ST0RMING
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| 22 Feb 2013 03:04 PM |
This is a list of all widely used military in-combat terms, alongside their definitions. This is being posted for my clan's usage, but is open to anyone.
"Roger/Rog/Copy/Solid Copy/Hooah" - Understood and Acknowledged
"How Copy?" - Do you understand?/Do you copy?
"Mike" - Minute, e.g. "On station in 5 Mikes"
"Klick" - Kilometer (1000 studs, in Roblox terms), e.g. "3 klicks away"
"X-Ray" - Enemy, confirmed hostile
"1 - 12 o'clock" - Positions, pretend that 12-o-clock is your forward area. "3" is your right, "6" is your rear, "9" is your left, etcetra.
"Reference" - Something to use as a marker, in order to find an enemy. E.g. "Reference neon sign to your right, enemy is below it."
"360" - All-around, all sides. e.g. "Give me 360 cover on this area!"
"All Hands" - Everyone in the area/unit/batallion
"Deck/Dirt" - Floor, e.g. "Hit the deck!" or "Hit the dirt!"
"Rook" - Short abbreviation for "Rookie", e.g. a new soldier.
"ACE" - Combat report, standing for Ammo, Casualties, Equipment. Normal replies to this are three colours, e.g. "My ACE is Green-Green-Green."
"Helo/Rotor-Wing" - Helicopter.
"Kev" - Short for Kevlar, e.g. a Kevlar vest.
"Overhead" - Cieling, overhead cover, etc.
"Passed Over" - Turned down for promotion.
"Last" - Normally refers to the last thing said. E.g "Roger your last."
"Topside" - Upper deck of a ship, top level/roof of a building.
"0100" - Refers to time on a 24-hour clock. "1200" being noon, etc.
"Gear up" - Get ready, also used to define an attack, e.g. "Gear's up at 0200"
"Boots down" - The act of getting out of a car/helicopter and onto the ground.
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