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*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref> | *'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref> | ||
*'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]] | *'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]] | ||
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]] | *'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]] | ||
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs | *'''CA''' - Civil Affairs | ||
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*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> | *'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> | ||
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]<ref name="tb"/> | *'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]<ref name="tb"/> | ||
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref> | *'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref name="Halo page 123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref> | ||
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | *'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | ||
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> | *'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> | ||
*'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref name="metro"/> | *'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref name="metro"/> | ||
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref name="ReferenceB">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref> | *'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref> | ||
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref name="ReferenceC">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref> | *'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref> | ||
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | *'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref> | *'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref> | ||
*'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]] | *'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]] | ||
*'''LIC''' - License<ref | *'''LIC''' - License<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref> | *'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref> | ||
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | *'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref> | *'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref> | ||
*'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] | *'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] | ||
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref | *'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref name="ReferenceB"/> | ||
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]] | *'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]] | ||
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]<ref | *'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
*'''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 | *'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref name="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]] | ||
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref | *'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref name="ReferenceC"/> | ||
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> | *'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> | ||
*'''OWAP''' - [[ | *'''OWAP''' - [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapons Array Platform]] <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 64''</ref> | ||
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref | *'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref name="ReferenceC"/> | ||
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
*'''PT''' - Physical Training | *'''PT''' - Physical Training | ||
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref | *'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref name="ReferenceC"/> | ||
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref | *'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref name="ReferenceC"/> | ||
*'''REG''' - Registration<ref | *'''REG''' - Registration<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<<ref name="343gs"/> | *'''RV''' - Rendezvous<<ref name="343gs"/> | ||
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref> | *'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref> | ||
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*'''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''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | *'''TOC''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http:// | *'''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:// | *'''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> | ||
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> | *'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | *'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref | *'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref name="Halo page 123"/> | ||
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | *'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:18, June 19, 2018
This is a list of acronyms used in the UNSC 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
- 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]
- KIA - Killed in Action[19]
- LAAG - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun[20]
- LAAV - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle[21]
- LCDR - Lieutenant Commander
- LIC - License[5]
- LRV - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle[22]
- LT - Lieutenant[23]
- LZ - Landing Zone[24]
- MAC - Magnetic Accelerator Cannon[25]
- MBT - Main Battle Tank[26]
- MCPO - Master Chief Petty Officer
- MEDCORPS - UNSC Medical Corps[14]
- MIA - Missing in Action
- MRE - Meal, Ready-to-Eat[5]
- NAV - Navigation[27]
- NAVCOM - UNSC Naval Command[28] or Navigation computer
- NavLogCom - UNSC Navy Logistical Operations Command[14]
- NavSpecWar - UNSC Navy Special Warfare[29]
- NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer
- ODST - Orbital Drop Shock Trooper[16]
- ONI - the Office of Naval Intelligence[30]
- OWAP - Orbital Weapons Array Platform [31]
- PERSCOM - UNSC Personnel Command[16]
- PFC - Private First Class[32]
- PT - Physical Training
- PVT - Private[16]
- PZ - Pickup Zone[16]
- REG - Registration[5]
- RV - Rendezvous<[19]
- SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile[33]
- SCPO - Senior Chief Petty Officer
- SDM - Squad Designated Marksman[34]
- SGT - Sergeant
- SMG - Sub Machine Gun[35]
- SSEP - Safe Slipsace Entry Point
- SSM - Surface-to-Surface Missile[36]
- SSR - Surface-to-Surface Rocket[37]
- TOC - Tactical Operations Center[38]
- TT - Troop Transport[39]
- ULATV - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle[40]
- UNSC - United Nations Space Command[41]
- UNSCDF - United Nations Space Command Defense Force[42]
- UNSCMID - UNSC Military Identification Number[10]
- WIA - Wounded In Action[43]
Unofficial acronyms
- ASAP - As Soon as Possible[44]
- CF - Charlie Foxtrot[1]
Sources
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
