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This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[ | This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the [[UNSC]] in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication. | ||
==Official acronyms== | ==Official acronyms== | ||
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*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref> | *'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref> | ||
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]] | *'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]] | ||
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}} | *'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Naval Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}} | ||
*'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref> | *'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref> | ||
*'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]] | *'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]] | ||
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*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | *'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | ||
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | *'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref> | ||
*'''TOC''' - | *'''TOC''' - Tactical Operations Center<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net]</ref> | *'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net]</ref> | ||
*'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref> | *'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref> | ||
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*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | *'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}} | *'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}} | ||
==References== | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:49, August 28, 2023
This is a list of acronyms used in the United Nations Space Command armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.
Official acronyms[edit]
- AAA - Anti-Aircraft Artillery[1]
- AI - Artificial Intelligence[2]
- AP - Armor Piercing[3]
- APC - Armored Personnel Carrier[4]
- AR - Assault Rifle
- AWOL - Absent Without Official Leave[5]
- BR - Battle Rifle
- CA - Civil Affairs
- CMDR - Commander
- CO - Commanding Officer[6]
- COM - Communications
- CP - Command Post[7]
- CPL - Corporal
- CPO - Chief Petty Officer
- CPT - Captain
- CMT - Colonial Militia Training
- CNI - Command Neural Interface[8]
- DCS - UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping[9]
- EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse[8]
- ENGCORP - UNSC Engineering Corps[10]
- ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival[11]
- FLEETCOM - UNSC Fleet Command[12]
- HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials[13]
- HE - High Explosive[7]
- HEAT - High Explosive Anti-Tank[14]
- HEV - Human Entry Vehicle[15]
- HIGHCOM - UNSC High Command[16]
- HUD - Heads Up Display[17]
- IFF - Identification Friend or Foe tag[18]
- JAG - Judge Advocate General[19]
- KIA - Killed in Action[20]
- LAAG - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun[21]
- LAAV - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle[22]
- LCDR - Lieutenant Commander
- LIC - License[5]
- LRV - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle[23]
- LT - Lieutenant[24]
- LZ - Landing Zone[25]
- MAC - Magnetic Accelerator Cannon[26]
- MBT - Main Battle Tank[27]
- MCPO - Master Chief Petty Officer
- MEDCORPS - UNSC Medical Corps[14]
- MIA - Missing in Action
- MRE - Meal, Ready-to-Eat[5]
- NAV - Navigation[28]
- NAVCOM - UNSC Naval Command[29] or Navigation computer
- NavLogCom - UNSC Navy Naval Logistical Operations Command[14]
- NavSpecWar - UNSC Navy Special Warfare[30]
- NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer
- ODST - Orbital Drop Shock Trooper[16]
- ONI - the Office of Naval Intelligence[31]
- OWAP - Orbital Weapons Array Platform [32]
- PERSCOM - UNSC Personnel Command[16]
- PFC - Private First Class[33]
- PT - Physical Training
- PVT - Private[16]
- PZ - Pickup Zone[16]
- REG - Registration[5]
- RV - Rendezvous<[20]
- SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile[34]
- SCPO - Senior Chief Petty Officer
- SDM - Squad Designated Marksman[35]
- SGT - Sergeant
- SMG - Sub Machine Gun[36]
- SSEP - Safe Slipsace Entry Point
- SSM - Surface-to-Surface Missile[37]
- SSR - Surface-to-Surface Rocket[38]
- TOC - Tactical Operations Center[39]
- TT - Troop Transport[40]
- ULATV - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle[41]
- UNSC - United Nations Space Command[42]
- UNSCDF - United Nations Space Command Defense Force[43]
- UNSCMID - UNSC Military Identification Number[10]
- WIA - Wounded In Action[44]
Unofficial acronyms[edit]
- ASAP - As Soon as Possible[45]
- CF - Charlie Foxtrot[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 33
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 39
- ^ a b c d Halo: Contact Harvest, page ??
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 10
- ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, Two Betrayals
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 53
- ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page ??
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 350
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 9
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
- ^ Halo: Last Light, page 2
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level 343 Guilty Spark
- ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 14
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 18
- ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 19
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Armory
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 17
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 25
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 135
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 232
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level Tsavo Highway
- ^ Halo Graphic Novel, "Armor Testing", page 64
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page ??
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17
- ^ Halo Legendary Crate - Data Drop 7
- ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 12
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual, page 13
- ^ Halo 2 Instruction Manual, page 13
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 12
- ^ Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net
- ^ Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, level The Pillar of Autumn
