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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Shroom on December 02, 2001, 11:51:00 PM
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<S> This is for all the Luftwaffels out there :) add to the list
Luftwaffe Lingo
Abschuss = Shoot down
Alarmstart = scramble
Ami = American
Dicke autos = Fat Cars = heavy bombers
Einsatzfreude = love of combat
Endgueltige Vernichtung = final destruction of damaged or culled aircraft
Experte = Ace
Frei Jagd = 'free hunt' =fighter sweep without ground control or set objectives
Herausschuss= 'shoot out' = cull, damage a bomber enough to separate it from its formation
Himmelfahrtskommando = 'mission to heaven' = suicide mission
Holzauge = 'wooden eye' = last plane in a formation (RAF= Tail-end Charlie)
Horrido = Cry of victory
Indianer = Indians = bandits
Katschmarek = wingman (derog. term, originally a dim-witted infantryman)
Kette = flight of three aircraft (RAF= Vic)
Nachwuchs = 'New growth' = Late-war replacement pilot
Pulk = combat box (USAAF heavy bomber formation)
Rotte = 2 plane tactical element
Sitzkrieg = 'sitting war' = the 'phony war' in W. Europe Sept 39 - April 40
Schwarm = flight of four aircraft (2 rotten)
Schwarmfuehrer = flight leader
Vier mot = Four motors = heavy bombers
<S> Maj. Mushroom, Sqrn Leader, No.467 Squadron "The Kelly Gang" RAAF
(http://flightsimmers.net/va/mrbeer/MushGif.gif)
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can't forget scheissfeur now can you :D
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You forgot:
Uber - anything that's not German especially when referring to Allied weapons like Hispanos and 50 calibers.
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overmodelled - see above
and you spelled it wrong...it should be LuftWhiners Lingo. <g,d,r> :D
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: sling322 ]
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One more...
Schtool! - What appears in StSanta's leather undies when he sees a P51 with alt. :D
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Bwahahhahahahah :)
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Shwarzencloudenpoppenpuff= That stuff the Tommie ack ack gunners throw around to give us Fleigers somethin' to look at on long flights......not particularly dangerous.
Shwarzencloudenpoppenpuffundc rappenshorts.= More acurate and dangerous, usually Naval, form of above.
Ackenflakenrunin'hidin'schwine = P51 pileits ;-)
Redentypenkrappenspeel = Any LW squad radio channel, especailly Kampf squads, Ju88s take a while to climb :)
<S> Blue
PS...about 12 or so months ago, someone posted a "LW terminology' post on this board.....was absolutely frikkin hilarious.....noisenmakinflog genthrustenfan and stuff. Anyone recall who authored that? he still around? anyone have a copy of it?
It really was a laugh, and would be good to see the whole thing again if anyone knows where to get it.
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ROFLMA good ones Blue :D
Clatting Spav
<S> ShrooGodimdrunkm
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http://home.att.net/~JV44/luft_glossary.htm (http://home.att.net/~JV44/luft_glossary.htm)
has a few that aren't covered, and a table with comparative ranks.
ZUM ANGRIFF!
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Excellent Site Stsanta has been added to my Favourites List ;)
<S> Shroom
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Yes Scheissfeuer I have popularized that phrase I should make a patent the same thing as I did when I said Luftwhiner and it caught on like the plague... :D
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Originally posted by Mushroom:
Himmelfartskommando = 'mission to heaven' = suicide mission
Can't think of a better translation, specially in multi-crew planes :D
Pepe
[ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: Pepe ]