[Ronin]

The four wire is the wire closest to the stern (round end) of the ship. The one wire is the one furthest forward. Aviators aim for the three wire.

If the pilot flying that Viking missed and caught any other wire, he is probably going to be thrown in the brig for time and all eternity.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

The four wire is the wire closest to the stern (round end) of the ship. The one wire is the one furthest forward.

Wrong. The arresting cables are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 from aft forward.

[RightWhale]

The four wire is the wire closest to the stern

Okay, do they take off and land toward the aft end?