AA |
Anti-Aircraft |
AAD |
Anti-Aircraft Defence |
AADC |
Anti-Aircraft Defence Commander |
AALO |
Anti-Aircraft Liaison Officer |
AASL |
Anti-Aircraft Search Light |
AASWCC |
Artillery and Air Strike Warning Control Centre |
ACBO |
Assistant Counter Battery Officer |
ACG |
Air Combat Group |
Ack |
acknowledge |
Ack IG |
See: AIG |
ACM |
Airspace Control Measures |
ACO |
Airspace Control Order / Air Contact Officer |
ACP |
Ammunition Control Point |
ACPO |
Assistant Command Post Officer |
ACV |
Armoured Command Vehicle |
AD |
Air Defence |
ADA |
Air Defence Area |
ADAM |
Area Denial Artillery Munition |
ADCIS |
Air Defence Command and Information System |
Adj |
Adjust |
ADJT |
Adjutant |
ADLO |
Air Defence Liaison Officer |
AEW&C |
Airborne Early Warning and Control |
AFA |
Australian Field Artillery |
AFAB |
Australian Field Artillery Brigade |
AFATDS |
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System |
AFDC |
Artillery Fire Data Computer |
AG |
Air-Ground |
AGA |
Australian Garrison Artillery |
AGOPS |
Air Ground Operations |
AGWTU |
Army Guided Weapons Trials Unit |
AI |
Air Interdiction |
AIG |
Assistant Instructor-in-Gunnery (sometimes referred to as: Ack IG) |
AL |
Air Land |
All Avail |
All Available |
ALI |
Air Land Integration |
ALT |
Altitude |
ALG |
Air Lift Group |
ALO |
Air Liaison Officer |
Air OP |
Air Observation Post |
AMC |
At My Command |
AMV |
Adopted Muzzle Velocity |
AO |
Air Observer / Area of Operations |
AOCC |
Air Operations Coordination Centre |
A of D |
Angle of Departure |
AOP |
Air Observation Post |
A of P |
Angle of Projection |
AOR |
Area of Responsibility |
A of S |
Angle of Sight |
AP |
Ammunition Point / Armour Piercing |
APCBC |
Armour Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped |
APCNR |
Armour Piercing Composite Non-Rigid |
APCR |
Armour Piercing Composite Rigid |
APDS |
Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot |
APHE |
Armour Piercing High Explosive |
APS |
Automatic Positioning System |
AP-T |
Armour Piercing - Tracer |
ARB |
Air Burst Ranging |
APTL |
Air Portability Team Leader |
Arty |
Artillery |
Arty Int |
Artillery Intelligence |
Arty Tac |
Artillery Tactical Headquarters |
Arty TT |
Artillery Trade and Training |
ASM |
Artificer Sergeant-Major |
ASMT |
Artillery Survey Mathematical Tables |
A-Tk |
Anti-Tank |
ATEP |
Army Test and Evaluation Programme |
ATGW |
Anti-Tank Guided Weapon |
ATI |
Artillery Target Indication |
AWCC |
Air Warning Control Centre |
AWD |
Air Warfare Destroyer |
AWDATS |
Automatic Weapon Data Transmission System |
BAC |
Brigade Ammunition Column |
BACP |
Battery Ammunition Control Point |
BAOR |
Battery Area of Responsibility |
BC |
Battery Commander |
BC Ack |
Battery Commander’s Assistant |
BCP |
Battery Command Post |
BDFA |
Brigade Division Field Artillery |
BDR |
Bombardier |
BE |
Base Ejection |
BG |
Battery Guide / Battle Group |
Bg |
Bearing |
BGHA |
Brigadier General, Heavy Artillery |
BHQ |
Battery Headquarters |
BIP |
Ballistic Impact Point |
BK |
Battery Captain |
BL |
Breech Loading |
BLCP |
Breech Loading - Central Pillar |
BLO |
Bombardment Liaison Officer |
BMETS |
Battlefield Meteorological System |
BMRA |
Brigade Major Royal Artillery |
BP |
Bearing Picket |
BWX |
beeswax |
BOL |
Breech Operating Lever |
BOMREP |
Bombing Report |
BOP |
Battery Observation Post |
BP |
Bearing Picket |
BPR |
Battery Plotting Room |
BQMS |
Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant |
BSCP |
Battery Safety Command Post |
BSD |
Burst Safe Distance |
BSM |
Battery Sergeant-Major |
Bty |
Battery |
Bty L |
Battery Left |
Bty R |
Battery Right |
Bty Wksp |
Battery Workshop |
BWR |
Basic Wind Report |
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C |
Ballistic Coefficient |
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Co |
Standard Ballistic Coefficient |
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CA |
Coast Artillery |
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CAMC |
Cancel At My Command |
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CAS |
Close Air Support |
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CASL |
Coast Artillery Searchlight |
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CB |
Counter Battery / Counter Bombardment |
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CBF |
Counter-Battery Fire |
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CBLO |
Chief Bombardment Liaison Officer |
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CBO |
Counter-Battery (Bombardment) Officer |
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CC |
Collective Call / Chief Clerk / computing centre |
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CCD |
Commander, Coast Defences |
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CCF |
Crest Confidence Factors |
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CCMA |
Commander, Corps Medium Artillery |
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CCU |
Command and Control Unit |
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CDA |
Commander, Divisional Artillery |
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CE |
Composition Exploding |
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CES |
Complete Equipment Schedule |
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CF |
Covering Fire |
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CFN |
Craftsman |
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Ch |
Charge |
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CI |
Chief Instructor |
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CLK Admin |
Clerk Administration |
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CLU |
Central Loading Unit |
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CO |
Commanding Officer |
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CO/CI |
Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor |
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C of A |
Centre of Arc |
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C of M |
Correction of the Moment |
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C of R |
Commencement of Rifling |
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CMETS |
Computerised Meteorological System |
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Comd |
Command / Commander |
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CP |
Command Post |
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CPO |
Command Post Officer |
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CPOA |
Command Post Officer Assistant |
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CPSF |
Command Post Shooting Form |
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CPSO |
Command Post Safety Officer |
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CPSU |
Controller Power Supply Unit |
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CPV |
Command Post Vehicle |
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CPX |
Command Post Exercise |
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CR |
Commencement of Rifling / Control Room |
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CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery (the term also used for the Commander, Royal Australian Artillery) |
C-RAM |
Counter Rockets Artillery Mortars |
CRBBO |
Catch Retaining Breech Block Open |
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CRC |
Control and Reporting Centre |
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CRH |
Calibre Radius Head |
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CS |
Close Support |
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CSS |
Combat Service Support |
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C/S |
Call-Sign |
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CSBC |
Close Support Battery Commander |
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CSG |
Close Support Group |
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CTC |
Console Tactical Control |
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CTR |
Close Target Reconnaissance |
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CTT |
Close Target Tracking |
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CVT |
Controlled Variable Time |
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CWS |
Common Weapon Sight |
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DA |
Direct Action |
D Arty |
Director of Artillery (the term also used for the Director, Royal Australian Artillery) |
DAC |
Divisional Ammunition Column |
DAER |
Daily Ammunition Expenditure Rate |
DAIO |
Divisional Artillery Intelligence Officer |
dAlt |
Difference Altitude |
DAP |
Divisional Ammunition Park |
DASO |
Divisional Artillery Survey Officer |
DC |
Danger Close |
DCBO |
Divisional Counter-Bombardment Officer |
DCC |
Displacement Correction Calculator |
DDU |
Data Display Unit |
dE |
difference in eastings |
Deg |
Degree |
Det |
Detachment |
Det Cmdr |
Detachment Commander |
DF |
Defensive Fire |
DF (SOS) |
Defensive Fire (SOS) |
DF Tasks |
Defensive Fire Tasks |
DFC |
Depth Fire Call |
DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
dHt |
difference in height |
Dist |
Distance |
DO |
District Officer |
Dn |
Direction |
dN |
difference in northings |
DP |
Departure Point / Departure Priority |
DPF |
Depression Position Finder |
DP-ICM |
Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition |
DRA |
Director Royal Artillery |
DRF |
Depression Range Finder |
DS |
Direct Support |
DSL |
Depression Sight Line |
DTG |
Date/Time Group |
DZ |
Drop Zone |
ECM |
Electronic Counter Measures |
ECCM |
Electronic Counter - Counter Measures |
ECN |
Employment Category Number |
ECW |
Equivalent Constant Wind |
EFC |
Equivalent Full Charge |
Elev |
Elevation |
EM |
End of Mission |
EMEIs |
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Instructions |
EOD |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
EPGM |
Excalibur Precision Guided Munition |
EPIAFS |
Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter |
EPLRS |
Enhanced Position Locating Radio System |
EVA |
Electronic Velocity Analyser |
FA |
Field Artillery |
FAAD |
Forward Area Air Defence System |
FAADC |
Forward Area Air Defence Command and Control |
FAB |
Field Artillery Brigade |
FABS |
Field Artillery Back-up System |
FAC |
Forward Air Controller |
FACE |
Field Artillery Computer Equipment |
FAP |
Forward Ammunition Point |
FBA |
Field Branch Artillery |
FC |
Fire Commander / Fire Control |
FCC |
Fire Control Centre |
FCS |
Fire Control System |
Fd |
Field |
FDC |
Fire Direction Centre |
FDT |
Fire Direction Table |
FEBA |
Forward Edge of the Battle Area |
FFE |
Fire for Effect |
FFR |
Fitted for Radio |
FG |
Field Gun |
FLOT |
Forward Line of own troops |
FM |
Fire Mission (eg. FM Bty – Fire Mission Battery / FM Regt – Fire Mission Regiment, etc) |
FNH |
Flashless non-hygroscopic |
FO |
Forward Observer |
FO Ack |
Forward Observer’s Assistant |
FOO |
Forward Observation Officer |
FOP |
Forward Observation Party / Forward Observation Post |
FOU |
Forward Observation Unit |
FP |
Firing Point / Fire Plan |
FPC |
Fire Planning Cell |
FPF |
Final Protective Fire |
FPR |
Fortress Plotting Room |
FS |
Fuze setting |
F of S |
Fall of Shot |
fs |
Feet per Second |
FS |
Flash Spotting |
FSB |
Fire Support Base |
FSCC |
Fire Support Coordination Centre |
FSCL |
Fire Support Coordination Line |
FSCM |
Fire Support Coordination Measure |
FSOP |
Flash Spotting Observation Post |
FSPB |
Fire Support Patrol Base |
F Sp |
Flash Spotting |
FST |
Fire Support Team |
FT |
Firing Table |
FU |
Fire Unit |
FUP |
Forming-up Place |
FWR |
Fitted with Radio |
GA |
Garrison Artillery / Gun Area |
GAC |
Gun Area Commander / Gun Angle Control |
GAK/1 |
Gyroscopic Orientor GAK/1 |
G-AMB |
Giraffe Agile Multi-beam (radar) |
GAP |
Gun Aiming Point |
GBAD |
Ground-Based Air Defence |
GBAMD |
Ground-Based Air and Missile Defence |
GCIs |
Graphical Control Instruments |
GCT |
Graphical Corrector Table |
GD |
Gun Drill |
GDATS |
Gun Data Automatic Transmission System |
GF |
Gun Fire |
GFT |
Graphical Firing Tables |
GH |
Gun/Howitzer |
GL |
Gun Laying / Ground Liaison |
GLO |
Ground Liaison Officer |
GLPS |
Gun Laying and Positioning System |
GLS |
Gun Laying System |
GLSC |
Gun Line Section Commander |
GMA |
Grid Magnetic Angle |
GMAT |
Guided Missile Ammunition Technician |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
GNR |
Gunner |
Gny |
Gunnery |
GOP |
Gun Observation Post |
GP |
Gun Position / General purpose |
GPO |
Gun Position Officer |
GPSO |
Gun Position Safety Officer |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GR |
Grid Reference |
GS |
Gunnery Staff / Grid Square / General Support |
GT |
Gun to Target |
GTL |
Gun – Target Line |
GTV |
Gun Towing Vehicle |
GW |
Guided Weapon |
HA |
Heavy Artillery |
H/A |
High Angle |
HAA |
Heavy Anti-Aircraft |
HAD |
Heavy Air Defence |
HAG |
Heavy Artillery Group |
HB |
Hostile Battery |
HE |
High Explosive |
HEAT |
High Explosive - Anti-Tank |
HEI |
High Explosive Incendiary |
HEP |
High Explosive Plastic |
HEP-T |
High Explosive Plastic - Tracer |
HERA |
High Explosive Rocket Assisted |
HESH |
High Explosive – Squash Head |
HF |
Harassing Fire / High Frequency |
HFR |
Height and Range Finder |
H & I |
Harassing and Interdiction Fire |
HOB |
Height of Burst |
HOR |
Head of Regiment |
How |
Howitzer |
HP |
Hydro Pneumatic / Horizontal Plane |
HQ |
Headquarters |
hr |
Hour |
Ht |
Height |
HV |
High Velocity |
HVAP |
High Velocity Armour Piercing |
HVFC |
High Velocity Full Charge |
Hvy |
Heavy |
IA |
Immediate Action |
IADS |
Integrated Air Defence System |
ICC |
Information Coordination Centre |
ICV |
Individual Compass Variation |
ICE |
Individual Compass Error |
IDF |
Indirect Fire |
IDFU |
Indirect Fire Unit |
IG |
Instructor-in-Gunnery |
Illum |
Illumination |
INCREP |
Incident Report |
Int |
Intelligence |
INTREP |
Intelligence Report |
INTSUM |
Intelligence Summary |
IO |
Intelligence Officer |
IPB |
Intelligence preparation of the Battlefield |
ISGC |
Intercommunication Set Gun Control |
ISR |
Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance |
ISTAR |
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance |
ISTAREW |
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition Reconnaissance Electronic Warfare |
L/A |
Low Angle |
LAA |
Light Anti-Aircraft |
LAACC |
Light Anti-Aircraft Control Centre |
LAAG |
Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
LAD |
Light Aid Detachment / Light Air Defence |
LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
LASO |
Launch Area Safety Officer |
Lat |
Latitude |
LBDR |
Lance Bombardier |
LBM |
Lever Breech Mechanism |
LCMR |
Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar |
L of D |
Line of Departure |
LDA |
Launch Danger Area |
LDP |
Launcher Data Processor |
LFH |
Light Field Howitzer |
LFX |
Live Firing Exercise |
LGSC |
Long Gunnery Staff Course |
Line GT |
Line Gun-to-Target |
Line OT |
Line Observer-to-Target |
LLAD |
Low Level Air Defence |
LN |
Met(eorology) Line Number |
LO |
Liaison Officer |
LOC |
Lines of Communication / Location / Locating |
Loc Bty |
Location Battery |
LOCFIX |
Location Fixation Request |
LOCREP |
Locating Report |
LOCSTAT |
Location Statement |
L of S |
Line of Sight |
LRF |
Laser Range Finder |
LRWE |
Long Range Weapons Establishment |
LRWO |
Long Range Weapons Organization |
Lt |
Light |
LTSDT |
Line to Shoot-Down-To |
LU |
Launcher Unit |
LWR |
Line of Weapon Release |
LZ |
Landing Zone |
PA |
Primary Arc |
PADS |
Position and Azimuth Determining System |
PC |
Provisionally Condemned |
PD |
Point Detonating |
Pdr |
Pounder |
PDS |
Position Determining System |
pe |
Probable error |
PEA |
Preferred Engagement Arc |
PEFCS |
Portable Excalibur Fire Control System |
PEr |
Probable Error for Range |
P&EE |
Proof and Experimental Establishment |
PF |
Position Finder |
PFA |
Permitted Fire Area |
PGK |
Precision Guidance Kit |
PGM |
Precision Guided Munition |
PH |
Pack Howitzer |
PHR |
Predicted Horizontal Range |
PL |
Predicted Line |
PLU |
Programme Loading Unit |
PO |
Plotting Officer |
POA |
Point of Aim |
POE |
Point of Entry |
POL |
Petrol, Oils and Lubricants / Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants |
PPI |
Plan Position Indicator |
PPS |
Precise Position System |
PR |
Predicted Range |
psi |
Pounds per Square Inch |
PSTAR-ER |
Portable Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar – Extended Range |
PSU |
Power Supply Unit |
PTI |
Physical Training Instructor |
PZ |
Pick-up Zone |
RAA |
Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery |
RAA (M) |
Royal Australian Artillery (Militia) |
RAEME |
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
RAFA |
Royal Australian Field Artillery |
RAGA |
Royal Australian Garrison Artillery |
RAP |
Rocket Assisted Projectile |
RAT |
Record as Target |
RBAA |
Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery |
RBL |
Rifled Breech Loading |
RBS |
Robotic Bofors System |
RBSD |
Reduced Burst Safety Distance |
RCL |
Recoilless |
RCO |
Range Conducting Officer |
RCP |
Regimental Command Post |
RCS |
Rapier Control System |
Rd |
Round |
RDR |
Radar |
Rds C |
Rounds Complete |
RDX |
Research Department Formula X |
Regn |
Registration |
Rdy |
Ready |
RECON |
Reconnaissance (also known as: RECCE) |
Regt |
Regiment |
Regt Net |
Regimental (radio) Network |
Rel Pt |
Release Point |
RF |
Radio Frequency |
R/F |
Range Finder |
RFU |
Rapier Fire Units |
Rge |
Range |
RHQ |
Regimental Headquarters |
RI |
Range Indicator |
RISTA |
Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Acquisition |
RL |
Rocket Launcher |
RLO |
Range Liaison Officer |
RMG |
Regimental Master Gunner |
RML |
Rifled Muzzle Loading |
RMO |
Regimental Medical Officer |
RMV |
Reduced Muzzle Velocity |
RO |
Routine Orders / Reference Object |
ROBC |
Regimental Officer Basic Course |
ROE |
Rules of Engagement |
ROF |
Rate of Fire |
rpg |
Rounds per Gun |
RO |
Reference Object |
ROE |
Rules of Engagement |
ROF |
Rate of Fire |
ROG |
Regimental Officers’ Gunnery Course |
ROT |
Rotation of the Earth |
RP |
Registration Point |
rpm |
Rounds per Minute |
rpgpm |
Rounds per Gun per Minute |
Rpt |
Repeat |
RQMS |
Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant |
RSD |
Reduced Safe Distance |
RSM |
Regimental Sergeant-Major |
RSMIG |
Regimental Sergeant-Major Instructor-in-Gunnery |
RSO |
Regimental Survey Officer |
RT |
Range Table / Radio Telegraphy |
RTO |
Regimental Transport Officer |
RV |
Rendezvous |
SAGW |
Surface to Air Guided Weapon |
SAM |
Surface-to-Air Missile |
SAP |
Semi-Armour Piercing |
SB |
Smooth Bore / Siege Battery |
SBLO |
Senior Bombardment Liaison Officer |
SBML |
Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading |
SBMM |
Standard Ballistic Meteorological Message |
SC |
Shaped Charge |
SCAO |
Shelling Connection Activity Overlay |
SCP |
Survey Control Point |
SCRA |
Staff Captain, Royal Artillery (the term was also used in the Royal Australian Artillery) |
SD |
Safe Distance |
SDP |
Surveillance Data Processor |
SEAD |
Suppression of Enemy Air Defence |
Sect |
Section |
Sect Cmdr |
Section Commander |
SFCP |
Shore Fire Control Party |
SHELLREP |
Shelling Report |
SHMA |
Suspected Hostile Mortar Area |
SI |
Senior Instructor |
SIG |
Signaller |
SIM |
Simultaneous |
SITREP |
Situation Report |
SL |
Search Light |
SLC |
Searchlight Control |
SMArt (155) |
Sensor-fuzed Munition for Artillery (155mm) |
SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
SMIG |
Sergeant-Major Instructor-in-Gunnery |
SMK |
Smoke |
SO |
Standing Orders |
SOIs |
Signal Operation Instructions |
SOP |
Standing Operational Procedure |
S of A |
School of Artillery |
SOB |
Staff Officer Bombardment |
SOIs |
Standard Operating Instructions |
SORA |
Staff Officer Royal Artillery (the term also used in the Royal Australian Artillery) |
SOS |
Emergency Fire Task |
SP |
Self-propelled |
SPHR |
Standard Predicted Horizontal Range |
Spt |
Support |
SQ |
Super Quick |
SQVT |
Super Quick – Variable Time |
SR |
Sound Ranging (see: SRg) |
SRC |
Survey Report Centre |
SRCP |
Sound Ranging Command Post |
SRG |
Surveillance and Response Group |
SRg |
Sound Ranging (see: SR) |
SRP |
Survey Reference Point |
SRR |
Surveillance Radar Receiver |
SSC |
Sector Searchlight Commander |
SSD |
Safe Splinter Distance |
SSF |
Standard Safety Factor |
ST(L) |
Service Target (Land) |
STA |
Surveillance and Target Acquisition |
STAMET |
Safe Target Area Adjusted for Meteorological Conditions |
S to S |
Surface to Surface |
SU |
Station Unit |
SUD |
Setting-up Data |
Svy |
Survey |
Svy Tp |
Survey Troop |
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AT Vol III Pam 1A Ordnance, Carriages and Mountings |
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AT Vol III Pam 1B Ballistics and Technical Aspects of Field Artillery |
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RAA Training Notes Vol 3 Field Artillery Pam 2 Gun Regiments – Duties in Action |
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Gun Drill Howitzer, Pack, 105mm L5 (Aust) |
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Firing Tables for Gun-Equipment 105mm L5 |
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ammunition (Ian Hogg) |
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artillery (Ian Hogg) |
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Brassey’s Artillery of the World (Shelford Bidwell, Brian Blunt, Tolley Taylor) |
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Artillery of the World (Christopher Foss) |
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RAA Standing Operating Procedures in Vietnam |