Common Calls in a Fireteam
Common Verbal Calls
- Up (e.g. "James Up") General statement to indicate that a player has returned to a ready state. A player can use "Up" to indicate that they have caught up to their team, have successfully reloaded, have received medical aid and are now concious, etc. It's also used when mounting vehicles.
- Set Said to indicate that an element is in position, weapon up, and ready for others to maneuver. Can be used by buddy team members as well to coordinate low-level movement.
- Weapon Dry / Empty Used to indicate that your weapon is temporarily out of action due to running out of ammo in your current magazine. Only spoken when it's urgent, with the intent being to notify teammates so that they can cover you / your assigned sector while you correct the issue.
- Misfire / Jammed Used to indicate that your weapon has jammed. Same usage as the above - only when it's urgent, so that teammates know to cover/help you.
- Changing / Reloading To announce that you have to change a mag and can not continue firing
- Frag Up / Smoke Up /Flashbang Up Warning call given that you are preparing to throw a grenade
- Frag Out / Smoke Out / Flashbang Out Warning call given when throwing a grenade
- Grenade! Warning call given when an enemy grenade has been thrown at friendlies, a grenade is fumbled, or anything else that poses a close-in grenade threat, that the team may scatter and take cover
- Incoming / IDF / Indirect Warning calls given when enemy indirect fire (grenade launchers, mortars, artillery, etc) is inbound on friendly positions. IDF is pronounced "Eye dee eff".
