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The background chatter in the titlemusic of Falcon 4 was
taken from
an actual fightsituation which took place between
US F14 and Libyen Mig 23
Here is the transcript (from Dr.Ing. Erwin 'kinggeorge
' Mumelter
) and the full audiofile (mp3)
Audiofile (mp3/730k)
Transcript
Glossary
TRANSCRIPT
(from ”Fleet Defender Gold”, Microprose) by kinggeorge
RIO : Gypsy,
207... Contact 175, 72 miles. Looks like a flight of 2, angels 10.
Closeout
: Closeout concurs, 78 miles.
RIO :
(to pilot) Throttle back just a little
bit here.
Closeout
: (to another aircraft) Closeout shows
25 miles separation; turn inbound.
RIO : Contacts
appear to be heading 315 now speed 430. Angels approximately 8000.
Gypsy:
(to another aircraft) Roger, Ace, take
it north.
Pilot:
Looks like we'll have to make a quick
loop here. (in response to the preceding comment)
RIO:
(to Pilot) Come starboard...I’m going
to give you collision here; come starboard about 40.
RIO: 207,
61 miles now...bearing 180...angels 8...heading 330.
Wing: Steady
up.
Closeout:
Alpha Bravo this is Closeout.
Wing: Come
back port 20 degrees here...he’s jinking now at us...
RIO: OK
bogeys appear to be coming ...jinking to the right now... heading north...speed430,
angels 5000, now in the descent. OK, let’s take her down now...we’re going
down.
Wing:
Concur.
RIO: Closeout,
53 miles now. Bogeys appear to be heading directly at us. I’m coming
forth steady up 150 for 33 offset. 50 miles, 49 miles, speed 450 angels 9,
I’m going down to 3.
…
RIO:
Roger that. 30 degree offset now. Bogeys heading 340, speed 500, lets
accelerate.
Pilot:
Ok they are right there at 9000 feet.
RIO:
Roger, bogey have jinked back into at as; lets come starboard 30 degrees the
other side.
Wing:
Coming starboard; say your angels.
RIO :
Roger, angels now at seven… steady up.
Alpha
Bravo: Closeout, warning yellow, weapons
hold, I repeat, warning yellow, weapons hold. Alpha Bravo out.
Closeout:
Roger gypsies, pass Alpha Bravo directs
warning yellow, weapons hold.
Pilot:
(to RIO) 35 miles here.
RIO: Roger
that, bogeys have jinked back into me now for the third
time with noses on at 35 miles, angels 7.
Closeout
: Alpha Bravo, Closeout, you copy?
RIO: OK
I’m taking another offset...starboard, starboard 210.
Wing: Guys,
I’m locked up here 30 miles and he’s at 13000... he’s the trailer.
RIO:
Roger that, level off here. OK,
Bogeys jinked back into me for the fourth time, I'm coming back starboard.
Come back port now. Port, 27
miles. Bogeys at 7000 feet.
Pilot:
We're at 5.
Wing:
Watch out, bogeys 135, 50, angels 16...heading 340.
Pilot:
OK.
Gypsy:
Roger, same bogeys.
Pilot:
(to RIO) You're
in collision now...steering.
RIO:
OK, bogeys have jinked back at me
again for the fifth time.
RIO: They're
on my nose now, inside of twenty miles. Master arm on...Master arm on.
Wing:
Good light.
Pilot:
(to RIO)
Good light.
RIO:
OK, centering up the T.
Bogey has jinked back into me again.
16 miles, center the dot.
Wing:
Say your angels
RIO:
I'm at angels 5, nose up.
Wing:
No, his angels.
Pilot:
(to RIO) Now wait a minute.
RIO: Angels
are at 9.
Pilot:
Alpha Bravo from 207.
RIO:13
miles! Fox 1! Fox 1!
Pilot
(to RIO) : Aw Jesus!
Unknown:
Breaking right.
RIO: Roger
that, 10 miles he’s back on my nose. Fox 1 again!
Pilot:
(to RIO) Watching
'em up.
RIO: 6
miles, 6 miles.
Wing:
Tally 2, tally 2! Turning into me.
RIO: Roger
that, 5 miles... 4 miles...
Pilot:
OK, he's got a missile off.
Wing: Breaking
right.
Pilot:
Good hit! Good hit on 1!
Wing: Roger
that. Good kill...good kill.
Pilot
(to RIO): I've got the other one.
RIO: Select
fox 2...select fox 2.
Pilot:
I got fox 2.
Gypsy:
Keep your eye for the trailer.
Wing: Comin'
hard starboard.
Pilot:
(to RIO): No fucking...
RIO
(to pilot): Shoot him!
Pilot
(to RIO): I don't got a tone!
Wing: That's
the second one.
Pilot:
I've got the second one on the nose
right
now.
Wing:
OK. I'm high cover on you.
Pilot:
Get a fox...get a...lock him up...lock
him up!
RIO
(to pilot): Man...shoot him! Fox 2!
Pilot:
I can't. I don't have a fucking tone.
Pilot:
...Tone’s up!
...(Sidewinder
tone)
Pilot:
Good kill. Pilot ejected.
Wing: Pilot
ejected out of the second one.
Pilot:
OK, Munster, let’s head north...
Pilot:
OK. Port side high. I’m coming down
hard.
Pilot:
Roger.
RIO: Roger
that. Just revert. Blowin north... let’s go down low on the decks... unload...500knots.
Let’s get outta here.
Wing: OK,
two good chutes. We’re showing two good chutes in the air here from Munster.
RIO: Roger
that I see the...
Pilot:
I got the splash...one splash.
RIO: One
splash.
Pilot:
Take that down to 3000 here, Munster.
Closeout:
The splash 160 at 96.
RIO: Let’s
go Munster, down to 3000, let’s get outta here.
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GLOSSARY
207:
The shooting F-14 RIO & pilot.
F-14
Tomcat: the
standard carrier based two seat
swept-wing fighter interceptor of the US-Navy since 1972.
Alpha
Bravo: CIC combat
control; gives ultimate firing permission.
Angels:
Altitude. For example, "angels 10" refers to an altitude of 10,000
feet
Bogey:
An enemy aircraft.
Center the T/Center the Dot: The pilot is maneuvering so that the Steering T on the Vertical Display
Indicator is inside the Allowable
Steering Error Circle. A centered T
indicates the best chance for a missile kill
C-I-C:
Combat Information Center. The command and control center onboard the carrier.
Closeout:
Controller in charge of airborne assets; on the ship.
Collision:
A flight vector that positions a plane for interception with another aircraft.
Copy:
means ‘understood’.
E-2C: The
E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft is the naval equivalent of an AWACS
plane. The E-2C uses a powerful
radar to detect enemy planes and vectors fighters to intercept them.
Fox : Fox 1
means that the pilot has fired a Sparrow medium range radar-guided missile. Fox
2 means that the pilot has fired a short range heat seeking Sidewinder missile.
Good Light:
A pilot has a "good light" when the Master Arm Lamp is lit, signifying
that the Master Arm Switch is on. A lit lamp means that all weapons are ready to
fire.
Gypsy:
Controlling E-2C. The E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft uses a
powerful radar to detect enemy planes and vector fighters to intercept them.
High Cover:
A formation in which the wingman flies above and behind the leader. This
formation protects the leader's rear quarter so he can concentrate on the
remaining MiG.
Jinking:
Executing a series of hard turns and rolls.
Lock Him Up/Get A Lock: In order to fire a missile, the radar of the firing plane must
"lock up" a target, concentrating a narrow radar beam on the enemy so
an exact location may be determined.
Master
Arm On: The pilot
has toggled the Master Arm Switch to "ON", enabling the weapons to
fire.
MiG-23:
The Miyokan-Gurervich 23, a single seat swept-wing fighter-bomber which
entered operational service with the Soviet air force in 1973.
Munster:
Call-name for the Wingman (the second F-14 in the formation).
Noses On/Noses Off: Refers to the orientation of two aircraft heading at one another.
"Noses on" means they are pointed at one another, while "Noses
off" means that their noses are offset slightly.
Noses
Up:
To pull the nose of the aircraft up into a climbing maneuver.
Offset:
When the RIO says the he's "taking another offset", he means he's
maneuvering so that the Trailer would not be hidden behind the first plane. See
also: Trailer.
RIO:
The Radar Intercept Officer, the second man on an F-14 (behind the Pilot).
Splash:
Shot down.
Tally: When
a pilot calls a "Tally", it means that he has visual sight of the
enemy aircraft. "Tally 2" means that he has seen a second aircraft.
Tone: A
Sidewinder missile uses infrared seeking to acquire a target.
When the Sidewinder has locked-on to a target, a constant tone sounds and
the pilot can fire. "Tone's Up" means that the Sidewinder has acquired
the target.
Trailer: A
second aircraft flying behind the first, making it difficult to detect on radar.
When the RIO says the he's "taking another offset", he means
he's maneuvering so that the Trailer would not be hidden behind the first plane.
Unload: To
push forward on the stick of the aircraft, causing the plane to become lighter
in relation to the force of gravity. Unloading allows a plane greater
acceleration.
Warning
Yellow: A combat
condition that indicates potential danger or hostile action. See also: Weapons
Hold.
Weapons Hold:
A command from the C-I-C indicating that a plane should not fire.
Navy Rules of Engagement in 1984 permitted the F14s to fire without
permission if there existed a clear threat. See also: Warning Yellow.
Watchin'
'em Up: Visually
ensuring the missiles are guided to the target.
Wing:
Wingman to 207; also referred to as Munster. Represents both the wing RIO and
the wing Pilot in the transcript.
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