Here is the list from our Red Dragons help section @
www.reddragons.de/aceshigh/tactical.htm 6 = 6 o'clock
666666 = immediately check your 6 o'clock!!
aaa = flak
ac = aircraft
ack = flak
afk = away from keyboard
alt = altitude
bandit = known enemy airplane
bh = bomber hangar
bogey = unknown enemy airplane
brb = be right back
bsy = busy, can't talk
buff = bomber
cap = combat air patrol
cc = "click click", two clicks of the microphone talk switch meaning "I copy"
ck 6 = check your 6 o'clock
clear = no contacts / your 6 is cleared
con = unidentified contact, used with o'clock calls
co-alt = same altitude, used with o'clock calls, used to specify the vertical position of a spotted aircraft
cover = supporting friendly planes
dxx = distance from aircraft
dar = radar
dot = unidentified aircraft, can be used instead of "con", usually used with o'clock calls
dragging = an aircraft following, e.g. "dragging him down" to indicate someone is forcing another aircraft to follow him downwards
drunks = paratroopers dropped from a C47 (Goon)
E,W,S,N = east, west, south, north
fh = fighter hangar
Goon = C47 troop transport
hi = high, used with o'clock calls, used to specify the vertical position of a spotted aircraft
ib = inbound
in = attack from a high position relative to the own aircraft
jabo = slang meaning fighter-bomber, derived from the german word "Jagdbomber"
k = ok, don't ask why one would abbreviate a 2-letter word...
lo = low, used with o'clock calls, used to specify the vertical position of a spotted aircraft
loc = locate please!
nme = enemy!
OC = o'clock
otw = on the way
omw = on my way
out = finished attack
otr = on the runway
phoon,tiffie = Typhoon
rgr = roger / okay
rtb = return to base
rw = runway or Roger Wilco.. depends on context when it is said
thx, thanx, ty = thank you
tiffie = Typhoon
vh = vehicle hangar
vis = visual contact
wtg = way to go
wru = where are you?
Misc:
AP = armor piercing
barbiefire = Spitfire
Cannon Hog = F4U-1C
chicken of the sea = F4U
dweeb = someone who uses game bugs to his advantage
eggs, cookies = bombs
furball = dogfight with multiple aircraft involved
HA = the Historical Arena we're all longing for *sigh*
HE = high explosive
Hog = F4U
j/k = just kidding
killshooter = prevents you from shooting enemy planes, to be exact: you shoot a friendly plane, YOU die
lol = laughing out loud
MA = Main Arena
Nicki = N1K1
pony = P51d Mustang
Quake-whatever = actually a pretty cool game, but not quite what sim pilots are into
Means something very unrealistic/ unbalanced that makes the game arcade-like
rofl = rolling on the floor laughing
Runstang = P51d Mustang
TA = Training Arena
uber-whatever = Something that is highly superior, e.g. uberplanes, uberguns... uber is derived from the german word "uber" meaning "super-whatever".
warp = data packet lag/update effect. Happens all the time and causes aircraft to "warp" from one place to another
Hope this helps
S!
Rocket
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