Terminology

Basis

Shortform	Explanation
Blue/ Blueberry	Friendly from another squad (blue player icons on map)
Green	Friendly squadmate (green player icons on map)
Main	Main Base
FOB	Forward Operating Base
SuperFOB	(Stupid) heavily fortified Forward Operating Base
Rally	Squad Rally Point
SL	Squad Leader
Command	Command Voice Channel
Squad Chat	Squad Voice Channel
Local	Proximity Voice Channel
Logi	Logistics Truck
Logi Run	Logistics Resupply Run
Point/ Flag	In-Game Objective
Cap Zone	Objective Capture Zone (on the Flag)
Flip	To completely take an Objective (Flag) from the enemy
Neutral	When an Objective (Flag) doesn't belong to either team
Neuting	To take an Objective (Flag) from the enemy-held state to the Neutral state
Capping	To take an Objective (Flag) from the Neutral state to the Captured state
Backcapping	To take a "safe" Flag while the team fights further along the Objective chain
Double Neutral	When the two relevant Flags are being simultaneously held by opposite teams in AAS or RAAS, forcing a stalemate and denying capture progress past the Neutral stage
Grid Ref	Map Grid Reference (ex. Charlie Four One Seven)
30 Mike	30mm Autocannon (found on APC's, MT-LB's, and IFV's)
LAT/ HAT	Light Anti-Tank and Heavy Anti-Tank, respectively
Nade	Grenade
Smoke	Smoke grenade or mortar
Mic Check	Roll call for squad members
Middle Mouse Safety	Resting the index finger on the scroll wheel to prevent accidental weapon discharge
Tongue Clicking	Method of communication and celebration used by the Insurgent faction
Hold Spawns/ Holding Spawns	To delay your spawn until further instruction
Burned	In reference to Rallies, when the Rally is overrun by enemies and destroyed, or when the timer is reset due to trying to place it too close to enemies (burning the timer)
Proxy/ Proxied	When friendly spawns are disabled due to there being two or more enemies close to a HAB
Hot	In reference to Rallies and FOBs, when there are enemies engaging friendlies in the area
Lone Wolfing	Playing away from your squad
Downed	Incapacitated, but not killed
Rez	Reviving of a downed player
Dead-Dead	If you are downed again in a certain time frame without being healed, you are killed outright
Wipe	When the squad or team gets downed to the last man, preventing revives
Layer	Version of a map featuring unique arrangement of factions, faction assets, and map Objectives
AAS	Advance and Secure, one of the game modes in SQUAD
RAAS	Random Advance and Secure, one of the game modes in SQUAD
Invasion	One of the game modes in SQUAD
Insurgency	One of the game modes in SQUAD
Skirmish	One of the game modes in SQUAD
Destruction	One of the game modes in SQUAD
Territory Control	One of the game modes in SQUAD
Tickets	Team resource tied to deaths, destruction of vehicles, Flag capture, and Radio destruction - the win condition of SQUAD

Callouts

Formation

Form up on me

Form up on Squad Leader

Loose formation

Tight formation

Watch your spacing!

Overwatch

Spread out

Stay on me

Squadmate on me for Rally

Squadmates on me for Radio

Lead the way

Take me to it

Squad states

Weapons tight

Weapons hot

Hold your fire

Wait for my command

Standby squad

Spawns

Hold spawns

Hold spawns for Rally

Rally 20 (spawn rally in 20s)

Spawn at FOB

Spawn at Rally

Rally is hot

FOB is hot

Contacts

Enemy movement

I have visual on X

Contact.. (e.g. from Rifleman nord east 200m)

...infantry!

...multiple infantry!

...enemy armor! (say always if chain or wheeled for AT)

...bearing Two-One-Zero!

...MG!

Firefight

Return fire!

Covering fire!

Suppressive fire!

Keep their heads down!

I want fire superiority!

Lay it on them!

Find some cover!

Cover me

I'm covering you

Reloading!

Follow their tracers!

Follow my tracers!

Conserve your ammo!

Short, controlled bursts

Empty your mags!

Right/ left flank is folding!

Secure right/ left flank!

Cease firing!

Kill

Enemy down

Target down

Enemy armor destroyed

Enemy is retreating

Friendly is hit!

X is hit!

Movement

Advance!

Move in!

Slow and steady

Stay low

Don't skyline yourself

Stay in defilade!

Hold position!

Hold position, wait for stragglers

Roll up their right flank!

Roll up their left flank!

Regroup with your squad

Pull back to us!

Dogpile on X!

Get bodies on cap zone!

Sweep the area

House-to-house combat

Clear those buildings!

Clear those buildings top to bottom!

Clear!

X, you're on point

Set weapons to full auto

Check your corners!

Watch those windows!

Watch those rooftops!

Building clear

Town is clear

Objectives

Enemies are capping X!

Enemy has capped X!

Enemy HAB on (your name here)'s position, mark it!

Enemy Radio on (your name here)'s position, mark it!

Enemy HAB on (grid reference), mark it!

Enemy Radio on (grid reference), mark it!

Enemy HAB is down!

Enemy Radio is down!

Retreat

Fall back!

Disengage!

Break contact!

Fall back to Move Marker!

Fall Back to Rally!

Security

Set up a perimeter

I want eyes in all directions

I want X on overwatch

I want guys on rooftops

I want people at windows

Watch for that X

I want eyes looking East

Area clear

North is clear

Man those emplacements!

Breach!

They're breaching North!

Enemies in compound!

Friendly fire

Friendlies in the area!

Those are friendlies!

Check your targets!

Check your fire!

That was friendly

No friendlies in the area, shoot on sight!

Misfire!

Grenades

Frag out!

Get frags out!

Get frags over the wall!

Smoke out!

Get smokes out!

Wait for smokes!

Mark with colored smoke

Marked with red smoke

Grenade, get down!

Bad frag, get down!

MG / Marksman spotting

You're hitting low, bring it up

You're hitting high, bring it down

Adjust 5 meters left

Adjust 5 meters right

Good hits, good hits

Pace your shots

Target down

MG, get ready to displace

MG, displace!

MG, deploy on Eye marker!

MG, notify me when deployed

MG, be ready to return fire

MG, commence firing

Lay it on them, MG!

I want to hear that MG firing!

Ease up on that MG!

MG, cease firing, cease firing!

Anti-Tank

I want LATs moving to intercept

What's the ETA on that rocket?

LAT, how's your ammo?

LATs and HATs, resupply here

LAT, can you get a visual?

LAT, it hasn't seen you

LAT, you're in its blind spot

LAT, you are safe to approach

LAT, zero for X meters

Good rocket

Mortars

Mortar team, requesting Fire Mission

...on grid Bravo One-Six-Three

Fire when ready!

Fire for effect

Sending

Rounds complete

Good hits, good hits

Mortars, walk your shots.

Mortars, shift your fire North 100 meters

Mortars, shift your fire East 100 meters

Mark your targets for mortars

Friendly mortars inbound, let us know how they land

Mortars are dry

They've got us zeroed!

Shells incoming in 20

Shells incoming!

Find overhead cover!

Danger close!

Mortars, check your fire! You're hitting friendlies!

Mortars, switch to smokes.

Mortars, cease firing, we're moving in

Radio communication

Comms short and sweet, please

Clear comms, please!

Clear comms, I'm radioing Command

Squad 2, say again?

Type it in chat please

What's the situation down at X?

What's the ETA on X?

All squads, be advised

Squad 4, be advised

Never mind, disregard

Wrong chat, disregard

Squad to Squad

Squad 2, we're holding, over.

Squad 2, we're pinned down, over.

Squad 2, heavy resistance in X, over.

Squad 2, no resistance in X, over.

Squad 2, we've got your flank, over.

Squad 2, we're waiting on you to engage, over.

Squad 2, we've taken heavy casualties.

Squad 2, X is hot, over.

Squad 2, no enemies sighted at X, over.

Squad 2, enemy squad moving in on your position from the Northwest, over.

Squad 2, enemy armor headed your way.

Squad 2, we need reinforcements at X, over.

Squad 2, we're losing X, over.

Squad 2, we're on our way to relieve you, over.

Squad 2, we're falling back.

Vehicles

Engines off until I say

Is everyone onboard?

Engines on

Slow down

Speed it up

Stay on the road

Get off the road!

Stop the vehicle

Disembark!

Disembark at Move Marker

Embark at Move Marker

Friendly armor inbound!

Recon

Tell me what you see

Be my eyes

You're assigned to Squad X

Reinforce Squad X

I want regular updates

Let me know when it's done

Regroup when it's done

Building

I want shovels on X

I want my squad on shovel duty

Shovel that up

Shovel that down

Map

Marked on map

Please mark on map

Mark your contacts

Is X icon still accurate?

Is my marker accurate?

Clean up your markers

Give me a grid for X

Grid B-Five-One-Five

Squad missions

Attack / Secure

Defend / Hold

Flank

Search & Destroy

Ambush

Relief

Reinforce

Regroup

Withdraw

Recon

Recover Vehicle

Fortify / Build

Logistics / Logi Run

Transport

Squad member duties

Point

Recon

Patrol

Flank

Base of Fire

Fire Support

Guard Duty

Overwatch

Tank Hunting

VIP

Shovel Duty

Ammo Resupply

Standby

Pair w/ Squad Member

Advanced

Shortform	Explanation
.50 Cal	In reference to the .50 Cal HMG
10-4	Copy that; or - Yes, I understand your message
1HK	One Hit Kill
203s	M203 grenade launcher is a single-shot 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle.
2-to-1 advantage	having twice the manpower than the enemy (e.g. on an objective)
2/ic	Second in command
30 Mike	refers to vics with 30-millimeter guns like the BMP-2 and BTR
30 mil	Any vehicle mounting the 30 mm autocannon.
40 Mike-Mike	An M203 40mm grenade launcher, usually mounted under an M-16 or similar weapon.
AA	anti-aircraft
AAS	Advance and Secure
ACC	Accuracy
ACOG	Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight - the official medium-distance engagement optic of the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Forces
ADS	Aim down sights (on your rifle)
Affirm or Affirmative	Yes
AKA	Also known as
Ammo	Ammunition
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFAP	As fast as possible
AFV	Armored Fighting Vehicle (e.g. APC, IFV, MBT)
AH	Attack Helicopter
AOR	Area of responsibility
APC	Armoured Personnel Carrier - Small cannon/HMG, fast, on wheels. Has usually enough space inside for crew + one full squad.
APFSDS	Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot, long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition, is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle armor (e.g. MBTs)
AR	Automatic Rifleman, the role with the machine gun.
AR	Assault Rifle
Area is hot	Can be replaced with a specific area on the map. A section of the map is filled with enemies; friendlies are most likely engaged with the enemy and an intense firefight is ensuing.
ASAP	As soon as possible
Asked as a Command	Affirm my last order in which you would repeat the last order you got from your SL to your SL
As you were	Return to your previous task or posture
AT	Anti-Tank
ATGM	Anti-tank guided missile
AWOL	Absent Without Official Leave; leaving post without permission
Azimuth	The degree to which the mortar is facing. If thinking North as 0 degrees, and the enemy is direct South of the mortar emplacement, you would point the mortar 180 degrees from North with an azimuth of
Azimuth Check	Ensuring that you are on the correct path or that the task is being done according to procedure
Bad Splash	Bad Mortar/Rocket Rounds, expect further orders - Means the rounds weren’t on target, so expect new bearings to clock into the mortar. Can also mean the rounds hit friendlies. New bearings are usually
Back Cap	Staying behind on an already captured flag (defense flag) while the rest of the team is attacking the next offensive flag. You make sure that the defense flag is not neutralized by the enemy.
Bad nade	grenade landed too close to friendlies
Bang-bang	An Army term describing a pistol or rifle. Also, sometimes referred to as pew pew.
Battery and Assault	Wait for the rounds to splash, then attack.
BAR	Bolt Action Rifle (a.k.a. Sniper Rifle)
Barrage and Assault	An assault preceded by an Offensive Barrage can either be done with a Standing (static) or Creeping (moving) Barrage that either targets a defensive position or moves ahead of advancing troops to supply
BB	Bye bye
BCP	Base Control Point (the main base the game starts at)
BGM	Ballistic Guided Missile
Binos	Binoculars
Bird	Helicopter
Black	When discussing amounts of something, it means you are almost out
Black on Ammo	Fully out of ammo/mags
Blueberries	Random player on your team but not in your squad
BMP	The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1, meaning “infantry fighting vehicle”.
Brad, Bradley	M2 Bradley Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Bravo Zulu	Good Job
BRDM	Russian-made scout car armed with a heavy machine gun.
BS	Bullshit
BTR	The BTR-80 (“Armoured Transporter”) is an 8x8 wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR
BTR 20	BTR with small 14.5mm gun (aka small BTR)
BTR 30	BTR with big 30mm gun (aka big BTR)
BVR	Beyond Visual Range
Cap/capped	Capture flags, captured flags
Capping	Capturing
Capped	Captured
CAF	Canadian Armed Forces
CAS	Close Air Support - defined as air action such as airstrikes by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets that are in proximity to friendly forces.
CE	Combat Engineer
Charlie Mike	Continue Mission; continue with your task
Check your Six	Check behind you
Clear to Engage?	Am I allowed to attack?
Clear to Engage!	You are allowed to attack!
Clip(s)	a special way to reload a gun involving a literal clip (SKS has this)
Charlie Foxtrot	Commonly used expression utilizing the military alphabet to stand for clusterfuck.
Coax	Nearly all main battle tanks and most infantry fighting vehicles have a coaxial machine gun mounted to fire along a parallel axis to the main gun.
Commander	Commanding SL
Composite armor	A type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air.
CN	China
CONOPS	Concept of Operations
Copy (that)	Information received
Contact	callout to make once you spot an enemy, e.g. in local com say “Contact 2-30”
Contact Wait Out	“Contact, wait out” is a term military personnel use over the radio to report enemy sightings/attacks. “Contact” means that the enemy has been identified or that you have already been attacked. “wait”
COP	Combat Outpost; a small base in a combat area
CP	Control Point or flag
CPs	Construction points
CQ	Conquest
CQC	Close quarters combat
CQB	Close quarters battle
CROWS	Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station. In reference to the MG that is mounted on some fire support vehicles, it is remotely operated within the vehicle hull and doesn’t require a man to manually con
C-Wire	Razor Wire
Danger Close	CAS or artillery support within 600m of friendlies
Deployables	HABs, ammo boxes, machine guns, mortars, sandbags, and other such items built at FOBs
Dismount	Leave the vehicle
Dish-K	DShKM. Russian heavy machine gun used by the Insurgent and Militia factions, tripod- or vehicle-mounted.
DMR	Designated Marksman Rifle
DoD	Dome of Defense (around main base)
Double neutral/white	A situation when a defensive flag is neutralized before the offensive one gets fully captured. Only three teammates are required to recapture such a flag, no matter how many enemies are inside the cap
Drive On	To keep going
Dropped 2	Killed 2 enemy soldiers - Said immediately after you kill the said soldiers
Due North	Direct North - North can be replaced with North, South, East, or West, or the North East, NW, SE, or SW. Can mean to go precisely North, South, etc. Can mean enemies are moving precisely North, South,
EAC	Enhanced Armament Carrier (e.g. HMMWV)
Egress	Exit
Empty the (full) Load	Reference to mortar support means, to shoot off all the rockets or mortars in the current mag
Entrenching tool	shovel - needed to build structures
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
Exfil	Exfiltration or Extraction, the process of removing constituents from a targeted site
Faction	Team - One of the 2 groups fighting each other
Fast Mover	Slang for a Jet Fighter. Aptly named due to the rapidity of a Jet Fighter’s movement.
Fifty	Any .50 caliber (or similar) machine gun, can tripod- or vehicle-mounted.
Fire for effect	the final command used in a full fire order after a ranging shot(s) has found the mark.
Fitty	Slang for an M2 .50 caliber machine gun.
Flag	Control Point
FM	Field Manual
FNG	Fucking New Guy, refers to newcomers
FO	Forward Observer. Someone who can see the mortar impacts and make adjustments to their impact.
FOB	(pronounced fob, not F-O-B) - Forward Operating Base - the entire radius around the radio, within assets can be placed (HABS, mortars, vehicle repair stations, etc.)
FOV	Field of view
FOW	Fog of war - not yet visible areas on the map
FPS	Frames Per Second
FRAG	“Fragmentation Round - refers specifically to the fragmentation round used to take on infantry
Frags	Fragmentation Grenades
Free to Engage	Allowed to attack on contact with the enemy
FTL	Fireteam Lead (a squad can be divided into two fireteams)
FUBAR	Fuck Up Beyond All Recognition (or Repair)
Fuck ‘Em Up!	Clear to engage but better
Full cap	Flag that has been successfully captured (takes 2 minutes)
G2G	Got to go
GG	Good Game
GJ	Good job
GL	Grenade Launcher, a term for the grenadier role with that weapon.
GL	Good luck
GLHF	Good Luck, Have Fun
Good Splash	Good Mortar/Rocket Rounds. This means the mortar rounds were on target and inflicted enemy damage.
GPMG	General Purpose Machine Gun (like PKP, M240, M60…)
Grunt	infantryman or foot soldier
GTL	Gun Target Line: The azimuth in degrees from the mortars to the target.
Guardian Angel	refers to the squad member who hangs back and eyes the squad’s movement from a high position, usually a sniper or scout
Gun	Term for a mortar or artillery piece. Must never be used within the military to describe a pistol or rifle.
Gunner	A servicemember who operates a crew-served weapon, such as a piece of artillery or ship’s cannon.
HAB	Hesco Accommodation Bunker - a FOB deployable that is a team-wide spawn point
Hang Fire	Hold fire until told to do so
Hard contact	I see an enemy and they’re shooting at me. (Soft contact = I see an enemy but nothing’s happened yet. No one is shooting.)
HAT	Heavy Anti-Tank, the role with the tandem-HEAT rocket for its RPG. The most powerful anti-vehicle weapon.
HBAR	Heavy Barrel
HC	Hardcore
HE	High Explosive, refers to ammo types
HEAT	“High Explosive Anti-Tank Round” for RPG, for use against vehicles and deployables
HEDP	high-explosive, dual-purpose M430 grenade launcher cartridge
Helo	Helicopter
HESCO	Earth-filled burlap boxes used for military fortifications. Used as a temporary to semi-permanent levee or blast wall against small-arms fire and/or explosives. It has seen considerable use in Iraq an
HESH	High-explosive squash head (HESH) is a type of explosive projectile which utilizes a plastic explosive that conforms to the surface of a target before detonating to improve the transfer of explosive e
HF	Have fun
HMG	Heavy Machine Gun .50 Cal
Hold Fire	Stop firing
Hold spawn	if you’re dead don’t spawn right away. Instead, wait for a new spawn to show up. Ask your SL where you should spawn.
Hooah	Phonetic spelling of the military acronym HUA, which stands for “Heard Understood Acknowledged.” Originally used by the British in the late 1800s in Afghanistan. More recently adopted by the United St
Hot	under fire (e.g. landing zone is hot means that enemies are close by)
HP	Health Point
HMMWV	High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (also: Humvee)
Humvee	US up-armored basic transport armed with an M2 heavy machine gun either in a manned turret or in a CROWS remote-controlled turret.
I have visual	This means you have eyes on the current objective or a specific object.
I’m Out	Out of ammo in the current magazine
I want 360 security	Make a perimeter
I want 360 security on the roof	Give me eyes on the roof, I want views on all angles
IDF	Indirect fire system, e.g. mortar, artillery
IED	Improvised Explosive Device
IED Bikes	IEDs placed on dirt bikes
IFV	Infantry Fighting Vehicle - Medium cannon (25/30 mm), ATGM launcher, tracks, engine in the front. Has enough space inside for crew + one full squad
IMO	In my opinion
INS	Insurgent forces, designed after insurgent forces you see in the middle east
INS	Insurgency game mode
K/D	Kills per Death
Kek	means LOL; “You Kek” means you are making fun of someone, like saying “Loser”
KIA	Killed in Action
Kit	The role you’re playing. For example Rifleman, Medic, Squad Leader, Pilot, etc. Many kits have unique weapons.
Klicks	Kilometers
KOC	Kill or Capture
Konkurs	The 9M113 Konkurs is a Soviet SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.
Kornet	9M133 Kornet is a modern Russian man-portable anti-tank guided missile intended for use against main battle tanks
KPM	Kills Per Minute
LAT	Light Anti-Tank, the role with the rocket launcher.
LAV	Light Armored Vehicle, an eight-wheeled amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle
LAW	Light Anti-Tank Weapon; M72-LAW. The American rocket launcher. More commonly referred to simply by its role, “LAT”.
Layer	The layout of the capture points on the map
Leapfrogging	One fireteam advances while the other fireteam covers them
LEL	Laughing extra loud, Sarcastic lol
Lima Charlie	Loud and Clear (as a response when someone asks on the radio how you read them)
Lima Lima Mike Foxtrot	Lost Like a Motherfucker
LMG	Light Machine Gun - one man can carry it; think M240B and PKP, but not a SAW
Logi	Logistics truck, carries supplies and unloads them at FOBs, which allows FOBs to build deployables.
LOL	Lots of laughs/laugh out loud
M240 Bravo	refers to the FN M240B LMG
Made Contact	Means you’re either engaging the enemy or your on the site of your team’s current objective
Mag(s)	refers to the magazine that holds bullets, mortars, or rockets
Main	Your team’s main spawn point. You spawn with full ammo/supplies. A good place to switch kits if needed.
MBT	Main Battle Tank - Big gun, loud, on tracks
Med(s)	Medical Supplies or Medkit
Men on me	All men of the squad to their SL. Can be shortened to On me.
Macro game	the 10,000 feet command view onto the battlefield; What is the team overall doing?
Microgame	local events, e.g. a squad attacking an enemy logi truck
Mid cap	that flag in the middle of the map
MFP	Mortar Firing Point
Mike Golf	Master Gunner
Mils	Milliradian (a thousandth of a radian), a military unit of measurement for US mortars, describes elevation, There are 2Pi Radians in a circle, being 2*3.14, or 6.283 Radians. Multiply that by 1000mils
Mike(s)	Minute(s) or Millimeter(s) or M in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
MG	Machine Gun(er) - an umbrella term for a gun with the following characteristics; can refer to any MG, LMG, or HMG you may encounter such as the SAW, M240B, PKP, .50 Cal, etc. Usually, belt-fed, but th
Mosin Nagant	A five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle used by the Soviet Union and various other nations.
Mounted	e.g. We’re Mounted - your squad is on the transport truck or APC they’re assigned to for the mission
Moving Like Pond Water	Moving so slowly that a unique term is required to describe it.
Mount (up)	Enter the designated vehicle
MP	Multi-Player
MRAP	Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (vehicle)
MT-LB	a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armored tracked vehicle.
MVP	Most Valuable player
Nades	Fragmentation Grenades or Rifle Grenades
Need Backup	Need men on my location. Used when enemy soldiers have overrun a squad or specific location.
Neutral flag	A flag that has not yet been captured by either faction.
NLAW	Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon an anti-tank guided missile
OBJ	Objective - Usually the point you’re trying to capture or defend
OHK	One Hit Kill
On the money	On target
OP	Overpowered
OP	Original post/poster
OPFOR	Opposing Force, the enemy
Oscar Mike	On the Move
Out	Transmission over
Over	Waiting for response
OWI	Offworld Industries
Oxygen Thief	A biting piece of slang for someone who’s useless or talks too much.
Peek	The act of checking a doorway/choke where you’re in plain sight of the other team. Often used in a cautionary way, it’s how players get sniped/killed before a team fight even starts. (Ex. “Don’t peek”
Pen	Penetration of anti-tank ammunition
Pick	The act of achieving a quick kill
PIC	Pilot in Command
PDW	Personal Defense Weapon
Pink Mist	A distinct effect created by certain types of gunshot wounds.
PKP	refers to the PKP Pecheneg LMG
Platoon	a military unit typically composed of two or more squads, sections, or patrols
PLOS	Predicted Line Of Sight
Point	The objective
Pop Smoke	Throw smoke grenades to SL’s desired target
Position	Where you’re standing or where you’re supposed to be standing
PR	Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2 (Squad’s predecessor)
Projectile	Refers to a weapon type that has a travel time
Push	Taking aggressive action as a team to move the other team off of a capture point, by eliminating them or driving them off
PTFO	Play The Fucking Objective
PTO	Play The Objective
PTT	Push to talk. The key that activates your mic.
Pub game	A game that’s being played on a public server.
Push defense	move to a defense flag to prevent enemies from neutralizing it
Push mid	attack the middle flag
Push offense	move to the next attack flag and capture it
QRF	Quick Reaction Force. A squad under the direct command of the Commander. Commander is the only one authorized to direct this unit unless they give command of the squad to their FTL(s). The QRF is mean
RAAS	Random Advance and Secure
Radio	Radio is dropped by SL. Within a radius of 150m around the radio, structures can be placed.
Rally	A mobile spawn point that the SL can drop. Occasionally called an “RP”. Only your own squad can use the rally
Reactive armor	A type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected. It is most effective in protecting against shaped charges and speci
Recon	Reconnaissance - The observation of a region to locate the enemy or determine possible strategic features.
Recon Element	Reconnaissance Structure. Technically you can recon from anywhere, most likely from a high vantage point, like a cliff, to locate the enemy, but sometimes you might be scouting out the area via a stru
Reee	Reee is a meme commonly used by Pepe the Frog fans to express intense rage and/or intense frustration.
Rekt	get rekt - another way of saying get wrecked
Reloading	Replenishing a new magazine to the chamber
Rep	Repair
Repeat	Repeat the last fire order for IDF systems without adjustment.
Reset	To back out of a fight so you can group up with your team
Retard	Useless member of the squad Community
Rev	Revive
REZ	Resurrect/revive me
Right on top of me	Means the enemy is near your person or dead body
RG	Rifle Grenade or HE Rifle Grenade
RGF	Russian Ground Forces
Rocket or Rocke (rock-e)	Rocket Artillery Technical Truck. For the INS forces, each truck can be referred to by color.
RPG	Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPK	7.62×39mm light machine gun of Soviet design
RPM	Rounds per minute
ROF	Rate of Fire
Roger (that)	Message received and understood
Roger Dodger	Message received and understood but better
Rotate	to change positions
RP	Rally Point - A spawn point for your squad only. One squadmate within 8 meters of you is required to place a rally. If an enemy gets closer than 10 meters to your RP it will be destroyed.
RTB	Return to base
RU	Russia
RV	Rendezvous Point
Salt	Being aggravated, upset, or annoyed
SAS	Special Air Service - a special forces unit of the British Army
SAW	Squad Automatic Weapon
Say Again	Please repeat the previous order
Scratch (that)	Disregard previous immediate order
Self-Propelled Sandbags	A derogatory term for a Marine based on their emphasis on fighting on the front lines.
Shift spawn	Spawn at a different FOB (the objective might have changed to a different location)
Shitbox	MTLB (tracked APC). Can be destroyed by .50 cal and LAT fairly easily.
Shot-Caller	A leader in the team who directs the team during a fight to maximize team coordination and communication. Usually the SL or fireteam lead
Shot Over	notification given that an IDF system has sent rounds downrange following a requested fire order alerting the observer to watch for the splash. (SHOT OUT is the confirmation reply from the observer if
SL	Squad Leader
Soft Car	Unarmored vehicle, like the BRDM-2 Scout Car
Splash	Splash Damage - Mortar and Rocket rounds have splash damage that can hurt multiple tangos at once.
Smokes	Smoke Grenades
SNAFU	(a variant of FUBAR) = Situation Normal, All F***ed Up
Snipes	Sniper
Soft contact	I see an enemy but nothing’s happened yet. No one is shooting. (Hard contact = I see an enemy and they’re shooting at me.)
Soft Flank	Flanking the enemy but with easy access to an escape back to your own team.
SP	Spawn Point
SP	Single Player
SPA	Self-Propelled Artillery
Spawn	Refers to the designated area where players spawn (e.g. Main, FOB, Rally Point)
Spawn advantage	One team has better HAB placements and can reach objectives easier than their enemy
Spawn Camp/Kill	The act of keeping the enemy team in their spawn area by killing them as soon as they walk out.
Spawn shift	once you’re dead spawn at a different HAB (which is closer to your current/next objective)
SPG	Self-Propelled Gun
SPM	Score Per Minute
SR	Sniper Rifle
Squad	Group of up to 9 soldiers. Every squad needs a Squad Leader. Can be further segmented into fireteams.
Squad Lead	Squad Leader
Squirt that (location)	Suppress the SL’s desired target
Stealth cap	part of a squad sneaks to a flag to capture it
Stealth FOB	build a FOB where the enemy cannot see it.
Stealth Proxy	a hidden backup FOB that your team can spawn on when the first one gets destroyed
Strength Estimate	Estimated number of enemy infantry and/or vehicles. A term used from Commander to Scouting Squad or vice versa. E.g. the amount of infantry and vehicles in one’s view.
Stryker	US wheeled APC, armed with CROWS M2
Super-FOB	Too many structures in one spot. Needs a lot of resources to build. Can be easily destroyed by an airstrike. Rather build 2-3 FOBs instead of 1 Super-FOB to distribute risk.
SVBIED	Suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device - a vehicle packed full of explosives, driven to its target, and detonated at the optimum location to cause the most destruction.
SVD	Dragunov sniper rifle
TANDEM Round	Refers specifically to the tandem HEAT round used to defeat heavily armored vehicles. It’s an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation. It is effective against reactive
Tango	Target
Tango Down	Target Down
Tango Uniform	Slang for “tits up,” which is the position dead bodies tend to face. The term can be applied to the deceased as well as broken pieces of equipment
Tank	refers to any armored vehicle that another teammate may see on the map, not specific at all to what it could be. Could refer to any IFV, APC, etc. with tracks. If it’s an actual main battle tank, peop
Tapped	Shot or Hit - Means to be shot and downed or shot and injured. Also, 1-tapping an enemy means killing them using only 1 shot.
TBH	To be honest
TC	Territory Control
Team	Faction - One of the 2 groups fighting each other
Technical or Techi (teck-e)	a reference to the Insurgent/Militia force’s Technical Trucks. Can also refer specifically to the Armed Technical Truck. Usually, civilian pickup trucks with guns mounted on the back.
Throw Frags	Throw Fragmentation Grenades to SL’s desired target
Throwing	The act of losing a game on purpose.
Thump that enemy	Want you to launch rifle grenades on that enemy. Order given to the squad member with rifle grenades. Always understood as HE grenades unless said otherwise.
Tigr	GAZ Tigr is a Russian 4x4, multipurpose, all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle (MRAP)
Tilted	Being frustrated or put on edge to the point where it hinders your ability to play.
TK	Kill someone on your team
T/O	Task/Org
TOW	Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless-Guided BGM-71 TOW is an American anti-tank missile
Toxic	Being rude and/or negative
Tracking	An aiming style where the player follows a moving target with their crosshairs.
Trans	Transport truck.
Transport(s)	Transport Truck. Can be shortened to Trans.
Trickling	When a team goes in one-by-one and dies rather than grouping up.
TTK	Time To Kill, the time needed to kill someone
TTPs	Tactics/Techniques/Procedures (e.g. US Army Mortar TTPs)
UE4	Unreal Engine 4
UGL	Under-slung Grenade Launcher
Un-Ass	To move immediately or leave one’s current position.
UP	Under Powered
US	United States
VBIED	Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
VC	Voice Chat. This refers to the voice chat channel that is available in-game.
Vic	Vehicle
VOIP	Voice over IP
Wait	Hold position or Hold previous relay
Wait out	useful for putting someone on ‘hold’ when you have other priorities to deal with first. (like taking cover!)
Wilco	Will Comply or Roger (that)
WOOT	A chant to show approval