I've seen this a lot. Someone saying "hard 2" or "soft 2".

Personally I refer to them as banks and turns. I say "2-turn" or "2-bank".

So how do you refer to a specific maneuver template?

"Sexy."

I say a Hard and a Bank.

I'll be in my bunk...

I use to say hard 2, now I say turn.

I still say bank though

I say a Hard and a Bank.

I'll be in my bunk...

Interesting, I don't think I've heard the two mixed before.

According to page 6 of the rulebook everybody is supposed to say straight, bank, turn and koiogran turn.

I try and use the technical, correct terminology, but do occasionally fall back to "hard #" just because so many people don't seem to realize that there IS a correct terminology,

I normally use hard # (turn), easy/gentle # (bank), straight #, and #-K (or just "K-turn" if it's a ship with only one speed). I probably should start trying to use the correct terms.

Yeah I use "Hard" and "Gentle", although I perfectly understand the other terminology. It's usually just a case of what you're used to (in the same way that if I push a joystick controller forward I want to look down because I learnt to play flight simulators before I learnt to play first person shooters).

Always bank, turn/hard split.

I like it hard.

"hard #" vs "soft #" for me, usually.

Less plosive consonants, I suppose?

Lazy and hard here...

Yeah I use "Hard" and "Gentle", although I perfectly understand the other terminology. It's usually just a case of what you're used to (in the same way that if I push a joystick controller forward I want to look down because I learnt to play flight simulators before I learnt to play first person shooters).

That's it! I never realized that before! My little brother always harassed me for using inverted on Halo . . .

I generally use the same terms as the OP, though I also hear what he hears. I imagine that I might also pick up the terms from my opponents at times.

Another thing I say, when my pilot is stressed and I'm doing a green maneuver, is that my pilot is "turning on the Barry Manilow and taking it easy."

Both

What I really hate is when people say "Hard bank"
Yeah, that's totally a thing around here.

I turn and bank.

But I don't k-turn. I u-turn.

Turn/bank

My group says "gentle" and "hard". Just felt more intuitive.

Both

What I really hate is when people say "Hard bank"

Yeah, that's totally a thing around here.

To be fair, that's actually correct terminology for aircraft since it is banking.

Supposed to be turn and bank but I too go with hard # and soft #.

Banks and turns are the correct term for aircraft maneuvers.

I refer to k-turns as "3k", "4k" and "5k".

"Hard-Turn 2"

we use hard and soft....often with a giggle

and Ks for K turns