, this is inty. I am cold on the Vagabond”
  • Opposite of Hot
• Comeoff
  • Directive to maneuver as indicated to either regain mutual support or to pause fight but maintain lock of target
• Commit/committed
  • States intent to engage/intercept
• Continue
  • Continue present maneuver; does not imply clearance to engage or expend ordnance
• Continue dry
  • Ordnance release not authorized
• Cover/covering
  • Directive/informative call to establish a posture that will allow engagement of a specified target or threat

D

• Defensive
  • Ship is in a defensive position and maneuvering with reference to the enemy. Help request is often assumed
  • In fleet call “Fleet, inty! I am Defensive!”
• De-louse
  • Directive to identify unknown ship trailing friendly ship. Usually by querying intel mechanisms, WT lists or employment history of unknown
• Divert
  • Proceed to alternate mission or base.
• Drop/dropping
  • Directive/informative call to stop monitoring a specified target and resume other responsibilities

E

• Engaged
  • Maneuvering with the intent to kill; this implies on-grid acquisition of target
• Eyeball ()
  • Acquisition of targets. Normally followed by (x) number of targets observed
  • In fleet call “Fleet, this is Jackal, Eyeballs on 4 targets”

H

• Heads up
  • Alert of an activity of interest.
• Holding hands
  • All fleet members are on-grid
• Hostile
  • A contact identified as enemy upon which clearance to fire is authorized in accordance with wartime SOP
• Hot
  • Attack geometry will result in a pass or rollout on the target and able to effectively damage
  • In fleet call “Fleet, this is inty. I am Hot on the Vagabond”
  • Opposite of Cold

J

• Jump, Jump, Jump
  • Activate jump drive through gate

K

• Kill
  • Clearance to fire.
  • In fleet call “Kill the <target>”
• Knock it off
  • Directive to cease maneuvers/attacks/activities
  • Typically used when something bad has happened

L

• Leaker(s)
  • Threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should include amplifying information
  • In fleet call “Fleet, JoePilot, Leakers heading towards POS”
• Locked
  • Target is on-grid and ship weapon systems are tracking

M

• Marshal/marshalling
  • Establish/established at a specific point
  • In fleet call “Fleet, FC, marshal at POS

N

• New picture
  • Used by controller or scouts when tactical picture has changed. Supersedes all previous calls and re-establishes picture for all players
  • In fleet call “Fleet, FC, New picture, 4 battleships have warped into area.
• No factor
  • Not a threat. Even if a WT.

O

• Off (direction)
  • Informative call indicating attack is terminated and maneuvering to the indicated direction
  • In fleet call “Fleet, Inty. Moving off to POS”
• On station
  • Informative call ship/squadron/wing/fleet has reached assigned station
  • In fleet call “FC, scout, on station, monitoring gate”
• Opening
  • Increasing in range
  • In fleet call “Fleet, inty. Vagabond is opening”
• Outlaw
  • CONCORD criminal

P

• Picture
  • Provide tactical situation status pertinent to mission.
  • In fleet call “Fleet, picture as follows, three thrashers orbiting POS”

R

• Reset
  • Proceed to a pre-briefed position or area of operation
  • In fleet call “Fleet, FC, reset to Aldrat gate”
• Resume
  • Resume last formation/station/mission ordered
  • In fleet call “Fleet, FC resume Defensive Gate Camp”
• Rolex (±time)
  • Time-line adjustment in minutes from planned mission execution time. (Positive is later)
  • In fleet call “Fleet let’s Rolex + 10 minutes for bio and beer”

S

• Spike
  • Indication of a threat in Local
• Splash
  • Target destroyed
• Status
  • Request for tactical situation
• Stranger
  • Unidentified traffic that is not associated with the action in progress

T

• Trashed
  • Informative call that missile has been defeated
  • In fleet call “Fleet, JoePilot, missiles trashed”
  • Implies target has defensive systems against missiles
• Tumbleweed
  • Indicates limited situational awareness; no joy, blind; a request for information
  • Reinforcements often call Tumbleweed when arriving but not knowing exactly where needed
  • In fleet call “Fleet, Rescue. Tumbleweed, say location, status.”

U

• Unable
  • Cannot comply as requested/directed

W

• Warning (color)
  • Hostile attack is
    • RED imminent or in progress
    • YELLOW probable.
    • WHITE improbable (all clear)
• Weapons ()
  • Fire only;
    • FREE at targets not identified as friendly in accordance with current rules of engagement (ROE)
    • TIGHT at targets positively identified as hostile in accordance with current ROE
    • HOLD in self-defense or in response to a formal order
    • SAFE use weapons safe to avoid confusion with the phrase hold fire
• Wilco
  • Will comply