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Panzer Glossary

(-):

Under-Strength Formation

(+):

Over-Strength Formation

(r):

Russische – Russian

(t):

Tschecholowakisch - Czechoslovakian

A/ATG:

Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Gun

AAA:

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AAG:

Anti-Aircraft Gun

AAMG:

Anti-Aircraft Machinegun

Abteilung:

Battalion

AG:

Advanced Game component or rule

AMC:

Automitrailleuse de Combat – Arm Car

AMD:

Automitrailleuse de Découverte – Arm Car

AP:

Armor Piercing

APC:

Armored Personnel Carrier

APCR:

Armor Piercing Composite Rigid

APDS:

Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot

Arm Car

Armored Car

ATG:

Anti-Tank Gun

ATR:

Anti-Tank Rifle

A-Type:

Armored Type Vehicle

Aufklärung:

Reconnaissance Forces

B/C:

Bicycle

BA:

Broneavtomobil – Armored Car

Bat:

Battalion

Battle Group:

A combined arms force

Beaten Zone:

Area covered by indirect fire

Bgd:

Brigade

Bis:

Second version

BM:

Soviet Medium Mortar

BT:

Bystrochodny Tankovy – Fast Tank

Bty:

Battery

CC:

Combat Command – CCA, CCB, CCR

CGMC:

Combination Gun Motor Carriage

Char:

Char d'Assaut – “Chariot” ~ tank

cm:

Centimeter

Coy:

Company

CP:

Cohesion Point

Danger Close:

Indirect fire affecting friendly units

DCR:

Division Cuirassée de Réserve

DI:

Division d’Infanterie

DIM:

Division d’Infanterie Motorisée

Div:

Division

DLC:

Division Légère de Cavalerie

DLM:

Division Légère Méchanique

Elements:

Only a portion of a unit is present

FlaK:

Fliegerabwehrkanone – anti-aircraft gun

Flakpanzer:

Armored anti-aircraft vehicle

Full Cover:

Increased defense for Leg and Towed units

Fusilier:

Infantry or reconnaissance

Gepanzert:

Armored

GMC:

Gun Motor Carriage

GP:

General Purpose

Grenadier:

Infantry

GrW:

Granatenwerfer – mortar

Gun Tube:

Individual artillery unit

Half-Track:

Partially-tracked combat vehicle

HD:

Hull-Down

HE:

High Explosive

HEAT:

High Explosive Anti-Tank

Heer:

German Army

HMC:

Howitzer Motor Carriage

HMG:

Heavy Machinegun

HOW:

Howitzer

HQ:

Headquarters

HT:

Half-Track

HVAP:

Hyper-Velocity Armor Piercing

HVSS:

Horizontal-Volute Spring Suspension

IG:

Infantry Gun

IL

Illumination

Jagdpanzer:

Tank Destroyer

Jäger:

Hunter – Light Infantry

Kampfgruppe:

Battle Group

KG:

Kampfgruppe – Battle Group

KV:

Kliment Voroshilov – Soviet politician

KwK:

Kamptwagenkanone – tank gun

le:

Leichte – light

Leg:

Collective term for units on foot

M/C:

Motorcycle

Mechanized:

Collective term for transported forces

Mecz:

Mechanized

MGMC:

Multiple Gun Motor Carriage

mm:

Millimeter

MMC:

Mortar Motor Carriage

MMG:

Medium Machinegun

Mot:

Motorized

Motorized:

Transported by wheeled units

OML:

Ordnance Muzzle-Loading

OP:

Observation Post

OQF:

Ordnance Quick-Firing

OR:

Optional component or rule

PaK:

Panzerabwehrkanone – anti-tank gun

Panzer:

Armor

Panzerfaust:

Armored Fist

Panzerjäger:

Tank Hunter

PIAT:

Projector Infantry Anti-Tank

Pionier:

Combat Engineer

Plt:

Platoon

PSW:

Panzerspähwagen – armored car

PTRD:

ProtivoTankovoye Ruzhyo Degtyaryova

P-Type:

Protected Type Vehicle

PzB:

Panzerbüchse – anti-tank rifle

PzKpfw:

Panzerkampfwagen – tank

RCT:

Regimental Combat Team – Task Force

Recce:

Reconnaissance

Recon:

Reconnaissance

Reg:

Regiment

RM:

Soviet Light mortar

ROF:

Rate-of-fire

RPzB 43/54:

Panzershreck – Armored Terror

RPzB:

Rakete Panzerbüchse – Anti-Tank Rocket

s:

Schwere – heavy

Sapper:

Combat Engineer

Schwere:

Heavy

SdKfz:

Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special purpose

Sec:

Section

SHEAF:

Indirect fire pattern – the beaten zone

SMG:

Submachinegun

Smk:

Smoke

SP:

Self-propelled

SPW:

Schützenpanzerwagen - APC

Sqd:

Squad

Sqn:

Squadron

StuG:

Strumgesschütz – assault gun

StuH:

Strumhaubitze – assault howitzer

S-Type:

Soft Type Vehicle

SU:

Samokhodnaya Ustanovka – Assault Gun

Task Force:

Battle Group

TF:

Task Force

TK:

Track Hit

TO&E:

Table of Organization and Equipment

Trp:

Troop

Under Cover:

Increased defense for transported units

Vierling:

Four-barreled

VP:

Victory Point

Zgkw:

Zugkraftwagen – prime mover

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