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The WWIIOL Dictionary The purpose of this document
is to provide a quick reference to the common language The language used is also certain to expand with WWIIOL itself as entirely new slag comes into play. Finally, the author would like to acknowledge the unwitting help of "Krod's" WBs Lexicon website, which made my chore of compiling my own version much easier. -Busboy
World War II Online Glossary of Terms Commonly
Used Terms | Vehicle & Weapon Nicknames
| Flight Sim Terms : -) Smilees. Used to add emotion to a message. Designed to resemble a sideways face. 1v1 One versus one fight. In the case of different numbers, the left number represents your side, and right represents theirs. Ex. 2v4 is a2 person advantage for them. A (Alpha) AFC Away From Computer. AFK Away From Keyboard. Ammo Ammunition. Assist A piece in a shared kill. B (Bravo) Back Back from being "AFC" or "AFK." Beacon A tool used to determine the quality of your connection to the game's "host." Also meaning a temporary loss of signal with the server. BG Big Grin. Bracket To have a target in a position where your crossfire will converge and met out the targets destruction. Bug Flaw in the game. Buy the Farm Dead BZ "Busy." This call is generally given by a player who is too busy dodging the enemy to give a proper response to a communication. C (Charlie) Call & Clear Same as "6 call." CC Means "I understand." CC is an abbreviation for "click click," Comes from a pilot habit of pressing the mic button to confirm an order rather than actually replying. Charlie Foxtrot Same as "FUBAR." CL Connection Lost, or "disco." Clr Clear. Crunchy or Crunchie Infantry. D (Delta) D (e.g. "D 6") Distance, in hundreds of yards. "D 6" means "distance to object, 600 yards." Dirt Nap Dead. Disco Disconnection from the server. Dump Describes the situation when the server loses connection with many or all players. Dweeb 1. An inexperienced player. 2. A jerk who behaves contrary to standard game etiquette. 3. A member of the squadron "Dweebs of Death." Note: when "dweeb" is capitalized it is usually in reference to the above-mentioned "DoD" squadron. E (Echo) ETA Estimated Time of Arrival F (Foxtrot) Fala!! For Brazilians, it literally means "talk!" but is used to mean "Say, buddy!" or "hello." FE Front End. The actual program software as it exists on your computer. FF Friendly Fire. Foxtrot-Uniform Not operating correctly or realistically. FNG "****ing New Guy." FPS Frames per Second or frame rate. FPO Flak Panzer Oil. An evil alcoholic brew made famous by "zombie" from Finland, and distributed at WBs conventions, and likely future WWIIOL conventions. Ingestion causes nausea and unconsciousness. (eventually) FUBAR "****ed Up Beyond All Recognition." FWIW For what it's worth. G (Golf) G Grin Gang Bang A situation that exists in a fight with the odds greatly in favor of one side GDR Grin, Duck, Run! GG Depending on how it is used, can mean "got to go" or "good game." GJ Good Job. H (Hotel) H2H Head to head competition. Handle Nickname. Hdg Heading. Hehe "That's funny." I (India) IB Inbound. IC Incoming. IMHO In My Humble Opinion. IMO In My Opinion. In Engaged. J (Juliet) Joy "Yes, I have spotted the target." K (Kilo) K/D Kill to Death ratio. Klick Kilometer. L (Lima) L8r Later. Loc Location. LOL Laugh Out Loud. M (Mike) N (November) Newbie Inexperienced player. NME Enemy. No Joy "No, I have not spotted the target." NP No Problem O (Oscar) Oi!! "hi!!" for Brazilians. OMW On My Way. OTOH On the Other Hand. OTW On the Way. P (Papa) Padlock A view system of highly controversial merits that has the computer automatically center the "camera" view on an object that the player chooses. Piece Assist in a kill. Ping Hit. Poof Issued by a player logging off, this tells that no further communications sent to him in game will be seen. Popguns Ineffective weapons. Porked Not working correctly or accurately. Can describe the existence of a bug, or the incorrect modeling of a vehicle, for example. Pos Position. Prolly Probably. Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) Rbu "Right behind you." Rgr Roger. ROTFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO Rolling on the Floor Laughing My Ass Off. RW Roger Wilco, a real-time voice program. S (Sierra) Situational Awareness
The knowledge a player has about the situation around him. SNAFU "Situation Normal, All ****ed Up." Sterilize To neutralize all resistance in an area. Squaddie A fellow squadron member. Strat Strategy. T (Tango) Thnx Thanks. Thx Thanks. Tango Uniform Dead. TY Thank You. Tx. Thanks. U (Uniform) UP Ordinance loaded and ready to fire. V (Victor) Vet Veteran. Vis Visual sighting. VOX Voice communications. VV "Victor Victor," means the same as "cc." W (Whiskey) Warp The unrealistic "jumping" or objects from one position to another at very fast speeds. This can be caused by a server glitch, or a brief loss of signal. WB Welcome back. Wilco Will comply. Wru "Where are you?" WTG Way to Go. X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) Vehicle & Weapon Nicknames/Slang 88s Short for the famous German dual-purpose 88mm cannon. A (Alpha) AAA Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Ack Anti-Aircraft Artillery. AP Ammunition type, Armor Piercing. APCBC Ammunition type, Armor Piercing Capped, Ballistic Cap APCR Ammunition type, Armor Piercing Composite Rigid B (Bravo) BBs In flight sims, machine guns as opposed to cannon. Can also be used to distinguish a large difference between weapon types. Example: an 88mm cannon may be considered a "BB gun" when compared to the 16" guns on a battleship. Ball Ammunition type, Regular MG ammo C (Charlie) D (Delta) Dweebfire A derogatory nickname for the Supermarine Spitfire. E (Echo) F (Foxtrot) G (Golf) H (Hotel) HE Ammunition type, High Explosive HEAT Ammunition type, High Explosive Anti Tank Hurc Hawker Hurricane. Hurri Hawker Hurricane. I (India) J (Juliet) K (Kilo) L (Lima) M (Mike) N (November) O (Oscar) P (Papa) Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) S (Sierra) Spit Supermarine Spitfire. Stuka Junkers Ju 87 Dive Bomber. T (Tango) Tante Ju "Auntie Ju," a German nickname for the Junkers 52. Tracer Ammunition type, any kind of projectile that shows the trajectory of other rounds. Most notably used in machine guns. U (Uniform) V (Victor) W (Whiskey) X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) 6 The rear of an aircraft. 6! Short for "My 6!" This is a cry for assistance, saying in short terms that there is an enemy behind the person who has issued the cry. A (Alpha) Ac Aircraft Ack Hugger A pilot that stays within the range of friendly ground fire for protection. Ack-Wagon Another name for "Ackstar." ACM Air Combat Maneuvers. Alt Altitude. Alt Monkey A pilot who climbs to very high altitudes before entering the combat zone. Angels 1,000 feet. To say "I am at Angels 15" means you are at 15,000 feet. Auger To crash into the ground, nose first. Away "Bombs away." B (Bravo) B&Z Short for "Boom and Zoom." Bail To "bail out" from a stricken aircraft, or "hit the silk." Bandit Enemy Aircraft. BFM Basic Flight Maneuvers. Bingo Out of fuel or ammunition. BN Bomber/Navigator BNZ "Boom and Zoom." Boom and Zoom A tactic used by planes lacking an advantage in maneuverability, and instead uses the advantages of altitude and speed. Bogey An unidentified aircraft. BUFF Military acronym for "Big Ugly Fat ****er." Term is used to describe bomber aircraft, and is often used to mean simply "bomber." Bug To "bug out" or disengage. Bus A transport aircraft. Buster Maximum throttle without using WEP. C (Charlie) CAP Combat Air Patrol. Check 6 Look behind you. Con Unidentified aircraft. CR Climb rate. D (Delta) Deathstar Bomber with defensive guns used in an offensive, air to air roll. Ditch To be forced down Dogfight An air to air battle, generally dogfight refers specifically to "turn-fighting." Doors An order issued from the lead bomber in a formation to open bomb bay doors. Drag To lure enemy aircraft to a group of your own, so it can be easily destroyed. Drone An aircraft with no pilot. Drunks Slang for paratroopers. Comes from the old "troop" sound in Air Warrior where the calls of soldiers are not the cries of heroes, but more like drunken soccer fans. E (Echo) E "Energy." Used to describe a plane's momentum which can quickly be converted from speed to altitude, an escape, ect. Eggs Bombs. Egress Leaving the combat zone. Ele Elevator Extending Disengaging from the combat area. F (Foxtrot) FB Fighter-Bomber Flip To turn about quickly for another attack run. FM Flight Model. FPM Feet Per Minute, or rate of climb. Furball A large dogfight. G (Golf) G.I.B Guy in back, quite often your BN. Glider Unpowered flight. Golden BB The one puny shot that manages to do critical damage to your aircraft. Grabbing Gaining altitude. H (Hotel) Head-On Situation that exists when two aircraft are flying directly toward each other. Heavy Fully loaded. HO Head-on. Horrido! Traditional WWII German victory cry, invoking the patron saint of fighter pilots and hunters. Hstab Horizontal Stabilizer. Hvy Heavy I (India) IAS Indicated Air Speed Ingress Enter a fight. IP Initial Point. Location where a formation of bombers lines up for the bombing run. J (Juliet) JABO German term for Fighter-bomber. K (Kilo) K Altitude in feet. "I am at 15k." means you are at 15,000 ft. L (Lima) Lawn Dart Describes a plane that dives straight down to crash, similar to "auger." Long-6 "A bandit is behind you, a good distance away." LW Luftwaffe. Luftwaffe German Air Force. Lvl. Level. M (Mike) Mud Moving Attacking ground targets. N (November) NOE "Nap of Earth." Means "flying very low, with the terrain." O (Oscar) OTD On the Deck OTR On the Runway, often used as an order meaning "pilots man your planes." P (Papa) Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) RAF Royal Air Force Revving Reversing, turning around. Rolling Taking off. RTB Returning to base. RTBD Returning to base, damaged. S (Sierra) Sierra Hotel "Shit, Hot" describes an outstanding pilot. Silk Parachute. Smoke Used to mean "leaking fuel or oil." Spray N' Pray A novice pilot's tactic of blazing away with all guns on a difficult shot. Stallfight A turn-fight. Sweep A fighter sweep. T (Tango) T&B "Turn and burn" or a turn-fight. Tally Ho! Engaging enemy planes. TAS True Air Speed TnB "Turn and burn" or a turn-fight. Turn and Burn Military slag for a turning, twisting dogfight. U (Uniform) Uberplane An aircraft
that has enough positive characteristics to allow a novice pilot V (Victor) Vstab Vertical stabilizer Vulch To attack a plane taking off, or on the ground. W (Whiskey) WEP War Emergency Power. Winc short for winchester. Winchester Out of ammo. X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) Zoom A bombing term ordering closed bomb bay doors, raised flaps, and level flight. A (Alpha) B (Bravo) C (Charlie) D (Delta) E (Echo) F (Foxtrot) FPS First Person Shooter. Frag Kill. G (Golf) H (Hotel) Hull Down In nautical use, describes the situation when only the top portion of a ship is visible over the horizon due to the curvature of the earth. I (India) J (Juliet) K (Kilo) L (Lima) M (Mike) N (November) Neutralized Dead. O (Oscar) P (Papa) Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) S (Sierra) T (Tango) U (Uniform) V (Victor) W (Whiskey) X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) A (Alpha) B (Bravo) BB Battleship. C (Charlie) CL Light Cruiser. CV Aircraft Carrier. D (Delta) DD Destroyer. E (Echo) F (Foxtrot) G (Golf) H (Hotel) I (India) J (Juliet) K (Kilo) L (Lima) M (Mike) N (November) O (Oscar) P (Papa) Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) S (Sierra) SS Submarine. T (Tango) Tin Can A ship, or, more commonly, a depth charge. U (Uniform) U-Boat German submarine. V (Victor) W (Whiskey) X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) B (Bravo) C (Charlie) D (Delta) E (Echo) F (Foxtrot) G (Golf) H (Hotel) Hull Down Describes
a defensive deployment of a tank when only the turret is directly I (India) J (Juliet) K (Kilo) L (Lima) M (Mike) N (November) O (Oscar) P (Papa) Q (Quebec) R (Romeo) S (Sierra) T (Tango) U (Uniform) - W (Whiskey) X (X-Ray) Y (Yankee) Z (Zulu) |
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