“Understand you must, if a great X-Wing pilot, you will be”
When you are browsing the X-Wing related forums it becomes immediately clear that squad building seems to have a language all of its own. As a casual player I find this a bit annoying but I guess this is mostly because it takes me a little longer to understand what the original author is talking about, and usually requires me looking through some cards (and this thread is useful for that).
This is my attempt to try and both help you and myself out a little by trying to compile a list of all the acronyms and jargon.
Any mistakes, or something missing add it to the comments below and I shall integrate it into the tables.
Acronym Table
After a short amount of browsing the forums it soon becomes apparent that the acronym can be very context sensitive. I have seen A-Wing threads mentioning ‘GSP’ as well as threads using Y-Wings, and Imperial threads using ‘BSP’ and wondered why on earth a B-Wing is in there. So be careful when reading the forums, you’ll see whey when you look down the list.
| Acronym or Shorthand | Card Name | Card Type |
|---|---|---|
| ACD | Advanced Cloaking Device | Modification |
| AM / Ass | Assault Missiles | Missile |
| AP / Academy | Academy Pilot | TIE Fighter |
| APL | Anti Pursuit Lasers | Modification |
| APT | Advanced Proton Torps | Torpedo |
| AR / Rush | Adrenaline Rush | Elite Pilot Talent |
| AS | Advanced Sensors | System |
| ASP / Alpha | Alpha Squadron Pilot | TIE Interceptor |
| ASP / Avenger | Avenger Squadron Pilot | TIE Interceptor |
| BH | Bounty Hunter | Firespray-31 |
| BMSP | Blackmoon Squadron Pilot | E-Wing |
| BSP | Black Squadron Pilot | TIE Fighter |
| BSP | Bandit Squadron Pilot | Z-95 |
| BSP / Blue | Blue Squadron Pilot | B-Wing |
| BT | Blaster Turret | Turret |
| CM / Cluster | Cluster Missiles | Missile |
| CM / Conc | Concussion Missiles | Missile |
| SPA | Stygium Particle Accelerator | Modification |
| CR / Refit | Chardaan Refit | Missile |
| DSP / Dag | Dagger Squadron Pilot | B-Wing |
| DSP / Delta | Delta Squadron Pilot | TIE Defender |
| DTF | Draw Their Fire | Elite Pilot Talent |
| EH | Expert Handling | Elite Pilot Talent |
| ES | Enhanced Scopes | System |
| EU | Engine Upgrade | Modification |
| FCS | Fire Control System | System |
| FI | Flight Instructor | Crew |
| FT | Flechette Torpedoes | Torpedo |
| GSP / Grey | Grey Squadron Pilot | Y-Wing |
| GSP / Gold | Gold Squadron Pilot | Y-Wing |
| GSP / Green | Green Squadron Pilot | A-Wing |
| GSP / Gamma | Gamma Squadron Pilot | TIE Bomber |
| HLC | Heavy Laser Cannon | Cannon |
| HM | Homing Missiles | Missile |
| HU / Hull | Hull Upgrade | Modification |
| IA / Intel | Inteligence Aganet | Crew |
| Ibby | Ibtisam | B-Wing |
| IC | Ion Cannon | Cannon |
| ICT | Ion Cannon Turret | Turret |
| IPM / Pulse | Ion Pulse Missiles | Missiles |
| KSP | Knave Squadron Pilot | E-Wing |
| MC / Merc | Mercenary Copilot | Crew |
| MF | Munitions Failsafe | Modification |
| OGP | Omicron Group Pilot | Lambda Shuttle |
| ORS | Outer Rim Smuggler | YT-1300 |
| OSP | Obsidian Squadron Pilot | TIE Fighter |
| PB | Proton Bomb | Bomb |
| PM / Prox | Proximity Mine | Bomb |
| PP / Proto | Prototype Pilot | A-Wing |
| PTL | Push the Limit | Elite Pilot Talent |
| RC / Captive | Rebel Captive | Crew |
| RGP | Royal Guard Pilot | TIE Interceptor |
| RGT | Royal Guard Tie | Title |
| RS / Recon | Recon Specialist | Crew |
| RSP / Red | Red Squadron Pilot | X-Wing |
| SD / Stealth | Stealth Device | Modification |
| SJ | Sensor Jammer | System |
| SL | Squad Leader | Elite Pilot Talent |
| SSP / Sabre | Sabre Squadron Pilot | TIE Interceptor |
| SSP / Scimitar | Scimitar Squadron Pilot | TIE Bomber |
| SSP / Shadow | Shadow Squadron Pilot | TIE Phantom |
| SSP / Sigma | Sigma Squadron Pilot | TIE Phantom |
| SSP / Storm | Storm Squadron Pilot | TIE Adv |
| ST / Swarm | Swarm Tactics | Elite Pilot Talent |
| SU | Shield upgrade | Modification |
| TC | Targeting Computer | Modification |
| TN / Ten | Ten Numb | B-Wing |
| TP | A-Wing Test Pilot | Modification |
| TSP / Tala | Tala Squadron Pilot | Z-95 |
| TSP / Tempest | Tempest Squadron Pilot | TIE Adv |
| VI Vet | Veteran Instincts | Elite Pilot Talent |
| WE | Weapons Engineer | Crew |
Jargon Table
Again if there is anything missing or incorrect please comment below and I shall update the table.
| Jargon | Rough Translation |
|---|---|
| Fettigator | Boba Fett + Navigator crew upgrade |
| Buzzsaw | Lambda with Gunner upgrade |
| Doom Shuttle | Lambda with Darth Vader |
| TIE Swarm | Squad consisting of Howlrunner, usually, with a number of TIE fighters flying in tight formation. Usually numbering 6 or more. |
| Mini Swarm | Again a squad consisting of Howlrunner, usually, but with a much smaller number of TIE fighters, upto 4. |
| Flanker | A single ship deployed away from your main force, usually a highly mobile ship that would pose a significant threat once behind the opponents lines. |
| Han Shoots First | Squad consisting of Han Solo with appropriate upgrades flying with a couple of basic X-Wings. Han’s high PS helps him shoot early on, and his ability and appropriate upgrades can do signifcant damage to what he shoots at. |
| Trench Run | Squad consisting of the 3 X-Wing pilots that make the succesful attack run on the first Death Star, namely Luke, Biggs & Wedge. |
| Dual Falcons | Squad consisting of 2 tricked out YT-1300s, normally Han and Chewie. |
| Focus Battery | This is a HWK-290, usually Kyle Katarn, with the Moldy Crow title and Recon Specialist crew. Kyle allows you to pass focus out to your other ships, Recon Specialist generates 2 focus tokens per Focus action, and the Moldy Crow title allows you to collect focus tokens turn after turn. |
| XXXX | Squad consisting of 4 X-Wings |
| XXYY | Squad consisting of 2 X-Wings and 2 Y-Wings |
| XXBB | Squad consisting of 2 X-Wings and 2 B-Wings |
| EZZY | Squad consisting of an E-Wing, 2 Z-95, and a Y-Wing |
| Biggs Walks The Dogs | Biggs Darklighter escorting two B-Wing Dagger Squadron Pilots and a X-Wing Rookie Pilot. |
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This is fantastic! Thank you! One suggestion, please add Biggs Walks The Dogs
Added Bruce, although I have to admit I only think I am right with the definition.