Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Terminology

Action Stations

Equivalent to 'battle stations' in today's Navy. See Condition 1.

Ambrosia

A bright green alcoholic beverage

BSG

(i.e. "BSG-75") Battlestar Group (roughly analogous to a modern carrier group)

CAG

Commander, Air Group

Carom

The angle above or below the XY plane of a vessel, perpendicular to bearing (c.f. "Mark" (Star Trek))

CBDR

Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range, used to refer to enemy or unknown vessels on an intercept course.

Chamalla

A drug used by priests to induce visions, also a folk cure for cancer

CIC

Combat Information Center. Equivalent to the ship's 'bridge'.

Condition 1/2/3

Combat conditions similar to the ones used in today's Navy.

Condition 1 is a state of full alert where crew members are diverted to alternate functions such as damage control fire teams or investigators. Condition 2 is a state of ready awareness where combat and damage control equipment is prepared for action, while Condition 3 is every day operation. A good way to think of it is in Star Trek terms, with Condition 1 analogous to a red alert and Condition 2 to yellow alert.

DRADIS

A sensor array similar to modern RADAR, save for the fact that it operates in the 3 dimensions necessary to operate in space. Stands for Direction, RAnge, DIStance.

ECM

Electronic Countermeasures

ECO

Electronic Countermeasures Officer

FTL

Faster Than Light

Fumarella leaf

Tobacco

This is a reference to the original series convention of referring to cigars as "fumarellos".

Frak/Frack

"Fuck" cleaned up for network censors

G-4 explosive

C-4 explosive

Head

Bathroom (unisex aboard the Galactica)

Krypter

Mayday

Morpha

Morphine

Wireless

Radio