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AmericaÆs Army Glossary:
This section will cover the common abbreviations and terms
used by the US Army. This will also cover abbreviations
and terms commonly used in the game forums, in-game chat,
and in the IRC chat rooms.
AA:O - AmericaÆs Army: Operations
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AK - ôAvtomat Kalashnikovaö, a Soviet-designed
assault rifle. (AK47, AKS74U)
AK47 - The original "AK" or "Kalashnikov" has been the
OPFOR's weapon of choice dating back to 1947.
What it lacks in muzzle velocity and accuracy,
it gains in high volumes of fire
AKSU74 - The AKS-74U is similar to the Ak-74, but with
a shorter barrel and folding stock
AR - Automatic Rifleman or Rifle (M249)
ASE - All-Seeing Eye (server browser)
Bandwith - The maximum amount of electronic throughput
on a connect at the slowest point (usually
expressed in Kbps or Mbps - higher is better
and 1 Mbps = 1000Kbps
bbl - Be back later
bpc - Bottom PC on Insurgent Camp
brb - Be right back
Bunny Hopping - Tactic of jumping while moving to avoid
getting hit
Camper - A player who sits in one location for a period of
time. Generally, defensive camping is considered
good form, while camping while on assault is
considered bad form.
CO - Commander
Cook - The burn time from a grenade fuse before throwing.
cp - Central Peak on Mountain Pass, and Radio Tower
Also the Main Control Panel on Pipeline.
cqc or cqb - Close Quarters Combat or Close Quarters
Battle
DoD - Department of Defense
Dragunov SVD - The OPFOR counterpart to the M82A1, a
Russian made advanced marksman rifle
EPW - Enemy Prisoner of War
FAQ - Frequenty Asked Questions
FARP - Fueling and Rearming Point
ff - Friendly fire
Flank - Left, right or the rear of a position
FLS - Field Landing Strip
FM - Field Manual
FOV - Field Of View
fps - Frames Per Second
Frag - Fragmentation Grenade
FTL - Fire Team Leader
FTX - Field Training Exercise
g1 - Good One
g2g - Got to Go
gg - Good Game
gj - Good Job
GP30 - The OPFOR equivalent to the M203, the GP-30 is a
muzzle-loaded, single-shot grenade launcher that
can be mounted underneath any AK-series assault
rifle
gt - Good Try
HE - High Explosive
HONOR - Total experience points the player has earned
Hooah - US Army slang term used by soldiers that
generally means something ôgoodö. Often used
in a celebratory manner to show excitement
HQ - Headquarters
HUD - Heads-Up Display
IF - Indigenous Forces who assist US Special Forces units
IP - Internet Protocol; generally refers to the servers
address
IRC - Internet Chat Relay (a chat room interface)
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network, a type
of internet connection.
Jumper - A player who has fallen and dies by
'leaving a crater'
lpc - Lower PC on Insurgent Camp
LAN - Local Area Network
LOF - Line of Fire
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LOS - Line of Sight
M16/M16A2 - The M16A2 is the standard issue rifle for the
United States Army
M4A1 - The M4A1 is a shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle,
yet it packs the same firepower
M4 - The Rangers use this modified version of the M4A1.
Special Forces also used a modifiable version of
this weapon (see SOPMOD)
M203 - Mounted under the M16A2 or M4A1, the single-shot
M203 fires 40mm grenades with a devastating
blast radius
M249 - The M249 squad automatic weapon is a support
weapon (see SAW or AR)
M24 - The M24 is the standard issue advanced marksman
rifle for the U.S. Army
M82 - The Barrett M82A1 is a magazine-fed, semiautomatic
advanced marksman rifle
M9 - The M9 Pistol is the handgun carried by advanced
marksman as a 'last-resort' close quarters combat
weapon
Main - Main valve on Pipeline
METTT - Essential planning factors: Mission, Enemy
Terrain, Troops and Time
mg - Machine Gun
MILES - Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System -
a system of lasers used to simulate combat.
MOS - Military Occupational Specialty
Mosin Nagant - The OPFOR bolt-action advanced marksman
rifle is reliable and comparable to
the M24 SWS
Nade - Grenade
NCO - Noncommissioned Officer (Corporal, Sergeant,
Staff Sergeant, etc)
Newbie - Generally this is a new player
nj - Nice Job
n00b - Derogatory slang for a player who does something
stupid, often repeatedly, and who may be a
new player
np - No Problem
ns - Nice Shot
nt - Nice Try
NVG - Night Vision Goggles
OPFOR - Opposing Forces, ie: the enemy
Ping - The time it takes for data from your computer
to go to and from a server in milliseconds.
(lower is better)
PLF - Parachute Landing Fall
PLT - Platoon
Pri/Prime - Primary valve on Pipeline
Rambo - Person who runs by himself to attack the OPFOR,
often derogatory, also known as ôlone wolfö
RL - Real Life
ROE - Rules of Engagement, also slang for the negative
points accrued for friendly fire
RPK - A variant of the AKM assault rifle, the APK light
machine is comaparable to the M249 SAWm the RPK
has a smaller magazine, shorter effective range,
and less recoil
RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon (M249)
Sec - Secondary valve on Pipeline
SF - US Special Forces
SITREP - Situation Report
Smoke - Smoke Grenade
SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
Sound Off - Say something so other teammates know you
are alive.
SOPMOD - Special Operations Peculiar Modification. The
M4A1 Carbine used by all Special Forces units.
SPR - Special Forces advanced marksman rifle
SQD - Squad (8-12 soldiers)
sry - Sorry
SSG - Staff Sergeant
SVD - "Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunov"; Russian-
made advanced marksman rifle.
tpc or upc - Top computer or Upper Computer respectively on
Insurgent Camp
thx - Thanks
TK or TKer - Team Killer, a person who kills their teammates
TM - Technical Manual
ty - Thank You
Vintorez - OPFOR Elite Troops advanced marksman rifle