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Unfamiliar word? Select a dotted-underlined term for its meaning.
What is a spoofer?
Here, a spoofer is an aircraft transmitting misleading identity information, such as a false civilian callsign. Suspected means you are still investigating, not that deception has been proved.
Investigate the mismatch
One clue is not a verdict
An unexpected code, incomplete reply or unusual movement is a reason to investigate. It does not automatically establish deception or hostility. Complete the identification checks and follow the scenario procedure.
A display discrepancy may need a report
If two panels show incompatible data and you cannot explain it, record both values, the track serial and game version. Do not invent an operational explanation for a possible interface fault.
Use the intelligence reports alongside the track
Open ASMA with M, then choose INTEL and read any sightings, registry checks or identification reports. Some controller alerts appear under ATC. These are game reports to investigate, not a command to change identity or attack.
Read the source, location and any track reference. Select the matching contact and confirm its callsign in Flight Info, or the track number on the scope data block. If the report does not identify one contact clearly, keep that uncertainty; do not assign it to the nearest aircraft by guess.
Query that same contact with Call ATC or a manual TRACK query. A reply can include RELATED INTELLIGENCE when reports have been recorded for it. Compare this with its current Flight Info and flight plan and Aircraft Data. A saved report is not a live measurement, and typical cruise speed is not maximum speed.
Follow the identification checks before choosing a letter. IDENTIFICATION CONFIRMED records a visual-identification result; read what the pilot identified. It is not, by itself, an order to fire.