Captain Tyle
Apr 29th, 2003, 11:45:37 AM
(This is to be used by all NRSF in their respective RPs. Make sure that you either learn these terms, or keep this list handy. Some terms are actual cross-over terms from existing military, and some are adaptations or new terms for use by the NRSF. If you have any questions, please let me know.)
After Action Report: Paperwork filled out by a commanding officer, for debriefing at the end of a mission.
Army: Higher strategic assembly than a corps. An army represents the sum of a massed combat element in any full-strength campaign. Can consist of multiple corps, divisions, etc. Combat on this level is only reserved for full-fledged warfare environments.
"Bars": Slang term for a commissioned officer. Derived from the bar pins worn by lieutenants and captains.
Base of Fire (BoF or BF): Base of fire operations allow one unit of infantry to advance, under a shield of fire from another unit. (Example: first platoon engages in base of fire on a hilltop held by the enemy, which allows second platoon to advance on said hilltop with limited resistance against them.)
Battalion: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A battalion generally consists of anywhere from 300-500 individuals, and is broken down further into up to three companies. A batallion is a subgroup of a regiment.
BDU: Battle Dress Uniform. The standard combat fatigues worn on active duty. There are varying BDU's, corresponding to different environments.
"Betty": Slang term for an anti-vehicle mine.
Blunted Spear: Comm code denoting that an advancing unit has been halted, due to enemy action or other reason.
Broken Spear: Comm code denoting that a combat unit has been divided by enemy action and/or surrounded.
Charge: Artillery designation for ordinance type. This immediately follows a TAC order. Charge designations are:
Charge Blue: Calls for EM (electromagnetic burst) ordinance. Best used against mechanized units.
Charge Red: Calls for conventional fragmentation or concussion ordinance.
Charge White: Calls for an illumination flare, to reveal the area.
Charge Yellow: Calls for incendiary ordinance. Best used against infantry.
Combat zone: term that describes both Landing Zones (LZ) and Drop Zones (DZ).
Company: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A company generally consists of 144 individuals, and is broken down further into three platoons. A company is a subgroup of a battalion.
Contact Full: Direct enemy contact on a unit's axis of advance.
Contact Left: Relative to a unit's axis of advance, contact left refers to an enemy engagement on the left flank.
Contact Report: Part of an After Action report. A combat report notes any engagements with the enemy made during the duration of the After Action Report it is included in.
Contact Right: Same as contact left, but to the right flank.
Contact Zero: Enemy contact from a unit's rear echelon.
Corps: Strategic assembly of multiple divisions, brought under a strategic command. Number of divisions in a corps vary according to mission specifics.
Covering Fire (CF): Covering fire can describe either suppressing fire or base of fire operations.
D.I.: Dropship Infantry. An unofficial designation to soldiers in the 2nd regiment who are inserted into a Landing Zone (LZ) via the F7 dropship.
Defilade: A position from which one is shielded from enfilading fire. Also generically called cover.
Division: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A division generally consists of anywhere from 5000 to 15,000 individuals, and is broken down further into up to around five regiments. A division is a subgroup of an army, or a corps.
Drop Zone: Any area denoted on a battlefield where troops and material are delivered by controlled freefall. These are distinguished from Landing Zones, in that they do not require the same conditions for success as a Landing Zone.
"Easy": Slang term for an E-web rapid-fire blaster cannon, or a soldier who carries such a weapon. (Example: "The Easy will hold back, and provide base of fire.")
Enfilade: A position from which enfilading (sweeping) fire can be brought to bear against another position.
F7 Dropship: Called the "Flying Brick". A thin-skinned, bare-bones troop transport, armed with a defensive quad laser turret, that freefalls into a planet's atmosphere at maximum hull stresses, to insert troops into a combat zone as fast as possible. Also nicknamed the "Vomit Comet".
"Fat" suit: Slang term for an Orbital Infantryman's repulsor harness he wears when jumping into a Drop Zone (DZ).
Fire patrol: Heavily armed group of infantry, used to provocate an engagement with an enemy, whose location is unknown.
Fire Team: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A fire team generally consists of four individuals, and is the smallest fundamental combat element on the field. A fire team is a subgroup of a squad.
Flank: Relative to a unit's axis of advance or formation, a flank is either extreme end of a unit. Also, to flank, is to maneuver a combat unit around an enemy unit's flank, to cause disarray or attack from their rear echelon.
"Flying Brick": Slang name for the F7 Dropship.
"FNG": Derogatory slang acronym for a replacement soldier. Meaning of which is "Frelling New Guy".
Fort Derlin: Coruscant home base of the NRSF.
Halo: Comm code denoting extreme distress. A unit in such an instance has met overwhelming enemy action, and requires maximum support, generally from artillery and air power.
"Hot": Term denoting state of weapons readiness. Going "weapons hot", is to take the safety off of your firearm. Also, "Hot" can describe the current combat situation in an area. If a perimeter is "hot", there is enemy fire on its position. If an LZ or DZ is "hot", it is taking enemy fire.
KIA: Killed in action
Killing Zone: Any area that can receive enfilading fire from all elements of a combat unit. This is the zone in which a combat unit's offensive capability is maxmized.
Landing Zone: Any area denoted on a battlefield where air/space mobile units deliver troops and material. These are distinguished from Drop Zones (DZ) in that they require optimal conditions for vehicles to land.
"Louie": Slang term for a Lieutenant.
MIA: Missing in action
Main Line of Resistance (MLR): The direction in which a unit is arrayed to provide the best use of its combat effectiveness.
Mark Four: Designation for the standard issue NRSF AR Mk4 blaster/gauss rifle. Blaster charge pack has capacity for 200 bursts, and gauss magazine holds 20 slugs. The weapon is modular, and has fittings for laser designator, scope, vibro-bayonet, as well as other modifications. Orbital Infantry generally use a variant with a collapsible stock.
"Molly": Slang term for an antipersonnel mine.
O.I.: Orbital Infantry. A term designating the 2nd regiment of the NRSF division. Further, O.I. is used to differentiate soldiers who are inserted via "jump" to their combat zone, rather than by dropship, but the term is nevertheless used to describe both types of soldiers as a whole.
Perimeter patrol: group of infantry used to maintain the perimeter integrity of a stationary combat unit.
Platoon: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A platoon generally consists of 48 individuals, and is broken down further into up to three squads. A platoon is a subgroup of a company.
"Plink": Slang term for knocking out an armored vehicle. (Example: "Plink that tank on the north ridge.")
Rear Echelon: Directly behind a unit's direction of advance, or the direction of their Main Line of Resistance (MLR)
Regiment: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A regiment generally consists of anywhere from 1000-2500 individuals, and is broken down further into up to around five battalions. A regiment is a subgroup of a division.
Section 42: Inside term for a soldier who "washes out" from the regiment. Named for the paperwork that is filled out when one washes out. (Example: "Joe can't hack it in the NRSF. He's a Section 42.")
Section 55: Inside term for a casualty. Named for the paperwork filled out by a commanding officer, usually in an After Action Report. (Example: "Don't do anything stupid and get yourself Section 55'ed.")
Spread Formation: Troop formation that allows for movement along an axis of advance, but spread far to avoid threats such as rapid-fire antipersonnel weaponry, or artillery strikes.
Squad: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A squad generally consists of 16 individuals, and is broken down further into up to four fire teams. A squad is a subgroup of a platoon.
"Stars": Slang term for a high ranking commisioned officer. Denoted for the stars designated to generals.
"Stripes": Slang term for an enlisted man, or a non-commissioned officer. Derived from the stripe and chevron patches worn by privates, corporals, and sergeants.
Suppressing Fire (SF): Similar to base of fire, but not coordinated with a friendly unit advance on an enemy position.
Tactical Artillery Control (TAC): This is a term used to communicate between an infantry unit and their corresponding artillery support, generally through a comm specialist. TAC is broken down into several categories:
TAC Alpha: This order requires grid coordinates, and is a direct artillery engagement upon a single position. (Example, TAC Alpha would be called on a piece of enemy armor, sighted in the open)
TAC Bravo: This order requires grid coordinates, and direction. TAC Bravo "walks" artillery bombardment according to infantry movement, to suppress enemy activity along an axis of advance or withdrawal. (Example, TAC Bravo would be called if a company were on the advance, or were being forced to fall back. It would offer a limited barrier of protection to enemy harassment)
TAC Charlie: This order requires two sets of grid coordinates, that together provide a rectangular area of bombardment. TAC Charlie is used to provide a spread of artillery in an area with numerous enemies sighted in the open, or an area in which enemies are suspected, and are to be flushed out.
TAC Dog: This order requires no grid coordinates. It brings in a circular perimeter bombardment, with a radius of 100 meters around the comm unit's origin, unless the radius is specified otherwise. TAC Dog is used to augment the defensive capabilities of a combat unit that is surrounded by enemy.
Tactical Column: Troop formation that allows for movement along an axis of advance, but little frontal exposure to enemy fire. Such a formation is optimal for negotiating a minefield, or an area contested by snipers.
"Tag": Slang term for applying a laser designation unit to target an enemy. This is usually coordinated with air-delivered ordinance. Air units generally confirm with "Bagged and Tagged", when ordinance is delivered.
Traversing Fire: The act of applying continuous firepower over multiple angles, in order to draw an enemy's focus either to an area or away from it.
Uzza: Guttural exclamation traditionally used by NRSF as anything from an affirmative response, to a battle-cry. The word has history in numerous variants, from soldiers throughout history.
"Vomit Comet": Slang name for the F7 Dropship.
(I will be adding more as I go. Be patient) :)
After Action Report: Paperwork filled out by a commanding officer, for debriefing at the end of a mission.
Army: Higher strategic assembly than a corps. An army represents the sum of a massed combat element in any full-strength campaign. Can consist of multiple corps, divisions, etc. Combat on this level is only reserved for full-fledged warfare environments.
"Bars": Slang term for a commissioned officer. Derived from the bar pins worn by lieutenants and captains.
Base of Fire (BoF or BF): Base of fire operations allow one unit of infantry to advance, under a shield of fire from another unit. (Example: first platoon engages in base of fire on a hilltop held by the enemy, which allows second platoon to advance on said hilltop with limited resistance against them.)
Battalion: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A battalion generally consists of anywhere from 300-500 individuals, and is broken down further into up to three companies. A batallion is a subgroup of a regiment.
BDU: Battle Dress Uniform. The standard combat fatigues worn on active duty. There are varying BDU's, corresponding to different environments.
"Betty": Slang term for an anti-vehicle mine.
Blunted Spear: Comm code denoting that an advancing unit has been halted, due to enemy action or other reason.
Broken Spear: Comm code denoting that a combat unit has been divided by enemy action and/or surrounded.
Charge: Artillery designation for ordinance type. This immediately follows a TAC order. Charge designations are:
Charge Blue: Calls for EM (electromagnetic burst) ordinance. Best used against mechanized units.
Charge Red: Calls for conventional fragmentation or concussion ordinance.
Charge White: Calls for an illumination flare, to reveal the area.
Charge Yellow: Calls for incendiary ordinance. Best used against infantry.
Combat zone: term that describes both Landing Zones (LZ) and Drop Zones (DZ).
Company: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A company generally consists of 144 individuals, and is broken down further into three platoons. A company is a subgroup of a battalion.
Contact Full: Direct enemy contact on a unit's axis of advance.
Contact Left: Relative to a unit's axis of advance, contact left refers to an enemy engagement on the left flank.
Contact Report: Part of an After Action report. A combat report notes any engagements with the enemy made during the duration of the After Action Report it is included in.
Contact Right: Same as contact left, but to the right flank.
Contact Zero: Enemy contact from a unit's rear echelon.
Corps: Strategic assembly of multiple divisions, brought under a strategic command. Number of divisions in a corps vary according to mission specifics.
Covering Fire (CF): Covering fire can describe either suppressing fire or base of fire operations.
D.I.: Dropship Infantry. An unofficial designation to soldiers in the 2nd regiment who are inserted into a Landing Zone (LZ) via the F7 dropship.
Defilade: A position from which one is shielded from enfilading fire. Also generically called cover.
Division: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A division generally consists of anywhere from 5000 to 15,000 individuals, and is broken down further into up to around five regiments. A division is a subgroup of an army, or a corps.
Drop Zone: Any area denoted on a battlefield where troops and material are delivered by controlled freefall. These are distinguished from Landing Zones, in that they do not require the same conditions for success as a Landing Zone.
"Easy": Slang term for an E-web rapid-fire blaster cannon, or a soldier who carries such a weapon. (Example: "The Easy will hold back, and provide base of fire.")
Enfilade: A position from which enfilading (sweeping) fire can be brought to bear against another position.
F7 Dropship: Called the "Flying Brick". A thin-skinned, bare-bones troop transport, armed with a defensive quad laser turret, that freefalls into a planet's atmosphere at maximum hull stresses, to insert troops into a combat zone as fast as possible. Also nicknamed the "Vomit Comet".
"Fat" suit: Slang term for an Orbital Infantryman's repulsor harness he wears when jumping into a Drop Zone (DZ).
Fire patrol: Heavily armed group of infantry, used to provocate an engagement with an enemy, whose location is unknown.
Fire Team: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A fire team generally consists of four individuals, and is the smallest fundamental combat element on the field. A fire team is a subgroup of a squad.
Flank: Relative to a unit's axis of advance or formation, a flank is either extreme end of a unit. Also, to flank, is to maneuver a combat unit around an enemy unit's flank, to cause disarray or attack from their rear echelon.
"Flying Brick": Slang name for the F7 Dropship.
"FNG": Derogatory slang acronym for a replacement soldier. Meaning of which is "Frelling New Guy".
Fort Derlin: Coruscant home base of the NRSF.
Halo: Comm code denoting extreme distress. A unit in such an instance has met overwhelming enemy action, and requires maximum support, generally from artillery and air power.
"Hot": Term denoting state of weapons readiness. Going "weapons hot", is to take the safety off of your firearm. Also, "Hot" can describe the current combat situation in an area. If a perimeter is "hot", there is enemy fire on its position. If an LZ or DZ is "hot", it is taking enemy fire.
KIA: Killed in action
Killing Zone: Any area that can receive enfilading fire from all elements of a combat unit. This is the zone in which a combat unit's offensive capability is maxmized.
Landing Zone: Any area denoted on a battlefield where air/space mobile units deliver troops and material. These are distinguished from Drop Zones (DZ) in that they require optimal conditions for vehicles to land.
"Louie": Slang term for a Lieutenant.
MIA: Missing in action
Main Line of Resistance (MLR): The direction in which a unit is arrayed to provide the best use of its combat effectiveness.
Mark Four: Designation for the standard issue NRSF AR Mk4 blaster/gauss rifle. Blaster charge pack has capacity for 200 bursts, and gauss magazine holds 20 slugs. The weapon is modular, and has fittings for laser designator, scope, vibro-bayonet, as well as other modifications. Orbital Infantry generally use a variant with a collapsible stock.
"Molly": Slang term for an antipersonnel mine.
O.I.: Orbital Infantry. A term designating the 2nd regiment of the NRSF division. Further, O.I. is used to differentiate soldiers who are inserted via "jump" to their combat zone, rather than by dropship, but the term is nevertheless used to describe both types of soldiers as a whole.
Perimeter patrol: group of infantry used to maintain the perimeter integrity of a stationary combat unit.
Platoon: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A platoon generally consists of 48 individuals, and is broken down further into up to three squads. A platoon is a subgroup of a company.
"Plink": Slang term for knocking out an armored vehicle. (Example: "Plink that tank on the north ridge.")
Rear Echelon: Directly behind a unit's direction of advance, or the direction of their Main Line of Resistance (MLR)
Regiment: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A regiment generally consists of anywhere from 1000-2500 individuals, and is broken down further into up to around five battalions. A regiment is a subgroup of a division.
Section 42: Inside term for a soldier who "washes out" from the regiment. Named for the paperwork that is filled out when one washes out. (Example: "Joe can't hack it in the NRSF. He's a Section 42.")
Section 55: Inside term for a casualty. Named for the paperwork filled out by a commanding officer, usually in an After Action Report. (Example: "Don't do anything stupid and get yourself Section 55'ed.")
Spread Formation: Troop formation that allows for movement along an axis of advance, but spread far to avoid threats such as rapid-fire antipersonnel weaponry, or artillery strikes.
Squad: Organizational unit of military personnel, usually pertaining to infantry. A squad generally consists of 16 individuals, and is broken down further into up to four fire teams. A squad is a subgroup of a platoon.
"Stars": Slang term for a high ranking commisioned officer. Denoted for the stars designated to generals.
"Stripes": Slang term for an enlisted man, or a non-commissioned officer. Derived from the stripe and chevron patches worn by privates, corporals, and sergeants.
Suppressing Fire (SF): Similar to base of fire, but not coordinated with a friendly unit advance on an enemy position.
Tactical Artillery Control (TAC): This is a term used to communicate between an infantry unit and their corresponding artillery support, generally through a comm specialist. TAC is broken down into several categories:
TAC Alpha: This order requires grid coordinates, and is a direct artillery engagement upon a single position. (Example, TAC Alpha would be called on a piece of enemy armor, sighted in the open)
TAC Bravo: This order requires grid coordinates, and direction. TAC Bravo "walks" artillery bombardment according to infantry movement, to suppress enemy activity along an axis of advance or withdrawal. (Example, TAC Bravo would be called if a company were on the advance, or were being forced to fall back. It would offer a limited barrier of protection to enemy harassment)
TAC Charlie: This order requires two sets of grid coordinates, that together provide a rectangular area of bombardment. TAC Charlie is used to provide a spread of artillery in an area with numerous enemies sighted in the open, or an area in which enemies are suspected, and are to be flushed out.
TAC Dog: This order requires no grid coordinates. It brings in a circular perimeter bombardment, with a radius of 100 meters around the comm unit's origin, unless the radius is specified otherwise. TAC Dog is used to augment the defensive capabilities of a combat unit that is surrounded by enemy.
Tactical Column: Troop formation that allows for movement along an axis of advance, but little frontal exposure to enemy fire. Such a formation is optimal for negotiating a minefield, or an area contested by snipers.
"Tag": Slang term for applying a laser designation unit to target an enemy. This is usually coordinated with air-delivered ordinance. Air units generally confirm with "Bagged and Tagged", when ordinance is delivered.
Traversing Fire: The act of applying continuous firepower over multiple angles, in order to draw an enemy's focus either to an area or away from it.
Uzza: Guttural exclamation traditionally used by NRSF as anything from an affirmative response, to a battle-cry. The word has history in numerous variants, from soldiers throughout history.
"Vomit Comet": Slang name for the F7 Dropship.
(I will be adding more as I go. Be patient) :)