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Mana: Is stabbing someone immoral?

Smokes: Not if they consent to it

Dice: Depends on who you're stabbing

Oswald: It's not if it's an accident

Laswell: YES???

Tagged by: The lovely @itsastronxmy

i'm over 5'5 / i wear glasses or contacts / i have blonde hair / i often wear sweatshirts / i prefer loose clothing over tight clothes (depends, i like tight tops and baggy pants) / i have one or two piercings (just my ears) / i have at least one tattoo / i have blue eyes / i have dyed or highlighted my hair / i have or have had braces / i have freckles / i paint my nails (rarely) / i typically wear makeup / i don't often smile / resting boss face / i play(ed) sports(Does going to the gym count?) / i play an instrument / i know more than one language (Semi-Olelo Hawaiian) / i can cook or bake / i like writing / i like to read / i can multitask / i’ve never dated anyone / i have a best friend ive known for over five years / i am an only child (kind of? depends on who you ask)

Tagging: @littlelalaland (anyones free to use this)

Package secured

Ghost, Oz, Mana, and Smokes out on the field:

Ghost: *On coms* Oi, how's the situation down there?

Mana: No good, L.T. Da bugga stay stuck inside da kine

Ghost:

Oswald: *Translating* He's stuck inside the truck

Smokes: I'll have Foz take a look

Ghost: Roger. Be careful down there, he may have a weapon

Fozzie: *Runs inside the toppled truck and starts barking*

Smokes: *Smirks* Think we got'em

Mana: *Looks to Smokes* You sure about this L.T?

Smokes: *Chuckles* Eh

Fozzie: *Drags out a terrified Soap from the recked car*

Soap: *Lashing out* Get ye devil dog away from me, Liam!

Mana: *Radios Ghost and Oz* Package secured

Oswald: *Laughing hysterically* Rogah. Advancing to your location now

Soap: I hate all of ye...

Nah bc fr tho!

Graves too haole to understand, but congrats to him I guess 🤣

Kanoa: *talking with Graves* Uce, you don't even know your SAMOAN. Graves: Pulea a'u, kapeteni, ua ou ma'itaga. Kanoa: *placing his hand on his face as he tried not to laugh* Pffft...n-now you're telling me that you're PREGNANT. Tiala: Congratulations, Commander. You're GLOWING.

Was randomly talking to my mom about the Maui fires a bit back and everything going on in Maui now, post fire, and it really got me thinking.

Growing up, I adored mountain fires. Being a kid in West side Waianae, mountain fires were a yearly thing since our mountains were so dry. Since Waianae is so dark(bc it's not a city like in the Windward side) you can't even see the mountains at night, making them blend in with the pitch black sky.

My living room had 2 wide sliding doors looking towards the mountains and whenever the fires came around, it would illuminate the fine mountain ridges. It was beautiful. I'd find myself sitting by that patio door every night just to see the dancing lines of blaze drawing the outlines of the almost invisible mountains, paired with the soft smell of smoke. The slight smoke filtered by the distance was one of my most pleasant and also memorable scents of my childhood.

I think it must have been weird for my parents then. Imagine seeing your child ritualistically sit by the open patio screen, staring out into the night in an entranced state? Plus the fact that it would be like that for a full month. Creepy...I'd even run out to see the fires the moment I woke up.

Another thing is a more cultural aspect. Pele. The Hawaiian goddess of fire and lava. Also my favorite Hawaiian Goddess growing up. Sometimes I'd find myself talking to the flames, miles away from my patio door as if it were Pele herself. I'd thank her for the beauty her flames provided as well as the beauty it would soon bring for these mountains.

Like I said, Waianae mountains are dry. Dry mountain = dirt colored, crusty grass aka brown mountains. Not your typical luscious green mountain full of life and care that you'd see on Hawai'is touristy ads and commercials. No. We don't have that in the Leeward. Thats why after the fires, our mountains would turn into a beautiful green, full of life and just beautiful.

This isn't really a comment on the Maui fires bc I have a lot to say about that, but with how nice a day I had, I kind of wanted to share a piece of my childhood.

I do have other stories of personal encounters with local legends and myths from family, but I wrote too much in one sitting and is probably gonna sleep.

During a recon:

Oswald: *Singing to herself* Smoke pakalolo and sniff cocaine, spreads his aloha and feels the pain~

Soap: Bonnie-!

Ghost: Bloody hell, Oz

Oswald: What? It's something my mom would sing, and it's catchy

Soap: It's a wee bit dark though Bon

Ghost: Ehhh, she does make a good point. It's pretty catchy

Oswald: See?!

Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🌈✨

Dying rn- this is so sweet 🥺🥺🥺

Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL AND TALENTED🌈✨ 💜

Awwwwwwww!

You're wonderful and talented too 🥺💕

Graves: Gaz is the pretty one, Ghost is the masked mystery, Price is the captain, and Laswell- well- she's the mom

Graves: So what are you supposed to be?

Soap:

April fools

Soap: Oi Price! I accidentally crashed a tank in the mess hall!

Price: You did what?!

Soap: Ha! April fools!

Price: Haha...okay, you got me there

*Firealarms goes off*

Soap: I actually crashed the tank in the barraks...

Oswald: Here, a nice hot cup of tea as a peace offering

Ghost: It's cold

Oswald: Nice cup of tea

Ghost: It's shite

Oswald: Cup of tea

Ghost: I don't even think it's tea

Oswald: Cup

Soap: *Sneezes*

Oswald: *On coms, flying past Soap in a F15* Bless you

Soap: *Yelling back towards Oz* Thanks Bonnie!

Later:

Oswald: *Sneezes*

Soap: *Rolls past Oz in a tank* Bless you!

Oswald: Why, tank you

141 after being surrounded:

Price: I'm fresh out of ideas. Anyone got a plan?

Ghost: *Raises hand*

Price: We're not letting you run out to heroically sacrifice yourself for the team

Ghost: *Lowers hand*

Handling heat

During physicals in 98⁰ heat:

Oswald: *Stretches* Isn't the weather just perfect?

Soap: *On the floor, drowning in sweat, panting* When is fall again?

Gaz: *Laying next to him* Not soon...not soon enough...

Ghost: I'm a confident driver

Soap: *Sitting next to Ghost at the police station* Ye ran over a pedestrian!

Ghost: Confidently

So dumb question time again. I saw where you reblogged the callsign post. But you said y’all just call them nicknames.

When I did the barest do research, I know should’ve looked harder, the only place I really found that used the term callsign were pilots.

(Also I forgot the word pilot and almost just wrote flier but had enough sense to google what are people that fly planes called)

In the COD wikis I’ve read they use the word Alias(es) and not callsign.

Is callsign just a pilot term? Or is it also used throughout the military?

I know I could probably google it more but honestly your lived experiences and even opinions give an interesting perspective on it all.

Sorry your tags got me thinking about where the term that is used so heavily in the fanfic side of the fandom came from and why we use it.

You mean this post?

Ok. Here's where the fandom rage quits my blog:

The term "callsign" is used incorrectly in roughly 99% of military-themed fanfiction.

In the army, a callsign (or call sign) is specifically used in radio communications, not as a moniker or nickname to be used in in-person communications.

More precisely, a callsign is a combination of alpha and numeric characters, like Echo 3-1, Bravo-6, or Watcher-1. Callsigns are also used to ID listening posts, HQs, and permanent telecom installations, such as 620-Kilo in Cold War West Berlin. The radio operator on site would ID as 620-Kilo rather than an individual callsign, and when their shift is over, the next operator ID as 620-Kilo also.

Only field operators use individually designated callsigns, unless the callsign ID the vehicle (like a tank or armored-heavy), which means anyone using the radio for the vehicle ID as the vehicle callsign.

A callword (or call word) is the name of a receiver or station using letters/words but no numbers, like Actual, Cloud Castle, or Whiskey Foxtrot.

U.S. pilots (navy/air force/army air cavalry) are different from most of the military. Pilots get permanent callsigns (not always with numbers) during training and it follows them during their career. To be fair, they spend a lot of time on the radio, so having a permanent callsign makes sense.

The Call of Duty fandom fell in love with using the term callsign because it sounds more "military" to their ears than alias or nickname.

Names like Ghost, Soap, and Gaz are aliases or nicknames. They're not actually callsigns.

In my writing, I avoid using the term callsign because it's usually not the proper word to use in a given scene. To be fair, I have yet to write a pilot fic or one where there's extended training discussion about the proper use of radio-telephone operation in field ops.

My husband was an airborne RATELO (radio-telephone operator) and had a callsign for several years, but no one ever used his callsign unless literally talking over the SINCGARS system with him. I operated a radio for a week and I don't even remember what my callsign was. It was something forgettable from the NATO alphabet* with a number after it.

In the army, in person you're either your last name or your nickname.

SpecOps often call each other by their first names ("what's up, Dave?" LOL), their last name, or a nickname.

CIA & CID use aliases. They call those guys spooks for a reason. You never know who you're actually taking to since they never use their real name.

In the context of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, I still maintain that Alex Keller isn't Echo-1's government name. He's CIA. That was never his name. And he was never here. :)

*The NATO Phonetic Alphabet, for reference:

MASTERLIST

Learning Pidgin

In the mess hall:

Mana: Eh brah, you seen dakine? Can or what?

Oswald: Can. I just seen 'em da udda day at dakine at dakine, and she said can

Mana: No can brah, I tought she stay wit' dakine

Oswald: No brah! She broke up wit' dakine to end up wit' him

Mana: Hah?

Oswald: Yeah brah! It was nuts cuz when she did 'em she was doing dakine-ah. So at first she said can, now she saying no can

Mana: Oh, I tought you said she said can

Oswald: No brah, dakine said can

Mana: Oh dakine said can

Soap and Ghost across from them: ...

Ghost: I have no idea what I just heard, and I choose to ignore it

Soap: Aye. I think it's some secret government code

Original Audio from the legend Tumua

Mana: *Sulking* This job is the reason I'm single...I just can't take it anymore, can someone just take me out?

Oswald: *Grabs a bat* With pleasure

Gaz: *Lowers the bat* Thats not what he meant-

Overheard in the mess hall:

Ghost: This is the last time I'll say it. Eat the bloody tomatoes!

Oswald: NO. If you don't stop pestering me, I'll do to you what my ancestors did to Captain Cook

Ghost: ...

Ghost: Fair enough

Gaz: Truth or dare?

Oswald: Truth

Gaz: How many hours have you slept this week?

Oswald: ...Dare?

Gaz: Go to sleep

Oswald: I don't like this game...

Oswald: I'm heading out. Anyone need anything?

Smokes: A restraining order from my Ex wife

Oswald: So beer?

Was watching Batman Returns the other day with a friend, and she said my user fr reminded her of Penguin(Bc he's named Oswald as well)and I just wanted to say...

My user was not based off of this Dweebus

It was based off of this dorkus 🥲

Mary plz ✋️😭

I am not no sewer toe-tickling horny penguin goblin 🥲

Soap: *Making the most extreme and reckless plan while hiding from the enemy* What do ye guys think? Good plan eh?

Oswald: Whatever floats your Titanic

Gaz: Titanic? Didn't it sink?

Oswald: Yep. Just like Soaps IQ when he came up with that suicidal plan

CoD incorrect quotes

[TF141 x F-0-Z]

Mana: I was arrested at 17 for being too cool

Dice: The charges were dropped due to a lack of supporting evidence

Gaz: *Texting Laswell* I don't think I wanna play Pictionary with them anymore

Laswell: Why?

Gaz: Ghost keeps drawing himself murdering Graves, Soap takes forever to "perfect" his drawings, and Price can hardly draw a circle

Gaz: I want the Uno cards back

Laswell: You should've thought about that before you all started a brawl during your last Uno game

Gaz: You're smiling, whats got you in high spirits?

Oswald: I can't smile just because I want to?

Price: Soap tripped and fell again during physicals

Smokes: Dogs are sacred creatures made by God to protect their owners. Their purity and love in unmatched. They're such good boys

Soap: *Screaming in the background as Foz attacks him*

Price: You okay?

Oswald: Not really. I have this massive headache that just comes and goes

Graves: *Walks by*

Oswald: There it is again

Slater's Guide to Military Terminology and Information

A guide for fanfiction readers and writers in the Call of Duty fandom (from a former competitive COD player herself). AKA a guide of how I write military speak and literally every vaguely military thing I've researched and learned that can be used in a story lol

Note: THIS IS NOT MEANT TO PROMOTE THE MILITARY, VIOLENCE, OR FIREARMS USAGE!!! THIS IS PURELY AN INFORMATIONAL POST FOR CALL OF DUTY ENTHUSIASTS, NEW FANS, AND FANART CREATORS!! USE THIS POST RESPONSIBLY!!

Location Terminology

LZ: Landing Zone, used for aircraft

AO: Area of Operation, where an exercise will take place

Target Area: Area with specific target, such as a person or object

Alpha/Beta/Charlie etc. (Site): Separate locations within the AO delineated by separate names

Movement Callouts

Advancing: Moving Forward

Pushing: Moving forward, often used in writing as quickly moving forward specifically towards an enemy

Strafing: 1. (COD game) moving sideways while continuously facing the same direction [oftentimes while shooting at an enemy] 2. (Real life) Shooting at an enemy from a low-flying aircraft

Retreating/Falling back: Moving away from an enemy, oftentimes because you do not have the ability to fight them any longer

Holding: Staying put in a single place

Cover to Cover: Moving from a position that is concealed from enemy fire to another position concealed by enemy fire

Breaking Away: Splitting off from a group

Pursuing: Following an objective or target

Pinned Down: Unable to move due to an enemy's maneuvers or fire

*EXTRA* Anaconda Maneuver: A reference to a large-scale military maneuver performed in 1861 by the American Union Army in the Civil War, which is simply "We'll take 'em from the front AND the back at the same time!!".....which is really fitting cause its called the Anaconda maneuver lol

Enemy Callouts

"Movement!" - There is someone moving in front of me

"# Tangos" or "# Combatants" or "# Enemies" or "# X-Rays" etc. - There are # number of enemies

"Taking enemy fire!" - I am being shot at by the enemy

"Contact!" - I see the enemy, they see me, we are firing at each other

"Taking heavy fire!" - I am being shot at by the enemy and it's a desperate situation; can also mean that the enemies have armor-piercing weapons

"Visual on enemy/objective/target/hostage" etc - I see the enemy /objective/target/hostage etc

"Taking small-arms fire!" - (Specifically for aircraft) Our aircraft is being shot at by regular sized guns from ground troops

"I have eyes on..." - I can see...

"# Military Aged Males" - Terminology used to describe men who are roughly 18-40 years old. They're usually plain-clothed, but because they fall into the correct age range to be drafted into the military/have military training, they are specifically flagged in case they pose a threat

“# Unknowns” - Used to describe unidentified possible combatants in a place of interest. They do not always mean that that person is a soldier. Sometimes, they can be civilians.

Common Radio Speak

Note: Preceding any radio communication, radio callsigns are often used to identify one's self. Radio callsigns are mad complicated, so I won't explain them specifically, but for more info on their usage, check the "Dialogue Examples" section at the end of this post!

"Please Advise" - Please tell me what I should do in this situation

"Send Traffic" - Tell me what you want to tell me.

"Go for [Callsign]" - I'm here, listening to you

"Repeat your last" - Repeat what you last said

"[Callsign] to Actual" - 'Actual' refers to the commanding officer

"How copy?" - What/how are you doing?

"Negative" - No

"Affirmative" or "Affirm" - Yes

"Copy" - Copy that

"Planting charges" or "Planting mine" or "Planting anchors" - I am planting explosive charges/mine/anchors

"Advancing/pushing to second deck" - I am moving to the second floor

"Jackpot" - We took the object or person we were looking for into custody

"Possible jackpot" - I have possibly found the person or object we came for

"Engaging" - I am going to start fighting the enemy

"3, 2, 1 - Enter! Enter!" or "3, 2, 1 - Breach!" - used when forcefully entering a building or doorway

"All Units" or "All Stations" - Precedes a message that is relevant to all personal on a mission

"Requesting [something]" (ex. backup, air support, recon overhead etc) - I request backup

"Be advised" - Be aware of something

"Check Fire" - Watch where you're firing; this can also mean you've accidentally shot a teammate or civilian

"Standby" - Hold on

“Secure the area” - Make sure there are no enemies in the area/kill all the enemies in the area

“Occupy the area” - forcefully stay in one place, defending it from enemies

Common Miscellaneous Acronyms and Nicknames

PID - Positive Identification

MTC - Mission Time Clock, refers to how much time a team has to complete a mission

RTB - "Returning to Base"

CO - Commanding Officer

NCO - Noncommissioned Officer

FOB - Forward Operating Base

MIA - Missing in Action

KIA - Killed in Action

AWOL - Absent Without Official Leave

EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal

IED - Improvised Explosive Device

SERE (Training) - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape

DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

VIP - Very Important Person, a person one is escorting through a certain area or otherwise protecting

SpecOps - Special Operations

MedEvac - Medical Evacuation

Op - Operation

Infil - Infiltration

Exfil - Exfiltration

Payload - 1. supplies, objects, or weapons that are being delivered somewhere 2. A bomb that is being dropped

Radio and Military Related Slang/Jokes

GOFO - "Grasp Of the Fucking Obvious"

Chest Candy - Ribbons/awards that a soldier earns

Whiskey Foxtrot - Stands for military letters W and F, meaning "What the fuck?"

"Out here" - used on the radio to signal that you've finished talking, usually preceded by a radio callsign

Charlie Foxtrot - Stands for military letters C and F, meaning "clusterfuck"

FUBAR - Fucked beyond all repair

"Got your six" or "Bringing up your six" or "Watch your six" - "I've got your back" or "I'm bringing up the rear" or "watch your back"

Plebe - a new recruit, someone without any experience

Oscar Mike - Stands for the military letters O and M, which is used to mean "We Are On the Move"

Mike-Mike - Stands for millimeter, which is often used to describe the size of grenades (i.e. 40 Mike Mike)

Barrack's Bunny - someone who has sex with many people throughout the barracks

Sandbox/sandpit - slang for a desert area

Chair Force - refers the USA Air Force

Civvies - Means "Civilians" or "Civilian clothing"

Mandatory Fun - company organized events/dinner

"Drop 'em" - drop from a aircraft or kill someone

GRUNT - Stands for "general, replaceable, untrained", refers to low ranking infantrymen

Jarhead - refers exclusively to marines

Flyboy - derogatory term for Air Force members

"Rog'" - Roger that

"Squirters" - people who run out of the back door of a building that is being attacked

"Danger close" - an attack being send from an aircraft that is dangerously close to friendly soldiers

"Watch your shots" - another way of saying "Check your fire"

“Fuckin’ A” - means “Fucking Affirmative”

“Repo Quickly” - (not 100% sure but I think it means) Reposition Quickly

“Rush” / “Bum-Rush” - Move towards someone extremely forcefully and quickly (kind of “rushing” towards them, typically without finesse)

Munitions

Munitions: ammunition, weapons, and equipment used in the field

Tactical Equipment: Equipment used in the field to gain an advantage, but that are not necessarily lethal. Examples include flash grenades, gas grenades, heartbeat sensors, and trip mines.

Lethal Equipment: Equipment used in the field aside from firearms with lethal intent. Examples include, grenades, Semtex (sticky grenades), poisonous gas, Molotovs cocktails, trip mines etc.

Ammunition: Bullets, rounds, shells that are loaded into a firearm. For grenade launchers, the grenades may be called ammunition.

Other Interesting Military Devices

Spotter scopes: binoculars that can have both a regular and thermal setting. They are used to survey an area for enemies. They also show you how far you are standing from the targets (usually in meters).

Anchors: Used to rappel down the sides of cliffs

Field ladders: Used to scale buildings

Sledge hammers: Used to break down doors and plant anchors

Thermite charges: a substance that burns at over 2000 degrees celsius and is used to burn through walls, doors, and locks

Door and wall charges: explosive charges used to explode walls and doors

Electro Magnetic Pulses: disables or interrupts electronic devices and communications

LIDAR: Light detection and ranging. A device that uses lasers to model tunnels underneath the ground. However, it can reflect off of certain circumstances, including snow

Thermal scopes: scopes that detect heat. Fun fact! They have an infinite range, meaning they can detect heat from any distance. However, they cannot see through walls or thick concrete.

Bullet Proof Vests

Note: Many people describe them incorrectly and it physically hurts my heart, so let's break it down.

Types of Wearable Protection

Kevlar Vests: A vest that is made out of Kevlar fabric, which offers protection against handguns and other relatively common arms. THEY ARE NOT FASTENED USING BUCKLES!!!! I see people in fan fiction constantly say "he secured the buckles on his vest" ALL. THE. TIME. Standard issue vests have buckles TO ADJUST THE SIZE, NOT TO PUT IT ON!! THEY ARE SECURED USING VELCRO AROUND THE WAIST! Legit, might be my number 1 pet peeve lol

Flak Jackets: A fabric vest made to withstand explosive casings and shrapnel. THEY DO NOT PROTECT AGAINST BULLETS!

Plate Carriers: A type of vest without protective padding. On their own, they do not provide any protection. However, armor plates must be zipped into the pockets onto the front and back of the vest. These plates are usually made out of steel. They can withstand heavier fire. The plates can be replaced when they break.

Firearms (Long Section Lol)

Basic Terms in Firearm Usage

"Effective Fire Range" - the greatest distance a bullet can be shot from and accurately damage a target. This is important when considering which firearms a character should use in a certain environment. Is their EFR long? Short?

Rechambering (and Rechambering Speed): When reloading, the previous cartridge must be expelled. In bolt action weapons, the bolt must be pulled back. More rounds or another mag will be inserted. Then, either the bolt will be pushed back in, or the charging handle will be pumped, which pushes a new round into the chamber. On a revolver, this comes in the form of the "hammer." On pistols, this is the "slide."

Fire Rate: the frequency a bullet can be shot from the gun

ADS: stands for "Aim Down Sight", which means aiming down the barrel, using iron sights or another type of sight

Hip-fire: Firing a weapon without aiming down sight

Different Fire Types

Fully Automatic vs Semi-Automatic vs Bolt-Action: 1. Fully automatic guns (in simple terms) fire continuously at a high rate until the trigger is released or until the magazine is empty; automatic rifles are usually magazine fed; they expel the bullet cartridges by themselves 2. Semi-Automatic guns fire one bullet each time the trigger is pulled; they expel the bullet carriages by themselves 3. Bolt-Action rifles fire once every time the trigger is pulled; the cartridge must be manually expelled by the user by pulling back the bolt on the side of the gun

Pump-action: Shotguns that use a sliding handguard to rechamber the bullet. Oftentimes, I just call the handguard the "slide"

Select-Fire Rifles: A gun that can be fired on both a "full-auto" and "semi-auto" setting; remember, full-auto = high fire rate while semi-auto is a little slower; the fire rate is switched by flipping a lever on firearm; Assault Rifles, Small Machine Guns, and Light Machine guns are usually select-fire

Types of Firearms

Sidearm: A less powerful gun or other weapon that you carry alongside your main firearm; (Real life) sidearm usually just means pistol; (COD game) sidearms can include pistols, knives, shotguns, and other melee weapons, like batons and tonfas

Shotgun: A type of gun that fires shotgun shells, which are a type of ammunition that contains pellets that spread upon firing. They have a typical range of 35-50m of effectiveness. They are extremely destructive at close range, and can even sever limbs if fired close enough. Their range is limited, however.

Lever Action Rifles: Rifles that are magazine fed, lever action, and with multiple fire rates. Small Machine Guns and Assault Rifles fall into this category. They have a high rate of fire and have a typical range of effectiveness of 150-300m. They fire the same type of bullets as pistols.

Bolt Action Rifles: Rifles that require the user to manually eject the cartridge via pulling back the bolt on (typically) the right side of the gun). They have a slower rate of fire. Sniper rifles and Marksman rifles fall into this category (depending on the model). They have an effective range of about 500-800m. They are very precise, and can often immobilize a target with a single shot.

*EXTRA* Armor Piercing Sniper Rifles (ex. .50 Cal Rifle): Rifles that use armor piercing rounds, which can pierce both vehicle armor and body armor. A single shot will immobilize any target. They can be both bolt action or lever action, with an effective armor piercing range of 200-600m and can be shot up to 2,000m away. These rifles are often large and heavy, with a length of over 4ft long and with over 25 pounds of weight.

Types of Ammunition

Shotgun shells

9mm Parabellum (for handguns and some rifles)

7.62 (for lever action rifles)

5.56 (for lever action rifles)

.50 Cal (for Sniper Rifles only)

There are way more, but I won't list them here

Simple Types of Modifications to Use in Your Story

Sights: A device affixed to the barrel of a gun to allow it to be aimed more accurately. Types of sights include red dot sights, holographic sights, scopes, and thermal optics. Without a sight mod, a gun comes equipped with Iron Sights.

Barrels: In general, the longer the barrel of a gun, the more accurate it becomes. Barrels can be swapped according to the range needed for a certain mission. Two types of barrels are rifled and unrifled, which affect how the bullets travel out of the gun.

Bi-pod: A stand that is affixed to the bottom of a gun (oftentimes a sniper rifle) to allow the user to set it on the ground with the barrel raised.

Types You Should Avoid (WARNING!!)

Sawed-off barrels: Often associated with the Wild West. Yeah, you can't just do that. They will not be used in proper military settings either.

Semi-automatic to Full-auto modifications: Civilians (USA) cannot own full-auto weapons that were manufactured after 1986. You can own rifles made before 1986, but it requires a special license and also costs $20-30k. Modifying a rifle to have a full-auto setting is ILLEGAL.

.50 Cal Modifications: In a non-military setting, you will NOT find armor piercing guns. It is illegal.

Certain Ammo: Dragon's Breath shells, explosive rounds, and Bolo shells are also illegal, and should not be found in civilian OR military settings.

Silencers: If I remember correctly, silencers are illegal for civilians to use in most places.

Facts about Fire Fights

Over 90% of the rounds expended during a fire fight are used for COVER FIRE! Meaning that they aren't necessarily fired for the purpose of hitting the enemy, but rather, allowing the user to move to a different position.

Most people will not just "spray and pray" lever-action rifles. Even with weapons that have a high fire rate, most soldiers will precisely pull the trigger.

Gun kick increases with fire rate, which decreases precision.

As range increases, effectiveness decreases.

Sniper Rifles are used a long distance, often from a prone position.

You wouldn't think it's like this, but the longer the barrel of it is, it's usually easier to shoot (barring marksman and sniper rifles).

Call of Duty Video Game Slang

Camping - sitting in one place without moving, killing enemies as they come to you

Pushing - running into enemy territory

Killstreak - rewards given to the player for killing several enemies in a row without dying

Killcam - the recording of a player's death before they respawn

KD - Kill Death Ratio

"I'm going negative" or "I am negative" - I have a KD below 1, which means I've died more times than I've gotten kills

"I'm going positive" or "I am positive" - I am a KD over 1, which means I've gotten more kills than the amount of time I've died

"I'm carrying" - I have a significantly higher kildcount than everyone else on my team

"I'm throwing" - I'm doing worse than anyone else on my team

"Shotgunner" - a player using a shotgun

"Knife guy" - a person who is only wielding a knife

"He's one shot" - if he gets hit another time, he'll die

"I downed him" or "I knocked him" - he's down and needs to be revived

"I broke him" - he's out of armor plates

Dialogue Examples

"Bravo 0-7 to Watcher 1, taking heavy fire from the East. Requesting air support!"

"Copy, 0-7. Air support inbound on your location"

"Rog.'"

"Bravo 0-7 to Baseplate Actual."

"Baseplate Actual to Bravo 0-7, send traffic."

"Negative on target ID. Holding on first deck. Please advise."

"Copy. Return to entryway. Regroup with Alpha team."

"Copy."

"All units, be advised, there are civilians in the target area. I repeat, there are civilians in the target area. Check your fire."

"Copy."

"Bravo 0-7 to Overlord Actual, I have visual on Target Area. I repeat, I have visual on target area. Three military aged males in the east corner, no visible weapons. Two unknowns in the center of the plaza. Please advise."

"Contact!"

"Copy, all units, weapons free. Fire at will."

"Bravo 0-7, advancing to rooftop. Deploying field ladder."

"Copy."

Found Friendship

Graves: Hey, so I was thinking it's best if the all the Captain's had a quick briefing on tomorrow's opperation

Price: That's fine by me

Alejandro: Sure, whatever works best

Oswald: Rogah

Graves: Great *Walks away*

Alejandro: Gringo...

Oswald: *Nods* Haole

Alejandro and Oswald: *Turns to each other and smirks, ushering a soft menacing chuckle*

Price: If you two are thinking about messing with Graves, make sure it doesn't affect me

Dog in training P.2

Dice: *Storming into Price's office* I can't stand Smokes and his new dog!

Soap: Oh? You cannae? *Lifts leg to show a pup sized bite mark* I donnae see you getting bit like a chew toy!

Price: Okay, okay. Calm down

Dice: Calm down? *Lifts chewed up hat* The mut has been terrorizing my things!

Soap: And my limbs!

Price: *Sighs* I'll go have a talk with Liam about Foz and-

Smokes: *Barges in with Fozzie by his side* Heyo Price, check this out

Smokes: *Looks at Fozzie* Foz, Smokes me

Fozzie: *Runs out the room, retrieving a pack of Cigarettes from God knows where, proudly*

Smokes: Good boy! *Hands Price a cig while proudly petting Foz*

Price: Excellent work Sargeant, I'm impressed. We'll have Foz on militant training next week due to his good behavior and progress

Soap and Dice: *Looking a Price, dumbfounded*

Dog in training

Smokes: Sit, Foz!

Fozzie: *Looks up at Smokes with big confused eyes*

Ghost: No luck?

Smokes: Nope. When Oz told me the SAS had great training pups, I thought it would be easier than the ones back home

Ghost: Takes patience for dogs like Foz

Smoke: *Lights a cig* I've realized that part. It's not like I can tell him to, "Sic em" or anything

Fozzie: *Immediately gets up and attacks Soap walking by*

Ghost: *Amused* Guess Foz is a great listener after all

Smokes: *Starts tearing up* Yes he is

The shortest

Oswald: *Struggling to reach her water bottle on the top shelf*

Ghost: You need help?

Oswald: Please-

Soap: *Barges through the door* DON'T YE DARE HELP HER!

Ghost: What did she do?

Soap: *Laughing* Nothing. I just love to see her struggle

Oswald: *Reaches her water bottle and chucks it at Soap*

Soap: *Falls* OOF-

Ghost: Karma