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- 1. A spotting of "BREVITY" is made for a multi-gun salvo when some rounds fall short and some fall beyond the target. The spotter announces "BREVITY" followed by a correction to place the mean point of impact on the target. The term is normally used during a ship adjust or a massed fire mission.
- 5. A ground-borne object of interest departing the objective area.
- 6. Clearance to employ ordnance or fires on surface target coordinates. Link-16 track, ROE, PID, CDE, clear field of fire, coordination of forces, and commander’s guidance requirements on the referenced target or track have been satisfied. Not to be utilized in a CAS engagement.
- 8. Takeoff as quickly as possible.
- 9. Order sent by the spotter for the ship to check the fire control solution when an excessive initial or salvo-to-salvo error is observed.
- 11. Round(s) has/have been fired.
- 12. Directive call to start lasing.
- 15. Threat ballistic missile launch point.
- 16. Hostile air- or surface-launched antiship missile.
- 20. ROE, PID, coordination of forces, and commander’s guidance requirements on the referenced target or track have been satisfied. Target or track correlation, CDE, and clear field of fire must be accomplished prior to employing ordnance or fires.
- 21. Immediate pause of direct or indirect fires. May require coordination to continue.
- 24. Friendly air-launched or surfacelaunched hypersonic weapon.
- 25. An illumination round that fails to properly ignite.
- 26. FRIENDLY surface- or submarinelaunched antiship missile
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- 2. Directive call assigning responsibility to an asset for maintaining sensor or visual observation of a defined object or area
- 3. Sent by spotter to indicate that the illumination round parachute was ripped or separated on deployment.
- 4. Used by ship to indicate the last salvo was fired on incorrect data.
- 5. The highest point of a shell’s trajectory (also known as maximum ordnance (MAX ORD)). Sent as standard during an air observed mission and if requested by a ground spotter. Units of measurement are specified. A new "BREVITY" is sent if it changes by more than 300 ft for an air observer or 100 meters for a ground observer.
- 6. Informative call to observer or spotter 5 seconds prior to estimated time of impact.
- 7. The speaker is firing the laser in response to LASER ON.
- 10. Interrogate the designated contact of the IFF mode indicated.
- 11. 1. [A/S] [S/S] Mark or marking target by IR pointer. 2. Platform is IR pointer capable.
- 13. HOSTILE air- or surface-launched cruise missile.
- 14. Threat ballistic missile
- 17. Overlay requested target designator type (e.g., "BREVITY" SPARKLE, "BREVITY" LASER)
- 18. Expected threat ballistic missile impact point.
- 19. 1. (during adjustment) Fire again using the same method and volume of fire. 2. (during fire for effect) Fire the same number of rounds using the same method and volume of fire.
- 22. Two or more QUAIL.
- 23. 1. Record the location of a point or object of interest. 2. Spotting round, normally white phosphorus or illumination on the deck to indicate targets to aircraft, ground troops, or fire support.
