| Any changes from the 1998 OPFOR Battle
Book are depicted in GREEN printing. Last updated on 01 March, 1999 For any comments, additions, deletions, or modifications for this Battle Book contact LTC Bill Bryan. |
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Glossary
| AA - antiaircraft | LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| AAG - army artillery group | LBR – LASER Beam Rider |
| abn - airborne | lchr - launcher |
| ACRV - artillery command and reconnaissance vehicle | LMG - light machinegun |
| ACV - armored command vehicle | LOC – Line of Communication |
| AD - air defense | maint - maintenance |
| ADC - Air Defense Command | mat spt - maintenance support |
| aer surv - aerial surveillance | MD - military district |
| AGL - automatic grenade launcher | mech inf - mechanized infantry |
| AGMB - advance guard main body | med - medical or medium |
| ammo - ammunition | met - meteorological |
| APC - armored personnel carrier | METT-T – Mission, Enemy, Troops, Terrain and weather - Time |
| ARAG - army rocket artillery group | MG - machinegun |
| arty - artillery | MHZ - megahertz |
| ASC - armored scout car | MIBR – Mechanized Infantry Brigade |
| asst - assistant | MID – Mechanized Infantry Division |
| AT - antitank | MOD – Mobile Obstacle Detachment |
| ATGL -antitank grenade launcher | mm - millimeter |
| ATGM - antitank guided missile | MRL - multiple rocket launcher |
| ATRL - antitank rocket launcher | msl - missle |
| auto - automatic | MSD – Movement Support Division |
| avn - aviation | mtzd inf - motorized infantry |
| bde - brigade | NBC - nuclear, biological, and chemical |
| BLUFOR – Blue Force | OPFOR - Opposing Force |
| bn - battalion | photo-recon - photographic reconnaissance |
| BRAG - brigade artillery group | plt - platoon |
| btry - battery | POL - petroleum, oil, and lubricants |
| CCD – Camouflage, Concealment & Deception | prep - preparation |
| cdr - commander | recon - reconnaissance |
| chem - chemical | recon & EC - reconnaissance and electronic combat |
| CM/CB - countermortar/counterbattery | regt - regiment |
| co - company | RPV - remotely-piloted vehicle |
| const - construction | R/T - radio telephone |
| COP - command observation post | SACLOS – SemiAutomatic Line Of Sight |
| CRP - combat reconnaissance patrol | SAM - surface-to-air missile |
| DAG - division artillery group | sect -section |
| decon - decontamination | sep - separate |
| DF - direction-finding | SP - self-propelled |
| div - division or divisional | SPF - special-purpose forces |
| DMI - Directorate of Military Intelligence | spt - support |
| EC - electronic combat | sqd - squad |
| ES - electronic support | sqdn - squadron |
| engr - engineer | SSM - surface-to-surface missile |
| FDC - fire direction center | svc - service |
| FROG - free rocket over ground | TBN – Tank Battalion |
| FSE - forward security element | TBR – Tank Brigade |
| GP - general-purpose | TD – Tank Division |
| gun-how - gun-howitzer | tech - technical |
| HF - high-frequency | TEL - transporter-erector-launcher |
| HMG - heavy machinegun | TELAR - transporter-erector-launcher and radar |
| HQ - headquarters | tgt acq - target acquisition |
| hvy - heavy | TO&E – Table of Organization and Equipment |
| IC – infantry company | UHF - ultrahigh-frequency |
| IFV - infantry fighting vehicle | veh - vehicle |
| inf - infantry | VHF - very-high-frequency |
| intcp - intercept | warn - warning |
| km - kilometer | wpn - weapon |
| Any changes from the 1998 OPFOR Battle
Book are depicted in GREEN printing. Last updated on 01 March, 1999 For any comments, additions, deletions, or modifications for this Battle Book contact LTC Bill Bryan. |
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