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Daily life within the Army is punctuated with abbreviations and acronyms; however, they are a ‘living’ form and, like the English language, they change with time, due to a variety of reasons. The following are the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (and Artillery-related) abbreviations,acronyms and Artillery Quotes, both past and present. 
         
Print Version (as at 9 December 2012)
         

 

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  

     
     

C

Ballistic Coefficient

 

Co

Standard Ballistic Coefficient

 

CA

Coast Artillery

 

CAMC

Cancel At My Command

 

CAS

Close Air Support

 

CASL

Coast Artillery Searchlight

 

CB

Counter Battery / Counter Bombardment

 

CBF

Counter-Battery Fire

 

CBLO

Chief Bombardment Liaison Officer

 

CBO

Counter-Battery (Bombardment) Officer

 

CC

Collective Call / Chief Clerk / computing centre

 

CCD

Commander, Coast Defences

 

CCF

Crest Confidence Factors

 

CCMA

Commander, Corps Medium Artillery

 

CCU

Command and Control Unit

 

CDA

Commander, Divisional Artillery

 

CE

Composition Exploding

 

CES

Complete Equipment Schedule

 

CF

Covering Fire

 

CFN

Craftsman

 

Ch

Charge

 

CI

Chief Instructor

 

CLK Admin

Clerk Administration

 

CLU

Central Loading Unit

 

CO

Commanding Officer

 

CO/CI

Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor

 

C of A

Centre of Arc

 

C of M

Correction of the Moment

 

C of R

Commencement of Rifling

 

CMETS

Computerised Meteorological System

 

Comd

Command / Commander

 

CP

Command Post

 

CPO

Command Post Officer

 

CPOA

Command Post Officer Assistant

 

CPSF

Command Post Shooting Form

 

CPSO

Command Post Safety Officer

 

CPSU

Controller Power Supply Unit

 

CPV

Command Post Vehicle

 

CPX

Command Post Exercise

 

CR

Commencement of Rifling / Control Room

 

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

 

CRC

Control and Reporting Centre

 

CRH

Calibre Radius Head

 

CS

Close Support

 

CSS

Combat Service Support

 

C/S

Call-Sign

 

CSBC

Close Support Battery Commander

 

CSG

Close Support Group

 

CTC

Console Tactical Control

 

CTR

Close Target Reconnaissance

 

CTT

Close Target Tracking

 

CVT

Controlled Variable Time

 

CWS

Common Weapon Sight

 



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


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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



JACC

Joint Airspace Control Centre

JAOC

Joint Air Operations Centre

JAOP

Joint Air Operations Plan

JFECC

Joint Fires and Effects Coordination Centre

JFO

Joint Forward Observer

JFT

Joint Fires Team

JHQ

Joint Headquarters

JOST

Joint Offensive Support Team

JOSTCC

Joint Offensive Support Team Coordination Centre

JTAC

Joint Terminal Air Controller



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



MA

Maintenance Area / Magnetic Angle

MACS

Modular Artillery Charge System

MAINTDEM

Maintenance Demand

md

Mean Deviation

MDA

Muzzle Danger Area

Mdm

Medium

MDP

Meteorological Datum Plane

MET

Meteorology

MFC

Mobile Fire Controller / Mortar Fire Controller

MFDC

Mortar Fire Direction Centre

MG

Master Gunner

Mk

Mark

ML

Muzzle-Loading

Mor

Mortar

MORTREP

Mortaring Report

MOV CLK

Movements Clerk

MPB

Mortar Base Plate

MPB

Mean Point of Burst

MPI

Mean Point of Impact

MR

Map Reference

MRS

Multiple Rocket System

M/S

Metres per Second  

MSD

Minimum Safe Distance

MSFS

Minimum Safe Fuze Setting

Msl

Missile

Msn

Mission

MT

Mechanical Time

MTF

Mechanical Time Fuze

MV

Muzzle Velocity

MVMD

Muzzle Velocity Measuring Device



NBC

Nuclear, Biological and Chemical

NBLO

Naval Bombardment Liaison Officer

NBSD

Normal Burst Safety Distance

NCO

Non-Commissioned Officer

NDP

Night Defensive Position

NFA

No Fire Area 

NFS

Naval Fire Support

NFSO

Naval Fire Support Officer

NGSLO

Naval Fire Support Liaison Officer

NGS

Naval Gunfire Support

NMB

No Move Before

NR

Non-rigidity of Trajectory

NSD

Normal Safe Distance



OAS

Offensive Air Support

OC

Officer Commanding

OCF

Operations Confidence Facility

OFC

Operational Fire Controller

OFOF

Orders for Opening Fire

OIC

Officer-in-Charge

OME

Ordnance Mechanical Engineer

OP

Observation Post

Op

Operator

OPA

Observation Post Assistant

OPO

Observation Post Officer

OPCOM

Operational Command

OPCON

Operational Control

OPCP

Operator Command Post

OPCP FD

Operator Command Post (Field)

Op Orders

Operation Orders

OPS

Operations

OPSO

Operations Officer

OPDEM

Operational Demand

ORBAT

Order of Battle

OS

Offensive Support

OT

Observer to Target



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



QE

Quadrant Elevation

QF

Quick Firing

QFC

Quadrant Fire Control

QM

Quartermaster


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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



TA

Target Acquisition

 

TAC

Tactical Air Controller

 

TaCCS

Tactical Command and Control System

 

TACHHQ

Tactical Headquarters

 

TAOR

Tactical Area of Responsibility

 

TARA

Technical Assistant – Royal Artillery (the term was also used in the Royal Australian Artillery)

TBI

Target Bearing Indicator

 

TC

Troop Commander (see: Tp Cmdr) / Terminate Control

 

TCP

Troop Command Post

 

TCR

Tactical Control radar

 

TDA

Target Damage Analysis / Trajectory Danger Area

 

TE

Tangent Elevation

 

TFAIO

Task Force Artillery Intelligence Officer

 

TFD

Table Fire Direction

 

TFT

Tabular Firing Tables

 

Tgt / TGT

Target

 

TKA

Tank Attack

 

TNT

Trinitrotoluene

 

TNL

Target Nomination List

 

TOF

Time of Flight

 

TOT

Time-on-Target

 

TP

Target Practice

 

Tp

Troop

 

Tp Cmdr

Troop Commander

 

Tp Ldr

Troop Leader

 

TPT

Transport

 

TPU

Tracker Processing Unit

 

TPP

Time Past a Point

 

TSM

Troop Sergeant-Major

 

TTBR

Time to be Ready

 

TTU

Telegraph Terminal Unit

 

TUAS

Tactical Unmanned Aerial System

 

2IC Second-in-Command  


UAS

Unmanned Aerial System

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle /  Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle

UEO

Unit Emplaning Officer

UFO

Unit Fire Officer

UHF

Ultra High Frequency

U/S

Un-serviceable

UXB

Unexploded Bomb

UXO

Unexploded Ordnance



VA

Vertical Angle

VCP

Vehicle Check Point

VHF

Very High Frequency

VM

Vehicle Mechanic

VOD

Velocity of Detonation

VP

Vulnerable Point

VT

Variable time



WAVES

Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System Network

WFZ

Weapons Free Zone

WKSP

Workshops

WL

Wagon Lines

WLO

Wagon Lines Officer

WLR

Weapons Locating Radar

Wng

Warning

WNGO

Warning Order

WOG

Warrant Officer Gunnery Course

WP

White Phosphorus

WPN

Weapon

WRE

Weapons Research Establishment



YO

Young Officer (ie. Young Officers’ Course – later referred to as: Regimental Officer Basic Course)



References

References include the following:

*

AT Vol III Pam 1  Ballistics and Ammunition

   

*

AT Vol III Pam 1A  Ordnance, Carriages and Mountings

 

*

AT Vol III Pam 1B  Ballistics and Technical Aspects of Field Artillery

 

*

RAA Training Notes  Vol 3  Field Artillery  Pam 2  Gun Regiments – Duties in Action

 

*

Gun Drill Howitzer, Pack, 105mm L5 (Aust)

 

*

Firing Tables for Gun-Equipment 105mm L5

 

*

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ammunition  (Ian Hogg)

 

*

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artillery  (Ian Hogg)

 

*

Brassey’s Artillery of the World  (Shelford Bidwell, Brian Blunt, Tolley Taylor)

 

*

Artillery of the World  (Christopher Foss)

 

*

RAA Standing Operating Procedures in Vietnam

         
         
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