Abbreviations

This page contains a list of definitions for the abbreviations used in Falcon.

A-A

Air to Air

A-G

Air to Ground

AAA

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AAM

Air to Air Missile

AB

AfterBurner

ACM

Air Combat Mode, a radar mode used against targets that are within visual range

ACMI

Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation, a system used to record your flight for later review

ADI

Attitude Direction Indicator, the round instrument in the center of the panel showing your attitude relative to the horizon

AGL

Altitude above ground level

AGM

Air to Ground Missile

AIM

Air Intercept Missile

ALT

altitude above sea level

AMRAAM

Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile

AOA

Angle of Attack, the difference between your aircraft's pitch angle and the vertical angle it is actually moving

APC

Armored Personnel Carrier

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATO

Air Tasking Order, otherwise known as the "frag order" - the plan of action for a theater

AVTR

Airborne Video Tape Recorder, the video recorder used by the ACMI system

AWACS

Airborne Warning And Control System

BARCAP

BARrier Combat Air Patrol, a mission type where you patrol a lane of airspace to prevent enemy aircraft from entering.

BDA

Battle Damage Assessment, a mission type where you are tasked to get photographs of a target area after it has been attacked

BFM

Basic Fighter Maneuvers

BLU

Bomb Live Unit

BVR

Beyond Visual Range

CAP

Combat Air Patrol, a mission type where you patrol an area and engage enemy aircraft

CAS

Close Air Support, a strike mission flown against enemy ground units in combat with friendly ground units

CBU

Cluster Bomb Unit

CCC

Command, Control, and Communications (also "C3")

CCIP

Continuously Computed Impact Point

CCRP

Continuously Computed Release Point

CDI

Course Deviation Indicator

CP

Contact Point

CRM

Combined Radar Mode

DBS

Doppler Beam Sharpening

DCA

Defensive Counter Air, an air-to-air mission flown to protect a friendly target from enemy aircraft

DEAD

Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses

DED

Data Entry Display, the digital display above the right MFD

DGFT

Dogfight mode

DLZ

Dynamic Launch Zone, a weapon release bracket displayed on the FCR and HUD

DMS

Display Management Switch

DPRK

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

DTOS

Dive Toss air-ground mode

ECM

Electronic CounterMeasures, your jammer, chaff/flares, and other electronic tools to defeat the enemy

EEGS

Enhanced Envelope Gun Sight

EFOV

Extended Field Of View

EO

Electro-Optical

EOB

Electronic Order of Battle

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETE

Estimated Time Enroute

FAC

Forward Air Controller

FCC

Fire Control Computer

FLCS

Flight Control System

FLOT

Forward Line Of Troops, the "front line" of the war

FOV

Field Of View

FPM

Flight Path Marker, the indication on the HUD which shows the direction the aircraft is moving in

G

The force of gravity (3 G's is three times the force of gravity).

GBU

Guided Bomb Unit

GLOC

Gravity-Induced Loss of Consciousness, the "blackout" you suffer under high G-forces

GM

Ground Map

GMT

Ground Moving Target

GP

General Purpose (bomb)

GPS

Global Positioning System

HARM

High-speed Anti Radiation Missile

HART

Horn Awareness Recovery Training

HARTS

Hardened Artillery Shelter

HE

High Explosive

HOTAS

Hands On Throttle And Stick

HSD

Horizontal Situation Display, a moving map page on the MFD

HSI

Horizontal Situation Indicator

HTS

Harm Targeting System

HUD

Heads-Up Display

IADS

Integrated Air Defense System

ICP

Integrated Control Panel, the panel directly under the HUD

IFF

Identification Friend or Foe

IFV

Infantry Fighting Vehicle

ILS

Instrument Landing System

INS

Inertial Navigation System

IR

InfraRed

JDAM

Joint Direct Attack Munition

JSTARS

Joint Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar System

LCOS

Lead Computing Optical Sight

LDGP

Low Drag General Purpose (bomb)

LGB

Laser Guided Bomb

LOS

Line Of Sight

MFD

Multi-Function Display

MiG

Mikoyan-Gurevich

MRGS

Multiple Reference Gun Sight

MRM

Medium Range air-to-air Missile

MSL

Mean Sea Level

NAV

Navigation mode

NCTR

Non-Cooperative Target Recognition

NM

Nautical Mile

NOE

Nap Of the Earth

OCA

Offensive Counter Air, a mission flown against enemy air targets

OOB

Order Of Battle

OSB

Option Select Button

PATRIOT

Phased-Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target

RESCAP

Rescue Combat Air Patrol

ROE

Rules Of Engagement

ROK

Republic Of Korea

RTB

Return To Base

RWR

Radar Warning Receiver

RWS

Range While Search

SAD

Search And Destroy

SAM

Surface to Air Missile

SAR

Search And Rescue

SARH

Semi-Active Radar Homing

SEAD

Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses

SMS

Stores Management System

SOI

Sensor Of Interest

SRM

Short-Range air to air Missile

STBY

Stand By

STRF

Strafe

STT

Single Target Track

TACAN

Tactical Air Navigation, a type of military radio navigational aid

TD

Target Designator

TMS

Target Management Switch

TOS

Time Over Steerpoint

TOT

Time Over Target

TWS

Track While Scan

UFC

Up-Front Controls

VMS

Voice Message System ("Bitchin' Betty")

VS

Velocity Search

WEZ

Weapon Engagement Zone