Here are some artillery slang terms. LT. Ox might have heard of some of these. A few have appeared in previous posts.
Gun Bunny= Crew member of an SP gun.
Piglet= Crew member of a towed gun. Originated with the M114 (155mm), which was known as "The Hog."
Jo, Projo= a cannon projectile.
Smoke= a gun platoon consisting of from 4 to 8 guns (depending on the gun and unit/army)
Chief of Smoke= Platoon Sergeant
"Whiskey Papa"= The "politically correct" designation for White Phosphorous (formerly called "Willy Peter").
"Hotel Echo"= FDC designation for HE rounds during fire missions.
Give me "Snake"= a slang term for an ICM/ICM-DP round. I don't know where this came from.
"Hipshoot"= conducting an emergency fire mission from an improvised location (usually while moving the battery) using a distant aiming point instead of the normal sighting system.
"Wolf Pussy"= The hot foul gasses that are emitted from the breach after firing. New crew are "indoctrinated" into the crew by making them "sniff a little wolf pussy" during their first fire mission.
Ate Up= a slang term for a "screw up" or person who doesn't know their job. example, "That new guy is ate up!"
"Sending"= Term used by FDC to a forward observer to indicate the fire mission is in the hands of a gun crew.
"Rounds out"= The gun crew has shot the fire mission.
TOT (pronounced Tee-Oh-Tee)= "Time on Target." The flight time of artillery rounds or missiles/aircraft that a forward observer or forward air controller is requesting on a target.
"Attaboy"= A direct hit on the target during a fire mission.
"an Eagle"= A direct hit with the target destroyed.
other terms I have been exposed to include:
Crunchy= a sometimes derogatory term for mechanized infantry. It originates from the sound of running over an armored infantryman in the dark with a track. Someone said they "crunch" when you run them over.
Leg= a term (often respectful) for a foot mobile infantryman. "He's one hell of a leg!"
"Rolling HOT!"= Radio slang for driving while providing fire support (usually with Mgs).
Skinny= a slang term we used for the Somalians.
STANO = Short for "Standard NATO." A personal issue for me because when I was in; EVERYTHING was called STANO. "That's a STANO mag." "That's STANO practice?" The youngsters in forums today think I'm making that up because they say "STANAG," (for standard NATO agreement) not "STANO." But then again; I STILL call this... #... a pound sign...NOT a hashtag!
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