NationStates Jolt Archive

We're all familiar with the drastically over-used 'Red Alert' from Star Trek, as well as the accompanying 'Yellow Alert' from the same show. The Halo video games make reference to a 'Combat Alert Alpha' and I've also heard a myriad of other such code phrases used to describe a situation aboard a government or military vessel. After all, two words are much easier, and quicker, than "The ship is in extreme danger, we are expecting combat soon, all personnel report to duty stations and prepare for engagement." The problem is that the many nations of NS use different phrases to designate different situations, and when reading an RP you might see 'Red Alert' and expect extreme danger (As can be inferred from the Star Trek usage) when all they're really saying is that it's "Wear a red shirt to work day". So, I think it's time we collected the many different codes in one easily read thread.

My Main Codes (Yes, I know they're not very in-depth or original, but they work for me):

Tactical Alert Alpha: Ship is currently in combat or preparing for confrontation within the immediate future.

Tactical Alert Beta: Ship is in danger, confrontation likely within the forseable future.

Tactical Alert Gamma: Ship in no immediate danger, confrontation unlikely.

Refugee Alert: Damaged ships, stations, or planets within the vicinity. Refugees expected aboard.

(Insert Something Here) Alert: (I've run out of ideas and didn't want to stop after only four Alerts)

Let us know what yours are.

Well I'll see if I can dig up the rest of mine but the ones I can recall are:

Combat Alert Level 10 - Major oppostion all hands must report to stations and all fighters must be launched and ready. Renforcements are requested.

Combat Alert Level 1 - Minnior threat crew must prepare for damage controll or unknown ship has appeared and may require assistance

Combat Alert Levels 2-9 : I forgot

Code 1: Stand by for further orders, situational alert imminant
Code 2: Attend to battle stations, prepare for combat
Code 3: Fire on CO discretion, combat iniciated
Code 4: Fire at will, combat situation extreme

I got a couple that might as well be heard:

Level 4 Battlestations--Stand down, normal cruise activities and duties.

Level 3 Battlestations--Entering reconassiance or other such mission, no immediate action required, but keep alert.

Level 2 Battlestations--General quarters, man battlestations and await further orders OR preparing to enter battlefield or other hostile situation.

Level 1 Battlestations--General quarters, fire at will/engaging enemy force OR other similar commands.

Level 0 Battlestations--Contact with central command lost, assume the worst. If it moves, shoot it. (Basically an all out attack in which all shipboard guns, whether or not they are manned, will begin to fire very many rounds.) *NOTE: This command has not yet ever been issued.*

These are the ones I currently have listed in my factbook.

Alert statuses:
Primary:
-Yogodozvos kasna [yogodozvos käsnä] (combat status one):
--Situations: hostilities imminent or in progress.
--Systems: all offensive and defensive systems active and ready for combat.
--Crew: all hands to stations. Observe battle rules.
-Yogodozvos mata [yogodozvos mätä] (combat status two):
--Situations: hostilities expected or probable.
--Systems: all defensive systems active, all offensive systems on standby.
--Crew: all hands on alert, all primary personnel to stations.
-Jinel total [jĭnĕl totäl] (general alert):
--Situations: any non-hostile encounters requiring increased alertness or on-duty personnel.
--Systems: all sensor systems online, defensive systems on standby or online as situation may require.
--Crew: exercise caution and diligence. All personnel on-call.
-Yogo basal [yogo basäl] (normal status):
--Situations: any normal operation not requiring increased alertness or defense.
--Systems: combat systems offline, all others operating as situation may require.
--Crew: standard duty shifts in practice.
-Yogo teparkal [yogo tĕpärkäl] (standby status):
--Situations: landed, docked, or adrift and performing passive operations only.
--Systems: all control systems on standby, all active sensors and unused systems offline.
--Crew: essential personnel only on duty, all other personnel on thirty-minute standby.
-Jinel rem [jĭnĕl rĕm] (evacuation alert):
--Situations: full-scale evacuation of facility or vessel.
--Systems: all control systems to full automatic.
--Crew: abandon posts and man escape vehicles; launch at discretion.
Secondary:
-Jinel okin [jĭnĕl oken] (intrusion alert):
--Situations: unauthorized person(s) or object(s) aboard.
--Systems: all controls restricted to authorized access, internal defenses online. Self-destruct on five-minute command-deauthorized cycle.
--Crew: all nonessential personnel defend essential personnel and systems.
-Yogo conlios [yogo känleos] (docking/landing status):
--Situations: docking/landing procedures in effect.
--Systems: fine control systems on full, alignment sensors online, docking/landing implements online.
--Crew: exercise caution and diligence.
-Jinel regios lananal [jĭnĕl rĕgeos lănănäl] (manual control alert):
--Situations: electronic attack or interference in use.
--Systems: all systems set to manual control. All automatic control systems offline. Remote receivers offline.
--Crew: all hands utilize manual control, disregard unconfirmable computer instructions.