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The following list is all the lingo/shorthand that BA players use for their stuff. If you see something missing, reply below and I'll add it! ABC - Always Be Charging list. Basically all out assault with DC, SG, RAS Assback - Razorback with twin-linked assault cannon Autolas - Predator with autocannon and lascannon sponsons B&C - The Bolter & Chainsword website B&Z - The Blood & Zeal event on the Bolter & Chainsword website Baalcador - 30k only, this is a Malcador Heavy Tank fully fitted out with Iliastus-pattern assault cannons Bangles - Amalgation of the word Blood Angels BEL - Behind Enemy Lines (Secondary mission, 9th ed) Blade - Blade of Sanguinius, secondary mission, 9th ed Blood Rodeo - A list using bikes to screen our jump troops, often with Devastator support Bolterback - Razorback with twin-linked heavy bolter Chuck Norris - Captain Tycho during the 5th edition Codex era Dakkabaal - Baal Predator with assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons Dakkapred - Predator with autocannon and heavy bolter sponsons DC - Death Company DCD - Death Company Dreadnought DFA - Death From Above (secondary mission, 9th ed) ETL - The E Tenebrae Lux event on the Bolter & Chainsword website Exploding Dice - When a specific dice roll generates further hits/wounds Flamerbaal - Baal Predator with flamestorm cannon Flamerback - Razorback with twin-linked heavy flamer Flying Circus - A list centred around multiple SG units with optional DC, RAS, and VAS units Fragioso - Furioso Dreadnought armed with a frag cannon FotL - Fury of the Lost (or simply, Fury), secondary mission, 9th ed GBBO - The Great Baalite Bake Off event on the Bolter & Chainsword website GEQ - Guard Equiavalent units added for completion as it comes up a lot in tactica discussion for us Godhammer Land Raider - Incorrect, commonly used to describe the "normal" Land Raider which is a Land Raider Phobos, godhammer is the pattern of lascannon Golden Shower - Null deployment tactic used in conjunction with Nipplewing Infernobaal - Baal Predator with flamestorm cannon Hammenators - Terminator Assault Squad armed with thunder hammers and storm shields Hellfire Dreadnought - Missile launcher and twin-linked lascannon Dreadnought (Dawn of War fame) Honour Guard - A now defunct unit, it refers to a Command Squad today JAS - Jump Assault Squad Land Raider Phobos - correct pattern/name of the "normal" Land Raider nb: this isn't "Godhammer" as described above Lasback - Razorback with twin-linked lascannon Lasplas - Razorback with lascannon & twin-linked plasma gun Lasticals - Tactical Squad with a lascannon LRC - L and Raider C rusader LSS - Land Speeder Storm Meltaback - Infernum-pattern Razorback (it has a multi-melta) Meltacide - RAS with maximum melta weaponry in a Drop Pod MEQ - Marine Equivalent units (so basically a 3+ save) MSU - Multiple Small Units Nipple Armour - Artificer armour worn by Sanguinary Guard, Dante, Tycho (and others) Nipplewing - A list focusing on Dante and Sanguinary Guard PDF Dex - Our 4th edition Codex Plaserback - Razorback with lascannon & twin-linked plasma gun Predator Annihilator - Predator with twin-linked lascannon turret Predator Destructor - Predator with an autocannon turret Psycho Tycho - Tycho the Lost RA - Relentless Assault (secondary mission, 9th ed) RAS - Regular Assault Squad Rifleman - Twin autocannon Dreadnought RBD - Retrieve Battlefield Data, secondary mission, 9th ed RND - Retrieve Nachmund/Nephilim Data, secondary mission, 9th ed RTS - The From Rage to Salvation event on the Bolter & Chainsword website Steel Rain - Null Deployment tactic with Drop Pods Dawn of War fame Sternicide - Sternguard Veterans with maximum melta weaponry in a Drop Pod TAC - Take All Comers force/build TEQ - Terminator Equivalent units TFC - Thunderfire Cannon Trilas - Predator with twin-linked lascannon and lascannon sponsons VAS - Veteran Assault Squad otherwise known as Vanguard Veterans Ward Dex - Our 5th edition Codex basically anything written by Matt Ward * I refuse to acknowledge "Bangles". Don't even go there!!! Generic 40k lingo (external link, Frontline Gaming)