A in A1, A2, etc: Alternation #
ACP : Automatic Colt Pistol
ACOG: Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
AE: "Action Express" the name to the new real steel 50. cal pistol round. The term has no relevance in airsoft.
AEG: Automatic Electric Gun
AEP: Automatic Electric Pistol
AK: "Avtomat Kalashnikova" Soviet-designed assault rifle series
AR: Automatic Rifle or Automatic Rifleman
AUG: "Armee Universal Gewehr" Steyr made bullpups.
Affirmative: Yes or Ok
BDU: Battle Dress Uniform
Bunny hop: Tactic of jumping while moving to avoid getting hit
Black Gas: Completely mythical airsoft gas.
Bullpup: Describes a rifle where the action is in front of the magazine.
Camper(s): A player who sits in one location for a period of time. Generally, defensive camping is considered good form, while camping while on assault is considered bad form
Carbine: A Shortened version of a non-Carbine rifle
CA: Classic Army
Co2: Air propellant used for airguns
CO: Commander (or Commanding Officer)
Check Fire : Check where you're firing Often given because you feel you're being fired on a friendly. Similar to cease fire
Chronograph: A device that measures projectile speed, commonly used in airsoft.
Cook: To burn time from a grenade fuse before throwing (ie, cook your grenade before throwing)
Clip: The lazybutt's word for Magizine. See "Mag".
CQB: Close Quarters Battle
CQC: Close Quarters Combat
DE, Desert Eagle, Desert Eagle: IMI made pistol
Dragunov: Russian made advanced marksman rifle
EBB: Electric Blow Back
EPW: Enemy Prisoner of War
EOTECH: RIS mounted reflex site
FA: Foward Area
FA-MAS: Fusil Automatic french issue bullpup
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FARP: Fueling and Rearming Point
FF : Friendly fire
Flank: To the left, right or rear of a position
FLS: Field Landing Strip
FM: Field Manual
FOV: Field of view
Forane: See “134a”
Frag: Fragmentation grenade
FPS: Feet Per Second
FTL: Fire team leader, a sergeant of two subordinates to the SSG, in charge of up to a 4-soldier squad (including himself)
FTX: Field Training Exercise
G17,18,19,23,26,27,32,34: Glock Pistol, by model number.
GBB: Gas Blow Back
GPS: Global Positioning System
GP-30: A russian under barrel, muzzle-loaded, single-shot grenade launcher that can be mounted underneath any AK-series assault rifle
GP-25: Similar to the GP-30 but is breech loaded
Green Gas: Propellent used for airsoft guns, some belive it is part propane, others don’t.
203: (See "M203")
HFC: Ho Feng Co.
HFC 134a: Least powerful gas marketed for airsoft guns, used commercially as a coolant.
HE: High Explosive
HMG: Heavy Machine Gun
Hi-Cap: High Capacity Magazine, disliked by MilSim players
Hooah: US Army slang term used by Soldiers that generally means something "good" but could mean anything except "no"
HOP-UP: A device installed in most airsoft guns to increase range
HK: Heckler and Koch, German gun manufacterer
HQ: Headquarters
UIF: Unknown Indegenous Forces
UHC: Unicorn Hobby Company
ICS I Chih Shivan Enterprise Co, airsoft manufacturer
IS: Iron Sights
IMI: Israel Military Industries
IDF: Isreal Defense Forces
Joule: A measure of energy through a projectile.
Kurz: German for "Short"
KWC: Kine Well Company, ltd
LAM: Light Accessory Module
LAW: Light Antitank Weapon
LARP: Live Action Role Play
LMG: Light Machine Gun
LOF: Line of Fire
LOS: Line of Sight
LSW: Light Support Weapon
LPEG: Low Powered Electric Gun
Mag: Magazine
MaH: Stands for milliamp hours
M11A1: Mac 11
M16A2: the standard issue rifle for the United States Army
M4A1: The M4A1 is a shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, yet it packs the same firepower
M4: The Rangers use this modified version of the M4A1; Special Forces also used a modifiable version of this weapon (see SOPMOD)
M203: Mounted under the M16A2 or M4A1, the single-shot M203 fires 40mm grenades with a devastating blast radius
M249: The M249 squad automatic weapon is an FN Minimi with sundry small changes to meet the US Army's requirements.
M24: The M24 is the standard issue advanced marksman rifle for the US Army
M82: The Barrett M82A1 is a magazine-fed, semiautomatic advanced marksman rifle
M9: Beretta pistol standard issue for US army troops
MP5: Popular HK Submachine gun
METT-T: Mission, Enemy Terrain, Troops and Time - Essential planning factors
MG: Machine Gun
MILES: Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System - a system of lasers used to simulate combat
MilSim: Military Simulation or Simulators
Mod: Short for modification or modify
MOUT: Miltary Operations in Urban Terrain
MPEG: Medium Power Electric Gun, a relatively new term, describes UTG/CYMA clones with metal gearboxes.
NBB: Gas, Non Blow Back
Negetive: No
Nade: Grenade
NCO: Noncommissioned Officer (Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, etc)
Newbie: Generally this is a new player
newbie: Slang term for 'newbie.' The slang version is new and believes he is great and all-mighty and does not listen to others, where as a 'newbie' is new and willing to learn.
NV: Night Vision
OPFOR: Opposing Forces, ie: the enemy
PB: Paintball
P90: New Millenium submachine Desinged by FN
Picatinny: See "RIS/RAS"
POW: Prisoner Of War
PLF: Parachute Landing Fall
PLT: Platoon
Plinking (to plink): Shooting (to shoot) with a low powered airsoft gun
Rambo: Person who runs by himself to attack the OPFOR, often derogatory, also
known as "lone wolf"
Rape: For one to sneak upon on unknowing enemy force and eliminate them.
Red Gas: Most powerful marketed gas available for airsoft guns, chemical makeup is unknown.
R.I.S: Rail Interface System
RCN: Reconaissance
RL: Real Life
ROE: Rules of Engagement
RPK: Ruchnoi Pulemet Kalashnikova The RPK light machine gun is a modified AK with a sturdy receiver, heavier and longer non-detachable barrel, and recontoured with a folding metal bipod.
RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPM: Rounds Per Minute.
ROF: Rate Of Fire
SAW: Squad Automatic Weapon (M249)
SD: Schall Daempfer (German language for 'Sound Suppressor')
SF: Special Forces
SF: Sustained Fire
SIG: Schweitzerische Industrie Gesellschaft
SITREP: Situation Report
Smoke: Smoke Grenade
Skirmish (to Skirmish):To use airsoft replicas in a mock battle, also known as Wargaming
Slide: The primary moving section of any automatic gun; most people think of the 'slide' as the top half of a semi-automatic pistol like the M9. This is correct, but the slide can also be the bolt, hidden inside a gun, seen most often with assault rifles.
SO:P Standard Operating Procedures
Sound Off: Say something so other teammates know you are alive
SOPMOD: Special Operations Peculiar Modification
SPR: Special Purpose Rifle
SR-16, SR-25: Stoner Rifles model 16 and 25
Springer: aka spring c.ocking gun
SQD: Squad (8-12 soldiers)
SSG : Staff Sergeant
SVD: Snayperskaya Vintovka Dagunova; Russian-made advanced marksman rifle (also see "Dragunav")
SMG: Sub Machine Gun
SPAS: Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
Stock (noun): The rear of the gun, goes on your shoulder.
Stock (adjective): An unmodified gun, or factory parts.
SUSAT: Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux
SVI: Strayer Voight Inc.
STI:Strayer Tripp Inc.Real-Steel manufacturer. KSC have made airsoft replicas of STI's double 1911 style models.
TK or TKer: Team Killer, a person who kills their teammates
TM: Technical Manual, Or Tokyo Marui
TMP: Tactical Machine Pistol, mfg by Steyr GMBH. See “Steyr”
VSS: Elite Troops silenced advanced marksman rifle
"Whats your .20?": Your Location(s)
Weaver Rail: Similar to RIS / RAS
10/4: Also means yes or ok.
45.: Sometimes is short for colt 45. pistols, or the actual caliber ammun
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