🔤 RC Glossary

Every RC term, decoded

Cars, crawlers, boats, planes, helis, drones, tanks and radios — every real term, plain English, no jargon left behind. New to RC? Start here.

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BHIMRST

B

🎗️ BB Unit An airsoft-style mechanism fitted to some RC tanks that fires real… 🎗️ Battle Mode A tank's configuration for organized IR battles — hit points, respa…

H

🎗️ Hop-Up Chamber The part of a BB-firing unit that puts backspin on each BB for a fl…

I

🎗️ IR Battle System An infrared "laser tag" setup for RC tanks — each tank fires an IR… 🎗️ Idler Wheel An unpowered wheel that tensions and guides a tank's track, usually…

M

🎗️ Muzzle Velocity How fast a BB leaves an RC tank's barrel, usually measured in FPS —…

R

🎗️ Recoil A mechanical or hydraulic effect that makes an RC tank's barrel and… 🎗️ Road Wheel One of the wheels running along the bottom of a tank's track that s…

S

🎗️ Sound Unit An onboard speaker and amplifier module that plays real engine, fir… 🎗️ Sprocket The toothed wheel that drives a tank's track, usually at the front…

T

🎗️ Tracks The continuous rubber or plastic belts an RC tank drives on instead… 🎗️ Turret The rotating upper section of a tank carrying the main gun, able to…