shack n.— «Nearly all of them “hit the shack,” meaning they came within 20 feet of the targets.» —“Battle stations: plans take shape for an air war on Iraq, but success may be elusive.” by Russell...
shack n.— «I could see the bombs fly to the target on the FLIR…one second…Direct hit. “Shack!!!” I shouted over the radio. (That’s one term we picked up from our Air Force friends.) My wingman achieved the same...
shack n. a direct hit on a target by a bomb or missile. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the actual shacks—‘rude cabins or huts’—used in live-fire target practice. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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n.— «Schmidt: “Shack.” [jargon for direct hit].» —“Doubts Before Bombing” by Dave Goldiner N.Y. Daily News Jan. 16, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
shack n.— «Twenty-two seconds after dropping his bomb, Schmidt gave the universal striker-pilot signal for a direct hit: “Shack.”» —“A Soldier’s Story: Part Two” by Ron Corbett Ottawa Citizen (Can...
shack n.— «The operative on the ground radioed confirmation: “That’s a shack,” slang for a direct hit.» —“Over Afghanistan, Gantlets in the Sky” by Steve Vogel in Aboard The USS Carl Vinson Washington...