Why do they say it what does it mean?
2007-03-02 08:08:52 · 15 answers · asked by sarge7826 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They are the type of the missle fired:
Fox 1
- AIM-9 Sidewinder missile (Heat Seeking)
Fox 2
- AIM-7 Sparrow missile (Radar)
Fox 3
- AIM-54 Phoenix missile
Fox 4
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
2007-03-02 08:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Fox 1 would be the first missle, etc etc. it gives feedback to how many missles have been fired and gives intel to ground control on what the inventory onboard is with the plane. If a pilot was going into a bombing zone being on Fox3 and maybe only had 4 missles together, the ground control may reroute them somewhere else less dangerous. Just my thoughts
2007-03-02 08:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
its military slang like "frag out" or "fire in the hole" it means if a pilot said fox1 it came from fox 1 position on the plane if he said fox 1 and then said fox 3 that would mean that he couldve fired an anti air missile and a anti ground missle..
2007-03-02 08:25:58 · answer #3 · answered by tibracer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's an easier way to report the firing and successful or unsuccessful tracking of a missile.
I'd rather say fox 1 or fox 2 instead of "I fired, the missile, looks like it lit up and is chasing the enemy plane!" wouldn't you?
2007-03-02 08:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You say Fox because if you say Fire, the forward air controller thinks your plane is burning. They intentionally avoid word confusion that way.
Another example is "knock it off". that means abort what you are doing and go straight & level.
In civilian aircraft, the declaration "pan pan pan" means extreme emergency. its a lot easier to say and some foreign pilots have a hard time saying longer words.
2007-03-02 09:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They Like Foxes?
2007-03-02 08:15:53 · answer #6 · answered by muffbro 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Fox is a shorthand for Foxtrot, which corresponds to WWII rocket and torpedo switches marked F1, F2, F3, and so on. The F stands for "Fire." I remember, back in the 70's when we played army and stuff like that, we would mimic the movies and say "Fire one!" and stuff like that. Fox is a fairly universal sounding word, and is easily programmed in voice recognition software commands.
2007-03-02 08:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it seems as the particular pilots you were hearing. are hunting foxes and they spoted two come on man use your head. I know that and have never been hunting on a airforce plane before
2007-03-02 08:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by Andy G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FU 1 on course
FU 2 on course
you might need to add a few ck's to the call sign
2007-03-02 18:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fox One = radar guided missile.
Fox Two = heat seeking missile.
Fox Three = gun or guns.
2007-03-02 09:55:39 · answer #10 · answered by RANDLE W 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋