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[Dracol]

Well OP if ya ever drop with me, you'd go nuts. First off B is butter.
Secondly, ever other letter is which ever word that cones to mind in the middle of combat. Whether it be indigo...
Iceland..
Island (most used after the "you're on an island")..
Ice cream sandwhich...
Irish...(get Irish and steal his whiskey)
IHOP ( for those morning drops)...
Iceburg....
Etc
If it gets the point across and a smile on atleast two pilots faces, its a successful call in my book.

[sycocys]

The problem with that list is none of them are curse words or sexual innuendos.

What's the point of even plugging your mic in if you aren't going to be using one of those two groups to call targets?

[Kaeb Odellas]

RestosIII, on 28 May 2017 - 02:23 PM, said:

https://www.h2g2.com..._entry/A8245910

Or, to save you some time, just the screenshots.

I had no idea indigo was actually used somewhere.

Still bugs me though.

[CJ Daxion]

Most of the time i'm just happy if someone calls a target.. (dirty clanner alt)

Edited by CJ Daxion, 28 May 2017 - 04:45 PM.

[Gyrok]

Kaeb Odellas, on 28 May 2017 - 04:42 PM, said:

I had no idea indigo was actually used somewhere.

Still bugs me though.

I had heard it before, from a retired RAF colonel I once knew.

[KekistanWillRiseAgain]

i always say Indian to represent the feather not dot Indians of North America

[Kiiyor]

CJ Daxion, on 28 May 2017 - 04:44 PM, said:

Most of the time i'm just happy if someone calls a target.. (dirty clanner alt)

Oh god this.

I love matches where someone calls the ball - and I mean actually contributing to the fight in some way, not whining about what we 'should' be doing. "Alpha, left torso" is so much better than [whiny nasal voice]"we shouldn't be crossing the water guuuuuys"[/whiny nasal voice]. Even if it's not a win (which it usually is) it's almost always closer than the average silent pug slaughterfest, and it's infinitely better than the typical quiet-until-they-died post exploded whinefest people go on.

You can always tell when someone from a decent unit ventures out of the group queue and braves the turgid waters of pug lake.

In the rare times I play with my unit, I never remember to call targets until it's too late. I've been in the pug queue so long that bitter, silent suffering is embedded in my muscle memory.

[Bishop Steiner]

Dracol, on 28 May 2017 - 04:21 PM, said:

Well OP if ya ever drop with me, you'd go nuts. First off B is butter.
Secondly, ever other letter is which ever word that cones to mind in the middle of combat. Whether it be indigo...
Iceland..
Island (most used after the "you're on an island")..
Ice cream sandwhich...
Irish...(get Irish and steal his whiskey)
IHOP ( for those morning drops)...
Iceburg....
Etc
If it gets the point across and a smile on atleast two pilots faces, its a successful call in my book.

Sounds about right. What I love is when someone decides the middle of the fight is a good time to debate.... "Did you mean INDIA?!?!?!?!?! Cuz I dunno what you could possibly mean with Indigo/Iceberg/Ichthyologist, etc......... I mean... it's better I argue NATO reporting Alphabet and distract the whole damn team rather than shoot at the mech marked "I"........."

Just saying.

Kaeb Odellas, on 28 May 2017 - 04:42 PM, said:

I had no idea indigo was actually used somewhere.

Still bugs me though.

I find it usually takes more than that to rustle my jimmies.... honestly I'm happy with any attempt at spotting/reporting/target calling. Beats the alternative.... people being afraid to speak up because they might get corrected, and not call the target at all.

[RestosIII]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 May 2017 - 05:35 PM, said:

Sounds about right. What I love is when someone decides the middle of the fight is a good time to debate.... "Did you mean INDIA?!?!?!?!?! Cuz I dunno what you could possibly mean with Indigo/Iceberg/Ichthyologist, etc......... I mean... it's better I argue NATO reporting Alphabet and distract the whole damn team rather than shoot at the mech marked "I"........."

Just saying.

Now I really want to call it "Ichthyosaurus" instead of India.

[Kubernetes]

Seems irrelevant so long as you know what information is being conveyed.

[Milkshakes]

Fellas, calm yourselves! This is all exactly what I'm saying! This is why I posted the alphabet here! Instead of trying to be a half-troll *** why not verse yourselves in the nomenclature? I don't ever debate the target designations but if the "commander" is calling Indigo and I'm saying India it always seems like there's a bit of ego-burden that goes along with it.

Does it irk me that people are too lazy to call a target the proper designation in the heat of battle? No. Does it irk me that people bristle at the fact I still say Daishi or Madcat? Yes. So let's all meet in the middle and avoid living on Jupiter. I hear it makes you stupider.

Edited by Milkshakes, 28 May 2017 - 06:01 PM.

[TheFourthAlly]

Repeat Please.

https://youtu.be/yXf1bhEEXd0

[Bishop Steiner]

or even better... since 99% of the people you will drop with will never see this post?

pour yourself a tall one, smoke a bong, or however you get your chill on, and don't fret the unimportant stuff. Was the word used clearly starting with the correct letter of the alphabet? Then worry about shooting it instead of if they know the NATO alphabet.

Cuz so far, this conversation has slung by Jupiter out past Uranus, judging by how @nal retentive you are being about this.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 28 May 2017 - 07:21 PM.

[Barantor]

Different nomenclature for different regions and different military units in the past though.

I could give two turds what they call it, so long as it is communication of intent. Which is what they teach you in the military too, that the number one priority is bringing destruction to the enemy.

I've played with folks that have very heavy accents, but they get the point across and we all have a good time. Different units in this game and even other games do it differently too.

[Milkshakes]

TheFourthAlly, on 28 May 2017 - 06:03 PM, said:

Repeat Please.

https://youtu.be/yXf1bhEEXd0

Congratulations to TheFourthAlly! He has not only won my respect but also at least eleventy million internet points!

Barantor, on 28 May 2017 - 06:06 PM, said:

Different nomenclature for different regions and different military units in the past though.

I could give two turds what they call it, so long as it is communication of intent. Which is what they teach you in the military too, that the number one priority is bringing destruction to the enemy.

I've played with folks that have very heavy accents, but they get the point across and we all have a good time. Different units in this game and even other games do it differently too.

BRAH! A few things:

1. I'm super bored and this is the internet.
2. No one used Indigo in any official military capacity ever in the history of warfare.
3. Apparently everyone cares more than me.
4. Apparently everyone is lazier than me except when it comes to voicing their stupid views on an international standard.
5. Fifth point.
6. Sixth point.
7. Repeat please.

<o<^-._.-^>

[TheFourthAlly]

You're still filling the forum with USian Chit Chat now though.

India vs Indigo, really?

[s0da72]

If this was the military it would be important to use the correct Phonetic Alphabet, but this is a game lets don't get crazy about things.

If you want to see a hilarious example of what can happen when you don't use the Phonetic alphabet correctly Watch Archer season 1, episode 7 'skytanic' last 6 minutes when they try to defuse a bomb.

[Stf Sgt Marblez]

Best target call out to date that I've heard, playing invasion and someone gets a target lock on "PP". " I've got a lock on Pretentious Pervert." Needless to say we all lost our collective S***.

[Bishop Steiner]

Milkshakes, on 28 May 2017 - 06:10 PM, said:

Congratulations to TheFourthAlly! He has not only won my respect but also at least eleventy million internet points!




BRAH! A few things:

1. I'm super bored and this is the internet.
2. No one used Indigo in any official military capacity ever in the history of warfare.
3. Apparently everyone cares more than me.
4. Apparently everyone is lazier than me except when it comes to voicing their stupid views on an international standard.
5. Fifth point.
6. Sixth point.
7. Repeat please.

<o<^-._.-^>

A for 'orses (hay for horses)
B for mutton (beef or mutton)
C for 'th highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders)
D for 'ential (deferential)
E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
F for 'vescence (effervescence)
G for police (chief of police)
H for respect (age for respect)
I for Novello (Ivor Novello)
J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for 'ancis, (Kay Francis), or K for undressing
L for leather (Hell for leather)
M for 'sis (emphasis)
N for 'adig (in for a dig, or infra dig.)
O for the garden wall (over the garden wall)
P for a penny (pee for a penny)
Q for a song (cue for a song), or Q for billiards (cue for billiards)
R for mo' (half a mo')
S for you (it's for you)
T for two (tea for two)
U for films (UFA films)
V for La France (vive la France)
W for a bob (double you for a bob)
X for breakfast (eggs for breakfast)
Y for Gawd's sake (why, for God's sake)
Z for breezes (zephyr breezes, see West wind)

[Stf Sgt Marblez]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 May 2017 - 06:12 PM, said:

A for 'orses (hay for horses)
B for mutton (beef or mutton)
C for 'th highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders)
D for 'ential (deferential)
E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
F for 'vescence (effervescence)
G for police (chief of police)
H for respect (age for respect)
I for Novello (Ivor Novello)
J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for 'ancis, (Kay Francis), or K for undressing
L for leather (Hell for leather)
M for 'sis (emphasis)
N for 'adig (in for a dig, or infra dig.)
O for the garden wall (over the garden wall)
P for a penny (pee for a penny)
Q for a song (cue for a song), or Q for billiards (cue for billiards)
R for mo' (half a mo')
S for you (it's for you)
T for two (tea for two)
U for films (UFA films)
V for La France (vive la France)
W for a bob (double you for a bob)
X for breakfast (eggs for breakfast)
Y for Gawd's sake (why, for God's sake)
Z for breezes (zephyr breezes, see West wind)

The fact that you took the time to do that layout... you sir are awesome =]