181st Imperial Fighter Wing

The 181st Imperial Fighter Wing was an elite TIE unit serving the Galactic Empire and its descendants. At its height under the Empire, it was a three-squadron unit known as the 181st Imperial Fighter Group and distinguished by the red bloodstripes that marked the wings of its TIE Interceptors.
Its pilots were trained and drilled to exhaustion by the `Baron of the Empire` Colonel Soontir Fel who was, after Darth Vader, the best pilot of the known galaxy.
Eventually the pilots of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing became the most elite within the Empire.

Partially taken from Wookiepedia


x Commanded by a Wing Commander
x Devided into 3 Squadrons and 2 Support Groups (Maintenance/ Medical)
(1st. Sabre Sqdn/ 2nd Beta Sqdn/ 3rd Gamma Sqdn) <- Imperial Fighter Group
x Each Squadron is devided into 2 Flights
x Each Flight is devivded into 2 Section (with 4 Fighters each)




3-9 line: A line across a fighter`s wings, based on an imaginary clock in which 12 is ahead of a fighter and 6 is behind. The goal of dogfighting is to keep bandits in front of one`s 3-9 line.
ACM: Aerial Combat Maneuvering, better known as dogfighting.
Bandit: A hostile fighter or starship
Bingo: Having enough fuel for a safe return
Bluelined: Disabled by an ion cannon blast.
Bogey: An unidenitied fighter or starship
Bumping: Engaging in ACM
Centurion: A pilot with one hundred landings on a carrier or fighter base
Check your 6: "Be careful, watch out behind you."
"Clear skies": "Be well", a traditional pilot`s farewell
Edge: ARZ-1 A-Wing interceptor
Full DSW: Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons
Furball: A hectic dogfight
Gain angles: Maneuver for a better shot in a dogfight
Get lines: Disengage and jump to hyperspace
Hangar queen: A fighter that`s often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and this is raided for parts
Hawk circle: A formation of fighters waiting to land
HUD: Heads-up display
ImpStar: An Imperial Star Destroyer
Klick: Kilometer
KM: "Kriffing magic": a pilot`s all-purpose explanation for how technology works
LTS: "Likely to surivive" , indicating approval of a pilot`s skill
Painted: Scanned by sensors.
Peeper: A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance
Pointer: A T-65 X-Wing fighter
Roof: A carrier`s flight deck
SA: Situational awareness
Shock: To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon
Spinner: a B-Wing fighter, also known as cross
Splash: Shoot down
Squint: A TIE-Interceptor
Vapebait: A poorly skilled fighter pilot
Wishbone: A Y-Wing bomber
Zero angle: The position behind the stern of a bandit


Taken from STAR WARS: The Essential Guide to Warfare