Bullseye
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Hello,
Is Bullseye used for referencing the location of ground targets during a nine-line brief? Or, is Bullseye only known to AWACS and fighters for referencing air targets? If only used for air-to-air, why do our radars show Bullseye in the GMT and GM modes?
“Target Location. The terminal controller can give the target location
in several ways (e.g., grid coordinates, latitude and longitude,
navigational aid fix, or visual description from a
conspicuous reference point).”
(Close Air Support 4-5)
MCWP 3-23.1https://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/MCWP%203-23%20Offensive%20Air%20Support.pdf
Thank you
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In BMS, there is no 9line to expect from AI. A FAC(A) will give you a bullseye location like air contacts.
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What Lorik said. Only referencing used in BMS is bullseye.
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Here’s some detailed descriptions of the Bullseye for reference:
BULLSEYE—An established reference point from which the position of an object can be
referenced.“Bullseye” is a term used in military radio communication. The bullseye is a pre-defined point which is used as a reference for radio calls indicating a position. For example, if someone says they have a radar contact at “bullseye 050 at 30 miles”, the radar contact is 30 miles away from the bullseye point at a heading of 050 (roughly northeast).
Bullseye is used in case radio communications are intercepted by the enemy - since the bullseye point is agreed upon prior to the flight and is not stated over the radio, the enemy will not be able to determine where you are referring to if you use bullseye terminology. In addition, using bullseye coordinates helps improve situational awareness, since it is an absolute frame of reference. If AWACS tells another aircraft that they have enemy fighters at “3 o’clock, 25 miles”, you have no idea where they are. However, saying that the fighters are at “bullseye 120 at 100 miles” tells you exactly where they are located.
Use of bullseye in radio communications can be controlled in the game settings menu. If active, bullseye will be used, and if not, standard bearing/range will be used in radio communications. You can view the location of the bullseye point in the theater map by right clicking on the map and selecting “bullseye”.
First quote from Docs folder, OPERATIONAL BREVITY WORDS, DEFINITIONS, AND COUNTERAIR (AFTTP 3-1.1).pdf
Second quote from Falconpedia: http://falcon4.wikidot.com/concepts:bullseye