Brevity for Contact Identification
Effective target and friendly identification depends on consistent use of contact brevity terms.
- Visual – Friendly forces have been sighted.
- Blind – Friendly forces cannot be seen.
- Tally – Hostile forces have been spotted.
- No joy – Hostile forces not seen.
- Tracers (direction) – Enemy tracer fire seen, direction specified.
- Flashes (direction) – Muzzle flashes spotted, direction specified.
