Fox Trafic?

Sailor Steve · 06-07-07, 05:17 PM

Oops. I answered this on the 'S-Boats' thread; I should have done it here.

Answer is, I don't know, but it might be specially coded messages, or it might be broadcasts for Fox-Movietone news. Is there anything noticeably different about those messages?

Calbeck · 06-07-07, 05:38 PM

"Fox Traffic" means priority messages, things you should definitely pay attention to (bases falling to the enemy, major invasions going on, emergency orders, etc).

Sailor Steve · 06-07-07, 06:16 PM

See there; I don't know everything!:rotfl:

Thanks, Calbeck.

d@rk51d3 · 06-07-07, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Calbeck

"Fox Traffic" means priority messages, things you should definitely pay attention to (bases falling to the enemy, major invasions going on, emergency orders, etc).

Yep. You'll notice that a "FOX Traffic" report will drop your TC to 1. Other messages only drop TC to 8. Gives you that little bit of an extra edge to take action.

Chief of the Boat · 06-07-07, 06:38 PM

"FOX" was a Navy Broadcast circuit. Messages to ALL units within range of the transmitting station were 'broadcast'. It was up to the Unit's RM {Radio-Man} to 'copy Fox' and pick off whatever was for his Unit...

Snowman999 · 06-07-07, 07:11 PM

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Answer is, I don't know, but it might be specially coded messages, or it might be broadcasts for Fox-Movietone news. Is there anything noticeably different about those messages?

Fox=fleet. Copied nightly for own-ship msgs. Highly anticipated by crew as sometimes news from home, scores, etc. was snuck in if there was room.

Same thing US subs have had for decades, but now it's auto-routed by unit ID.

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Calbeck Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Phoenix, Land of AZ Posts: 49 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	"Fox Traffic" means priority messages, things you should definitely pay attention to (bases falling to the enemy, major invasions going on, emergency orders, etc). __________________ "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of fanboys suddenly cried out in joy and won't shut the frak up." --- PsyOps

06-07-07, 06:16 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	See there; I don't know everything!:rotfl: Thanks, Calbeck. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Chief of the Boat Electrician's Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On the hill South of Port Angeles, Washington Posts: 136 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"FOX" was a Navy Broadcast circuit. Messages to ALL units within range of the transmitting station were 'broadcast'. It was up to the Unit's RM {Radio-Man} to 'copy Fox' and pick off whatever was for his Unit... __________________ In memory of WAHOO