Radio Lingo and Common Phrases used in "Aces High"
     The Radio Bar in Aces High has a text area for typing in messages.  During game play it is displayed by pressing the "/" key on your keyboard.  The Radio Bar consists of four Text "Chat" Lines and one channel for Voice Online Communications (VOX).  The items selected in the drop-down boxes display which channel a radio is tuned to - i.e. Squad (Secure line that allows you to communicate with fellow squadron members only), Country (Secure line that allows you to communicate with fellow countrymen only), Room (Short range secure line that allows you to communicate with fellow countrymen only), and All (Allows you to communicate with anyone playing the game - fellow countrymen and opposing players).  Listed below are some Common Phrases used during game play as well as nicknames used for various aircraft.
 
Common Phrases Used During Game Play
Radio Phrases
Aircraft Nicknames


<G> Grin
A-20G Havoc
"A Twenty"
<S> Salute B-17G Flying Fortress "B Seventeen" or "Buff"
6 Check Six - Look behind you B-26B Marauder "B Twenty Six"
acm Air Combat Maneuvering C-47A Sky Train "C Forty Seven" or "Goon"
afk Away from keyboard F4F-4 Wildcat "F Four F"
alt Altitude F4U-1 Corsair "F Four U"
angels Altitude (i.e. Angels 15 = 15,000 Ft) F4U-1C Corsair "F Four U" or "Sea Hog"
asap As soon as possible F4U-1D Corsair "F Four U"
auger Crash F4U-4 Corsair "F Four U Four"
b4 Before F6F-5 Hellcat "F Six F"
bbl Be back later FM2 Wildcat "F M Two"
brb Be right back P-38L Lightning "P Thirty Eight"
buffing Flying bombers P-40B Warhawk "P Forty"
buzz Strafe a Target P-40E Warhawk "P Forty"
cc Copy that P-47D-11 Thunderbolt "P Forty Seven" or "Jug"
con Contact P-47D-25 Thunderbolt "P Forty Seven" or "Jug"
cv Convoy (Enemy carrier with escort) P-47D-30 Thunderbolt "P Forty Seven" or "Jug"
cya See ya P-51B Mustang "P Fifty One" or "Pony"
dar Radar P-51D Mustang "P Fifty One" or "Pony"
dog fight Dual between two opposing aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless "S B D"
dweeb Lame player TBM-3 Avenger "T B M"
E East
eggs Bombs Boston III "Boston"
enme Enemy Hurricane Mk I "Hurricane"
furball Dogfight involving numerous aircraft Hurricane IIc "Hurricane"
fyi For you information Hurricane IId "Hurricane"
gl Good Luck Lancaster III "Lanc"
glider Flying with no engine Mosquito Mk VI "Mossie"
grabbing Gaining altitude Seafire IIc "Sea Fire"
gv Ground Vehicle Spitfire Mk IA "Spit One"
heavy Fighter plane carrying bombs Spitfire V "Spit Five"
hehe Slight Laugh Spitfire MK IX "Spit Nine"
ho Head on Spitfire ML XIV "Spit Fourteen"
imho In my humble opinion Tempest V "Tempest" or "Tempy"
inbd Inbound Typhoon "Typhoon" or "Tiffy"
l8r Later
lifting Taking off Ar 234 B "Two Three Four"
lmao Laughing my _ off Bf 109E-4 "One O Nine" or "Emil"
logging Exiting the game Bf 109F-4 "One O Nine" or "Franz"
lol Laughing out loud Bf 109G-2 "One O Nine" or "Gustav"
ltns Long time no see Bf 109G-6 "One O Nine" or "Gustav"
N North Bf 109G-10 "One O Nine" or "Gustav"
NE Northeast Bf 110C-4b "One Ten"
nme Enemy Bf 110G-2 "One Ten"
noe Nape of Earth (Under radar) FW190A-5 "One Ninety" or "Wurger"
np No problem FW190A-8 "One Ninety" or "Wurger"
NW Northwest FW190D-9 "One Ninety" or "Dora"
otw On the way FW190F-8 "One Ninety"
pork Attack enemy airfield's resources Ju-87D-3 "J U Eighty Seven" or "Stuka"
rgr Roger Ju-88A-4 "J U Eighty Eight"
rofl Rolling on the floor laughing Me 163 "One Six Three" or "Comet"
roflmao Rolling on the floor laughing my _ off Me 262 "Two Six Two"
S South Ta 152H "One Five Two"
SE Southeast
shid Shaking head in disgust C.202 "Two O Two"
SW Southwest C.205 "Two O Five"
ta Thanks again
ty Thank you A6M2 "A Six M" or "Zero"
tys Thank you sir A6M5b "A Six M" or "Zero"
vis Visual B5N2 "B Five N" or "Kate"
vulch Strafe enemy airfield D3A1 "D Three A" or "Val"
W West Ki-61-I-KAIc "K I Sixty One" or "Tony"
wtg Way to go Ki-67 "K I Sixty Seven" or "Peggy"
wth What the hell N1K2-J "Nee Kee" or "George"
yw Your welcome
    IL2 Type 3 "I L Two"
    La-5N "L A Five" or "La La"
    La-7 "L A Seven" or "La La"
    Yak-9T "Yak"
    Yak-9U "Yak"
    Yak-9U "Yak"
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