Find out what we are saying when we use military terms.
ACCO: Artillery control consol operator BDE: Brigade BN: Battalion BTRY: Battery CCU:
Communications control unit CFL: Coordinated fire line CLGP: Cannon lanuched guilded projectile (Copperhead)
CPU: Central prossessing unit DDT: Digital data terminal (a modem) DIVARTY:Divison artillery
DPM: Digital plotter map FAA: Foward assembly area FEBA: Foward edge of battle area FFA:
Free fire area FLOT: Front line of troops FO: Foward observer FUBAR: Fouled up beyond all
repair IOU: Input output unit LD: Line of depature MCMU: Mass core memory unit MTU:
Magnetic tape unit NFA: No fire area NFL: No fire line PM: Preventive maintanace RP:
Rally point SNAFU: Situation normal all fouled up SP: Sepration point SPA: Switch panel assembly
TAA: Tactical assembly area TACFIRE:Tactical fire direction TOC: Tactical operations center
15K: A 15 Kilowatt genarator (power soucre for Tacfire)
Time for some steel rain. A term used by the Iraqi soldiers during Desert Storm. The 75th Bde had two MLRS unit assiged during
Desert Storm. the 6th Bn 27th FA and the 1st Bn 158th FA NG.
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