Sep 29, 2009

Airsoft and Related Acronyms


AEG........Automatic Electric Gun
AEP........Automatic Electric Pistol
ASG........AirSoft Gun
BB..........Bullet Bearing
CA..........Classic Army
EBB........Electric Blow Back
FA...........Full Automatic
FTK.........Full Tune up Kit
FPS.........Feet Per Second
FRS.........Family Radio Service
GBB........Gas Blow Back
GG..........Guay & Guay
HiCap......High Capacity
ICS..........I Chih Shivan
KJW........Kuan Ju Works
KWC........Kine Well Company
MAh........Milli Ampere hours
NBB.........No Blow Back
NiCd........Nickel Cadmium
NiMh.......Nickel Metal hybrid
PTW........Professional Training Weapon
PMR........Private Mobile Radio
RPM........Rounds Per Minute
ROF.........Rate Of Fire
RS...........Real Steel
SA...........Semi Automatique
STI..........Strayer Tripp Incorporation
TM..........Tokyo Marui
VFC.........Vega Force Company
WA..........Western Arms
WGC........War Game Club

ACOG.........Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight
ACU...........Army Combat Uniform
AK.............Avtomat Kalashnikova
ALICE........All purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
AO.............Area of Operations
AR.............Automatic Rifle - Assault Rifle
AUG...........Armee Universal Gewerh
BAR...........Browning Automatic Rifle
BDU...........Battle Dress Uniform
BUIS..........Back Up Iron Sight
CADPAT.....CAnadian Disruptive PATtern
CQC...........Close Quarter Combat
CQB...........Close Quarter Battle
CTR...........Close Target Reconnaissance
DPM...........Disruptive Pattern Material
EGLM.........Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module
EOD...........Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ETA............Estimated Time Arrival
FAMAS........Fusile Automatique Manufacteure d' Armee de StEtienne
FB..............Fire Base
FN..............Fabrique Nationale
FOB............Forward Operation Base
FUBAR........Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition
GMG...........Grenade Machine Gun
GPS............Global Positioning System
HE..............High Explosive
H&K............Heckler & Koch
HMG...........Heavy Machine Gun
IMI.............Israeli Military Industries
KAC............Knights Armament Company
LBV.............Load Bearing Vest
LE...............Law Enforcement
LMG............Light Machine Gun
LMT............Lewis Machine & Tool Company
LZ...............Landing Zone
MARPAT.....MARine PATtern
MilSim.........Military Simulation
MOLLE........MOdular Lightweight Load carrying Equipment
MRE............Meal Ready to Eat
NV..............Night Vision
OP..............Observation Post
OPFOR........OPposing FORce
PDW............Personal Defense Weapon
RAS.............Rail Adapter System
RIS..............Rail Interface System
SAW............Squad Automatic Weapon
SCAR...........SOF Combat Assault Rifle
SIG..............Schweizeriche Industrie Gesellschaft
SLR..............Self Loading Rifle
SMG.............Sub Machine Gun
SNAFU..........Situation Normal All Fouled Up
SOF..............Special Operations Forces
SPAS............Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
SR................Stoner Rifle
SUSAT..........Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux
SWAT...........Special Weapons And Tactics
TMP.............Tactical Machine Pistol
UCP..............Universal Camouflage Pattern