Some uses common vet terms while others are just puns or double meanings or a touch of ceres charm.
Signal from the deck
Assist-these are pretty much never used. So I just replaced them with useful ones.
"I'm Balloon locked"
chat: "Need help repairing the balloon!"
"Guns are hot"
chat: "Need help repairing the guns!"
"I'm hull locked"
chat: "Need help repairing the hull!"
"Lay off the moonshine"
chat: "Need help repairing the engines!"
Guns (who even uses this?)
"I'm getting on the good guns."
chat: "I'm getting on the fore guns!"
"Slow for left broadside"
chat: "I'm getting on the port guns!"
"I'm getting on ass gun"
chat: "I'm getting on the aft guns!"
"Slow for right broadside"
chat: "I'm getting on the starboard guns!"
enemy sighted
"Enemy is getting uppity"
Chat: "Enemy sighted above!"
"Enemy sighted on the wrong side."
Chat: "Enemy sighted on port beam!"
"Enemy seen to be beneath me"
Chat: "Enemy sighted below!"
"Are you blind? Right side."
Chat: "Enemy sighted on starboard beam!"
"Enemy in your face"
Chat: "Enemy sighted ahead!"
"Enemy up your butt."
Chat: "Enemy sighted astern!"
Repair
"I'm keeping you afloat."
Chat: "I'm repairing the balloon!"
"I'm keeping you useful."
Chat: "I'm repairing the guns!"
"I'm keeping you alive"
Chat: "I'm repairing the hull!"
"I'm humouring your moonshine problem!"
Chat: "I'm repairing the engines!"
Signals from the Guns
Navigation
"Rise up or fall."
chat: "Increase ship altitude!"
chat: "Turn ship port side!"
"Play at your level"
chat: "Drop ship altitude!"
chat: "Turn ship starboard side!"
"Ram kill!" *spoken like a chat for spamming.
chat: "Move ship forward!"
"Tactical running away."
chat: "Move ship backward!"
Signals from the Helm
Man guns
"Get off my mine launcher."
Chat: "Man the fore guns!"
"Get on my good side"
Chat: "Man the port guns!"
"Blast my ass."
Chat: "Man the aft guns!"
"Get on the right side."
Chat: "Man the starboard guns!"
Repair-used to also command the gunner.
"Hit the balloon."
chat: "Repair the balloon!"
"Hit the guns"
chat: "Repair the guns!"
"Hit the hull"
chat: "Repair the hull!"
"Hitting the juice."
chat: "Repair the engines!"