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