Glossary

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This page is a list of terms used in Battleground Europe.

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Units

Allied

Ground

Air

Naval

Axis

Ground

Air

Naval

Directions

  • N - North
  • E - East
  • S - South
  • W - West
  • NE - Northeast
  • SE - Southeast
  • SW - Southwest
  • NW - Northwest
  • NNE - North by Northeast
  • ENE - East by Northeast
  • ESE - East by Southeast
  • SSE - South by Southeast
  • SSW - South by Southwest
  • WSW - West by Southwest
  • WNW - West by Northwest
  • NNW - North by Northwest

Chat

  • AFK - Away From Keyboard.
  • BRB - Be Right Back.
  • CC - Copy Copy, Copy Command. An expression of understanding/compliance.
  • FFS - For F***'s Sake. An expression of frustration and/or annoyance.
  • FTW - For The Win.
  • GJ - Good Job, sometimes embellished as GFJ (Good F***ing Job).
  • Inb - Inbound.
  • JK - Just Kidding.
  • LOL - Laugh Out Loud.
  • Nerf - A (supposed) diminishment of a unit's capabilities by game designers.
  • Noob - Derived from the term 'newbie', describing an inexperienced player.
  • NJ - Nice Job.
  • NP - No Problem. (You're Welcome.)
  • OMW - On My Way.
  • OTW - On The Way.
  • Plz - Please.
  • Pwn - To completely dominate another player, often due to an imbalance in experience.
  • Rgr - Roger. An expression of understanding/compliance.
  • ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my arse/ass off.
  • S! - Salute! A common greeting.
  • Thx - Thanks.
  • TY - Thank You.
  • WTG - Way to Go!

Ingame Terms

Facilities

General

  • 666 or 6 - A hasty message typed to indicate a pilot is being chased by an enemy aircraft (the enemy aircraft is following, or at the 6 O'clock position). Often preceded by the name of the player who is being chased or the type of aircraft that is in pursuit. '666' generally indicates imminent danger from the enemy aircraft.
  • AA - Anti-Aircraft. Anything on the ground which tries to destroy enemy aircraft.
  • AAA/AAG - Anti-Aircraft Artillery/Guns.
  • AAAI - Anti-Aircraft Artificial Intelligence. The computer controlled anti-aircraft guns.
  • AHC - <a href="/web/20131021210235/http://wiki.wwiionline.com/mediawiki/index.php/Allied_High_Command" title="Allied High Command">Allied High Command</a>. The Allied officers in charge of running the map.
  • AI - Artifical Intelligence. The computer controlled entities which can either be Machine Gun pits, towers or light Anti-Tank Guns. They can be destroyed with grenades and Machine Gun fire.
  • AIMG - Artifical Intelligence Machine Gun. The computer controlled anti-infantry and soft vehicle emplacements.
  • ATG - Anti-Tank Guns. The field artillery whose main goal is to destroy enemy armour.
  • Attrited - Slang for 'Out Of Supply'. Often used when referring to a low-supply situation during an attack or defense of a town.
  • Attrit - Slang for 'reduce the supply of a town'. Often used when referring to an operation who's primary goal is to reduce the number of defending units of a town or FB.
  • Auger - The act of crashing an aircraft into the ground due to pilot error. Typically nose first.
  • CAS - Close Air Support.
  • Camping - Firing into the spawn area of the enemy. Commonly used to describe the overrun situation (e.g. "AB is camped") or the intent to fire onto the enemy as they spawn in (e.g. "We are going to camp the airfield"). A person who is firing into a spawn area is referred to as a "Camper"
  • Deck - The ground. Often used by pilots to indicate a very low altitude (e.g. "EA on the deck over Antwerp")
  • CAP - Combat Air Patrol.
  • Con - Short for 'contact'. Pilot term for an aircraft that has not been identified as friend or foe yet. (e.g. "Con 3k" means "unidentified aircraft spotted at an altitude of 3km")
  • DD - Abbreviation for Destroyer.
  • EA - Short for Enemy Aircraft.
  • EDD - Abbreviation for Enemy Destroyer.
  • EFMB - Abbreviation for Enemy Fairmile.
  • EI - Abbreviation for Enemy Infantry.
  • ET - Abbreviation for Enemy Tank/s.
  • EPara - Enemy <a href="/web/20131021210235/http://wiki.wwiionline.com/mediawiki/index.php/Paratrooper" title="Paratrooper" class="mw-redirect">Paratrooper</a>.
  • Flag - The current unit in a town.
  • FMB - Abbreviation for Fairmile Patrol Boat, (Fairmile Motor Boat.)
  • Gear - Pilot term for 'Landing Gear'.
  • GHC - Short for the German High Command. The Axis officers in charge of running the map.
  • Grey Circle - An airplane that is too far away to be identified as friend or foe by the color of its ID circle.
  • HC - Higher Command/High Commanders. The Officers that run the map and manage supply.
  • Knocked out - Killed or destroyed. (e.g. "I knocked out the ET on the hill N" meaning "I killed the enemy tank on the hill to the north")
  • Mole - A person who travels to undefended or low-priority towns with the intent to repeatedly capture CP's and then hide afterwards as a harassing tactic.
  • OTD - Short form for 'On The Deck'. A very low altitude. (e.g. "EA OTD Ant", means "Enemy Aircraft at a very low altitude over Antwerp")
  • Overrun - Refers to a situation where a town is about to be lost due to overwhelming enemy, often firing directly into the spawn area
  • Para - Common slang for a paratrooper
  • Paras - Common slang for a number of paratroopers. Often used as a warning call that enemy paratroopers are being dropped in the vicinity (e.g. "paras N" indicates enemy paratroopers are landing to the north)
  • OKW - Another term for the <a href="/web/20131021210235/http://wiki.wwiionline.com/mediawiki/index.php/Axis_High_Command" title="Axis High Command">Axis High Command</a>. Short for Oberkommando der Achsenmächte.
  • SD - Spawn Delay, i.e. the timed delay for spawning a unit when overpopulated (generally given in seconds).
  • Squishie/s - Slang for <a href="/web/20131021210235/http://wiki.wwiionline.com/mediawiki/index.php/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a>. Used by air and armour players.

Ammunition

Despawning

  • KIA - Killed in Action. Your unit is lost and must wait for the resupply cycle for the brigade to have a replacement. Only a small portion of points earned are awarded.
  • MIA - Missing in Action. Unit is lost. A moderate amount of points earned are awarded.
  • RES - Rescued. Your unit will return to the spawnlist within 15 minutes. Most earned points are awarded.
  • RTB - Return to Base. Your unit will return to the spawnlist with no delay and full points awarded.

Weaponry

  • Pewpews - Slang for the machine guns, either .303 or others, on aircraft.
  • Lazors - Often used as slang for Browning 50 cals by Axis players.

Squads

If your squad isn't here pm JPanzerj in the Battleground Europe forums with the abbreviation/short name for it and i'll add it.

Allied

Axis


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