Abbreviation Guide

From SSDC, Inc.

The universe of Battlelords if filled with abbreviations and acronyms that can be confusing to the uninitiated. Below, arranged alphabetically, is an ever-expanding list. An abbreviation of acronym link within the Battlelords WIKI should first direct you here, where the full term will be provided. The full term will then directly link to its Glossary entry for a quick definition.

If you look real hard, you'll find a few humorous goodies we mercenary editors can't help hiding.

Total Entries: 367

Contents 1 Abbreviations: A 2 Abbreviations: B 3 Abbreviations: C 4 Abbreviations: D 5 Abbreviations: E 6 Abbreviations: F 7 Abbreviations: G 8 Abbreviations: H 9 Abbreviations: I 10 Abbreviations: J 11 Abbreviations: K 12 Abbreviations: L 13 Abbreviations: M 14 Abbreviations: N 15 Abbreviations: O 16 Abbreviations: P 17 Abbreviations: Q 18 Abbreviations: R 19 Abbreviations: S 20 Abbreviations: T 21 Abbreviations: U 22 Abbreviations: V 23 Abbreviations: W 24 Abbreviations: X 25 Abbreviations: Y 26 Abbreviations: Z 27 Abbreviations: Other

Abbreviations: A

• A - Para-Artificial Intelligence Action
• AB - Attack Bonus
• Abs - Absorption
• ADB - Abdomen
• ADJ - Adjustment
• AEOI - Auto External Oxygen Injection
• AFP - Aktai Fuel Pump
• AHW - Archaic Hand Weapon
• AI - Armor Integrity or Artificial Intelligence
• AIM - Artificial Intelligence Module
• AGG - Aggression
• AGL - Agility
• AGR - Aggression
• a-grav - anti-gravity
• AKM - AKM Corporation
• AL - Ablative Liner
• ALI - Asset Loan Index
• AMC - Asteroid Mining Consortium
• AMM - Anti-Missile Missile
• AMS - Anti-Missile System
• AN - Activation Number
• AP - Armor Piercing
• APDS - Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot
• API - Armor Piercing Incendiary
• APW - Archaic Powder Weapon
• A/R - Attractor/Repressor Beam
• AR - Absorption Rating or Attractor/Repressor Beam
• AS - Applied Systematics
• ASA - Another Stupid Acronym
• ARM - Anarchist Rebellion Movement
• ARSAP -Advanced Reconnaissance, Surveillance, And Patrol
• Arty - Artillery
• Auto - Automatic
• ATK - Attack Number
• AV - Availability
• AWOL - Absent With Out Leave

Abbreviations: B

• B - Built-in Option (armor) or Rear Firing Weapon
• BAR (or Bar) - Bargaining
• BC - BioCyberdyne or Balshrom Science Corporation or Business Contact
• BES - Battle Environment Suit
• BLK - Block
• Bio -Biological Survival Matrix Roll
• BIT - Bite Attack
• BM - Battle Master
• BMH - Body Mounted Harness
• BP - Body Points
• BPR - Break Point Rating
• BRA - Biological Redox Agent
• BRE - Basic Rent and Expenses
• BRI - Body Rehabilitation Injection
• BW - By Weapon

Abbreviations: C

• C - Common
• Cam - Camera
• CAMG - Counter-Anti-Magnetic Generator
• Camo - Camouflage
• CB - Chemical/Biological
• CBR5R - Chemical, Biological, and Radiation Detection Module
• CC - Computing Capacity
• CCG - Collectible Card Game
• CCI - Customer Credit Index
• CD - ? (nanoids)
• CED - Continuous Effect Disintegrator
• Chem - Chemical Survival Matrix Roll or chemical
• CHR - Charisma
• CL - Control Level (nanoids)
• CLD - Cold Survival Matrix Roll
• CNL - Control
• COH - Cash on Hand
• Com or Comm - Communications
• Comp - Computer
• CON - Constitution
• Const. - Construction
• Cr - Credits
• CRA - Chemical Redox Agent
• CRI - Cyber Research Institute
• CRO - Cross Strike
• Cryo - Cryogenic Injection or Cryogenic
• CRT - ?
• CS - Chemical Suit
• C-Serum - Cooperation Serum
• CST - Counter-Strike
• Crit - Critical Hit

Abbreviations: D

• D - Disarm or Dislike or Direct Brain Connection Input (computer)
• d4 - Four sided die
• d6 - Six sided die
• d8 - Eight sided die
• d10 - Ten sided die
• d12 - Twelve sided die
• d20 - Twenty sided die
• da - day
• D/A - Damage Per Attack
• DAM - Damage
• DD - Death's Door
• deac. - deactivate
• DOA - Dead on Arrival
• Doc - Doctor
• DOD - Dodge
• DEP - Depleted Uranium Rounds
• Det - Detect or Detonation (as in "det cord")
• DET - Detonator Type
• Dex. - Dexterity
• DFMS - Defibrillation Massive Stimulant
• DIS - Disarm or Disintegration Mode
• DM - Defensive Modifier
• DRONK - Dumb Rams who accidentally Obliterate Nice Kitties
• DS - Deep Space
• Dur - Duration (of matrix or flamethrower attack)

Abbreviations: E

• E - Enmity or Electronic Timer
• EC - Energy Consumption
• ECM - Electronic Counter Measure
• ECCM - Electronic Counter Counter Measure
• EDC - Emergency Damage Control
• EDM - External Device Module
• ELB - Elbow Strike
• ELE - Electrical Attack or Electricity Armor Survival Matrix Roll
• Electro - Electronic or Electrolytic
• EI - Employment Index
• Elec - Electrical Survival Matrix Roll
• EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse Attack or Electro-Magnetic Pulse Armor Survival Matrix Roll
• ENC - Encumbrance
• Env - Environment
• Environs - Environments
• EPP - Energy in Power Pack
• EPS - Energy Per Shot
• EQ - Equipment
• ER - Effective Range
• EVM - Extra Vehicular Movement
• ESP - Extra Sensory Perception
• EWES - Early Warning Engagement System
• EWS - Early Warning System
• EXP - Experience Points or Experience
• EX THR - External Threshold

Abbreviations: F

• F - Fuse or Female or Forward Firing Weapon
• FAK - Fake
• FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
• FFoF - Fickle Finger of Fate
• FIG - Flux Interference Generator
• FIR - Fire Survival Matrix Roll
• F.I.S.T. - Force Interface Strength Transfer
• FMS - Fine Manipulation System
• FOF - Friend or Foe Transmitter
• FR - Failure Reduction
• FT - Function Time
• F.U.R.I.E.S. - Force, Urban, Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Espionage, Soldier

Abbreviations: G

• g - gauge
• GEW - Gravitic Effect Weapon
• Gen - General or Generator
• GM - Gas Mask
• Grav - Gravity
• G.S.A.S.S. - Galactic Standard Attribute Scoring System
• GSI - General Stardrive Incorporated
• GTCN - Galactic Tele Communications Card
• GTL - Gattling Tube Launch
• GU - Galactic Underground
• GU2 - Galactic Underground 2
• GU3 - Galactic Underground 3
• GUN. - Gunnery

Abbreviations: H

• HAL - Hostile Alien Lifeforms
• HARM - Homing Anti-Radiation Missile OR Homing Anti-Radar Missile
• HAW - Heavy Anti-tank Weapon
• HB - Head Butt
• HBK - Hard Block
• HD - Humpty Dumpty
• HEAP - High-Explosive Armor Piercing
• HEAT - High-Explosive Anti-Tank
• HEDP - High-Explosive Dual Purpose
• HIC - Hostile Identification Computer
• HIRNA - High Intelligence, Rude and Notoriously Annoying
• Holo - Holograph or Holographic
• HOO - Hook Strike
• HP - Heavy Point
• Hr - Hour
• HTH - Hand to Hand
• HVY - Heavy

Abbreviations: I

• IC - Internal Combustion (as in engine)
• ID - Identity or Identification
• IFN - Internal Frame Network
• IFF - Identify Friend or Foe
• IFP - Internal Flotation Systems or Internal Food Processor
• IFT - Implosion Field Technology or Implosion Field Thingy
• Init - Initiative
• INT - Intuition
• IM - Initiative Modifier
• IQ or I.Q. - Intelligence Quotient
• IR - Infrared or Integrity Reduction
• IT - Input Type (computers)
• IWJGU - I Was Just Growing Up

Abbreviations: J

• JA - Job Availability
• JAB - Jab
• JL - Joint Lock
• JS - Job Security
• JSK - Jump Spin Kick
• JUM - Jump Kick

Abbreviations: K

• K - Thousand or Keyboard Input (computer)
• kg - kilograms
• km - kilometer
• KIA - Killed in Action
• KIC - Kick
• KNE - Knee Kick
• kph - kilometers per hour
• K-Sat - Killer Satellite

Abbreviations: L

• L - Maximum Level or Large
• LAMS - Laser Anti-Missile System
• Lang - Language
• LAW - Light Anti-Tank Weapon
• LB - Loyalty Base
• lbs - pounds
• LGA - Local Gravitic Accelerator
• LMDS - Laser Missile Defense System
• LMM - Life Module Management
• LOC - Location
• Lvl - Level
• LY - Light Year
• LZ - Landing Zone

Abbreviations: M

• M - Management Level or Mistrust or Million or Male or Medium
• m - meter or meters
• MAG-LH - ?
• MARS - Military Armament Reaction System
• MASH - Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
• MAT - Mining Away Team
• Max - Maximum
• MAX - Maximum Range of Flamethrower (in meters)
• MB - Mental Bonus
• MBA - Mechanized Battle Armor
• MBRI - Massive Body Rehabilitation Injection
• MC - Matrix Controller or Module Capacity (computers)
• MCLOS - Manual Command to Line of Sight
• MCS - Military Candidate School
• MD - Manual Dexterity or Medical Doctor
• MDC - Maximum Deflection Capacity or Maximum Damage Capacity
• MDD - Molecular Dispersion Device
• Med - Medical
• Merc - Mercenary
• Mega-Corp - Mega-Corporation
• MGE - Major Group Encounter
• MIA - Missing in Action
• Mid - middle
• MIL - Military Leadership
• Min - minimum or minute
• ML - Military Leadership
• MN - Malfunction Number
• Mngmnt. - Management
• mm - Millimeter
• Mo - Month
• Mod - Modifier
• MOD - module
• MOR - Mortar Optical Remote System
• MP - Military Police
• mph - miles per hour
• MQ - Module Quality (computers)
• MS - Metal Storm
• m/s - meters per second
• MTW - Matter Transmission Weapon

Abbreviations: N

• N - Nanoid Detonator
• NA - Not Applicable
• N/A - Number of Attacks or Not Applicable
• Nav. - Navigation
• NEW - Nuclear Effect Weapon (Disintegrator)
• Nil - Zero or Not Applicable or No Effect
• NPC - Non-Player Character
• NVC Non-Violent Consortium

Abbreviations: O

• Op - Operate or Operation
• Ops - Operations
• ON - Operation Number (computers)
• OS - Operating System (computers)

Abbreviations: P

• P - Parry or Skill Point Cost or Preferred or Prolific or Pressure Sensitive Detonator
• pAI - Para Artificial Intelligence
• PADS - Perimeter Anti-personnel Defense Systems
• Para-AI - Para Artificial Intelligence
• PC - Player Character
• PCD - Personal Computing Device
• PDS - Personal Defense Shield
• PER (or Per) - Persuasion
• PMS (or Per) - Personal Missile System
• PP - Power Points
• PS - Primary Statistic
• PTB - Personal Transport Box
• pts - points
• PTS - Power Points
• PUD - Personnel Under Development (CCG)

Abbreviations: Q

• Q - Quantity
• QSU - Quick Sealant Unit
• QSU (E) - Quick Sealant Unit (Environmental)
• QSU (I) - Quick Sealant Unit (Integrity)

Abbreviations: R

• R - Rare or Radio Activated Detonator
• Rad - Radiation or radius or Radiation Survival Matrix Roll
• Recon - Reconnaissance
• RGM - Regeneration Matrix
• RM - Reaction Modifier
• RNG - Range
• ROF - Rate of Fire
• RP - Resurrection Percentage
• RPP - Renewable Power Points
• RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
• RS - Resonance Structure rating

Abbreviations: S

• S - Sonic Detonator or Small
• s - second
• SACLOS Semiautomatic-command-to-line-of-sight
• SAM - Surface to Air Missile
• SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon
• SAPHEI - Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
• SB - Skill Bonus
• SC - Size Class or Skill Cost or Storage Capacity (computers)
• SCRAP - Surveillance/Counter Response Action Program
• SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
• SDLU - Scatter Defense Laser Unit
• Sec - Second or Security
• SK - Secret Knowledge
• Skys - System Control Intelligences (computers)
• S.O.P. or SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
• SMR - Survival Matrix Roll
• spc - space
• Spec - Special
• SPI - Spin Kick
• SRF - Strength Reduction Factor
• SS - System Shock
• SSDC - Space Systems Development Corporation or Same S#*t Different Company
• ST - Scanning Time
• Stat - Statistic
• Std - standard
• STR - Strength
• SU - Strength Unit
• SWAT - Special Weapons Assault Team or Special Weapons And Tactics
• SZ - Size

Abbreviations: T

• T - Training Time or Tolerate or Tripwire Detonator
• TCG - The Card Game
• TDA - Target/Data Acquisition
• Tech - Technology
• Temp - Temporary
• TER - Terrestrial Knowledge
• THR - Threshold
• THR-R - Threshold Reduction
• TK - Terrestrial Knowledge or Telekinesis
• TL - Tech Level or Transmission Level
• TOW - Tube launched, Optical tracked, Wire guided
• TR - Threshold Reduction
• TRA - Trap
• Traf. - Traffic
• TRO - Throw

Abbreviations: U

• U - Unique (Almost)
• UC - Uncommon
• UAN - Unadjusted Attack Number
• UCAT - Urban Combat Assault Team
• UL - Upgrade Limit (computers)
• UPC - Unadjusted Percentage Chance
• UPS - Unadjusted Percentage chance of Success
• UV - Ultraviolet

Abbreviations: V

• V - Voice Input (computer)
• Var - Variable
• VC - Very Common
• VPCL - Vehicle Personal Computer Link
• VR - Very Rare

Abbreviations: W

• Wk or wk - Week
• WT - Weight
• WPA - Weak Point Attack

Abbreviations: X

• x or X - times or multiply (as in 2 x 2 = 4)
• XL - Extra Large
• XP - Experience Points or Experience

Abbreviations: Y

• Yr - Year
• YASA - Yet Another Stupid Acronym

Abbreviations: Z

Abbreviations: Other

• $ - Training Cost
• 10g - 10 Gauge
• 12g - 12 Gauge