AAR | after-action review |
AC | alternating current |
AI | assistant instructor |
ammo | ammunition |
API | armor-piercing incendiary |
APC | armored personnel carrier |
API-T | armor-piercing incendiary tracer |
AR | Army regulation |
ARTEP | Army Training and Evaluation Program |
ATGM | antitank guided missile |
ATWESS | antitank weapons effect simulator system |
ATTN | attention |
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BC | battery commander |
BCIS | battlefield combat identification system |
BGM | ballistic guided missile |
BII | basic issue items |
BMD | amphibious Soviet air-droppable vehicle |
BMP | Soviet tracked armored personnel carrier |
BOT | burst on target |
BRDM | Soviet wheeled reconnaissance vehicle |
BTM | Soviet ditching machine |
BTR | Soviet APC and command vehicle |
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cm | centimeters |
CO EXEVAL | company exercise evaluation |
CPL | corporal |
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DA | Department of the Army |
DODIC | Department of Defense Identification Code |
dvr | driver |
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ea | each |
eng | engagement |
EST | engagement skills trainer |
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F | fire |
FIST | fire support team |
FKSM | Fort Knox supplemental material |
FM | field manual |
FPL | final protective line |
FSN | Federal stock number |
FRAGO | fragmentary order |
FSO | fire support officer |
FTX | field training exercise |
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gnr | gunner |
GST | Gunnery skills test |
GTA | graphic training aid |
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HB | heavy barrel |
HE | high explosive |
HEAT | high-explosive antitank |
HIND-D | Soviet attack helicopter |
HMMWV | high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle |
HQ | headquarters |
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IAW | in accordance with |
IFFN | identified friend, foe or neutral |
IFV | Infantry fighting vehicle |
IRETS | infantry remoted target system |
IRP | initial rally point |
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K | kill |
kmph | kilometers per hour |
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LFX | live-fire exercise |
LOS | line of sight |
LP | listening post |
LTID | laser target interface device |
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M | miss |
m | meter(s) |
m | mil |
MEL | maximum engagement line |
METL | mission essential task list |
METT-T | mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available |
MGS | missile guidance set |
MILES | multiple integrated laser engagement system |
min | minutes |
MK | Mark |
mm | millimeter |
MOPP | mission-oriented protective posture |
mph | miles per hour |
MPRC | multipurpose range complex |
MPTR | multipurpose training range |
MSR | missile simulation round |
MT LB | amphibious Soviet vehicle |
MTP | mission training plan |
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N | no |
NA | not applicable |
NBC | nuclear, biological, chemical |
NCOIC | noncommissioned officer in charge |
NE | not engaged |
NSN | National stock number |
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OIC | officer in charge |
OP | observation post |
OPFOR | opposing forces |
OPORD | operations order |
ORP | objective rally point |
OT | Czechoslovakian personnel carrier |
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pam | pamphlet |
PAS | passive acquisition sight |
PC | personnel carrier |
PCS | permanent change of station |
PD | primer detonating |
PDF | principle direction of fire |
PGS | precision gunnery system |
PGTS | platoon gunnery training system |
PI | primary instructor |
PIBD | point initiating, base detonating |
POL | petroleum, oils, and lubricants |
PRC | portable radio configuration |
PVS | passive viewing sight |
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qual | qualified |
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R | range (formula) |
rds | rounds |
REDCON | readiness condition |
ref pt | reference point |
RERP | reentry rally point |
RP | reference point |
RPG | rocket-propelled grenade |
rpm | rounds per minute |
RSO | range safety officer |
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S2 | Intelligence Officer (U.S. Army) |
S3 | Operations and Training Officer (U.S. Army) |
SALUTE | size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment |
SAT | satisfactory |
SAW | squad automatic weapon |
sec | second(s) |
SLAP | saboted light armor penetrating |
SM | soldier's manual |
SMCT | soldier's manual of common tasks |
SOI | Signal Operation instructions |
SOP | standing operating procedures |
SP | start point |
STANO | surveillance, target acquisition, and night observation |
STP | soldier's training publication |
STRAC | Standards in Training Commission |
STX | situation training exercise |
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T&E | training and evaluation |
TB | technical bulletin |
TC | training circular, truck commander |
TCE | truck crew evaluator |
TCEPT | truck crew evaluator performance test |
tech | technique |
TGST | TOW gunnery skills test |
tgts | targets |
TM | technical manual |
TOT | tracer on target |
TOW | tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided |
TOW FTT | TOW field tactical trainer |
TOW GT | TOW gunnery trainer |
TP | target practice |
TRADOC | US Army Training and Doctrine Command |
TRC | training readiness condition |
TRP | target reference point |
TVS | thermal viewing sight |
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UNSAT | unsatisfactory |
UTM | universal traverse mercator |
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W | width |
WRP | weapons reference point |
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Y | yes |
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ZSU | Soviet antiaircraft vehicle |