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| − | Dupe A TIE Bomber | + | |Dupe |
| − | Easy chair The pilot's seat in a fighter. | + | |A TIE Bomber |
| − | Edge An A-Wing fighter. | + | |- |
| − | Eyeball A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. | + | |Easy chair |
| − | Fangs out Eager for a dogfight. | + | |The pilot's seat in a fighter. |
| − | Few starships short of a fleet Insane. | + | |- |
| − | Final Jump A euphemism for death, used by spacers. | + | |Edge |
| − | Flat-hatting Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. | + | |An A-Wing fighter. |
| − | Flyboy A starfighter pilot. | + | |- |
| − | Flying the same vector Thinking along the same lines. | + | |Eyeball |
| − | FTL Faster than light. | + | |A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. |
| − | Full DSW Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. | + | |- |
| − | Furball A hectic dogfight. | + | |Fangs out |
| − | G-burp Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. | + | |Eager for a dogfight. |
| − | Gain angles Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. | + | |- |
| − | Get lines Disengage and jump to hyperspace. | + | |Few starships short of a fleet |
| − | Go black Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. | + | |Insane. |
| − | Go blue Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. | + | |- |
| − | Goes away What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. | + | |Final Jump |
| − | Gripe A mechanical problem. An up gripe is a problem that allows continuing operations; a down gripe does not. | + | |A euphemism for death, used by spacers. |
| − | Hangar queen A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. | + | |- |
| − | Hawk circle A formation of fighters waiting to land. | + | |Flat-hatting |
| − | Hop A mission. | + | |Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. |
| − | How do you plot that course? A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" | + | |- |
| − | HUD Heads-up display. | + | |Flyboy |
| − | Impstar An Imperial Star Destroyer. | + | |A starfighter pilot. |
| − | Judy Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. | + | |- |
| − | Klick Kilometer. | + | |Flying the same vector |
| − | KM "Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. | + | |Thinking along the same lines. |
| − | Latch Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. | + | |- |
| − | Loud handle The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. | + | |FTL |
| − | LTS "Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. | + | |Faster than light. |
| − | No | + | |- |
| − | Old Spaceman's Home Retirement; to a spacer. | + | |Full DSW |
| − | Painted Scanned by sensors. | + | |Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. |
| − | Peeper A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. | + | |- |
| − | Pointer An X-Wing fighter. | + | |Furball |
| − | Punching up a jump Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. | + | |A hectic dogfight. |
| − | Raising ship Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. | + | |- |
| − | Roof A carrier's flight deck. | + | |G-burp |
| − | Reading the g's Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. | + | |Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. |
| − | Rocketjock A starfighter pilot. | + | |- |
| − | SA Situational awareness. | + | |Gain angles |
| − | SD Vic A Victory-class Star Destroyer | + | |Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. |
| − | Senth Herf An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. | + | |- |
| − | Set-down Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. | + | |Get lines |
| − | Shock To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. | + | |Disengage and jump to hyperspace. |
| − | Shocker An ion cannon. | + | |- |
| − | The Show ACM; dogfighting. | + | |Go black |
| − | Skull A Z-95 Headhunter. | + | |Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. |
| − | Skyboy A term used to address starfighter pilots. | + | |- |
| − | Slim A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. | + | |Go blue |
| − | Snubfighter Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. | + | |Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. |
| − | Spacer An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. | + | |- |
| − | Spinner A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. | + | |Goes away |
| − | Splash Shoot down. | + | |What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. |
| − | Squint A TIE/ln Interceptor. | + | |- |
| − | Star-hopper Another term for spacer. | + | |Gripe |
| − | Suicide sled A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. | + | |A mechanical problem. An ''up gripe'' is a problem that allows continuing operations; a ''down gripe'' does not. |
| − | Trip A TIE Defender. | + | |- |
| − | Ugly A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. | + | |Hangar queen |
| − | Vape or vap Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. | + | |A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. |
| − | Vapebait A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. | + | |- |
| − | Victim A Victory-class Star Destroyer. | + | |Hawk circle |
| − | Warp-lagged Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. | + | |A formation of fighters waiting to land. |
| − | Wishbone A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. | + | |- |
| − | Woke up on the wrong side of the starship Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. | + | |Hop |
| − | Zero angle The position behind the stern of a bandit. | + | |A mission. |
| + | |- | ||
| + | |How do you plot that course? | ||
| + | |A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |HUD | ||
| + | |Heads-up display. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Impstar | ||
| + | |An Imperial Star Destroyer. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Judy | ||
| + | |Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Klick | ||
| + | |Kilometer. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |KM | ||
| + | |"Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Latch | ||
| + | |Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Loud handle | ||
| + | |The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |LTS | ||
| + | |"Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |No décor | ||
| + | |"Speak freely," without worrying about rank. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Old Spaceman's Home | ||
| + | |Retirement; to a spacer. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Painted | ||
| + | |Scanned by sensors. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Peeper | ||
| + | |A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Pointer | ||
| + | |An X-Wing fighter. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Punching up a jump | ||
| + | |Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Raising ship | ||
| + | |Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Roof | ||
| + | |A carrier's flight deck. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Reading the g's | ||
| + | |Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Rocketjock | ||
| + | |A starfighter pilot. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |SA | ||
| + | |Situational awareness. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |SD Vic | ||
| + | |A Victory-class Star Destroyer | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Senth Herf | ||
| + | |An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Set-down | ||
| + | |Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Shock | ||
| + | |To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Shocker | ||
| + | |An ion cannon. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |The Show | ||
| + | |ACM; dogfighting. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Skull | ||
| + | |A Z-95 Headhunter. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Skyboy | ||
| + | |A term used to address starfighter pilots. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Slim | ||
| + | |A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Snubfighter | ||
| + | |Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Spacer | ||
| + | |An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Spinner | ||
| + | |A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Splash | ||
| + | |Shoot down. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Squint | ||
| + | |A TIE/ln Interceptor. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Star-hopper | ||
| + | |Another term for spacer. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Suicide sled | ||
| + | |A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Trip | ||
| + | |A TIE Defender. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Ugly | ||
| + | |A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Vape or vap | ||
| + | |Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Vapebait | ||
| + | |A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Victim | ||
| + | |A Victory-class Star Destroyer. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Warp-lagged | ||
| + | |Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Wishbone | ||
| + | |A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Woke up on the wrong side of the starship | ||
| + | |Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Zero angle | ||
| + | |The position behind the stern of a bandit. | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | (Sources: Star Wars - The Essential Guide to Warfare; http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_phrases_and_slang) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:19, 16 February 2016
| 3-9 line | A line across a fighter's wings, based on an imaginary clock in which 12 is ahead of a fighter and 6 is behind. The goal of dogfighting is to keep bandits in front of one's 3-9 line. |
| ACM | Aerial Combat Maneuvering, better known as dogfighting. |
| Bandit | A hostile fighter or starship. |
| Big L | Lightspeed barrier. |
| Bingo | Having enough fuel for a safe return. |
| Bird | Spaceship. |
| Bluelined | Disabled by an ion cannon blast. |
| Blue milk run | An easy hop, an ordinary and uneventful mission. |
| Bogey | An unidentified fighter or starship. |
| Bone | A Y-Wing fighter |
| Bright | A TIE/Advanced fighter. |
| Bumping | Engaging in ACM. |
| Burn sky until we see lines | Fly until you get into hyperspace. |
| Burnout | Spacer slang referring the loss of power in a starship's power plants. |
| Cargo hold | Spacers' slang for backside, bottom. |
| Centurion | A pilot with one hundred landings on a carrier or fighter base. |
| Check your 6 | "Be careful, watch out behind you." |
| Clear skies | "Be well," a traditional spacer's farewell. |
| Clutch | A squadron of TIE fighters. |
| Cold nose | Operating with sensors down. |
| Connecting the navpoints | A comprehensive attempt at illustration or explanation of a subject. |
| DIE-wing | A TIE-Wing Ugly, referring to its alarmingly low combat survivability. |
| Dirt flier | An atmospheric fighter pilot. |
| Dirtside | On a planet's surface. |
| Dragship | An Interdictor-class cruiser. |
| Drift factor | A measure of a pilot's flakiness or inability to follow orders. |
| Drunken Mynock School of Instruction | The place where one with minimal piloting skills might have bought his or her pilot's license. |
| Dupe | A TIE Bomber |
| Easy chair | The pilot's seat in a fighter. |
| Edge | An A-Wing fighter. |
| Eyeball | A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. |
| Fangs out | Eager for a dogfight. |
| Few starships short of a fleet | Insane. |
| Final Jump | A euphemism for death, used by spacers. |
| Flat-hatting | Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. |
| Flyboy | A starfighter pilot. |
| Flying the same vector | Thinking along the same lines. |
| FTL | Faster than light. |
| Full DSW | Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. |
| Furball | A hectic dogfight. |
| G-burp | Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. |
| Gain angles | Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. |
| Get lines | Disengage and jump to hyperspace. |
| Go black | Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. |
| Go blue | Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. |
| Goes away | What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. |
| Gripe | A mechanical problem. An up gripe is a problem that allows continuing operations; a down gripe does not. |
| Hangar queen | A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. |
| Hawk circle | A formation of fighters waiting to land. |
| Hop | A mission. |
| How do you plot that course? | A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" |
| HUD | Heads-up display. |
| Impstar | An Imperial Star Destroyer. |
| Judy | Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. |
| Klick | Kilometer. |
| KM | "Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. |
| Latch | Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. |
| Loud handle | The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. |
| LTS | "Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. |
| No décor | "Speak freely," without worrying about rank. |
| Old Spaceman's Home | Retirement; to a spacer. |
| Painted | Scanned by sensors. |
| Peeper | A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. |
| Pointer | An X-Wing fighter. |
| Punching up a jump | Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. |
| Raising ship | Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. |
| Roof | A carrier's flight deck. |
| Reading the g's | Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. |
| Rocketjock | A starfighter pilot. |
| SA | Situational awareness. |
| SD Vic | A Victory-class Star Destroyer |
| Senth Herf | An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. |
| Set-down | Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. |
| Shock | To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. |
| Shocker | An ion cannon. |
| The Show | ACM; dogfighting. |
| Skull | A Z-95 Headhunter. |
| Skyboy | A term used to address starfighter pilots. |
| Slim | A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. |
| Snubfighter | Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. |
| Spacer | An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. |
| Spinner | A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. |
| Splash | Shoot down. |
| Squint | A TIE/ln Interceptor. |
| Star-hopper | Another term for spacer. |
| Suicide sled | A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. |
| Trip | A TIE Defender. |
| Ugly | A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. |
| Vape or vap | Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. |
| Vapebait | A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. |
| Victim | A Victory-class Star Destroyer. |
| Warp-lagged | Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. |
| Wishbone | A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. |
| Woke up on the wrong side of the starship | Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. |
| Zero angle | The position behind the stern of a bandit. |
(Sources: Star Wars - The Essential Guide to Warfare; http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_phrases_and_slang)