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"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message link.net...
monkey wrote: "Thomas Schoene" wrote in message link.net... "tw" wrote in message First off, why "fox"? "Fire one" - "F- One" - "Foxtrot One"- "Fox one"? Secondly, in "Sea Harrier Over the Falklands" Ward describes Fox 2 as denoting a missile launch from astern the target at one point and a heat seeking missile launch at another (which could presumably be head on with an AIM9L). From what I have read about SEA, it seems to me that "Fox 1" was used when launching a Sparrow/SARH and "Fox 2" when launching a 'winder/heat seeker, and "Fox 3" for guns. Is this generally correct? What would an F 14 pilot call when launching a phoenix? Fox 1, I presume. IIRC, Phoenix is Fox 3; AMRAAM is Fox 4. (You really need a unique call for an active radar missile, since it will behave differently and can't be called off at a certain point). Guns is "guns, guns, guns" (if you call it at all; I get the impresion it tends to be omitted in the heat of the action.) Finally, why make the call at all? It seems redundant - the chap being fired at will know soon enough, and it isn't really anyone else's concern is it? (or if it is, there isn't much they can do about it) Everyone else in the fight needs to know there's a missile in the air so they don't stumble across in front of it. Missiles tend to be non-discriminating killers. Also, in peacetime training, it alerts participants to a simulated launch so they can behave accordingly. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) in our flying we use fox 2 for ir missile, fox one for semiactive (sparrow), fox three for active (amraam). a guns shot can be called with "guns" or "trigger/trigger down" for a tracking shot, or "snap" for a high angle snapshot. Thanks for a different perspective. Out of curiouosity, where is "our flying"? (your e-mail address doesn't indicate). The US Navy may have had to adopt a scheme using Fox 4 because it operates Sidewinder, Sparrow, Phoenix, and AMRAAM all at the same time. Each has distinctly different issues to worry about. Or perhaps I've just picked up some bad gouge somewhere. Always possible. FWIW, I've also heard Fox 4 for ramming attacks in the continental air defense role, but I really suspect that's an urban legend. sorry, canada, cf-18's. guys here will actually use the "tracking" call for guns as well. |
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