List of terms, acronyms , information, related to modern infantry, infantry weapons, military, or firerarms in general. See also List of modern AFV and artillery related terms and acronyms . Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...
AA Anti-Aircraft AAN Army After Next AARADCOM Army Armament Research And Development COMmand AB Air Burst ABC Automatic Brightness Control ABM Air Burst(ing) Munition ABMS Air Bursting Munition System ABRO Army Base Repair Organisation ABS Air-Bursting System AC Alternating Current ACA Ammunition Container Assembly ACOG Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight ACLOS Automatic Command to Line of Sight ACP Automatic Colt Pistol ACR Advanced Combat Rifle ADI Australian Defence Industries AE Action Express AGC Automatic Gain Control AGL Automatic Grenade Launcher AICS Accuracy International Chassis System AICW Advanced Individual Combat Weapon AIFV Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle AMLCD Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display AMR Anti-Materiel Rifle AMS Armoured Mortar System AMS-H Advanced Missile System - Heavy AP Anti-Personnel AP Armour Piercing APC Armoured Personnel Carrier APDS Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot APEP Armour-Piercing Enhancement Programme APERS Anti-PERSonnel APFSDS Armour Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot API Armour Piercing Incendiary APSA Armour Piercing Secondary Effect AR Assault Rifle ARD Anti-Reflective Device ARDEC Armament Research, Development and Engineering Command ASP Automatic, Self-Powered AT Anti-Tank ATAS Automatic Target Acquisition System ATD Advanced Technology Demonstrator ATGL Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher ATGM Anti-Tank Guided Missile ATGW Anti-Tank Guided Weapon ATK Alliant Techsystems AUG Armee Universal Gewehr BBSP Blow Back Shifted Pulse BCT Brigade Combat Team BDA Browning Double Action BDM Bunker Demolition Munition BFA Blank Firing Attachment BILL Bofors, Infantry, Light and Lethal BLITS Beta Lighted Infantry Telescope System BMS Battalion Mortar System BOSS Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System BPS Battery Power Source BSP Bright Source Protection BST Basic Skills Trainer BT Bullet Trap BTU Bullet Trap Universal BUA BILL Under Armour BW Bacteriological Warfare CCD Charge Coupled Device CCO Close Combat Optic CCTV Closed-Circuit Television CDA Combat Defensive Action CEP Circular Error Probability CEPP Controlled Effect Police Projectile cd candela; candlepower CIS Chartered Industries of Singapore CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CLASS Computerised Laser Sight System CLOS Command to Line Of Sight CLU Command Launch Unit CM Colour-Marking CMS Common Missile System CMT Cadmium Mercury Telluride CNVD Clip-on Night Vision Device CPR Common Practice Round CQBW Close Quarters Battle Weapon CRISAT Collaborative Research Into Small Arms Technology CRT Cathode Ray Tube CS Confined Space CTA Case Telescoped Ammunition CW Chemical Warfare DA Double Action DAO Double Action Only DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DC Direct Current DERA Defence Evaluation and Research Agency DICON Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria DMC Digital Magnetic Compass DMR Dedicated Marksman Rifle DoD Department of Defense DP Demonstration Purpose DP Dual Purpose DRA Defence Research Agency EC Enhanced Carbine ECOS Enhanced Combat Optical Sight EFP Explosively Formed Penetrator EGLM Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module ELB Extended Life Barrel EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal EPG Enhanced Performance Grenade ER Extended Range ERA Explosive Reactive Armour ES Extreme Spread ESAF Elecronic Safety and Arm Function FAL Fusil Automatique Lйgиre FAPDS Frangible Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FCS Fire-Control System/Subsystem FEBA Forward Edge of Battle Area FFSS Future Fighting Soldier System FIBUA Fighting In Built-Up Areas FIRM Floating Integrated Rail Mount FIST Future Integrated Soldier Technology FLEA Frangible Low Energy Ammunition FLIR Forward-Looking Infra-RedFLSW Future Light Support Weapon FM Titanium tetrachloride (code designation) FMBS Family of Muzzle Brake/Suppressors FMJ Full Metal Jacket FMJBT Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail FMJLF Full Metal Jacket Lead Free FN Fabrique Nationale (now FN HERSTAL) FOD Foreign Object Damage FORTIS Forward Observation and Reconnaissance Thermal Imaging System FOTT Follow-On-To-TOW FPA Focal Plane Array FRAG FRAGmentation FTA Frangible Training Ammunition FTT Field Tactical Trainer FUE First Unit Equipped FV Fighting Vehicle FY Fiscal Year g gramme(s) GAMA Gun Automatic Multiple Ammunition GBAD Ground Based Air Defence GCU Gun Control Unit GL Grenade Launcher GLDNSM Grenade Launcher Day-Night Sight Mount GMG Grenade Machine Gun GPMG General Purpose Machine Gun GPS Global Position System GREM Grenade Rifle Entry Munition h hour(s) H&K Heckler and Koch HALO High Activity/Low Observable HB Heavy Barrel HBAR Heavy Barrel Assault Rifle HC High Capacity HC Hollow Charge HC Hexachloroethane/zinc HDS HOLOgraphic Diffraction Sight HE High Explosive HEAA High Explosive Anti-Armour HEAB High Explosive Air Burst HEAT High Explosive Anti-Tank HEDP High Explosive Dual Purpose HEF High Explosive Fragmentation HEFT High Explosive Follow Through HEI High Explosive Incendiary HEMP High Explosive Multi-Purpose HEP High Explosive Plastic HESH High Explosive Squash Head HETF High Explosive Time Fuzed HITP High Ignition Temperature Propellant HMG Heavy Machine Gun HMMWV High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle HP High Power; Hollow Point HPT High Pressure Test HVCC High Velocity Canister Cartridge I Incendiary IAL Infra-red Aiming Light IDW Individual Defence Weapon IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle IGLS Individual Grenade Launcher System II Image Intensifier IIR Imaging Infra-Red IM Insensitive Munition(s) IMU Inertial Measurement Unit INSAS Indian Small Arms System InSb Indium-antimonide IOF Indian Ordnance Factory IR Infra-Red IS Internal Security ISGU Integrated Sight and Guidance Unit ITAS Improved Target Acquisition System ITOW Improved TOW ITPIAL Infra-red Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Laser ITT Invitation To Tender IW Individual Weapon JHP Jacketed Hollow Point JLTA Javelin Composite Launch Tube JMAC Joint Medium-calibre Automatic Cannon JSCS Joint Service Combat Shotgun JSP Jacketed Soft Point JSSAMP Joint Services Small Arms Master Plan JSSAP Joint Services Small Arms Programme KAC Knight's Armament Company KE Kinetic Energy kg kilogramme(s) LAM Laser Aiming Module LAR Light Automatic Rifle LAV Light Armoured Vehicle LAW Light(weight) Anti-armour Weapon LB Long Barrel LC Laser Collimator LCD Liquid crystal display LD Low drag LE Law Enforcement LED Light Emitting Diode LF Linked Feed LF ATGW Light Forces' Anti-Tank Guided Weapon LFL Light Fighter Lethality LFHG Lightweight Fragmentation Hand Grenade LION Lightweight Infra-red Observation Night sight LMAW Light Multi-purpose Assault Weapon LMG Light Machine Gun LOAL Lock On After Launch LOBL Lock On Before Launch LP Liquid Propellant LPG Liquid Propellant Gun LR Long-Range LR Long Rifle LRD Long Range Deflagrator LRIP Low-Rate Initial Production LRM Laser Range-finder Module LRN Lead Round Nose LRSA Lonf Range Sniper Ammunition LRU Line Replacement Unit LSS Lightweight Shotgun System LSW Light Support Weapon LTA Launch Tube Assembly LTP Laser Target Pointer LTP Luminesant Training Projectile LUTE Lightweight Uncooled Thermal Imager Equipment LVS Lightweight Video Sight LWC Lead Wad Cutter LWIR Long Wave Infrared LWL LightWeight Launcher m metre(s) MALOS Miniature Laser Optical Sight MAR Micro Assault Rifle MARS Multi-purpose Aiming Reflex Sight MARS Mini Assault Rifle System m/s metres per second MBC Mortar Ballistic Computer MBT Main Battle Tank MCLOS Manual Command to Line Of Sight MEP Modular Explosive Penetrator MEU(SOC) Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) MFC Mortar Fire Control(ler) MFCS Multi-Fire Control System/Mortar Fore Control System MG Machine Gun MGL Multiple Grenade Launcher MICV Mechanised Infantry Combat Vehicle MILSTAN MILitary STANdard mm millimetre(s) MLI Mid-Life Improvement MLO Muzzle Loaded Ordnance MMG Medium Machine Gun MMS Modular Mounting System MNVD Monocular Night Vision Device MOA Minute Of Angle MoD Ministry of Defence MOUT Military Operations in Urban Terrain MP Machine Pistol MPI Mean Point of Impact MPIM MultiPurpose Individual Munition MPM MultiPurpose Munition MR Medium Range MRAR MultiRole Assault Round MSR Missile Simulation Round MT Mechanical Time MTBF Mean Time Between Failure MTSQ Mechanical Time Semi-Quick MUGS Multipurpose Universal Gunner Sight MV Muzzle Velocity MWS Modular Weapon System NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical NDI Non-Developmental Item NFOV Narrow Field Of View NG New/Next Generation Ni/Cd Nickel Cadmium NLAW Next Light (weight) Anti-armour Weapon NV Night Vision NVG Night Vision Goggle NVS Night Vision System OCSW Objective Crew-Served Weapon OEG Occluded Eye Gunsight OFSA Objective Family of Small Arms OFW Objective Force Warrior OHWS Offensive Hand Weapon System OICW Objective Individual Combat Weapon OOTW Operations Other Than War OPDW Objective Personal Defense Weapon OSW Objective Sniper Weapon OTA Over-flight Top Attack PC Personal Computer PCC Police Compact Carbine PD Point Detonating PDRR Program Definition Risk-Reduction PDW Personal Defence Weapon PGMM Precision Guided Mortar Munition PH Probability of Hit Pi Probability of incapacitation PIBD Point Initiating Base Detonated PIP Product Improvement Program(me) PLOS Predicted Line Of Sight PM Product Manager PMOD Platform Modifications POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory PWP Plasticised White Phosphorus QCB Quick Change Barrel QE Quadrant Elevation RAAM Rifle-launched Anti-Armour Munition RARDE Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment RAW Rifleman's Assault Weapon RCL ReCoilLess RF Rimfire RFAS Russian Federation and Associated States RGGS Rifle Grenade General Service RHA Rolled Homogenous Armour RIS Rail Interface System RLEM Rifle-Launched Entry Munition RO Royal Ordnance (name no longer used) ROTA Royal Ordnance Training Ammunition RP Red Phosphorus RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade RRTR Reduced Range Training Round RSAF Royal Small Arms Factory (now closed) RTE Rifle Team Equipment s second(s) S&W Smith & Wesson SABR Selectable Assault Battle Rifle SAC Small Arms Collimator SACLOS Semi-Automatic Command to Line Of Sight SADA Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly SAFCS Small Arms Fire Control System SANDF South African National Defence Force SAP Semi-Armour-Piercing SAPHEI Semi-Armour-Piercing High Explosive Incendiary SASR Special Application Sniper Rifle SAW Squad Automatic Weapon SAWS Squad Automatic Weapon System SB Short Barrel SD Self Destruct(ion) SEAL Sea/Air/Land SEP Soldier Enhancement Programme SFMG Sustained Fire Machine Gun SFSW Special Forces Support Weapon SFW Special Forces Weapon SINCGARS Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System SIP System Improvement Program(me) SJFN Semi-Jacketed Flat Nose SJHP Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point SLAP Saboted Light Armour Penetrator SLAW Shoulder-Launched Assault Weapon SLR Self-Loading Rifle SLWAGL Super Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher SMAW Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon SMG Sub-Machine Gun SMK Smoke SOCOM Special Operations Command SOF Special Operations Force(s) SP Soft Point SPAS Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun SPP Special Purpose Pistol SPR Special Purpose RifleSPW Special Purpose Weapon SR Short Rifle SRAW Short Range Assault Weapon SRI Short Range Insert SRTS Short Range Thermal Sight SSW Squad Support Weapon STAB Steered Agile Beams STANAG STANdardisation Agreement SUB SUBstitute SUC Square Ultra Compact SUIT Sight Unit Infantry Trilux SUSAT Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux SWAT Special Weapons And Tactics SWC Semi WadCutter SWS Sniper Weapon System T Tracer TAS Target Acquisition Subsystem TDD Target Detection Device TE Tangent Elevation TES Tactical Environment Simulation TI Thermal Imager TIM Thermal Imaging Module TMP Tactical Machine Pistol TNT Trinitrotoluene TOP Total Obscuring Power TOW Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided TP Target Practice TP-S or TPS Target Practice-Spotting/Signature TPCM Target Practice Colour-Marking TPDS Target Practice Discarding Sabot TPTF Target Practice Time Fuzed TR Triple Rail TSR Tavor Sporting Rifle TU Traversing Unit TWS Thermal Weapon Sight TV Television UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UMA Universal Mounting Adapter UMP Universal Machine Pistol USP Universal Self-loading Pistol UTL Universal Tactical Light UTM Universal Transverse Mercator UV Ultraviolet UW Urban Warfare V Volt(s) VAK Vehicle Adaptor Kit VLI Visible Light Illuminator WFOV Wide Field Of View WP White Phosphorus WSM Winchester Short Magnum American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ...
An anti-material rifle is generally a large-caliber rifle used in peacetime for destroying unexploded ordnance, and during wartime for attacking unarmored or lightly armored targets, fuel dumps, parked airplanes, etc. ...
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