Air Warrior Jargon
There is a language to air combat. Given that people using the radio in
Air Warrior are typing and flying at the same time, most terms are
abbreviated or become acronyms, and some are creations of the game
entirely.
AAA Anti-aircraft artillery.
Ack same as AAA.
AFK away from the keyboard.
Alt Altitude.
Angels Another term for altitude, in thousands of feet
(i.e.: "Angels 10" means 10,000 feet).
Auger Crash landing.
B4 Before.
BRB Be right back. This means you'll be away from your computer
for
a moment. It's followed by "back" when you return.
Bandit Enemy plane.
Bingo Used if you're out of or short on something, followed by
the item you lack (i.e.: "Bingo ammo")
Bogey Unidentified aircraft.
Buff Bomber.
Bug To run away.
B&Z Boom and zoom; a style of fighter attack.
Cat jumped on my keyboard.....No abbreviation or acronym for this
common excuse has yet been devised.
CC I understand.
Con Short for icon, meaning you are close enough to pick up a
local
tracking icon (i.e.: "Con C Spit!").
CR or ROC Climb Rate, Of. When flying formation it's useful to
let people know what your climb rate is or to conform to theirs
(i.e.: "CR=4" means your climb rate is 4,000 feet per minute).
Deadstick...Flying without the aid of engine power.
DeathStar...Heavily gunned bomber on the full realism page.
Dien Dying.
Ditch To land safely somewhere other than a runway.
Drone A computer controlled aircraft/player.
Dump/Boot You were disconnected from Air Warrior against your
will.
Dweeb An unskilled player.
E Energy.
Efighter A type of fighter aircraft suited to high speed attack,
but not
dogfighting (i.e.: "Grab an efighter"), or a pilot who
practices boom and zoom energy tactics (i.e.: "He's a pure efighter")
Egg Bomb. Sometimes this is used as a verb meaning to bomb (i.e.:
"I egged him on the runway").
Fiter Fighter.
Frog Auger ..When you crash, sometimes it takes the host a few
moments to process your virtual demise. From your cockpit it appears,
for a second or two, that you've hopped off the ground, hence the term.
Furball A thickly populated dogfight.
<g,d,r> Grinning, ducking, and running.
Glider Same as deadstick.
hehe Laughter.
Hdg Heading, usually followed by what heading it is (i.e.: "Hdg
090").
Icon Same as Con above.
IMHO In my humble opinion, yet rarely is there much humility
involved with this acronym's use.
In Means you are engaging the enemy. This is often said with a
bit more enthusiasm, such as "In In In!"
Jabo German term for fighter bomber (Jagdbomber). Although it is
seldom
used in the game, the manual author likes the sound of it when used as a
verb (i.e.: "I jaboed the sucker!").
K One thousand (i.e.: "Bogey at 5k")
Kts Airspeed in knots.
L8r Later, meaning see you later.
No Joy You don't see the plane that someone has pointed out to
you.
Off You are disengaging.
OiNk........I remembered this time, DoK ;)
One hit [system].....Means that a single hit from gunfire has
taken out a critical system (i.e.: "One hit engine!")
OTW On the way.
Out Same as "Off" except sometimes "Out" is
followed by your exit heading (i.e.: "Out 245"). Out can also
refer to how far away you are from something you're trying to reach
(i.e.: "Hang on! 5k out")
OTOH On the other hand.
Ping Feedback, on your end, of a hit you've suffered. For
example, a
ping-less death means that you've been shot down without
hearing bullets hit your plane.
Poof Tells people that you are logging off immediately; a last
good- bye before exiting the game.
Prep To prepare an airfield for capture.
Refer Refinery.
Rgr Roger, same as CC.
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing. It means you think something is
very funny. This has many variations, from LOL (laughing out loud) to
ROFLASTC (Rolling on floor laughing and scaring the cat).
RTB Return to base. Sometimes this is followed by the number of
the field where you plan to land (i.e.: "Rtb 19").
SBL Surrounded by Lostness. A confused player.
Smoke Generally used as a verb in Air Warrior, it means to leak
oil or fuel due to hits from gunfire or to cause the same to happen to
someone else (i.e.: "I smoked him!").
Stallfight A dogfight occurring near stall speed.
Vis I see (i.e.: "Vis C Stang"). This is similar to
"Con" except it includes more distant planes that you may have
identified with your radar. Generally, "Vis" is less urgent
than "Con."
Vulch From the noun, vulture, in Air Warrior it becomes a verb,
meaning to prey upon a nearly or completely defenseless victim.
"Nice vulch!" it is not entirely a compliment.
Warp Network delays causing planes to appear as if they're
jumping around, rather than flying around.
:) A sideways happy face.
You will see many, many variations on this. Here are a few:
:-) this one has a nose
8-) this one is wearing glasses
;-) this one is winking
:^) tongue in cheek
:( A sideways, unhappy face. Usually, with this one, you are
spared the variations.
There are communications customs that don't contain words. Many pilots
count out their kills over the radio. Some pilots, when they urgently
need assistance, will issue three blank radio messages to signify a
distress call.
By AFOX A.K.A. Adam Hanna
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