2S

Soviet SPG Series also see SAU and SO; they mean the same

250/1

German recce Half track

251/1

German Half track

251/7

German Engr Half track

251/9

SP 75IG

251/10

SP 37ATG

A

A9

British Infantry Tank

A10

British Cruiser Tank

A11

British Infantry Tank

A12

British Infantry Tank

A13

British Cruiser Tank

AAG

Anti Aircraft Gun

AAV7

See LVTP-7

AB

Auto Blinda – Italian Armored Car

Ab

Airborne

Abbot

UK SP 105 Howitzer

A/C

Armored Car

ACAV

Armored Cavalry Armored Vehicle? M113 with extra MMG and a MMG Turret

ADATS

Air Defense Anti Tank System Canadian SPAA Missile on M113

AEC

British Command Post Vehicle

AEV

Armored Engineer Vehicle

AH

Attack Helicopter

AML

French Armored Car Series

AMX

French Tank/APC/IFV/SPG series

APC

Armored Personnel Carrier

Armd

Armored

Army

A unit of Corps

Amph

Amphibious

ARV

Armored Recovery Vehicle

Arty

Artillery

AS90

Self Propelled 155mm Howitzer

AT

Anti Tank

ATG

Anti Tank Gun

ATGM

Anti Tank Guided Missile

ATGW

Anti Tank Guided Wire

AT-L

Soviet Prime Mover Series

A/Tk

Anti Tank

AVLB

Armored Vehicle Launcher Bridge

AVGP

Armored Vehicle General Purpose – Canadian Cougar Tank Trainer and Grizzly APC

AVRE

Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers

B

Bison

Canadian Armored Command Post based on the LAV

Blowpipe

UK Shoulder launched AA missile

BM

Soviet Rocket Launcher Series

BMP

Soviet IFV

Bn

Battalion

BO

British Helicopter

BTR

Soviet APC

BRDM

Soviet Reconnaissance Vehicle series

Bren

British Universal Carrier

BT

Soviet Fast Tank Series

Bty

Battery

C

CAR

Staff Car generic term

CAV

Cavalry

CB

Counter Battery

CC

Combat Command

CDO

Commando

CEN

Centurion Tank

CEV

Combat Engineer Vehicle

CH

Cargo Helicopter

Challenger

UK Tank

Chieftain

UK Tank

Cobra

German ATGW

Conqueror

UK Heavy Tank

Corps

A unit of divisions

Coy

Company – a unit of platoons

Coyote

Canadian LAV-25 with GSR and Electronic recce tools

D

DCR

French Armored Division

DD

Duplex Drive – Amphibious Tank or Double Dispersed

Div

Division – a unit of brigades or regiments

DLM

French Light Mechanized Division

Drag P

Dragoon Portees – French Mechanized Dragoon Regiment

Dragon

US Shoulder Launched Anti-Tank Missile

E

ea

Each

Engr

Engineer

ENTAC

French ATGW

Eryx

French ATGW

EW

Electronic Warfare

F

FAO

Field Artillery Officer

Ferret

UK Scout Car

Flail

Mine Clearing Tank

Flak

German Anti Aircraft

F/Tk

Flamethrower tank

Fuchs

German APC

FV

UK Armored Vehicle Series

G

Gaz

Russian Jeep Type Vehicle

Gazelle

UK Helicopter

GDR

Glider

Genie

French for Engineer

GSR

Ground Surveillance Radar

Guards

Elite Soviet Infantry

GW

German Assault Gun

H

H

Howitzer

H

Heavy

Harpoon

ATGW

HE

High Explosive

HELO

Helicopter

HMG

Heavy Machinegun

HOT

French ATGW

How

Howitzer

HQ

Headquarters

H/T

Half-Track

Humber

British Scout Car

HV

Hummer or Hum Vee or HUMMV

Hvy

Heavy

I

IG

Infantry gun

ISU

Soviet Heavy Assault Gun Series

J

Javelin

US ATGW or UK LAA Missile

Jeep

Light vehicle

Jeep/MG

Light vehicle with a machinegun

Jg

Jagd or hunting

JP

Jagd Panzer

K

Kan

Kanone

KPz

Kampf Panzer

KV

Soviet Heavy Tank Series

Kurrassier

Austrian SPAT

L

L/A

Light aircraft

LARS

Light Artillery Rocket System

LAV

Light Armored Vehicle

LAV 3

Canadian IFV based on LAV

LBer

Pounder

LeClerc

French Tank

LMG

Light Machinegun

LOF

Line of Fire

LOS

Line of Sight

LR

Land-Rover

LSI

Landing Ship Infantry

LST

Landing Ship Tank

LTVP

Light amphibious APC

Lt

Light

LVT

Light amphibious vehicle

LVT (A)

Light amphibious vehicle with extra armament and armour

LVTP-7

Amphibious APC also called AAV7

LW

Luftwaffe

Lynx

UK Helicopter or Canadian Recce APC

M

M1

US Tank

M2

US IFV

M3

US Recon IFV

M3 H/T

US Half track

M3 S/C

US Scout Car

M3/57

M3 H/T with 57mm ATG

M3/75

M3 H/T with 75mm How

M3/81

M3 H/T with 81mm Mortar

M3/105

M3 H/T with 105mm How

M3/120

M3 H/T with 120mm Mortar

M3/AA

M3 H/T with 20mm AAG

M4

US Tank

M4/75

US Tank

M4/76

US Tank

M4/105

US Tank

M5

US Light Tank

M7

Self Propelled 105mm How

M8 AC

US Armored Car

M8 Scott

Self Propelled 75mm How

M10

SPAT

M12

Self Propelled 155mm How

M15

SPAA 40mm

M16

SPAA 4x .50

M18

SPAT

M24

US Light Tank

M26

US Tank

M36B1

SPAT

M40

Self Propelled 155mm How

M41

US Light Tank

M42

SPAAG

M47

US Tank

M48

US Tank

M48 Chaparral

US Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Missile system

M52

Self Propelled 155 Howitzer

M53

Self Propelled 203mm Howitzer

M59

Fore-runner of the M113 APC

M60

US Tank

M113

US APC

M114

US Recce APC

M103

US Heavy Tank

M106

M113 with 107 later 120mm Mortar

M108

Self Propelled 105mm Howitzer

M109

Self Propelled 155mm Howitzer

M125

M113 with 81mm Mortar

M150

TOW on M113

M163

SPAAG

M548

Tracked supply vehicle based on the M113

M577

Armored Command Post based on M113

M728

A CEV

M901

Improved TOW vehicle on M113

M981

Artillery Command Post Vehicle

Mech

Mechanized

MiL

Soviet Helicopter Series

MK IV

British Light Tank

MLG

Soviet Mine Layer

MMG

Medium Machinegun

Mor

Mortar

Mot

Motorized

MP

Military Police

MRL

Multiple Rocket Launcher

MRLS

Multiple Rocket Launcher System

MTLB

Soviet APC

MTU

Soviet AVLB

N

N/A

Not Applicable

NW

Nebelwerfer

O

OH

Observation Helicopter

OH58

Light Observation Helicopter

FAO

Observation Post

OT

Warsaw Pact APC Series

P

Para

Parachute

Pdr

Pounder

PJ

Panzer Jaeger

Pl

Platoon

Plt

Platoon

PMP

Soviet Truck Bridge Launcher

PS

Panzer Spah Wagen

PT

Soviet Specialized tank Series

Pz

Panzer

Pz G

Panzer Grenadier

Q

Q

Quad Barrel

QAA

Quad Barrel Anti Aircraft Gun

Quad

Artillery Limber

R

Rak

Rocket

Rapier

UK anti-aircraft missile

RR

Recoiless rifle

Recce

Reconnaisse

Redeye

US Shoulder Launched Anti-Aircraft missile

Regt

Regiment

Rifle

Type of Infantry

Roland

APC type

S

SA

Soviet Anti Aircraft Gun

Saladin

UK Armored Car

Samson

UK Artillery Support Vehicle

Saracen

UK APC

SAU

Soviet SPG Series

S/C

Scout Car

Scimitar

UK Scout Vehicle

Scorpion

UK Scout Vehicle

sdfz

German for Prime Mover

Scout

UK Helicopter or recce infantry

SHTURM-C

Soviet SPAT

Sioux

UK Helicopter

SMG

Submachinegun

Snapper

Soviet ATGW

SO

Soviet SPG series

SP

Self-propelled

SPA

Self-Propelled Anti-Artillery

SPAA

Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft

SPAT

Self-Propelled Anti-Tank

Spartan

UK APC

SPG

Self-Propelled Gun

Spigot

Soviet ATGW

SPz

German for Infantry APC

Sqn

Squadron

SS

German Elite Political Troops

SS11

French ATGW

Stalwart

UK Support Vehicle

Stinger

US shoulder Launched Anti-Aircraft missile

Striker

UK Self Propelled ATGW

StuG

German Assault Gun

SU

Soviet Assault Gun Series

T

T

Soviet Tank Series

TAM

South American Light Tank

TI

Israeli Tank Series

Tk

Tank

TR-1

UK SPAA Missile

TOW

An ATGM

TUA

TOW under Armour – Canadian Designed Dual Launcher TOW Turret

Tur

Turret

Type 56

Chinese APC

Type 59

Chinese Tank

Type 62

Chinese Tank

Type 63

Chinese Light Tank

Type 69

Chinese Tank

Type 79

Chinese Tank

Type 80

Chinese Tank

Type 83

Self Propelled152mm like SO152 or 2S3

Type 88

South Korean Tank

U

UH

Utility Helicopter

V

VAB

French APC

VAL

Valentine

VBL

French Light Vehicle

VW

Volkswagen

W

Walid

Arab APC

Warrior

UK IFV

Wiesel

German light armour similar to a Mule in size

Wombat

UK 120mm RR

WZ 501

Chinese APC

Y

YW 531

Chinese APC

Z

Zelda

Israeli Armour upgrade package

ZPU

Soviet towed AAG series

ZSU

Soviet SPAA series