Arma: Dictionary
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This article covers Arma series/military-related words as well as common lingo.
| Type | Name | Meaning | Description/Notes | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PID | Positive Identification | Ensure target's identity confirmation (whether hostile or objective) | IRL |
| Abbreviation | PAC | Package | military personnel | IRL |
| Abbreviation | BLUFOR | Blue Forces | friendlies, in Arma means Western forces (e.g. US, NATO) | IRL |
| Abbreviation | OPFOR | Opposing Forces | enemies, in Arma means Eastern forces (e.g. Soviet, CSAT) | IRL |
| Alias | Independent | Independent (Forces) | In Arma means third-world forces, local forces and/or guerillas (e.g. FIA, CDF, AAF). Sometimes called “INDFOR”, “GREENFOR” unofficially | Arma |
| Abbreviation | CIVPOP | Civilian Population | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | CASEVAC | Casualty Evacuation | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | MEDEVAC | Medical Evacuation | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | MRAP | Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle | e.g Hunter, Ifrit in Arma 3 | IRL |
| Abbreviation | HVT | High Value Target | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | IED | Improvised Explosive Device | unconventional, usually hidden explosive charge | IRL |
| Abbreviation | SITREP | Situation Report | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | Normally means time (hours:minutes) of arrival - used to mean time enroute (travel time). See ETE | IRL |
| Abbreviation | ETE | Estimated Time Enroute | Means time left before arrival. ETA is used instead. | IRL |
| Abbreviation | BIS | Bohemia Interactive Studios | expired name - see BI | Company |
| Abbreviation | BI | Bohemia Interactive | (ex Bohemia Interactive Studios) | Company |
| Abbreviation | BISim | Bohemia Interactive Simulations | (ex Bohemia Interactive Australia) | Company |
| Abbreviation | RACS | Royal Army Corps of Sahrani | Armed Assault INDFOR | Armed Assault |
| Abbreviation | SLA | Sahrani Liberation Army | Armed Assault OPFOR | Armed Assault |
| Abbreviation | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | NATO | IRL |
| Abbreviation | CSAT | Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance Treaty | Arma 3 NATO counterpart mainly composed of Iran and China | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | AAF | Altis Armed Forces | Altis military | Arma 3 |
| Slang | Greenbacks | AAF soldiers | NATO soldiers' derogatory slang | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | LZ | Landing Zone | An area where a helicopter or similar can land | IRL |
| Abbreviation | LDF | Livonian Defense Force | Livonia military | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | CAS | Close Air Support | Air strike to support ground forces by fixed/rotory wings | IRL |
| Abbreviation | CAP | Combat Air Patrol | Sentry airspace by fighter jets to protect airspace | IRL |
| Military term | Fixed Wings | Planes | IRL | |
| Military term | Rotary Wings | Helicopters | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | HE | High Explosive | Type of shells; Explosive rounds | IRL |
| Abbreviation | AP / APERS | Anti Personnel | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | AP | Armor-Piercing | Type of shells made to penetrate armored targets | IRL |
| Abbreviation | APDS | Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot | Type of shells made to penetrate armor - "classical" Sabot ammunition | IRL |
| Abbreviation | APFSDS | Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot | Type of shells made to penetrate armor - thinner and longer than APDS Sabot, more "dart"-like | IRL |
| Abbreviation | ERA | Explosive Reactive Armor | Type of armor; protects the vehicle by exploding itself when hit by a shell | IRL |
| Military term | Soft skin | Less-protected/armored vehicles | IRL | |
| Military term | Fast mover | Fighter jets | IRL | |
| Military term | Blue on Blue | Friendly fire | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | FF | Friendly Fire | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | IFF | Identification Friend or Foe | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | FIA | Freedom and Independence Army | Arma | |
| Location | Altis | A fictional country in Arma 3 | Republic of Altis and Stratis, located in Mediterranean Sea | Arma 3 |
| Location | Horizon Islands | A fictional country in Arma 3 | Tanoa is the part of this country, located in Southern Pacific | Arma 3 |
| Location | Livonia | A fictional country in Arma 3 | Located in Suwałki gap IRL, part of NATO | Arma 3 |
| Location | Chernarus | A fictional country in Arma 2 | Located in the coast of fictional sea Green Sea, former Russian Empire and a part of Soviet Union | Arma 2 |
| Location | Takistan | A fictional country in Arma 2 | Located in the coast of fictional sea Green Sea | Arma 2 |
| Location | South Zagoria | A fictional region in Arma 2 | AKA Chernarus (Terrain) | Arma 2 |
| Abbreviation | UAV | Unmanned Air Vehicle | AKA Drone | IRL |
| Abbreviation | UCAV | Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle | AKA Combat Drone | IRL |
| Abbreviation | UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicle | AKA Drone | IRL |
| Abbreviation | ATV | All Terrain Vehicle | IRL | |
| Slang | Chedaki | ChDKZ | Arma 2 | |
| Abbreviation | ChDKZ | Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star | Черноруссии движения к красной звездой (Chernorussii Dvizheniya k Krasnoy Zvezdoy) in Russian |
Arma 2 |
| Military Term | Alpha Victor | Armored Vehicle | In phonetic code | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | AA | Anti-Air | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | AAA | Anti-Air Artillery | AKA Triple-A | IRL |
| Military Term | Fox Two | Fired an Infra-red Air to Air missile | IRL | |
| Military Term | Fox Three | Fired an Active radar-guided Air to Air missile | IRL | |
| Military Term | VTOL | Vertical Take Off and Landing | see S/VTOL | IRL |
| Military Term | S/VTOL | Short and/or Vertical Take Off and Landing | IRL | |
| Military Term | STOVL | Short Take Off and Vertical Landing | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | SVBIED | Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device | AKA Suicide Car Bomb | IRL |
| Abbreviation | FAK | First Aid Kit | IRL | |
| Location | Nadbór | A fictional region in Arma 3 | AKA Livonia (Terrain) | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | QRF | Quick Reaction Force | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | CDLC | Creator DLC | AKA Third-Party DLC | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | GM | Global Mobilization | Arma 3 Creator DLC: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | RV | Rendezvous (point) | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | RV | Real Virtuality | Game engine for the Arma series from Operation Flashpoint to Arma 3, the latest version being v4 | BI |
| Abbreviation | OFP:CWC | Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis | Or simply OFP, AKA OPF. Arma: Cold War Assault's former name, trademarked by Codemasters | Operation Flashpoint |
| Abbreviation | Arma: CWA A:CWA |
Arma: Cold War Assault | New name for OFP: CWC since 2011, renamed after copyright issue | Operation Flashpoint |
| Abbreviation | OFP:R | Operation Flashpoint: Resistance | Operation Flashpoint: Resistance | |
| Abbreviation | OFP:RH | Operation Flashpoint: Red Hammer | Codemasters-made Soviet perspective campaign. Not included in Arma: CWA nowadays | Operation Flashpoint |
| Alias | Arma | Arma (Game series name) | Arma - means War, or Weapon in Latin. See The Name Tale blogpost. | Arma |
| Abbreviation | ArmA | Arma: Armed Assault | Not to be confused with Arma, which designates the game series and/or games | Armed Assault |
| Abbreviation | A1 | Arma 1 (Armed Assault, see ArmA) | Armed Assault | |
| Abbreviation | ArmA:QG | ArmA: Queen's Gambit | Armed Assault | |
| Abbreviation | A2 | Arma 2 | Arma 2 | |
| Abbreviation | A2OA | Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | Or simply OA | Arma 2 |
| Abbreviation | Arma 2 OA | Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | Or simply OA | Arma 2 |
| Abbreviation | A3 | Arma 3 | Arma 3 | |
| Alias | 3DEN | Eden Editor | New editor introduced with the Eden Update | Arma 3 |
| Military Term | AAR | After Action Review | Reviewing past actions to understand potential mistakes and ways of improvement | IRL |
| Abbreviation | ASAP | As Soon As Possible | Quickly, in emergency | IRL |
| Military Term | klick | Kilometer | e.g "enemy, one klick, North", "half a klick East” | IRL |
| Military Term | Mike | Minute | e.g "I will be there in 10 mikes" | IRL |
| Abbreviation | AR | Automatic Rifleman | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | AT | Anti Tank | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | IR | Infra-Red | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | UXO | Un Exploded Ordnance | Bombs/shells that didn't explode properly and still have a risk of detonation. Call an expert when you find one. In Arma 3, UXOs are seen often in the Ground Zero of a Cluster bomb | IRL |
| Abbreviation | UXB | Un Exploded Bomb | See UXO | IRL |
| Abbreviation | IHL | International Humanitarian Law | Rules that needed to respect even in a war, AKA Jus in bello | IRL |
| Abbreviation | ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross | AKA Red Cross, Red Crystal or Red Cresent | IRL |
| Abbreviation | IDAP | International Development & Aid Project | Fictional NGO, ICRC counterpart for Arma 3 | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | LoW | Laws of War | Arma 3 Laws of War DLC | Arma 3 |
| Abbreviation | GBU | Guided Bomb Unit | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | LGB | Laser Guided Bomb | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | JTAC | Joint Terminal Attack Controller | Forward operator who guides an CAS and other fighter/attacker jets operation | IRL |
| Military Term | Strafing | Attacking ground enemies by aircraft-mounted guns | IRL | |
| Foreign Word | Gendarmerie | French MP | Also designates Horizon Islands' MP in Arma 3 | IRL |
| Abbreviation | MP | Military Police | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | IRL | In Real Life | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | SP | Single Player | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | MP | MultiPlayer | IRL | |
| Foreign Word | Bundeswehr | German Army | IRL | |
| Foreign Word | Luftwaffe | German Airforce | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | HALO | High Altitude Low Opening | AKA HALO jump, stealthy paradrop insertion used by special operators | IRL |
| Military Term | Paradrop | Parachute drop | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | SpecOp | Special Operators Special Operations |
IRL | |
| Abbreviation | COIN | Counter Insurgency | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | EW | Electronic Warfare | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | EMP | ElectronicMagnetic Pulse | A pulse that disables most of the electric devices in an area | IRL |
| Military Term | Callsign | Anonymized name to be used in radio calls | IRL | |
| Unique Term | Armaverse | The Universe of the Arma | Arma | |
| Abbreviation | PMC | Private Military Company Private Military Contractors |
IRL | |
| Unique Term | ION, Inc. | A fictional PMC in the Armaverse. arma2.com ION page | Arma | |
| Abbreviation | FOB | Forward Operation Base | IRL | |
| Abbreviation | CIWS | Close In Weapon System | Weapon system to destroy enemy aircraft/missiles to defend ally fleets | IRL |
| Abbreviation | VLS | Vertical Launch System | Weapon system to launch missiles vertically from fleets | IRL |
| Abbreviation | CBRN | Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear | Formely known as NBC - can designate a threat or an adapted equipment | IRL |
| Abbreviation | NBC | Nuclear Biological Chemical | Old acronym, see CBRN | IRL |
| Alias | Futura | Arma 3's working title | Future in Latin. Also appears as pbo names' suffix _f | Arma |
| Alias | Orange | Arma 3 Laws of War's working title | Named after Amsterdam Studio and Dutch "orange culture" | Arma |
| Abbreviation | CSLA | Czechoslovak People's Army | In Czech, Československá lidová armáda, in Slovak, Československá ľudová armáda. AKA ČSLA, also may referred to Arma 3 Creator DLC: CSLA Iron Curtain. |
IRL |
| Abbreviation | SOCOM USSOCOM |
United States Special Operations Command | Unified Combatant Command of all US special units of the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps | IRL |