List of standard acronyms…noob confused by IPC, IC, FIG, KJF, etc...

timerover this stuff is intreasting but why’d you post here?

@cyan:

timerover this stuff is intreasting but why’d you post here?

I did it as a follow-up to Baghdaddy’s comment.  Where should I post it instead?

@timerover51:

@cyan:

timerover this stuff is intreasting but why’d you post here?

I did it as a follow-up to Baghdaddy’s comment.  Where should I post it instead?

Man do I have a topic area that is just WAITING for you to join in!

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?board=57.0

Our WWII History Topic Area.  Almost custom designed for you.  I think you will find that posts such as yours will be VERY welcome there and will help spark increased interest in that topic area.  Welcome aboard, and enjoy!

@timerover51:

@cyan:

timerover this stuff is intreasting but why’d you post here?

I did it as a follow-up to Baghdaddy’s comment.  Where should I post it instead?

okay didn’t see it. it just seemed a little bit random.( doesn’t anymore).

Okay, I will copy and paste it over there.  I have an enormous amount of data like that.  I worked with Larry Bond and Chris Carlson on some of the Command at Sea games as their technical consultant.

Enjoy!

Now that does NOT mean that we do not want your posts made in other threads where they are relevant and will be of interest to folks and advance discussion.

I simply wanted you to know that that topic area existed, because i think you will really enjoy it!

CV = Cruiser  AViation

What are OOB rules?  And what is a “sealion” attack?  Thanks!

@captainjack:

What are OOB rules?  And what is a “sealion” attack?  Thanks!

‘Out of the box’ ie. as manufactured

Sealion is an invasion of the U.K.

@captainjack:

What are OOB rules?  And what is a “sealion” attack?  Thanks!

its a reference to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sealion
people sometimes refer to things to an actual event. like pearal harbour II is sometime the attack on the US navy first round.

of course a more appropriate name would be battle midway. (because it round 1 is about the time of the battle of midway.  but also hawaii and midway are right next to each other. I don’t really see any point to having midway its own territory at all. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Orthographic_projection_centred_over_midway.png)
the Alaskan island would be much better or even dividing China up into two territories would be a better territory than midway.

What does mean JTDTM, KRF and KAF please ?

JTDTM = Japan Tank Dash To Moscow

KRF = Kill Russia First

KAF = Kill America First

I am starting to use RPR for repairs to IC’s - bought during purchase units phase

Just a note. I always thought SS was super subs. Is this wrong?

@Wilson2:

Just a note. I always thought SS was super subs. Is this wrong?

Yes and no. The naval designation for submarines is SS. IL gave the common two letter designators in an earlier post. Most of here call Super Subs Stupid Subs as it is not generally a desired tech. This is especially true in AA50 (Anniversary Edition) where tech research is not directed but rolled from a chart once a “breakthrough” is made.

SS is the official naval designation for subs

BB
CV
CA
DD
SS
AP

@a44bigdog:

CV = Cruiser  AViation

I thought it was Carrier AViation.

@moralecheck:

@a44bigdog:

CV = Cruiser  AViation

I thought it was Carrier AViation.

I thought it was carrier vessel

@calvinhobbesliker:

@moralecheck:

@a44bigdog:

CV = Cruiser  AViation

I thought it was Carrier AViation.

I thought it was carrier vessel

Looks like we are both wrong.  From: http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_ships_list.htm

On 17 July 1920, the Secretary of the Navy prescribed a standard nomenclature for types and classes of NAVAL VESSELs, including aircraft, in which lighter-than air craft were identified by the type “Z” and heavier-than air craft by the letter “V”.  The reference also speculates that:  “The use of the “V” designation has been a question since the 1920s.  However, no conclusive evidence has been found to identify why the letter “V” was chosen.  It is generally believed the “V” was in reference to the French word volplane.  As a verb, the word means to glide or soar. As a noun, it described an aeronautical device sustained in the air by lifting devices (wings), as opposed to the bag of gas that the airships (denoted by “Z”) used.  The same case may be regarding the use of “Z”.  It is generally believed the “Z” was used in deference to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.  However, documentation has not been located to verify this assumption.”

I can’t recall my source, so I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the information, but what I’ve read about this subject agrees with the Cruiser aViation theory.  Naval aviation initially had just a reconnaissance role, and so was regarded as an extension of the function of cruisers, one of whose jobs was to act as the scouts of the fleet.  “CA” couldn’t be used because it was already taken to designate (I think) heavy cruisers, so rather than the first letter in “aviation” being added to “C”, the second one was used instead.

Still, there are other theories floating around.  One creative explanation that I once heard – from a crewmember of the nuclear carrier USS Enterprise – was that “V” stood for “Vixed wing”, an alternate pronunciation of “fixed wing” which distinguished a fleet carrier from a helicopter-carrying assault ship.  I don’t think he was kidding me, but I found the explanation a bit too convoluted to be convincing.