hostile track

10:26 Feb 22, 2006

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English term or phrase: hostile track

A cruiser is engaging a few gunboats: "Opening fire with guns, assumed hostile track four four five six."

My question pertains to the coordinates. What's up with this kind of figures exactly? Why is it that there are four numbers here? Can anyone explain? Bearing/course coordinates contain three digits. I get those - points on the compass, right? What's the diference with a "hostile track"?

Thanks.

Valentin Alupoaie KudoZ activity Questions: 105 (4 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 448 Romania
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Co ordinates of hostile or enemy vessel.

Mwananchi

definition

Romanian Translator (X)

see expl.

Valentin Cirdei

Four alphanumeric character track number

Lingo Pros

Link.

Morad Safe (X)

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6 mins confidence:

definition

Explanation:
Department of Defense

Definition: (DOD, NATO) The classification assigned to a track which, based upon established criteria, is determined to be an enemy threat. More of This Feature
U.S. Military Glossary Main Menu

to the best of my knowledge

Romanian Translator (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:26
Native speaker of: Romanian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, I found the definition myself, but it doesn't answer my question.

1 hr confidence:

Link.

Explanation:

This link might help.

Reference: http://www.usaaf.net/ww/vol1/vol1pg6.htm

Morad Safe (X)
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)

4 hrs confidence:

Co ordinates of hostile or enemy vessel.

Explanation:

HOSTILE TRACK

THE CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNED TO A TRACK WHICH, BASED UPON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, IS DETERMINED TO BE AN ENEMY THREAT

http://members.aol.com/usmilbrats/glossary/h.htm

TRACK

1. A SERIES OF RELATED CONTACTS DISPLAYED ON A PLOTTING BOARD 2. TO DISPLAY OR RECORD THE SUCCESSIVE POSITIONS OF A MOVING OBJECT 3. TO LOCK ONTO A POINT OF RADIATION & OBTAIN GUIDANCE THEREFROM 4. TO KEEP A GUN PROPERLY AIMED, OR TO

POINT CONTINUOUSLY A TARGET-LOCATING INSTRUMENT AT A MOVING TARGET 5. THE ACTUAL PATH OF AN AIRCRAFT ABOVE, OR A SHIP ON, THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. THE COURSE IS THE PATH THAT IS PLANNED;

THE TRACK IS THE PATH THAT IS ACTUALLY TAKEN. 3 6. 1 OF THE 2 ENDLESS BELTS ON WHICH A FULL-TRACK OR HALF-TRACK VEHICLE RUNS. D 7. A METAL PART FORMING A PATH FOR A MOVING OBJECT: THE TRACK AROUND THE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE FOR MOVING A MOUNTED MACHINE GUN

http://members.aol.com/usmilbrats/glossary/t.htm

http://www.worldatlas.com

Mwananchi
Kenya
Local time: 18:26
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English,

Swahili

4 hrs confidence:

see expl.

Explanation:
In this case, track numbers do not include coordinates of a moving ship/aircraft. There are separate values for determining them, namely, range, bearing, location, all three-digit.
My guess: a number assigned on the basis of the IFF - Identification Friend or Foe number (though not identical to it), used to distinguish between different radar signals in combat situations. In the example quoted below (see fig. 4) , it's randomly generated.

http://www.cs.nps.navy.mil/people/faculty/rowe/threemodels.h...

Even more relevant is this link (Fig. 19)
http://www.cs.nps.navy.mil/people/faculty/rowe/oldstudents/o...

HTH

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-22 14:59:28 GMT)
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See explanation on IFF-3 in the examples.

Valentin Cirdei
Romania
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of:

Romanian

3 days 13 hrs confidence:

Four alphanumeric character track number

Explanation:
1.) Each track shall be assigned a track number consisting of four alphanumeric characters.

(a.) If manually entering interceptor track data, two alphabetic characters, indicating a squadron, shall be entered followed by two numerals (01-31) for live or (32-63) for SIM. (Note: these numbers (i.e., 01-31 for live and 32-63 for SIM) are no longer valid since the Regions started to produce ATOs. The ATO are produced for both Live and Exercises and reflect a combination of all the two digit numbers).

(b.) Non-interceptor track numbers shall be encoded as one alphabetic character, representing the originating region, followed by three numeric characters.

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:IJ_3hjRYjfwJ:herbb.hans...

pdf: http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil/tbbs/R472/Forward_Tell_SMS.doc

Lingo Pros
United States
Local time: 11:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Persian (Farsi)

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