Favourite terms.

[fsn]

I read quite a lot of military history, and have found that there are certain terms or phrases that stick in my mind and I retain some degree of affection for. I realise this puts me very much in the line for more comments about my medication, but I have just taken the crunchy brown ones so I should be OK - unless I've been eating snails again.

Anyway, my favourite terms include

Liby-Phoeniecian (Carthaginian), FunkWagen  (German radio vehicle), enfilade (to fire into the flanks) and Grenzer (Austrain border troops).

I also like Raupenhelm (Bavarian headgear).

Don't ask me why. They're just words and term that I find attractive.  


Anyone else going to admit to such silliness?  

[sebigboss79]

As usual:

WHERE ARE THE PILLS!!!!!!

[Fenton]

I like the words redoubt and breech and storming party

Revetment  also has a nice ring to it, as does Vauban

But the best words are "My God I finally won a game"

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

You need anything but a 1!

This is gonna hurt!

How do you unjam a mitrillures?

Pass the wine gums!

[Ithoriel]

"leichter panzerspahwagen"

"rasputitsa"

"pseudocomitatenses"

"chevau-leger lanciers"

Nothing in English immediately springs to mind - wonder what deep psychological flaw that reveals 

[fsn]

Gastraphetes, escalade and pickelhaube.

[barbarian]

Cataphracti and Clibanarii pronounced Clibinarii. (who's fault is that ? )

[Nosher]

Bogging, Minging, Gopping

and REMF

[Techno]

Homunculus and Gazebo.

[fsn]

Homunculus and Gazebo.

How do those apply to wargaming? "The 6th Jaegers will advance on the homunculus in the gazebo"?

... actually now getting a scenario idea!

[Techno]

How do those apply to wargaming?
... actually now getting a scenario idea!

Oops sorry....Didn't read that bit !
Cheers - Phil

[get2grips]

I like the words redoubt...

I like "redoubt" too

Also:

Charging in the open;
Landsknecht;
Panzerschrek;
and Katyusha.

[Ace of Spades]

I really don't seem to get any further than 'breastworks' somehow...

Cheers,
Rob

[fsn]

 

Oh I don't know. How about "percussion nipple"?

[FierceKitty]

Oh I don't know. How about "percussion nipple"?

Nasty, tinny sort of word.