Common Acronyms

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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby An00bis » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:40 pm

or ANY squad with different models, really.
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Tau Empire, Sa'Cea Specialized Warfare Expeditionary Fleet I'm gonna have to count this again
Imperial Guard, The Brotherhood of Nod 2,500 pts
Chaos Space Marines, (Alpha Legion) The Hydrafire Enclave 2,000 pts

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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby Thunderst » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:50 pm

true but the flashlight armed T3 5+ save guardsmen is just that extra bit ablative
Orbital101 wrote:In other words - and I mean this without so much as a hint of irony or sarcasm - stop trying to apply logic and common sense to the game or the models. You'll only make yourself angry.

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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby An00bis » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:28 am

good point. :)
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Tau Empire, Sa'Cea Specialized Warfare Expeditionary Fleet I'm gonna have to count this again
Imperial Guard, The Brotherhood of Nod 2,500 pts
Chaos Space Marines, (Alpha Legion) The Hydrafire Enclave 2,000 pts

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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby PeterPotamus » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:07 pm

So... meatshields? The expandable models in a unit?
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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby Thunderst » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:10 am

bingo
Orbital101 wrote:In other words - and I mean this without so much as a hint of irony or sarcasm - stop trying to apply logic and common sense to the game or the models. You'll only make yourself angry.

Orbital101 wrote:Except for the fact that I'd be playing against Manidow, a guy who's so bad at 40k he thinks a cocked dice roll means the dice accidentally fell down your pants.


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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby PeterPotamus » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:30 am

Thanks guys
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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby Khalbrae » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:48 pm

Generic:
CS = Chain Sword
HF = Heavy Flamer
JB = Jet Bike

Eldar:

BB = Biting Blade
BL = Bright Lance
DC = D-Cannon
DS = Death Spinner
FP = Fire Pike or Fire Prism
FG = Fusion Gun
FP = Fusion Pistol
HT = Hawk's Talon
LB = Las Blaster
LL = Laser Lance
LR = Long Rifle
PC = Prism Cannon
PL = Pusle Laser
PG = Plasma Grenade
RL = Reaper Launcher
SC = Shuriken Catapult
SCan = Star Cannon
ShCan = Shuriken Cannon
ShrCan = Shrieker Cannon
SL = Scatter Laser
StL = Star Lance
SP = Shuriken Pistol
SS = Singing Spear (I don't think those would get mixed up)
SW = Shadow Weaver
SWB = Support Weapon Battery
VC = Vibro Cannon
WB = Witch Blade
WC = Wraith Cannon
WG = Wraith Guard
WL = Wrairlord

Doing Vehicles?

FGT = Falcon Grav Tank
WS = Wave Serpent
VJB = Vyper Jet Bike (I think they are just called Vypers now)
WW = War Walker
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Re: Common Acronyms

Postby Threepwood » Thu May 09, 2013 2:00 pm

Orks

BC: Big Choppa

BW: Battlewagon

EA/HA: 'Eavy Armour

KFF: Kustom Force Field

KK: Killa Kan

PK: Powerklaw
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