Thomas Schoene wrote:
"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.)

And here I'd always read that "fox-4" was a sarcastic code for a
mid-air. Then again, this was always in books set in the Vietnam era, so
no AMRAAMs around at the time.

-Marc
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