Military

AA assembly area

ACA airspace coordination area

AD air defense

AIMING POINT

a sharply defined point or object on which the aight of a mortar is aligned when it is laid for direction. There are two general types of aming point--distant and close-in.

ALO air liasion

ALTERNATE POSITION

a place located generally adjacent to the primary position from which a weapon, a unit, or an individual can perform the original task when the primary position becomes unsuitable.

AM amplitude modulation

ammo ammunition

ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company

AO area of operation

approx approximately

ASR available supply rate

AT antitank

ATGM antitank guided missile

ATP ammunition transfer point

BACK AZIMUTH (RECIPROCAL BEARING)

the reverse or backward direction of an azimuth plus or minus degrees/3200 mils.

BASE LINE

an imaginary line passing through the base piece perpendicular to the azimuth of lay used to determine piece displacement relative to the base piece for use in computing hasty TMPCs.

Bde brigade

BMNT beginning morning nautical twilight

BMP Threat vehicle

bn battalion

BOMREP bombing report

btry battery

BURST LINE

lines drawn on the M16(M19) ploting board, representing the desired burst location of rounds to form a standard sheaf.

CAS close air support

CAV cavalry

cdr commander

CE Communication-Electronics

chg charge

CFC company fire control

CFL coordinated fire line

cmd command

co company

COA course of action

COLT combat observation lasting team

commo communication

CONOPS continuous operations

COT cotangent

counteratk counterattack

COUNTERFIRE

the attack of enemy indirect fire systems. It includes all activities to destroy or neutralize enemy mortars, artillery, rockets, missiles, and related units such as command and control, target acquisition, and ammunition stockpiles.

CP command post

CPL corporal

CPT captain

CSC combat support company

CSR controlled supply rate

CSS combat service support

cu cubic

DA Department of the Army

DAP distant aiming point

div division

DISPLACEMENT

to leave one position and occupy another. Forces may be laterally displaced to concentrate combat power in threatened areas.

DISTANT AIMING POINT

a point at least 1,500 meters from the mortars so that normal displacement in firing or traverse will not result in a horizontal angular change in direction of more than 1/2 mil. DAPs to the right or left flank are perferred to reduce the converging/diverging effect on the sheaf.

DIVARTY division artillery

DLIC detachment left in contact

DLY delay

DMD digital message device

DOF direction of fire

DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munitions

DS direct support

ea each

EENT end evening nautical twilight

EMERGENCY OCCUPATON (HIP SHOOT)

occupation of a position from a convoy (displacement) without prior reconnaissance and immediately firing from this position.

engr engineer

EPW enemy prisoner of war

EW electronic warfare

FA field artillery

FCL final coordination line

FCT firepower control team

FD fire direction

FDC fire direction center

FEBA forward edge of the battle area

FFA free-fire area

FFE fire for effect

1SG first sergeant

FIST-V fire support team vehicle

FLOT forward line of own troops

FM field manual

FO forward observer

FPF final protective fire

FPL final protective line

FRAGO fragmentary order

FSCL fire support coordination line

FSCOORD fire support coordinator

FSE fire support element

FSO fire support officer

FSS fire support section

ft feet

GFF graphical firing fan

GLLD ground-laser locator designator

GPS global positioning system

G/VLLD ground-vehicular laser locator designator

GS general support

HASTY SURVEY

techniques used to establish rapid and sufficiently accurate directon or position data through simplified procedures with equipment from the TOE.

HE high-explosive

HHB headquarters and headquarters battery

HHC headquarters and headquarters company

HMMWV high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle

HOB height of burst

HQ headquarters

hvy heavy

IAW in accordance with

ILLUM illumination

IMP impact (fuze setting)

inf infantry

intell intelligence

intercomm intercommunication

INTSUM intelligence summary

J-SEAD joint suppression of enemy air defense

KIA killed in action

km kilometer

kmph kilometers per hour

LAW light antitank weapon

lb pound

LC line of contact

LD line of departure

ldr leader

LID light infantry division

log logistics

LOGPAC logistics package

LRP logistics release point

LT lieutenant

LZ landing zone

maint maintenance

mar march

MBA main battle area

MBC mortar ballistic computer

mech mechanized

med medical

MET meterotological

METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time

MHz megahertz

MIJIREP reports of meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference

min minute

mm millimeter

MOF multioption fuze

MOPP mission-oriented protection posture

mort mortar

MORTREP mortar shelling report

MOUT military operations in urbanized terrain

MRE meal, ready to eat

MRL multiple rocket launcher

MSG master sergeant

MT mechanical time

MTOE modified tables of organization and equipment

NBC nuclear, biological, chemical

NCO noncommissioned officer

NCOIC noncommissioned officer in charge

NCS net control station

NETT new equipment training team

NFA no-fire area

NTL not later than

No. number

NSB near-surface burst (fuze setting)

NSN national stock number

obj objective

OCOKA observation, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach

OP observation post

OPCON operational control

opn operation

OPORD operation order

OPSEC operation security

PADS position/azimuth determining system

para paragraph

PARALLEL SHEAF

a sheaf in which the planes of fire for all pieces are parallel. Regardless of the range, the bursts will be spaced laterally at the same intervals as the pieces.

PD point-detonationing (a fuze setting)

PFC private first class

PIECE DISPLACEMENT

the distance of each mortar from the base piece in terms of right or left and forward or behind; the undesired movement of a weapon due to traversing or firing.

PL phase line

PLATOON/SECTION CENTER

the point over which the base piece is located. It is the chart location of the platoon/section and should be near the geographic center of all the mortars.

PLL prescribed load list

plt platoon

POL petroleum, oils and lubricants

PROX proximity (fuze setting)

prep preparation

PSG platoon sergeant

PSP pierced steel planking

PVT private

PW prisoner of war

PZ pickup zone

qty quantity

QSTAG Quadripartite Standardization Agreement

RATELO radiotelephone operation

RATT radio teletypewriter

rd rounds(s)

regt regiment

RFA restricted fire area

RFL restrictive fire line

RP release point

RSOP reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position

RSR required supply rate

SALT support arms liaison team

SAW squad automatic weapon

sct scout

SEAD suppression of enemy air defense

SEE small emplacement excavator

sec second

SFC sergeant first class

SGT sergeant

SHELREP shelling report

SKEDS

a light weight plastic/Teflon coated litter used to evacuate casualties over short distances

SITREP situation report

smk smoke

SOI singal operation instructions

SOP standard operating procedure

SP start point; specialist

SPC specialist

spt support

SPOTREP spot report

sqd squad

SSG staff sergeant

STANAG Standardization Agreement

STANDARD SHEAF

a sheaf in which the planes of fire for all peices may not be parallel, but the bursts will be spaced laterally at intervals equivalent to the bursting diameter of the system's high-explosive ammunition rounds.

STP soldier training publication

TAC Tactical Air Command (USAF)

TACP tactical air control party

TBD to be determined

TC training circular

TERRAIN MORTAR POSITION CORRECTIONS

precomputed corrections for each mortar that are applied to the command firing data to compensate for terrain positioning.

TF task force

TFT tabular firing table

tgt target

TM technical manual

tm team

TMPC terrain mortar position correction

TOC tactical operations center

TOE table of organization and equipment

TOT time on target

TOW tube-lunched, optically tracked, wire guided

TRP target reference point

UMCP unit maintenance collection point

US United States

USAF United States Air Force

USMC United States Marine Corps

veh vehicle

VHF very high frequency

vic vicinity

vol volume

WIA wounded in action

WP white phosphorus

XO executive officer

z (time) zulu