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Originally Posted by Ironduke
I think that one's a bit too tough. It's been a couple days -- you should tell us the answer.  |
Thanks for the call Iron Duke,
My apologies. I strayed too far from aviation. These are "brevity words" that have been used by Western Allied aircrews for decades. Here's a link:
OPERATIONAL BREVITY WORDS AND TERMINOLOGY
"The balloon goes up" = War--Common phrase. I don't know its origin.
"Gorilla" = Large attack formation
"Angels 30" = 30,000 feet altitude
"As fragged" = As planned
"FEBA" = Forward Edge of the Battle Area
"Chattermark" = Use brevity words. Enemy is jamming our communications.
What's happening?: You are attacking North Korea after hostilities began. You are in a large formation of attack aircraft. No updates have been passed to AWACs so you are told to continue as planned. Approaching North Korea, your formation encounters communications jamming. Your formation leader and or AWACs calls for the use of brevity words.
Sorry Gents.
I pass the baton.