Fox 3?

[lukemax 0]

In films, when a aircraft says Fox 3 simly, whats does it mean, a certain type of missle lanching?

Thx

Joergen

[jakerod 254]

I don't know if this is right but my understanding of it was Fox 3 is the position on the wing that the missile is in.... maybe.

Like it might be

Fox 1

Fox 2

Fox 3

Fuselage

Fox 4

Fox 5

Fox 6

Maybe...

[BlackScorpion 0]

Yeah, it's missile launch, AIM-120 AMRAAM (active radar guided) to be specific.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevity_code#F

Took a while to check, I would've said it's pylon 3 of certain missile type earlier, too.

[PainDealer 0]

my guess would be general code for an air-to-air missile launch

*EDIT* ok it was pretty close

[jakerod 254]

Makes sense now. It must be fun remembering all those codes.

[crashdome 2]

Fox 2 is heat seeking

Fox 3 is active radar

These are for "fired" missles...incoming missles are different names.

e.g. "Apex Inbound"

[Journeyman 0]

Direct hit is Fo...ck!  

[PainDealer 0]

Direct hit is Fo...ck!

[whisper 0]

Fox 2 is heat seeking

Fox 3 is active radar

These are for "fired" missles...incoming missles are different names.

e.g. "Apex Inbound"

Fox 1 is missing here, semi-active missiles (missiles with onboard radar reciever guiding on a radar return from a lock by the launching aircraft, as opposed to active missile which have their own onboard radar locking on target)

There's also the "dangerous" calls, mainly "mad dog", meaning you have launched an active missile without any lock, so the missile will lock on any available target in front of him, ennemy or friendly

Air Force phraseology is really complete, many many situations depicted.

[AtStWalker 0]

There's also the "dangerous" calls, mainly "mad dog", meaning you have launched an active missile without any lock, so the missile will lock on any available target in front of him, ennemy or friendly

"Snapshot" ?

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Fox 1 is guns too.

[Pathy 0]

There's also the "dangerous" calls, mainly "mad dog", meaning you have launched an active missile without any lock, so the missile will lock on any available target in front of him, ennemy or friendly

"Snapshot" ?  

Top Gun?

[AtStWalker 0]

"Snapshot" ?

Top Gun?

nope, Crimson Tide

[EiZei 0]

"Snapshot" ?  

Top Gun?  

nope, Crimson Tide

Or any "intensive" modern fictious submarine combat.

[whisper 0]

Fox 1 is guns too.

Don't think so. AFAIK, you simply call "Guns" when firing with gun.

No reference to "snapshot" either If I remember well "Snapshot" is NATO designation for a russian missile, I think G2A, or a radar system.

EDIT : found it! "Snap Shot" is the name of the range-finder radar on SA-13 SAM system

[kavoven 4]

No reference to "snapshot" either If I remember well "Snapshot" is NATO designation for a russian missile, I think G2A, or a radar system.

Wasn't that Snap-Count?

[-Variable- 0]

"Snapshot" ?  

Top Gun?  

nope, Crimson Tide

Or any "intensive" modern fictious submarine combat.

Indeed.

When a threatened submarine's passive Sonar detects a torpedo in the water, the standard procedure is to fire a torpedo in the direction of the attacking torpedo. This is called a "Snapshot".

Then again, I bet this term is used to decribe more things..

[zwobot 17]

When a threatened submarine's passive Sonar detects a torpedo in the water, the standard procedure is to fire a torpedo to the direction of the attacking torpedo. This is called a "Snapshot".

Yeah, Dangerous Waters. Woohoow