------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEAVY GEAR ACRONYM LIST Version 1.40 Last Update: 02/26/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORY OF THE ACRONYM LIST: Ver.0.99: John D. Prins gets bored again and wastes a lot of time. Ver.1.00: People yell at me for getting stuff wrong. Manshoba manages to alphabetise the whole mess. Ver.1.10: Thanks to the NLC Sourcebook, the 'N's get a fair expansion. Ver.1.20: The SR Leaguebook comes out adding 15 new acronyms. Ver.1.30: Second Edition Rulebook and GUN#3 add some acronyms. Ver.1.40: HA Leaguebook adds more acronyms. Several sections removed for the purposes of brevity (and I was getting sick of entering stuff twice). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WELCOME TO THE HEAVY GEAR ACRONYM LIST This document is supposed to be a quick reference guide to the folks on the Heavy Gear Mailing List. Since E-Mail takes time to write, a lot of people use a lot of acronyms - for example, the Western Frontier Protectorate generally gets written 'WFP' for short. If I missed anything (or got anything wrong), please drop me a line at: jprins@interhop.net and I'll correct things. This reference guide will be posted on a monthly basis (more or less) and is available on request at the above address. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.) Standard Disclaimer. 2.) General Internet/E-Mail Acronyms. 3.) Heavy Gear Mailing List Specific Acronyms. 4.) Heavy Gear Book Specific Acronyms. 5.) Heavy Gear Weapons Specific Acronyms. 6.) Complete Acronym List. 7.) List of Contributors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.) STANDARD DISCLAIMER Heavy Gear, the Silhouette System, Terra Nova and all associated products are trademarks of, and copyrighted by, Dream Pod 9. This document should in no way be construed as a legal challenge to these trademarks or copyrights. This document may be distributed freely without profit by anyone to anyone. Though why anybody would want to charge money for a list of acronyms is beyond me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.) GENERAL INTERNET/E-MAIL ACRONYMS The Internet, and E-Mail, has developed its own set of specific acronyms. Here is just a small sample of the more common ones: AFAIK - As Far As I Know FYI - For Your Information IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOW - In Other Words ROTF - Rolling On The Floor (in laughter) YMMV - Your Milage May Vary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.) HEAVY GEAR MAILING LIST SPECIFIC ACRONYMS These are acronyms that you (probably) won't see anywhere else than the Heavy Gear Mailing List. They're fairly infrequent, but worth mentioning. DP9 - Dream Pod 9 (the nice folks you bring you Heavy Gear) RMOHO - Rip My Own Head Off (generally used to denote great excitement) GCOOME - Gears Coming Out Of My Ears (a large collection of miniatures or units in the game) LOTF - Lord Of The Flies, aka Prabal Nandy, aka Probe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.) HEAVY GEAR BOOK SPECIFIC ACRONYMS These are acronyms that refer to actual books. They may not necessarily correspond to the actual title of the book, but usually do. CC - Character Compendium CC1 - Character Compendium Book One (if you want to be specific) DH - Duelist's Handbook GMS - Game Master's Screen - Available with or without O:JD GUN - Gear Up Newsletter HALB - Humanist Alliance Leaguebook HG - Heavy Gear Rulebook, also Heavy Gear in general HGDW - Heavy Gear Design Works HGRB1 - First Edition Heavy Gear Rulebook HGRB2 - Second Edition Heavy Gear Rulebook ITB - Into The Badlands JC - Jovian Chronicles (another Dream Pod 9 game, just so you know) LOTN - Life On Terra Nova N1 - Northern Vehicles Book One N2 - Norther Vehicles Book Two TNB - The New Breed: Battle Before The Storm NLCLB - Northern Lights Confederacy Leaguebook NVC - Northern Vehicle Compendium NVS - Northern Vehicle Sheets O:JD - Operation: Jungle Drums (adventure module) S1 - Southern Vehicle Book One S2 - Southern Vehicle Book Two SB1 - StoryBook One SRAL - Southern Republic Army List SRLB - Southern Republic Leaguebook SVC - Southern Vehicle Compendium SVS - Southern Vehicle Sheets TAS - Tactical Air Support TFS - Tactical Field Support TM - Technical Manual - usually just 'Techbook' rather than an Acronym VCS - Vehicle Construction System (either as found in HGRB1 or the .pdf file on DP9's web page). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.) HEAVY GEAR WEAPONS SPECIFIC ACRONYMS Guns, bombs, artillery, etc., etc., etc. The fun stuff. Cannons: DC - Digging Cannon DPG - Deployable Pack Gun FGC - Fragmentation Cannon HAAC - Heavy Anti-Aircraft Cannon HAC - Heavy Autocannon HAG - Heavy Artillery Gun HFG - Heavy Field Gun HMG - Heavy Machine Gun HRF - Heavy Rifle LAAC - Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon LAC - Light Autocannon LAG - Light Artillery Gun LFG - Light Field Gun LMG - Light Machine Gun LRF - Light Rifle MAAC - Medium Anti-Aircraft Cannon MAC - Medium Autocannon MAG - Medium Artillery Gun MRF - Medium Rifle SC - Snub Cannon VHAC - Very Heavy Autocannon VHAG - Very Heavy Artillery Gun VHFG - Very Heavy Field Gun VLAC - Very Light Autocannon VLFG - Very Light Field Gun VLMG - Very Light Machine Gun VLRF - Very Light Rifle Mortars: APM - Anti-Personnel Mortar HFM - Heavy Field Mortar HGM - Heavy Guided Mortar LFM - Light Field Mortar LGM - Light Guided Mortar MFM - Medium Field Mortar Rockets: HIRP - Heavy Incendiary Rocket Pack HRP - Heavy Rocket Pack IRP - Incendiary Rocket Pack LRP - Light Rocket Pack MRP - Medium Rocket Pack VLRP - Very Light Rocket Pack Missiles: AAGM - Anti Armor Guided Missile (infantry weapon) AAM - Anti Aircraft Missile ABM - Airburst Missile AGM - Anti Gear Missile ATM - Anti Tank Missile HAM - Heavy Artillery Missile HATM - Heavy Anti Tank Missile LAM - Light Artillery Missile MAM - Medium Artillery Missile VHAM - Very Heavy Artillery Missile Bombs: CB - Cluster Bomb Rack FAB - Fuel Air Bomb Rack HB - Heavy Bomb Rack HCB - Heavy Cluster Bomb Rack LB - Light Bomb Rack MB - Medium Bomb Rack Bazookas: HBZK - Heavy Bazooka LBZK - Light Bazooka MBZK - Medium Bazooka RFB - Rapid Fire Bazooka Grenades: APGL - Anti Personnel Grenade Launcher HG - Hand Grenade HGL - Heavy Grenade Launcher HHG - Heavy Hand Grenade HWG - Haywire Grenade LGL - Light Grenade Launcher SDG - Self Destruct Grenade Panzerfausts: HPZ - Heavy Panzerfaust MPZ - Medium Panzerfaust LPZ - Light Panzerfaust Railguns: HRG - Heavy Railgun LRG - Light Railgun Beam Weapons: HGLC - Gattling Laser Cannon HLC - Heavy Laser Cannon HPA - Heavy Particle Accelerator HPLC - Heavy Pulse Laser Cannon LLC - Light Laser Cannon LPA - Light Particle Accelerator LPLC - Light Pulse Laser Cannon SLC - Sniper Laser Cannon Flamers: HFL - Heavy Flamer MFL - Medium Flamer LFL - Light Flamer Melee Weapons: CR - Chassis Reinforcement CS - Chain Sword ELN - Explosive Lance HLN - Heavy Lance HSKG - Heavy Spike Gun HWLN - Haywire Lance HWP - Haywire Whip LN - Lance MC - Mace MF - Mauler Fist MS - Morningstar NG - Net Gun PP - Piston Punch SKG - Spike Gun VA - Vibroaxe VB - Vibroblade VC - Vibroclaws VR - Vibrorapier WP - Whip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.) COMPLETE ACRONYM LIST Including all of the above acronyms, including those specific to the rules of the game and the background universe. AAC - Ankara Architectural College AAGM - Anti Armor Guided Missile (infantry weapon) AAM - Anti Aircraft Missile ABM - Airburst Missile ACC - Accuracy AD - Armed Damage ADS - Banque Republicaine's Asset Distribution System AFAIK - As Far As I Know AGL - Agility AGM - Anti Gear Missile AOE - Area Of Effect APGL - Anti Personnel Grenade Launcher APM - Anti-Personnel Mortar APP - Appearance ASI - Allied Southern Intelligence (AST group) AST - Allied Southern Territories ATM - Anti Tank Missile AUX - AUXiliary system AWU - Affiliated Worker's Union BCA - Northern Petrochem's Board of Civic Affairs (NLC group) BIFS - Border and Isolated Facility Security (HA police force) BLD - Build BM - Black Mamba (a heavy gear) BRF - Badlands Revolutionary Front (not BARF! :-) CAP (Justitia) - Crimes Against the People (SR personal crime) CAYN (Justitia) - Crimes Against Your Neighbour (SR national crime) CB - Cluster Bomb Rack CBS - Counter Battery Sensor CC - Character Compendium CC1 - Character Compendium Book One (if you want to be specific) CCF - Central Command Facility (HAPF, White Rock) CDC - Colonial Defense Corps (SR group) CEF - Colonial Expeditionary Forces (NEC group) CIB - Criminal Intelligence Bureau (Paxton group) CIU - NorPol Counterintelligence Unit (NLC group) CIS - Cause Implimentation Strategy (SR political system) CNCS - Confederated Northern City States CPG - Crowd Pacification Group (Paxton group) CR - Chassis Reinforcement CRE - Creativity CREE - Coalition for Rightful Environmental Exploitation (SR group) CS - Chain Sword CSRAC - Combined Southern Resources Advisory Committee (AST group) DA - Department of Administration (HA group) DC - Digging Cannon DDD - Dominion Dueling Division DDL - Desert Dueling League DETFA - Department of Economics, Trade and Foreign Affairs (HA group) DH - Duelist's Handbook DHM - Department of Health and Morality (HA group) DP9 - Dream Pod 9 (the nice folks you bring you Heavy Gear) DPG - Deployable Pack Gun DSEC - Deep Space Exploration Corps (SR group) DTC - Desert Trade Comission (CNCS group) DTV - Defensive Threat Value ECCM - Electronic Counter-Counter Measures ECM - Electronic Counter Measures EDeC - Economic Development Commission (NLC group) ELN - Explosive Lance ESE - Eastern Sun Emirates EW - Electronic Warfare F - Forward (firing arc) FAB - Fuel Air Bomb Rack FAD - Fine Arts Directorate of the Southern Republic FC - Fire Control FF - Fixed Forward (firing arc) FGC - Fragmentation Cannon FIT - Fitness FYI - For Your Information GCOOME - Gears Coming Out Of My Ears (a large collection of miniatures or units in the game) GMS - Game Master's Screen - Available with or without O:JD GPP - Great Plains Police (SR group) GREL - Genetically Recombined Experimental Legionnaire GUN - Gear Up Newsletter HA - Humanist Alliance HAAC - Heavy Anti-Aircraft Cannon HAC - Heavy Autocannon HACS - Humanoid Armored Combat System (gear) HAG - Heavy Artillery Gun HALB - Humanist Alliance Leaguebook HAM - Heavy Artillery Missile HAPF - Humanist Alliance Protection Force HATM - Heavy Anti Tank Missile HB - Heavy Bomb Rack HBZK - Heavy Bazooka HCB - Heavy Cluster Bomb Rack HEA - Health HEO - Head Executive Officer (Paxton) HFG - Heavy Field Gun HFL - Heavy Flamer HFM - Heavy Field Mortar HG - Hand Grenade HG - Heavy Gear Rulebook, also Heavy Gear in general HGDW - Heavy Gear Design Works HGL - Heavy Grenade Launcher HGLC - Gattling Laser Cannon HGM - Heavy Guided Mortar HGRB1 - First Edition Heavy Gear Rulebook HGRB2 - Second Edition Heavy Gear Rulebook HHG - Heavy Hand Grenade HIRA - Humanist Insight and Regulatory Authority (HA group) HIRP - Heavy Incendiary Rocket Pack HLC - Heavy Laser Cannon HLN - Heavy Lance HMG - Heavy Machine Gun HMVS - Humanoid Multi Vehicle System (gear; civilian) HPA - Heavy Particle Accelerator HPLC - Heavy Pulse Laser Cannon HPZ - Heavy Panzerfaust HRF - Heavy Rifle HRG - Heavy Railgun HRP - Heavy Rocket Pack HSKG - Heavy Spike Gun HWG - Haywire Grenade HWLN - Haywire Lance HWP - Haywire Whip ICP - International Consumer Products IF - Indirect Fire IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion INF - Influence IOW - In Other Words IRP - Incendiary Rocket Pack ITB - Into The Badlands IWPB - Infant Welfare Protection Bureau (SR group) JC - Jovian Chronicles (another Dream Pod 9 game, just so you know) KA-D - Khayr Ad-Din KNO - Knowledge L - Left (firing arc) LAAC - Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon LAC - Light Autocannon LAG - Light Artillery Gun LAM - Light Artillery Missile LB - Light Bomb Rack LBZK - Light Bazooka LabCon - Labor Congress (NLC group) LDP - Liberal Democratic Party (NLC group) LFG - Light Field Gun LFL - Light Flamer LFM - Light Field Mortar LGL - Light Grenade Launcher LGM - Light Guided Mortar LLC - Light Laser Cannon LMG - Light Machine Gun LN - Lance LN - Legion Noire (SR group) LOS - Line Of Sight LOTF - Lord Of The Flies, aka Prabal Nandy, aka Probe LOTN - Life On Terra Nova LPA - Light Particle Accelerator LPLC - Light Pulse Laser Cannon LPZ - Light Panzerfaust LRF - Light Rifle LRG - Light Railgun LRP - Light Rocket Pack MAAC - Medium Anti-Aircraft Cannon MAC - Medium Autocannon MAG - Medium Artillery Gun MAM - Medium Artillery Missile MAS - Mekong Academy of Science MB - Medium Bomb Rack MBZK - Medium Bazooka MC - Mace MD - Mekong Dominion MDC - Mercantile Dueling Circuit, also Mekong Development Corporation MF - Mauler Fist MFL - Medium Flamer MFM - Medium Field Mortar MIB - Military Intelligence Brance (SR group) MILICIA - MILitary Counter Insurgency Army (AST group) MOF - Margin of Failure MOS - Margin of Success MP - Movement Points MPR - Mounted Patrol Rangers (HA police group) MPZ - Medium Panzerfaust MRE - Meals Ready to Eat (HA issued meal package) MRF - Medium Rifle MRP - Medium Rocket Pack MS - Morningstar MSP - Medicins Sans Politique MTV - Miscellaneous Threat Value MV - Maneuver Value N1 - Northern Vehicles Book One N2 - Norther Vehicles Book Two NAF - Norlight Armed Forces NAF/OMI - Norlight Armed Forces Office of Military Intelligence NCDC - Northern Confederate Dueling Championship NDL - Northern Dueling League NEC - New Earth Commonwealth NG - Net Gun NG - Northern Guard (CNCS group) NGIS - Northern Guard Intelligence Service (CNCS group) NHR - New Human Republic (GREL nation) NISA - Norlight Intelligence and Security Agency (NLC group) NLC - Northern Lights Confederacy NLCLB - Northern Lights Confederacy Leaguebook NorPol - Norlight National Police (NLC group) NRB - National Reconstruction Board (NLC group) NuCoal - New Coalition NVC - Northern Vehicle Compendium NVS - Northern Vehicle Sheets NZR - Norlight Zephyr Rail (NLC group) O:JD - Operation: Jungle Drums (adventure module) OACS - Oversized Anthropomorphic Combat System (gear) OAVS - Oversized Anthropomorphic Vehicle System (gear; civilian) OLC - Overland Cruise Lines (NLC) OMS - Open Mind Society (SR group) OTV - Offensive Threat Value OWCS - Oversized Walker Combat System (strider) PaxSec - Paxton Security Services (Paxton group) PBI - Puffy Blue Iguana (SR student politics group) PER - Perception PIM - Parachutistes d'Infantrie Marine (SR group) PIU - Public Interaction Unit (SRID) POP - Public Order Protectors (HA police force) PP - Piston Punch PSY - Psyche PX - PX Couriers (short form rather than acronym, really) QRT - Quick Response Team (specifically in Kenema) R - Right (firing arc) RARRS - Records Adminstration and Relational Referencing System (HIRA) RFB - Rapid Fire Bazooka RFD - Republican Federation of Duelists RMOHO - Rip My Own Head Off (generally used to denote great excitement) ROF - Rate Of Fire ROTF - Rolling On The Floor (in laughter) RR - Rear (firing arc) S1 - Southern Vehicle Book One S2 - Southern Vehicle Book Two SC - Snub Cannon SAP - Social Action Party (NLC group) SB1 - StoryBook One SDG - Self Destruct Grenade SETS - Sevigny Economic and Taxation System (SR) SIU - Special Intervention Unit (MILICIA group) SKG - Spike Gun SLC - Sniper Laser Cannon SMS - Secondary Movement System Sna.. - Snakeye Black Mamba (spoken in fear) SNS - Satellite News Service SORCOMD - SOuthern Republic COMmunications Directorate (SR group) SPFI - Saragossa People's Front for Independance SPP - Siwan Progress Party (SR group) SR - Southern Republic SRA - Southern Republican Army SRAD - Southern Republic Aerospace Directorate (SR group) SRAL - Southern Republic Army List SRID - Southern Republic Intelligence Directorate (SR group) SRLB - Southern Republic Leaguebook STA - Stamina STR - Strength STSL - Southern Territories Soccer League SVC - Southern Vehicle Compendium SVS - Southern Vehicle Sheets SWOS - Special Weapons Operations Squad (Paxton group) T - Turret (firing arc) TAS - Tactical Air Support TCA - Tershaw Cooperative Alliance (defunct arctic nation) TDA - Thebes Design Institute (HA) TFS - Tactical Field Support TM - Technical Manual - usually just 'Techbook' rather than an Acronym TNB - The New Breed: Battle Before The Storm TNTR - TerraNovan TransRail TRG - Tactical Response Group (Paxton) TV - Threat Value UD - Unarmed Damage UMF - United Mercantile Federation UoP - University of Perth VA - Vibroaxe VB - Vibroblade VC - Vibroclaws VCS - Vehicle Construction System VDSS - Violent Deviant Security Specialist (HA police force) VHAC - Very Heavy Autocannon VHAG - Very Heavy Artillery Gun VHAM - Very Heavy Artillery Missile VHFG - Very Heavy Field Gun VLA - Valeria Legal Academy VLAC - Very Light Autocannon VLFG - Very Light Field Gun VLMG - Very Light Machine Gun VLRF - Very Light Rifle VLRP - Very Light Rocket Pack VR - Vibrorapier WA - Weapon Accuracy WACS - Walker Armored Combat System (strider) WDC - Western Dueling Conference WFP - Western Frontier Protectorate WFPA - Western Frontier Protectorate Army WIL - Willpower WMA - Western Military Academy (WFP) WOTA, WotA - War of the Alliance WP - Whip YMC - Yele Medical Center YMMV - Your Milage May Vary ZeeTran - Zephyr Transport (NLC group) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.) LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS John D. Prins, Author and Current Maintainer. Jonathan Bezeau, Rabid Southie Lleyrew, King of the Tinned Meat-Like Substance. Manshoba, Alphabetizer. Michael P Oshea, taking a step down from essay writing to help. James A. Nicholson Nathan Regener ------------------------------------------------------------------------------