From: John Coley [johnc@pavilion.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, 04 March, 1998 16:54 To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: RE: [BLUE PLANET] - Fox *" On 4 Mar 98 at 11:09, Jim Heivilin gave me the pleasure of reading: > On Wednesday, 04 March, 1998 10:37 AM, Jim Heivilin > [SMTP:ccbanzai@showme.missouri.edu] wrote: > > > When military pilots fire weapons from hardpoints, I've heard (lots of > > places) the firing announced with "Fox" and then a number. Fox I'm > > guessing is short for "firing", but what's the number mean? > > > I could be in err (after all, I'm only a rocket scientist and not an Air > Force pilot) but my understanding is > > Fox 1 the call used when they fire their guns > Fox 2 is used when they fire a heat seeking missile (Sidewinder) > Fox 3 is used when they fire a radar homing missile Rather the other way around. Fox 1 is a radar homer 2 is infra-red seeker (heat seeker) 3 is guns 4 has various uses, the BUFF (B-52) community used Fox 4 for a shot fro the tail gun. F-14 crews use Fox 4 for a phoenix (long range, active radar homer) shot. TTFN -- ================================================================= | | John Coley | | Shoreham-by-Sea /_\ | England --------{(_)}-------- | x -.- x | Internet: johnc@pavilion.co.uk o | http://www.pavilion.co.uk/users/johnc ================================================================= *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: BIOHZD@aol.com Sent: Friday, 06 March, 1998 0:01 To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: [BLUE PLANET] - Successful use of CCO... He he he, I would like to announce what I am assuming may be the first successful use of a Cerebral Cyo-Oxygenator (BP 207) in a Blue Planet game (well, semi-successful anyway). During an in-house game here at Biohazard Central last night we finally got to use a use a CCO in actual game play to save a PC who had flat-lined. In a nasty mess starting with a surface-to-"beach" missle and ending with a series of critically failed medical rolls, Peachkeeper Captain A. Kasprov was summarily hooked up to a CCO and subsequently rushed, via drop-ship, to medical facilities on Prosperity Station. Though he was successfully revived he is currently on indefinate medical leave. The GM decided to use the Post IHMS table (BP 194), and the unfortunate Kasprov was revived as an acute amnesiac, having lost all memory of his personal history. I just love when *cool stuff* happens in a game, even when it means bad news. It's just great fun to see stories advance in unexpected and exciting ways. Which brings me to post another question for general interest and respose. Does anyone else have a neat bit to relate regarding the unique, creative or improvised use of BP technology within the course of play? He he he, Jeff "You ain't gonna die on my patrol!" Barber Biohazard Games *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Jim Heivilin [ccbanzai@showme.missouri.edu] Sent: Friday, 06 March, 1998 8:41 To: 'blue_planet@MPGN.COM' Subject: RE: [BLUE PLANET] - Successful use of CCO... On Friday, 06 March, 1998 0:01 AM, BIOHZD@aol.com [SMTP:BIOHZD@aol.com] wrote: > In a nasty mess starting with a surface-to-"beach" missile and ending with a > series of critically failed medical rolls, Peacekeeper Captain A. Kasprov was > Peacekeeper Captain Peotr Andreiovich Kasprov, son of the late Colonel Andre Kasprov (GEO Aerospace Command) and Admiral Ester M. Bellweather (GEO Naval Command, former commander of all GEO forces assigned to Lambda Serpentis). (and now mom gets to reprogram me the way she wanted to! goodbye ground forces, hello naval command!) Jim ******************************************* Jim "You rolled a WHAT?" Heivilin, Webmaster Biohazard Games ccbanzai@showme.missouri.edu *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: JASON KUCHERAWY [yu143298@yorku.ca] Sent: Friday, 06 March, 1998 13:59 To: Blue Planet List Subject: [BLUE PLANET] - Re: Fox (#)? (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 10:58:02 -0500 From: David Fair Reply-To: The Art Of Game Mastering discussion list To: Multiple recipients of list TAOGM-L Subject: Re: Fox (#)? On 3/6/98 7:41 AM Greg Wilhelm (blackros@borg.com) Said: >> When military pilots fire weapons from hardpoints, I've heard (lots of >> places) the firing announced with "Fox" and then a number. Fox I'm >> guessing is short for "firing", but what's the number mean? Stating fox indicates that you have fired a missile Fox 1 is a radar-guided missile Fox 2 is a Heat-seeking missile Fox 3 (seldom used) would indicate a rocket All other numbers are bogus. Pilots use this method to communicate what is in the air, without stating classified info, or potentally harmful info, over the airwaves. BTW, most USAF & USANG fighters now have systems in place (Situational Awareness Data Link (or SADL), Electronic P? Launch Recognition System (or EPLRS) or Link-16) that track all objects in the sky automatically (if my wingman launches a HSM, his Link-16 tells mine, and the object that shows on my HUD is identified vautomatically); thus Fox calls are no longer needed. David A. 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