"Vampire Inbound..."

shift-E · 07-20-06, 09:29 AM

Vampire is one of several "brevity code words" used to standardize communications firstly amongst DoD branches of service during joint operations, and later amongst our allies. The idea being that it would make our enemies, if they intercepted our comms, confused and hung up with the same types of questions you just asked..

By now, a lot of them no longer work to that end as they are unclassified to the degree that they show up in, well, commercially available naval simulations. But since they've become the standard, they've "stuck".

It is a lot easier -and faster- to say "Vampire" than to say "inbound hostile anti-ship missile."

07-20-06, 09:29 AM	#5
shift-E Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vampire is one of several "brevity code words" used to standardize communications firstly amongst DoD branches of service during joint operations, and later amongst our allies. The idea being that it would make our enemies, if they intercepted our comms, confused and hung up with the same types of questions you just asked.. By now, a lot of them no longer work to that end as they are unclassified to the degree that they show up in, well, commercially available naval simulations. But since they've become the standard, they've "stuck". It is a lot easier -and faster- to say "Vampire" than to say "inbound hostile anti-ship missile." Last edited by shift-E; 07-20-06 at 09:35 AM.