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Military Glossary

Airfac:

Air facility. Aviation depot on an FMF base.

Antarm:

Pilot shorthand for "Antiarmor." Used to voice activate weapons.

Avatar:

UN air superiority aircraft.

Ayda:

Pilot shorthand for ADA, or Air Defense Artillery. Used to voice designate a threat or a target in the combat environment.

AO:

Area of operations. Delineates a geographic region of military responsibility.

Black Operations:

The elite FMF clandestine special warfare units. Trained to acquire intelligence, construct improvised munitions and disrupt enemy operations behind the lines or even in enemy home territory. Also conducts active espionage and counter-terrorist operations.

Blazer:

The elite FMF special warfare tactical units or soldiers assigned to them. Units consist of, among others, Combat Air Control, Combat Rescue, Roving Reconnaissance, Insurgency Instruction and Combat Pioneer.

Break:

Call word used to indicate the end of one transmission and the beginning of another.

Bro:

Pilot shorthand for "broadcast," used to instruct the system to transmit to all units.

Butterfly:

An antipersonnel bomblet shaped roughly like a butterfly, with explosives in the body. It creates incapacitating minor wounds, typically to the feet.

CAP:

Acronym for Combat air patrol. Aircraft aloft, armed and patrolling for potential threats over a military position.

Charlie:

Rearmost unit in an operation, from "Tail-end Charlie."

Citation for Courage:

(CfC) Third highest FMF combat decoration. Awarded for "Conspicuous courage under enemy fire."

Citizen's Medal:

(CM) Highest FMF combat decoration. Awarded for "Outstanding selfless bravery and personal sacrifice in battle." Usually awarded posthumously.

Dez:

Pilot shorthand for "designation."

Dragonbreath:

See M-41

Eecee:

Pilot shorthand for "electronic countermeasures."

ELINT:

Electronic intelligence boat. Command and Control and intelligence gathering spacecraft of the FMF.

Emp:

An Electromagnetic pulse weapon.

Envi:

Pilot shorthand for "Environment." Refers to the sensory input received through the helmet and cockpit controls.

Fitrep:

Fitness report. Necessary approval for promotion or retention.

Flashbang:

Stun grenade that generates high-intensity light and loud report, but minimal blast. Casualties are still possible.

FMF:

Freehold Military Forces.
The unified defense structure of the Freehold of Grainne. Consists of ground, air, orbital, space and support units.

Guardian:

UNPF close support vertol, maneuverable, well armored, adequately armed but not as well as the Hatchet.

GUV:

General utility vehicle. Carries a six-person infantry team. Can be rigged as an ambulance, gun platform, mortar, missile or other support weapon platform, repair or recovery vehicle or for cargo.

Hatchet:

FMF close support vertol, very maneuverable and heavily armed but slower than a Guardian.

HE:

High explosive. Standard bomb or shell for area effect or equipment.

Hellstorm:

See M-67

IFF:

Identification, friend or foe. A transponder that lets intelligence systems determine which aircraft are friendly.

IG:

Inspector General. Military office charged with enforcing regulations and eliminating corruption.

M-5:

The basic infantry weapon of the FMF. Consists of a 15mm grenade launcher and a 4mm carbine, both fed by unitized ammunition clips. Capacity of fifteen grenades and fifty rounds of 4mm. Computerized sights for low light, infrared, laser designated (for grenades) and adjustable for local gravity and air pressure. Loaded mass 5.2 Kg.

M-41:

FMF antibunker and incendiary projector. Fires hypergolic liquid and flammable metal powder. Named the "Dragonbreath."

M-67:

FMF combination mine system. Mixes antiarmor and antipersonnel mines to slow an enemy. Named the "Hellstorm."

Mass target:

A formation of personnel, as opposed to vehicles or structures.

Mils:

The circle is divided into 1000 mils for purposes of orienteering.

Mob:

Slang term for a mobile assault unit. The members are colloquially known as "Mobsters."

Mobile Assault:

FMF rapid-deployment infantry units, self-contained with light artillery and close air support. Typically deployed as regiments.

Octopus:

A sensor-activated mine with spring-loaded "sensacles." Upon being triggered, it launches itself toward the target and detonates when any part of the sensacles make contact.

Overwatch:

To hold position and provide cover as another unit advances.

PARSON:

Primary Aerial Reconnaissance and Satellite Observation Network. The Freehold Military Forces eye-in-the-sky intelligence gathering system.

Projo:

Slang for "projectile."

Retar:

Pilot shorthand for "retard," a parachute equipped or finned weapon designed to slow after being dropped.

RGL:

Rifle/grenade launcher. See M-5.

Seev:

Pilot shorthand for CEV, or combat engineer vehicle. Used to voice designate targets.

Selsee:

Pilot shorthand for self-seeking. Used to voice program and/or activate weapons.

Sentinel:

UNPF fixed-wing air superiority aircraft.

Special Projects:

Laboratory of the FMF Special Warfare branch. Manufactures drugs, espionage gear and weapons for specialized purposes and tests new equipment and captured enemy gear.

Spec War:

Acronym for FMF Special Warfare units or personnel. Includes Blazers, Black Operations and Special Projects.

Tac:

Slang term for the tactical environment display in an infantry helmet.

Vertol:

Vertical take off and landing. An aircraft lifted by thrust rather than airfoil effect. Typically used for close support and battlefield transport and evacuation.

Valorous Service Medal:

(VSM) Second highest FMF combat decoration. Awarded for "conspicuous bravery and risk of self in battle."

Viff:

Vector in forward flight. A trick used by vertol pilots and drones to maneuver or evade fire by using engine thrust at odd angles.

Horology,: Freehold of Grainne 

revolution: 504.2103 local days, 592.52291 Earth days
rotation: 28 hours, 12 minutes, 12.9888 seconds
calenda : 5 weeks per month, 10 months per year, 4 festival days plus leap year every 5 years, no leap year in years divisible by 50
clock: day: 10 divs
div: 2 hours, 49 minutes, 13.2988 seconds Earth, 100 segs local
seg: 1 minute, 41.5329 seconds Earth, 100 secs local
second: 1.0153 seconds Earth

Environmental notes, planet of Grainne  

gravity: 1.18 Earth normal

diameter: 13 092.433 km

density: 1.1443 Earth 6320.25 kg/m³

axial tilt: 20 degrees

orbital distance: 1.50362 AU

orbital eccentricity: 3%

climactic details: 77% ocean

partial pressure O₂: 82% Earth normal

barometric pressure at sea level: 73 kPa

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