Slang

This page covers some of the slang used in game in both text chat and voice comms. This list should help new players to understand what's going on when people talk about certain things within the game.

Slang

Slang Term	Game / Complete Term	Link/Description
AC	Armored Car	Combat Vehicle O'Brien v.101 Freeman, O'Brien v.121 Highlander, O'Brien v.110, T5 "Percutio", T3 "Xiphos", T12 "Actaeon" Tankette and T20 “Ixion” Tankette
AI	Artificial Intelligence	When a bunker has AI available certain bunker upgrades and defensive buildings such as the Machine Gun Pillboxes will shoot at enemies when they are in range.
ALUV/ AUV	Amphibious Light Utility Vehicle	Light Utility Vehicle Warden-exclusive LUV variant named Drummond Loscann 55c
APC	Armored Personnel Carrier	Armored Personnel Carrier Mulloy LPC, Mulloy Flying Squid, AB-8 Acheron and AB-11 "Doru"
Armor	Tank Armor	Vehicle Armor Mechanic A layer of protection for armored vehicles that make it possible to deflect certain incoming projectiles. Sometimes "armor" is also used as a catchall term for armored vehicles including tanks, armored cars, and halftracks.
Arty	Artillery	Artillery Weapons & Vehicles A catchall term for indirect fire. They include Light, Heavy, Mortars, Field Artillery and Gunboat cannons.
AT	Anti-Tank	Anti-Tank Weapons Anti-Tank Rifle, Anti-Tank RPG, Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb, and other weapons/equipment that are capable of easily destroying an armored vehicle.
ATAC	Anti-Tank Armored Car	Colonial Anti-Tank Armored Car T5 "Percutio"
ATG	Anti-Tank Garrison	Defense Structure Anti-Tank Gun Garrison
ATHT	Anti-Tank Half-track	Warden Anti-Tank Half-Track Niska Mk. 2 Blinder
ATP	Anti-Tank Pillbox	Defense Structure Anti-Tank Pillbox
ATR	Anti-Tank Rifle	Anti-Tank Weapons Anti-Tank Rifle
ATT	Anti-Tank Turret	Defense Structure Gun Turret also known as Anti-Tank Turret (Deprecated)
Baby Ballista	Field Mortar	Field Mortar Warden-exclusive Field Mortar, a two-person wheeled gun which fires 250mm shells (the same as the Colonial-exclusive Ballista tank, hence the name).
BB	Border Base	Garrison Structure Border Base or Bunker base
BEL	Behind Enemy Lines	Location Behind Enemy Lines or Backline means someone or something is beyond/pass/will pass/had passed the frontlines / the border between Colonials and Wardens.
Binos/Binocs	Binoculars	Equipments Binoculars
Blues/Blueberries	Wardens	Factions Warden Faction
BP	Blueprint	An unfinished structure, blue in color.
Bmats	Basic Materials	Refined Resources Basic Materials
BoB/BB	Bunker Base	Garrison Structure Bunker Base or Bunker Operation Base
Bonecar/Bonewagon	O’Brien V.113 Gravekeeper	A warden Armored Car with a Bonesaw turret.
Booster	Rocket Booster	Rocket Parts Used as a component to build a Ballistic Missile on a Rocket Launch Site.
Booze/Flask	Anti-Tank Grenade	Warden Anti-Tank Grenade BF5 White Ash Flask Grenade
BS/Bsups	Bunker Supplies	Decay Prevention Supplies Bunker Supplies
MBT / BT	Main Battle Tank	Combat Vehicle Flood Mk-1, Flood Juggernaut Mk. VII, Flood Ascension Mk. V, Lance-36 and Lance-40 "Hallberd"
Builder		Player Role Someone primarily reinforcing an area with defences, such as pillboxes, barbed wire, sandbags, walls, bunkers and trenches. Builders are almost always overencumbered due to the BMATs used for the structures and cannot switch to a primary quickly (as they have a hammer equipped).
CG	Coastal Gun	Naval Defense Structure Coastal Gun
Collies/Goblins	Colonials	Factions Colonial Faction
Cooking (Logi)	Manufacturing	Usually said when a player has already started producing something in a factory and is waiting for it to be finished
Cooking (Grenade)	Cooking a grenade	Holding down LMB while aiming a grenade before throwing it, to make it explode sooner after it lands
Cmats	Concrete Materials	Refined Resources Concrete Materials
CV	Construction Vehicle	Logistics Vehicle Construction Vehicle
Decay	Decay	Game Mechanic The deterioration of the health of structures over time. Decay of a structure can be prevented if it is within range of a base which upgraded to protect from decay and is stocked with Garrison Supplies, or Bunker Supplies to only stop decay for bunkers and trenches.
Doru	AB-11 "Doru"	Armored Personnel Carrier Colonial-exclusive APC variant with a mounted 12.7mm MG gun.
EAT	Emplaced Anti-Tank	Deployable Combat Structure 68mm Anti-Tank Cannon
Emats	Explosive Materials	Refined Resources Explosive Materials
EMG	Emplaced Machine Gun	Deployable Combat Structure 12.7mm Anti Infantry Flak Gun
EST	Estimated Time	Time Used to tell when will an event/operation starts
ETA	Est. time of arrival	Time Generally used by logistic drivers who are giving an update on their drop offs
FA	Field Artillery	Artillery Field Artillery
Fac	Factory	Logistics Structure Used to refer to multiple factories at once, or a shorten version of any building that produces items. e.g. "is shirt fac up?", "How many facs need building at (so and so)"
Falchion/Falc	85K-b "Falchion"	Assault Tank A colonial Assault Tank. See MPT.
FAT	Field AT Gun	Field Gun Collins Cannon 68mm and AA-2 Battering Ram
FMG	Field Machine Gun	Field Gun G40 Sagittarii and Swallowtail 988/127-2
Flat / Flatbed	Flatbed Truck	Logistics Vehicle BMS Packmule Flatbed
FM	Field Mortar	Field Mortar Warden-exclusive Field Mortar, a two-person wheeled gun which fires 250mm shells.
FOB	Forward Operations Base	Garrison Structure see also Outpost
FOD	Foxhole Official Discord	Discord server for Foxhole, accessible via the Esc menu or clicking the Discord icon by the chat window.
Front	Frontlines	The "front" means the area(s) of the map where most of the hostilities are currently happening between the factions e.g. where the other faction is trying to gain territory from the other faction
Fuel	Diesel / Petrol	Refined Resources Resource used to power mines, engine rooms, and vehicles.
GAC	Grenade Armored Car	Warden Grenade Armored Car O'Brien V.190 Knave
Garry	AT Gun Garrison/ Machine Gun Garrison/ Rifle Garrison	Player Build Bunker Emplacements Garrison
GB	Gunboat	Naval Combat Vehicle 74c-2 Ronan Meteora Gunship, 74b-1 Ronan Gunship and Type C - "Charon"
Ghouse	Garrisoned house	Garrison Structure Garrisoned house
Goblin/Collies	Colonials	Factions Colonial Faction
GS/Gsupps	Garrison Supplies	Decay Prevention Supplies Garrison Supplies
Green Ash	Gas Grenade	Gas Grenade Also called gas, an anti-infantry grenade that produces a cloud that hurts (and eventually kills) people caught without a Gas Mask and/or enough filters (think mustard gas).
HAC	Heavy Armored Car	Warden Heavy Armored Car O'Brien v.101 Freeman
HE	High Explosive	Damage Type The damage type of certain explosives. Deals less damage to trenches. Can also refer to HE Grenades.
Hemats/Hmats	Heavy Explosive Materials	Refined Resources Heavy Explosive Materials
Hex	Hexagonal Region	World Regions Individual map regions (which are shaped as hexagons) the world map is divided into.
HMG	(Heavy) Machine Gun	Heavy Kinetic Weapons 12.7mm Machine Guns. See MG.
Howi	Howitzer Garrison	Howitzer Garrison Bunker Garrison that fires back automatically when shot.
HT	Half-Track	Combat Vehicle Niska Mk. 1 Gun Motor Carriage, Niska Mk. 2 Blinder, HH-a Javelin, HH-b "Hoplite" and HH-d "Peltast"
HTD	Heavy Destroyer Tank	Warden Heavy Tank Destroyer Noble Widow MK. XIV
HWM	Cruiser Tank	Warden Cruiser Tank Gallagher Highwayman Mk. III
HV	High Velocity	A more powerful version of a gun.
HVFAT	High Velocity Field Anti-Tank (Gun)	Warden Heavy Field Anti-Tank Balfour Rampart 68mm
IC	Intelligence Center	Defense Structure Large bunker structure with the same upgrade requirements as a SC, but used to intercept enemy intel sources at extremely long range.
ISG	Infantry Support Gun	Colonial Infantry Support Gun Daucus isg.III
IST	Infantry Support Tank / Light Infantry Tank	Colonial Light Infantry Tank Colonial-exclusive vehicle armed with two machine guns and heavy armor. It also shows intel around it in a limited range.
LK	Listening Kit	Equipment Tripod-mounted item that intercepts enemy intel sources when placed with 80m. They make extremely quiet beeping sounds.
Logi	Logistics	Player Role Logi can mean: (a) the role of a Logistics Officer i.e. any player(s) that are mostly concentrating their efforts on transporting items around the map for other players (b) the concentrated effort of all players doing the same (e.g. "where is logi, we need XXX here" - would not refer to any player per se, rather all the players doing deliveries).
LT	Light Tank	Combat Vehicle Devitt Mark III, Devitt-Caine MK-IV MMR, Devitt Ironhide Mk. IV, H-10 "Pelekys", H-8 "Kranesca" and H5 Hatchet
LTD	Light Tank Destroyer	Colonial Light Tank Destroyer H-10 "Pelekys"
LUV	Light Utility Vehicle	Multi-purpose Vehicle Drummond 100a, Drummond Spitfire 100d, Drummond Loscann 55c, UV-05a "Argonaut", UV-24 "Icarus", UV-05 "Collector" and UV-5c "Odyssey"
MG	Machine Gun	Heavy Kinetic Weapons Malone MK.2 and KRN886-127 Gast Machine Gun
MGP	Machine Gun Pillbox	Defense Structure Machine Gun Pillbox
MHT / MTHT	Mortar Half-Track	Colonial Mortar Half-Track HH-d "Peltast"
Mixer	Concrete Mixer	Deployable Structure Concrete Mixer
MLT / MT	Mortar Light Tank	Warden Mortar Light Tank Devitt-Caine MK-IV MMR
MPF	Mass Production Factory	Logistics Structure Mass Production Factory
MPT	Mass Production Tank	Colonial Assault Tank 85K-b "Falchion"
Nade	Grenade	Throwables Frag Grenade / High Explosive Grenade / Green Ash
Node	Resource Node	Resource Small resource elements that spawn on resource fields that can be gathered (ex: Salvage node, etc).
Noot	Neutral	Player Role Neutral player or clan. Ex. "Are you noot?"
Nebelwerfer	Field Launcher	Field Launcher Field Launcher Referred to as such due to the similarity to the real world Nebelwerfer rocket artillery.
Nuke / V2	Ballistic Rocket	Ballistic Rocket Rockets that can be launched by players from the Rocket Launch Site.
OBS / Obs	Observation Tower	Intel Structure Observation Tower
Partisan	-	Player Role A player that works behind enemy lines to sabotage the enemy's logistics and steal equipments. They attack transport vehicles, destroy equipment at resource fields, destroy bridges and buildings, make roadblocks, and do reconnaissance.
Push	-	A concentrated attack.
QM	Quarter Master	Player Role A player-imposed role or concept within the game. Anyone responsible for organizing all/any form of logistics (delivery of supplies, manufacturing of supplies, research) by deeply coordinating with players from his faction is called a QM, or at least anyone performing the tasks of a QM, even without the official recognition of such.
QRF	Quick Reaction Force	Player/Team Role Team/s quickly formed in order to respond to potential invasions, enemy partisans or scouts. They are the first line of defense on any hostile activity near friendly territories.
RB	Relic Base	Garrison Structure Relic Base
RP	Rifle Pillbox	Defense Structure Rifle Pillbox
RDZ	Rapid Decay Zone	Decay within 150m from a border is not preventable and happens faster.
Remats	Relic Materials	Rare Resources Relic Materials
Reset/Tap	-	Tactic The starting the blueprint of a destroyed enemy base to reset its upgrades and tier. The base has to be neutral (white) and you have to use a construction vehicle to start the blueprint, no materials are needed. Resetting reduces the contained supplies to 25% of their original amount and removes all soldier supplies, GS, and BS.
Rmats	Refined Materials	Refined Resources Refined Materials
Satchels	Alligator / Satchel Charge	Explosive Device Alligator Charge
SC	Storm Cannon	Artillery Storm Cannon
SD/Depot	Storage Depot	Structure Town structures where crates of unassembled items, vehicle crates, vehicles, and other shippables can be stored
Scrap/Scroop	Salvage	Raw Resources Can be obtained in Salvage fields and Salvage Mines.
Scrapper	Raw Resources Miner	Player Role A player that is concentrating his efforts in harvesting raw materials e.g. mining Salvage or Components, either storing it in containers near the source for other players to pick up or transporting it to the Refinery and refining it.
Shirts / SS	Soldier Supplies	Spawn Supplies S. Supplies
SH	Safe house / Silverhand	Garrison Structure/Warden Assault Tank Safe house / Warden Assault Tank Silverhand - Mk. IV
SR / AR	Assault Rifle	Light Kinetic Weapons Originated from game's only Assault Rifle, the Aalto Storm Rifle 24 , now used also for Booker Storm Rifle Model 838 and "Dusk" ce.III
Sticky	Sticky Bomb	Throwables Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb
ST	Scout Tank	Scout Tank King Spire MK-I and King Gallant MK-II
SV / SVH	Silverhand	Warden Assault Tank Silverhand Chieftain - Mk. VI and Silverhand - Mk. IV
T1/T2/T3	Tier 1/2/3	Structure Mechanic Certain structures like Town Bases and Garrisoned Houses have a particular tier, mostly affecting their strength and health. They must be upgraded with a CV to level up to the next tier. Can also refer to Vehicle Tiers.
Tap / Tapping	-	Tactic See Reset
TH	Town Hall	Garrison Structure Town Hall
Tmats	Iron or Aluminum	Tech Resources A resource used to advance the technology level of a faction through and Engineering Center. Iron Alloy, Iron, Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy.
Vic	Vehicle	A vehicle, of an unspecified kind.
VP	Victory Point	Garrison Structure Capital of a region that counts towards War victory conditions.
WC	World Conquest	Game mode Not often talked about for playing purposes but commonly used when players are discussing the World Conquest map.
WT	Watchtower	Intel Structure Watchtower
Fire Truck	Fire Truck	Referring to either the R-12b - "Salva" (Colonial) or the Dunne Dousing Engine 3r (Warden)

External Links

• Common Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Slang by Simplicity and samara