In many movies that have U.S. fighter pilots in them, whenever the pilot launches a missile they say "Box 3" or "Box 4" or whatever. What is the significance of the word box? My guess is that it's some kind of designation for the missile that is being launched, but I'm sure there's a better answer.
2007-03-04 07:59:05 · 3 answers · asked by john s 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
FOX 1= Air to Air Semi-Active Radar Guided Missile Launch
Example: AIM-7 Sparrow
FOX 2= Infrared Heat Seeking Air to Air Missile Launch
Example: AIM-9 Sidewinder
FOX 3= ACTIVE radar Guided Air to Air Missile Launch
Example: AIM-120 AMRAAM
FOX is a Proword or Proceedure Word used in Military communications
Many are common to all military (and some Civilian) communications.
Roger
Wilco
This is
Say Again
Over
Out (NEVER Over and Out, its one or the other, never both)
Other prowords are specific to various military professions or even specific to a certain Branch of Military.
ANGELS: Altitude, Angels 7, 7000ft. Angels 15, 15000ft.
SKUNK: Surface Contact, Skunk A, Skunk B etc..
CORPEN: Maneuver signal to indicate course.
VAMPIRE: Inbound Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
RACKET: Radio Report on an intercepted ESM contact
etc...
etc...
etc...
2007-03-04 08:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its not box, its "Fox"
FOX 1 Calling out when firing an air-to-air radar guided missile
FOX 2 Called out when firing a heat-seeking missile
2007-03-04 16:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Theres even fox 3 and fox four, i think they have to do with air to surface missiles or bombs. ....i have never heard of box1 or box2
2007-03-04 16:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by John Notafakename 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋