TGMC:Terminology

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Starting out, you might not understand some of the things people scream over the radio. Here's a list of some of the commonly used phrases that some new players frequently ask about, and their explanations!

• Alamo: The tan transport dropship.
• AP: Armor piercing.
• BE: Battlefield Execution. Not allowed on our server.
• Bino(s): Binoculars, usually to refer to Tactical Binoculars specifically.
• FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition.
• Cap: The Captain. Commander of the operation and effectively your boss' boss alongside the FC.
• CAS: Close Air Support. Don't get hit by it!
• CE: Chief Engineer. People never remember the "ship" part of their name.
• CIC: Combat Information Center. Where command lives. One of two popular last stand locations.
• CL: Corporate Liaison. Nanotrasen's bitch.
• CMO: Chief Medical Officer. Just a doctor with status.
• Condor: Dedicated CAS plane.
• Cycle: A process in which a dropship travels from one place to another, usually between the ship and the LZ.
• DS: can refer to 2 things: Dropship(commonly refers to the Alamo specifically), or Deathsquad. Hostile ERT faction. Accept death, resistance is futile.
• Engi: can refer to 2 things: Engineers in general(be it the Squad or Ship variety), or the location where generators usually are.
• ERT: Emergency Response Team. The guys that come when you call them via distress signal when things go FUBAR. Might not be friendly.
• Evac: Evacuation. For cowards.
• FC: The Field Commander. That headless guy you're supposed to be following.
• FF: Friendly Fire. Don't do this.
• FOB: Forward Operating Base. Where the Alamo lands and where marines hold their ground.
• GL: Grenade Launcher.
• HC: TGMC High Command. TGMC's counterpart to Nanotrasen's Centcom.
• HE: High Explosive.
• IA: ImiAlky. Chemical mix of Imidazoline and Alkysine, which heals eye and brain damage.
• IS: IronSugar. Helps with blood regeneration.
• LOOC: Local Out Of Character. Can be done by pressing L. Like OOC, but local, obviously.
• LZ: Landing Zone. Where the Alamo or Tadpole lands.
• MeraDerm: Chemical mix of better healing meds that heals brute and burn damage quickly.
• MO: Medical Officer. The doctors that pull out all that machine gun shrapnel you have.
• NT: Nanotrasen. The fuckups that caused all this mess.
• OB: Orbital Bombardment. Don't get hit by it!
• PB: Point Blank. The act of shooting something at point blank range(right next to it). Commonly done with buckshot-loaded shotguns.
• PMC: Private Military Contractor. Friendly ERT faction. Paid by Nanotrasen.
• PO: Pilot Officer. The dipshit that flew to the wrong LZ.
• Pods: Drop Pods. For quick redeployment or playing at being an ODST. Or suicide.
• Prae: Praetorian Caste. Spits at you, menacingly.
• Rav: Ravager Caste. Big scary xeno with swords for fingies.
• Razorburn: Refers to Razorburn Grenades, which spills out a foam that creates razorwire.
• Req: Requisitions. Where you get the good schtuff.
• RO: Requisitions Officer. The guy that gives you the good schtuff.
• Rouny: OOC joke. May be said as marine, though not excessively. Shouldn't be said in IC as a xeno. Occasionally an admin will spawn one in as an actual playable xenomorph.
• RR: Can refer to 2 things: Russian Red, a healing chem, or a Recoilless Rifle
• Sent: Sentinel Caste. Spits at you.
• SD: Self Destruct. Where to go if you need the ship to go boom. One of two popular last stand locations.
• SG: Smartgunner. The guy that's supposed to be behind you, but isn't for some reason.
• SL: Your boss. Also doubles as a walking compass.
• SO: Staff Officer. The guy screaming over comms telling you what to do.
• SOM/SoM: Sons of Mars. Hostile ERT faction. Shoot at when fired upon.
• SSD: Sudden Sleep Disorder. Catch-all IC term for being unable to play, such as when AFK or when disconnected.
• ST: Ship Technician. The bored shipside guys in blue.
• Surv: Survivor. They won't survive. Except when they end the round by killing all xenos before marines even deploy, an event called a "Survivor Major". Retconned out of existence pending an unlikely rework, thanks to said Survivor Majors.
• Tad: The Tadpole. The dark grey mini-dropship used by those with suicidal tendencies or genius level intellect. Or both. Sometimes a last stand location.
• Tangle/Tanglefoot: Plasma drain stuff that limits xeno abilities. Can refer to the OB load or the grenade.
• Unga: Catch-all term to refer to marines or their mentality, usually refers to their recklessness specifically.
• QC: Quick-Clot. Stops internal bleeding.
• WP: White Phosphorus. Usually refers to White Phosphorus Grenades, which are better incendiary grenades. Perfect for warcrimes!
• Xeno(s): The enemy. Shoot on sight.
• XRT: Xeno Response Team. Hostile ERT faction. Consists of extra xenos, because fuck you that's why.