America's Army Glossary:

This section will cover the common abbreviations and terms
used by the US Army. This will also cover abbreviations 
and terms commonly used in the game forums, in-game chat,
and in the IRC chat rooms.


AA - America's Army

A-Team - The primary operational element of a Special Forces
          company, an A-Team consists of 12 Special Forces 
          Soldiers; two officers, and ten sergeants

AFK - Away From Keyboard

AK - 'Avtomat Kalashnikova', a Soviet-designed
        assault rifle. (AK47, AKS74U)

AK47 - The original "AK" or "Kalashnikov" has been the 
            enemy's weapon of choice dating back to 1947. 
            What it lacks in muzzle velocity and accuracy, 
            it gains in high volumes of fire

AKSU74 - The AKS-74U is similar to the Ak-74, but with
                a shorter barrel and folding stock

AR - Automatic Rifleman or Rifle (M249)

Bandwidth - The maximum amount of electronic throughput
                   on a connect at the slowest point (usually 
                   expressed in Kbps or Mbps - higher is better
                   and 1 Mbps = 1000Kbps

bbl - Be back later

BDM - The M141 BDM, or Bunker Defeat Munitions, is a 
       shoulder-fired rocket designed to defeat fortified
       positions, bunkers, and light armor.

bpc - Bottom PC on Insurgent Camp

brb - Be right back

Bunny Hopping - Jumping while moving to avoid getting hit

Camper - A player who sits in one location for a long period of
                time. Generally, defensive camping is considered 
                good form, while camping on assault is 
                considered bad form.

CO - Commander

Cook - The burn time from a grenade fuse before throwing.

cp - Central Peak on Mountain Pass, and Radio Tower
        Also the Main Control Panel on Pipeline.

cqc or cqb -  Close Quarters Combat or Close Quarters 
                      Battle

DB - AGP-DB14 Door Breacher, the Door Breacher is an 
      explosive device designed to make entry on locked 
      or un-operable doors.

DoD - Department of Defense

Dragunov SVD - The enemy counterpart to the M82A1, a 
                           Russian made advanced marksman rifle 

EPW - Enemy Prisoner of War

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FARP - Fueling and Rearming Point

ff - Friendly fire

Flank - Left, right or the rear of a position

FLS - Field Landing Strip

FM - Field Manual

FOV - Field Of View

fps - Frames Per Second

Frag - Fragmentation Grenade

FTL - Fire Team Leader

FTX - Field Training Exercise

g1 - Good One

g2g - Got to Go

gg - Good Game

gj - Good Job

GP30 - The enemy equivalent to the M203, the GP-30 is a 
            muzzle-loaded, single-shot grenade launcher that
            can be mounted underneath any AK-series assault 
            rifle

gt - Good Try
 
HE - High Explosive

HONOR - Total experience points the player has earned

Hooah - US Army slang term used by soldiers that
              generally means something “good”. Often used
              in a celebratory manner to show excitement

HQ - Headquarters

HUD - Heads-Up Display

IF - Indigenous Forces who assist US Special Forces units

IP - Internet Protocol; generally refers to the servers 
      address

IRC - Internet Relay Chat (a chat room interface)

ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network, a type
           of internet connection.

Jumper - A player who has fallen and dies by 
               'leaving a crater'

lpc - Lower PC on Insurgent Camp

LAN - Local Area Network

LOF - Line of Fire

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LOS - Line of Sight

M16/M16A2 - The M16A2 is the standard issue rifle for the 
                      United States Army

M4A1 - The M4A1 is a shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, 
             yet it packs the same firepower

M4 - The Rangers use this modified version of the M4A1. 
        Special Forces also used a modifiable version of 
        this weapon (see SOPMOD)

M203 - Mounted under the M16A2 or M4A1, the single-shot 
            M203 fires 40mm grenades with a devastating 
            blast radius

M249 - The M249 squad automatic weapon is a support 
             weapon (see SAW or AR)

M24 - The M24 is the standard issue advanced marksman 
          rifle for the U.S. Army

M82 - The Barrett M82A1 is a magazine-fed, semiautomatic 
          advanced marksman rifle

M9 - The M9 Pistol is the handgun carried by advanced 
        marksman as a 'last-resort' close quarters combat 
        weapon

Main - Main valve on Pipeline

METTT - Essential planning factors: Mission, Enemy
              Terrain, Troops and Time

mg - Machine Gun

MILES - Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System -
             a system of lasers used to simulate combat.

MOS - Military Occupational Specialty

Mosin Nagant - The enemy bolt-action advanced marksman 
                         rifle is reliable and comparable to 
                         the M24 SWS

Nade - Grenade

NCO - Noncommissioned Officer (Corporal, Sergeant,
           Staff Sergeant, etc)
 
Newbie - Generally this is a new player

nj - Nice Job

n00b - Slang for a new player, or a player who 
           does something that a seasoned player should 
           know better than to do.

np - No Problem

NPC - a non-playable character in the game (civilians)

ns - Nice Shot

nt - Nice Try

NVG - Night Vision Goggles

ODA - Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (A-Team). 
      The primary operational element of a Special Forces 
      company, a SF ODA consists of 12 Special Forces 
      Soldiers; two officers, and ten sergeants. 

OPFOR - The term used to describe U.S. Soldiers acting 
         as the enemy during training events.

Ping - The time it takes for data from your computer
           to go to and from a server in milliseconds.
           (lower is better)

PLF - Parachute Landing Fall

PLT - Platoon

Pri/Prime - Primary valve on Pipeline

Rambo - Person who runs by himself to attack the enemy,
              often derogatory, also known as “lone wolf”

RL - Real Life

ROE - Rules of Engagement, also slang for the negative 
          points accrued for friendly fire

RPK - A variant of the AKM assault rifle, the APK light 
         machine is comparable to the M249 SAWm the RPK 
         has a smaller magazine, shorter effective range,
         and less recoil (Ruchnoi Pulemet Kalashnikova)

RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade

SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon (M249)

Sec - Secondary valve on Pipeline

SF - US Special Forces 

SITREP - Situation Report

Smoke - Smoke Grenade

SOP - Standard Operating Procedures

Sound Off - Say something so other teammates know you
                   are alive.

SOPMOD - Special Operations Peculiar Modification. The 
                 M4A1 Carbine used by all Special Forces units.

SPR - Special Forces advanced marksman rifle

SQD - Squad (8-12 soldiers)

sry - Sorry

SSG - Staff Sergeant

SVD - "Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunov"; Russian-
          made advanced marksman rifle.

tpc or upc - Top computer or Upper Computer respectively on
                     Insurgent Camp

thx - Thanks

TK or TKer - Team Killer, a person who kills their teammates

TM - Technical Manual

ty - Thank You

Vintorez - Enemy Elite Troops advanced marksman rifle
