' The Longest Night ' & ' Crossing the Rubicon ': The Original Map Illustrated and Uncut Final Volume (Armageddon's Song) (70 page)

Rapier:

British AAA missile system

RE:

Royal Engineers

REME:

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Replen:             

Replenish

Rfn:             

Rifleman

RIO:

Radar Intercept Officer

RM:

Royal Marines

RMP:

Royal Military Police

RN:

Royal Navy

ROC:

Republic Of China (Taiwan)

ROC:

Generic term for the Taiwanese military

ROE:

Rules Of Engagement

RORSAT:

Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite

RQMS:

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant (W01 rank)  

RSM:             

Regimental Sergeant Major (WO1 rank)

RV:

Rendezvous Point  

RVP:

Rendezvous Point  

‘S’

SA:

Surface-to-Air

SA80:

British 5.56mm calibre individual weapon 

Sabre:

British tracked reconnaissance vehicle

SACEUR:

Supreme Allied Commander Europe 

SAM:

Surface to Air Missile

Samaritan:

British tracked armoured ambulance

Samson:

British tracked armoured recovery vehicle

SAR:

Search-And-Rescue

SAR:

Synthetic Aperture Radar

SARH:

Surface to Air Radar Homing

SAS:

Special Air Service (recruits from British Army)

SASR:

Special Air Service Regiment (recruits from Australian Army)

Saxon:

British, wheeled APC   

SBS:

Special Boat Service (recruits from Royal Marines)

Scimitar:

British tracked reconnaissance vehicle   

Sea Harrier:

RN V/STOL  Fleet defense aircraft

Sentry:             

US built AWACS based on Boeing 707 (E-3) 

SFO:

Specialist Firearms Officer (Police)

SIS:

Secret Intelligence Service

Sitrep:

Situation report

Six:

Directly behind (Six o’clock position)

SLBM:

Nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine

SLR:

Self-Loading Rifle

SMG:             

Sub Machine Gun

SO12:

Special Branch (Metropolitan Police)

SO13:

Anti-Terrorist Squad (Metropolitan Police)

SO14:

Royalty Protection (Metropolitan Police)

SO16:

Diplomatic Protection Group (Metropolitan Police)

SCO19:

Specialist Firearms Unit (Metropolitan Police)

Spartan:

British tracked vehicle for AAA, MFC, Engineer or Recce

SP HVM:

Self-Propelled High Velocity Missile

Spearfish:

British advanced, high speed, wire guided torpedo

Spirit:             

US built stealth bomber (B-2)

SRAM:

Short Range Attack Missile

SS:

Surface to Surface

SSBN:             

Ballistic Missile Submarine (Boomer)

SSG:             

Diesel powered guided missile submarine  

SSGN:

Nuclear powered guided missile submarine

SSK:

Diesel powered attack submarine

SSN:             

Nuclear powered attack submarine

Starstreak:

British advanced, high speed anti-aircraft missile

Striker:             

British tracked AT vehicle

STOL:

Short Take Off and Landing

SU-24:

Russian built two seat interdiction and attack aircraft (Fencer)

SU-25:

Russian built close air support, ground attack aircraft (Frogfoot)

SU-27:

Russian built single seat, twin engined fighter (Flanker)

SU-32:

Russian built advanced two seat fighter bomber (Fullback)

Sultan:

British tracked, armoured command vehicle

SWAT:

Special Weapons and Tactics

‘T’

T-64:

Russian designed MBT

T-72:

Russian designed MBT

T-80:

Russian designed MBT

T-90:             

Russian designed MBT

TAO:             

Tactical Action Officer

TAVR:

Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve

TEL:

Transporter Erector Launcher

Thunderbolt:             

US built single seat, close air support, tank killing aircraft (A10 / Warthog)

Tomcat:

USN swing wing, twin engine, two seat, strike fighter (F-14)

Tornado F3:

British/German twin seat, swing wing fighter

Tornado GR:             

British/German ground attack aircraft

Tpr:

Trooper

Triple A:

AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

TU-22:

Russian built supersonic swing wing bomber (Blinder)

TU-22M:

Russian built supersonic swing wing bomber (Backfire)

TU-160:

Russian built supersonic swing wing bomber (Blackjack)

‘U’-‘V’-‘W’-‘Z’

UGM:             

Un-Guided Missile

USAF:

United States Air Force   

USMC:

United States Marine Corps  

USN:             

United States Navy

USSR:

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

VTOL:

Vertical Take Off and Landing

Warrior:             

British AFV

Warthog:

A-10: US built single seat, close air support, tank killing aircraft

Wild Weasel:

Dedicated, specialized, AAA suppression mission

Willy Pete:

WP: White Phosphorus

WO:

Warrant Officer

WP:

White Phosphorus 

ZSU:             

Russian designed series of Self –Propelled AAA vehicles