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Abbreviations per language A-Z (quicklinks)
A		N
B		O
C	Czech	P	Polish
D		Q
E	English	R	Romanian Russian
F	Finnish French	S	Swedish
G	German	T
H		U
I	Italian	V
J	Japanese	W
K		X
L		Y
M		Z

1 Czech
- 1.1 (CZ) Vehicle
- 1.2 (CZ) Manufacturer/Designer
2 English
3 Finnish
- 3.1 (FI) Weaponry
4 French
5 German
6 Italian
7 Japanese
- 7.1 (JP) Vehicle
  - 7.1.1 (JP) Air
    - 7.1.1.1 (JP) Army
      - 7.1.1.1.1 (JP) Nicknames
    - 7.1.1.2 (JP) Navy
  - 7.1.2 (JP) Ground
    - 7.1.2.1 (JP) Vehicle type
    - 7.1.2.2 (JP) Order system
- 7.2 (JP) Manufacturer/Designer
8 Polish
- 8.1 (PL) Vehicle
9 Romanian
- 9.1 (RO) Manufacturer/Designer
10 Russian
11 Swedish

Czech

Czech abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (CZ) Vehicle Manufacturer/Designer (CZ) Manufacturer/Designer

(CZ) Vehicle

LT – Lehký tank: Light tank
- LT vz. 38
ST – Střední tank: Medium tank
- ST vz. 39
OA – Obrněný automobil: Armoured car
vz. – vzor: Version

(CZ) Manufacturer/Designer

ČKD – Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk
ZB – Zbrojovka Brno

English

English abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (AU) Vehicle (CA) Vehicle (NZ) Vehicle (UK) Vehicle (US) Vehicle (US) Ground (US) Air (US) Army (pre-1962) (US) Navy (pre-1962) (US) Post 1962 (US) Naval Manufacturer/Designer (AU) Manufacturer/Designer (UK) Manufacturer/Designer (US) Manufacturer/Designer (US)(Army) Air Force (US Navy Weaponry (UK) Weaponry (US) Weaponry Munititon Munititon (UK) Munititon (US) Munititon Military (AU) Military (CA) Military (NZ) Military (UK) Military (US) Military

(AU) Vehicle

HMAS – His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship: Honorific styling
- HMAS Tobruk

(CA) Vehicle

HMCS – His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship: Honorific styling
- HMCS Haida

(NZ) Vehicle

HMNZS – His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship: Honorific styling
- HMNZS Leander

(UK) Vehicle

A – Armour Index of the General Staff (historical index number)
- Infantry Tank Mk IV A22 "Churchill" Mk I
FV – Fighting Vehicle (modern index number)
- FV4202
F – Fighter
- Spitfire F Mk 24
FR – Fighter-Reconnaissance
- Firefly FR Mk V
FAW – Fighter All-Weather
- Sea Venom FAW 20
FG – Fighter/Ground attack
- Phantom FG.1
FGA – Fighter/Ground Attack
- Sea Hawk FGA.6
FGR – Fighter/Ground attack/Reconnaissance
- Phantom FGR.2
LF – Long-range Fighter or LF – Low-altitute Fighter
- Spitfire LF Mk IX
FB – Fighter-Bomber
- Sea Fury FB 11
B – Bomber
- Lancaster B Mk III
B(I) – Bomber (Interdictor)
- Canberra B (I) Mk 6
TB – Torpedo Bomber
- Hampden TB Mk I
TF – Torpedo-Fighter
- Firebrand TF Mk IV
HMS – His/Her Majesty's Ship: Honorific styling
- HMS Southampton
HMT – His/Her Majesty's Trawler: Honorific styling
- HMT Liscomb

(US) Vehicle

(US) Ground

M – Model
- Medium Tank, M4 Sherman: Model 4 medium tank
T – Trial (model)
- Heavy Tank T26E1-1 "Super Pershing": Trial model 26 medium tank
A – Advancement
- Medium Tank, M4A1 Sherman: Model 4, Advancement 1 medium tank
E – Experimental
- Assault Tank M4A3E2 Jumbo: Model 4, Advancement 3, Experimental 2 assault tank
LVT – Landing Vehicle, Tracked
- LVT(A)(1)
LST – Landing Ship, Tank
(A) – Amphibious
- LVT(A)(1)
HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage
- 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8
GMC – Gun Motor Carriage
- M18 GMC
CGMC – Combination Gun Motor Carriage
- M15A1 CGMC
MGMC – Multiple Gun Motor Carriage
- M16 MGMC
SPG – Self-Propelled Gun
SPH – Self-Propelled Howitzer
- Type 75 SPH
SPRG – Self-Propelled Recoilless Gun
- Type 60 SPRG (C)
SPAA – Self-Propelled Anti-Air
MRLS – Multiple Rocket Launcher System
- Type 75 MLRS
ATM – Anti-Tank Missile
- Type 60 ATM
MBT – Main Battle Tank
- MBT-70
(RISE) – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment
- M60A1 RISE (P)
(AOS) – Add-On Stabilization
- M60A1 (AOS)
W – Wet munition storage
- M4A2 (76) W
HVSS – Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension
- Medium Tank M4A3 (105) HVSS Sherman
CCKW – General Motors designation: C – designed in 1941, C – conventional cab, K – all-wheel drive, W – dual rear axles
- CCKW 353 AA

(US) Air

(US) Army (pre-1962)

A – Attack
- A-36
P – Pursuit
- P-38E
B – Bomber
- B-25J-1
F – Fighter
- F-80A-5
H - Helicopter
- H-34
X – Experimental
- XA-38: Experimental Attacker 38
Y – Pre-production test
- YP-38

(US) Navy (pre-1962)

A - Attacker
- AD-4
F - Fighter
- F4F-3
BT - Bomber (torpedo)
- BTD-1
P - Patrol
- PV-2D
PB – Patrol Bomber
- PBY-5a Catalina
SB – Scout Bomber (Dive bomber):
- SB2U-2
TB – Torpedo Bomber
- TBD-1
OS – Observation Scout
- OS2U-1: Navy Observation Scout 2, Vought No.1

(US) Post 1962

AH - Attack Helicopter
- AH-1Z
UH - Utility Helicopter
- UH-1B

(US) Naval

USS – United States Ship: Honorific styling
- USS Pensacola (CA-24)
DD – Destroyer
- Fletcher (DD-445)
DE – Destroyer, Escort
CL – Cruiser, Light: Light cruiser
- USS Brooklyn (CL-40)
CA – Cruiser, Armoured: Heavy cruiser
- USS Pensacola (CA-24)
CV – Cruiser, Voler: Aircraft carrier (historically based on aviation cruisers)
- USS Lexington (CV-2)
CB – Cruiser, Battle: Battlecruiser
BB – Battleship
- USS North Dakota (BB-29)
PG – Patrol Gunboat
- PG 02
PGH - Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil
- PGH-2
PT – Patrol Torpedo boat
- Elco 77 ft PT-20
PTF – Patrol Torpedo boat, Fast
- 80 ft Nasty (PTF-7)
PC – Patrol Chaser
- 165 ft PC-451
SC - Submarine Chaser
- 110 ft SC-497
LCS - Landing Craft Support
- LCS(L)(3)
SS – Submarine
SSN – Submarine, Nuclear-powered
SSBN – Ballistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear-powered

(AU) Manufacturer/Designer

CAC – Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
- CAC Boomerang Mk I
DAP – Department of Aircraft Production
- DAP Beaufort Mk VIII

(UK) Manufacturer/Designer

AEC – Associated Equipment Company
- AEC Mk.II
BAe – British Aerospace
G – Gloster
- Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K
MB – Martin-Baker
- MB.5

(US) Manufacturer/Designer

GMC – General Motors Company (not to be confused with Gun Motor Carriage)

(US)(Army) Air Force

BN – Boeing (Renton plant, Washington)
- B-29A-BN
CO – Consolidated (San Diego plant, California)
- B-24D-25-CO
DT – Douglas (Tulsa plant, Oklahoma)
- A-26C-45DT
DB – Douglas Bomber (company designation)
- DB-7 (Great Britain)
LO – Lockheed (Burbank plant, California)
- P-38L-5-LO
NA – North American (Inglewood plant, California)
- P-51H-5-NA
RE – Republic (Farmingdale plant, New York)
- F-84G-21-RE
VE – Vega (Burbank plant, California)
- B-17G-60-VE

(US) Navy

A – Brewster
- F2A-1 Buffalo: Navy Fighter 2, Brewster No. 1
C – Curtiss
- SB2C-4 Helldiver: Navy Scout Bomber 2, Curtiss No. 4
D – Douglas
- SBD-3 Dauntless: Navy Scout Bomber, Douglas No. 3
F – Grumman
- F6F-5 Hellcat: Navy Fighter 6, Grumman No. 5
H – McDonnell
- F2H-2 Banshee: Navy (Jet) Fighter 2, McDonnell No. 2
J – North American
- PBJ-1H Mitchell: Navy Patrol Bomber, North American No. 1
M – Martin
- PBM-3 Mariner: Navy Patrol Bomber, Martin No. 3
U – Vought (military designation)
- OS2U-1 Kingfisher: Navy Observation Scout 2, Vought No.1
V – Vought (company designation)
- V-156-B1
Y – Consolidated
- PBY-5 Catalina: Navy Patrol Bomber, Consolidated No. 5

(UK) Weaponry

BL – Breech-loading (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of 5 inch calibre and upwards.
- 6 inch/45 BL Mark XII (152 mm)
QF – Quick-firing (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of up to 5 inch calibre.
- 6 inch/50 QF Mark N5 (152 mm)
RP – Remote-powered (control): System of direct unified control of turrets (RP.10: Hydraulic, RP.50: Electric)
HA – High-angle (mount): Mounting for large-calibre AA guns.
CP – Central-pivot (mount): Mounting for naval guns.
BD – Between decks (mount): Low profile mountings, noticeably for being flush with the flight decks on carriers
STAAG – Stabilized tachymetric anti-aircraft gun (mount)
- QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)
ADEN – Armament Development Establishment, Enfield
- ADEN (30 mm)
RARDEN – Royal Armament, Research and Development Establishment, Enfield
- L21A1 RARDEN (30 mm)
pdr – Pounder: Gun designations based on the pound (lb) weight of their projectiles.
- 20pdr OQF Mk.I (84 mm)
cwt – Hundredweight (centum weight): Gun designations based on weight (barrel and breech) in cwt (1 cwt = 112 lb)
- OQF 3in 20cwt (76 mm) (20 cwt = 2,250 lb)
GO – Gas Operated

(US) Weaponry

MCLOS – Manual Command to Line of Sight
SACLOS – Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight
TOW – Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided
- BGM-71 TOW
AGM – Air-launched, Ground-attack, Missile
- AGM-12B Bullpup
AIM – Air-launched, Interception, Missile
- AIM-9B Sidewinder
BGM – Multi-launched, Ground-attack, Missile
VADS – Vulcan Air Defense System
AN – Army/Navy
- AN/M2 (20 mm)
HB – Heavy Barrel
- M2HB (12.7 mm)

Munition

B – Ball-Point
I – Incendiary
I-T – Incendiary Tracer
IAI – Immediate Action Incendiary
FI – Fragmentation Incendiary
FI-T – Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer
T – Tracer
P – Practice
PT – Practice Tracer
SAP – Semi-Armour-Piercing
SAPI – Semi-Armour-Piercing Incendiary
AP – Armour-Piercing
API – Armour-Piercing Incendiary
AP-T – Armour-Piercing Tracer
API-T – Armour-Piercing Incendiary Tracer
APC – Armour-Piercing Capped
APCBC – Armour-Piercing Capped Ballistic Capped
APCR – Armour-Piercing Composite Rigid
APHE – Armour-Piercing High-Explosive
APDS – Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot
APFSDS – Armour-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot
HVAP – High-Velocity Armour-Piercing
HVAP-T – High-Velocity Armour-Piercing Tracer
HE – High-Explosive
HEF – High-Explosive Fragmentation
HE-I – High-Explosive Incendiary
HEFI – High-Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary
HEF-T – High-Explosive Fragmentation Tracer
HEFI-T – High-Explosive Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer
HESH – High-Explosive Squash-Head
HEAT – High-Explosive Anti-Tank
HEAT-FS – High-Explosive Anti-Tank Fin-Stabilized
ATGM – Anti-Tank Guided Missile
GP – General Purpose (bomb)
MC – Medium Capacity (bomb)
HC – High Capacity (bomb)

(UK) Munition

RP – Rocket Projectile
- RP-3

(US) Munition

HVAR – High Velocity Aircraft Rocket
- HVAR
FFAR – Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket
- FFAR Mighty Mouse

(AU) Military

RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force

(CA) Military

RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force

(NZ) Military

RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force

(UK) Military

RAF – Royal Air Force
RN – Royal Navy
FAA – Fleet Air Arm: Royal Navy Air Force

(US) Military

USAAF – United States Army Air Force
USAF – United States Air Force
USMC – United States Marine Corps
- M3A1 (USMC)
USN – United States Navy
VMF – Marine Fighter Squadron: V – Fixed-wing aircraft, M – Marine Corps, F – Fighter
- F4U-4B VMF-214: Marine Fighter Squadron No. 214
VMA – Marine Attacker Squadron: V – Fixed-wing aircraft, M – Marine Corps, A – Attacker

Finnish

Finnish abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (FI) Weaponry

(FI) Weaponry

ItO – Ilmaturjuntaohjus: Anti-air missile (literally: Air protection missile)
- ItO 90M (vehicle named after its weapon system)

French

French abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (FR) Vehicle Weaponry (FR) Weaponry Munition (FR) Munition Prefix/Suffix (FR) Prefix/Suffix Manufacturer/Designer (FR) Manufacturer/Designer Military (FR) Military

(FR) Vehicle

Char – Char de bataille: Battle tank
- Char 25t
AMC – Automitrailleuse de Combat: Combat machine gun (vehicle)
- AMC.34 YR
AMD – Automitrailleuse de Découverte: Scout machine gun (vehicle)
- AMD.35
AMR – Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance: Scout machine gun (vehicle)
- AMR.35 ZT3
AML – Automitrailleuse Légère: Light machine gun (vehicle)
- AML-90
DCA – Défense contre avions: Anti-air defense
- AMX-30 DCA
EBR – Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance: Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
VTT – Véhicule de transport de troupe: Armoured personnel carrier (literally: Troop transport vehicle)
CA – Canon d'assaut: Tank destroyer (literally: Assault cannon)
- CA Lorraine
CAu – Canon automoteur: Self-propelled gun
- CAu SAu 40
TRC – Tracteur de ravitaillement pour chars: Tank supply tractor
RC – Roues-Canon: Wheeled gun (carrier)
- AMX-10RC
Mle – Modèle: Model
- Mle 1923 (7.5 mm)

(FR) Weaponry

AAT – Arme Automatique Transformable: general-purpose machine gun
SA – Semi-automatique: Semi-automatic (cannon)
- SA35 L/32 (47 mm)
CA – Canon antiaérien: Anti-aircraft cannon
CN – Canon: cannon (tank)
- CN-105-F1 (105 mm)
CAD – Canon antiaérien double: Twin (mount) anti-aircraft cannon
CAQ – Canon antiaérien quadruple: Quad (mount) anti-aircraft cannon
T – Tourelle: turret-mounted (aircraft)
- MAC 1934T (7.5 mm)

(FR) Munition

ACRA – Anti-Char Rapide Autopropulsé:Anti-Tank Quick Self-propelled (missile)
- ACRA (142 mm)
Ch.F – Charge Forte: (literally: Strong charge) Designates a shell whose propellant charge is bigger than usual shells. Effects are a higher initial speed, increased penetration but more stress and heating for the cannon.
HOT – Haut Subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé: High Subsonic, Optical Remote-Guided, Tube-Launched (missile)
- HOT
OE – Obus Explosif: High-explosive shell
OEA – Obus Explosif Acier: High-explosive fuzed (AA) shell
OEcl – Obus Eclairant: Illumination shell
OPf – Obus Perforant: Armour-piercing shell
OPfK – Obus Perforant (avec colorant) K: Armour-piercing naval shell (with type K spotting dye)
OFl – Obus Flèche: APDS shell (literally: Dart shell)
OCC – Obus Charge Creuse: HEAT shell (literally: Hollow charge shell)
PCOT – Perforant Coiffé Ogive Traceur: Armour-piercing Capped Tracer shell
POT – Perforant Ogive Traceur: Armour-piercing Tracer shell
AA – Air-Air: Air-to-air (missile)
- AA-20 Nord
AS – Air-Sol: Air-to-ground (missile)
- AS-20 Nord
SS – Sol-Sol: Ground-to-ground (missile)
- SS.11
TP – Traceuse Perforante: Armour-piercing Tracer shell

(FR) Prefix/Suffix

bis: Second (iteration)
- B1 bis
ter: Third (iteration)
- B1 ter

(FR) Manufacturer/Designer

AMX – Atelier de Construction d'Issy-Les-Moulineaux: Issy-Les-Moulineaux construction workshop
- AMX-13
APX – Atelier de Puteaux
ACL – Atelier et Chantiers de la Loire
- ARL-44 (ACL-1)
ARL – Atelier de Construction de Rueil: Rueil construction workshop
- ARL-44
GIAT – Groupement Industriel de l’Armement Terrestre Industrial group for land weapon systems
- GIAT M781 (30 mm)
S/SOMUA – Société d'outillage mécanique et d'usinage d'artillerie: Mechanical tooling and artillery machining company
- Char de cavalerie SOMUA 1935 S (S.35)
NC/SNCAC – Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre
- NC.900
SA/SNCASE – Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est
- SA.313B Alouette II
SO/SNCASO – Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest
- S.O.8000 Narval
FCM – Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
- FCM.36
DEFA – Direction des Études et Fabrications d'Armes
- DEFA 551 (30 mm)
MAC – Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault: Châtellerault weapons manufacturer
- MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)
FN – Fabrique Nationale
- FN M3P (12.7 mm)
FL – Fives-Lille
- M4A1 (FL10)
R – Renault
- R.35 (SA38)
H – Hotchkiss
- H.35
L – Lorraine
D – Dewoitine
- Dewoitine D.520
C/CR - Caudron(-Renault)
- Caudron C.R.714
MS – Morane-Saulnier
- Morane-Saulnier M.S.405C1
F – Farman
- Farman F.222.2
MB – Marcel Bloch (renamed to Dassault in 1949)
- Bloch M.B.174A-3
MD – Marcel Dassault
- Dassault M.D.452 IIA
LeO – Lioré-et-Olivier
- Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 early
VG – Arsenal (named after Michel Vernisse and Jean Galtier)
- Arsenal V.G.33C-1
VB – Arsenal (named after Michel Vernisse and Michel Badie)
- Arsenal VB.10C-1
HS – Hispano-Suiza
- Hispano HS.9 (20 mm)

(FR) Military

BCC – Battalion de Chars de Combat: Battle tank battalion
RCC – Régiment de Chars de Combat: Battle tank regiment
DCr – Division Cuirassée: Armoured division
MN – Marine Nationale: French navy (literally: National navy)
FNFL – Forces Navales Françaises Libres: Free French naval forces
FAFL – Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres: Free French air forces

German

German abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (DE) Vehicle (DE) Ground (DE) Air (DE) Naval Weaponry (CH) Weaponry Munition (DE) Munition Prefix/Suffix (DE) Prefix/Suffix Manufacturer/Designer (DE) Manufacturer/Designer Military (DE) Military

(DE) Vehicle

(DE) Ground

Pz. – Panzer: Tank (literally: Armour)
- Pz.IV F2
Pz.Kpfw. – Panzerkampfwagen: Tank (literally: Armour combat vehicle)
- Pz.Kpfw. Churchill (Germany)
Sd.Kfz. – Sonderkraftfahrzeug: Special purpose vehicle (index number assigned to all armed forces vehicles)
- Sd.Kfz. 6/2
Pz.Sp.Wg. – Panzerspähwagen: Armoured scout vehicle
- s.Pz.Sp.Wg. (5 cm 39/1 L60) (Sd.Kfz.234/2)
KPz – Kampfpanzer: Battle tank (modern designation)
- KPz-70
FlaKPz – Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer: Anti-air cannon tank
- FlaKPz IV Wirbelwind
StuG – Sturmgeschütz: Assault gun
- StuG III A
StuH – Sturmhaubitze: Assault howitzer
- StuH 42 G
Bfw. – Befehlswagen: Command vehicle
- Bfw. Jagdpanther
Pz.Bfw./Pz.Bef.Wg. – Panzerbefehlswagen: Command tank
- Pz.Bfw.IV
- Pz.Bef.Wg.VI P
JPz/JgPz/JgdPz – Jagdpanzer: (Tank based) tank destroyer (literally: Hunting tank)
- JPz 4-5
RakJPz – Raketenjagdpanzer: (Missile-carrier based) tank destroyer (literally: Missile hunting tank)
- RakJPz 2
PzJg – Panzerjäger: (SPG based) tank destroyer (literally: Tank hunter)
- PzJg I
Pz.W./Pz.Wfr. – Panzerwerfer: Anti-tank rocket launcher (literally: Tank thrower)
- 15 cm Pz.W.42
SpPz – Spähpanzer: Scout tank
- SpPz Ru 251
SPz – Schützenpanzer: Infantry fighting vehicle (literally: Protective tank)
- SPz BMP-1
VK – Versuchskonstruktion: Trial design (literally: Experimental construction)
- VK 45.01 (P)
VT - Versuchsträger: Test-bed (literally: Experiment carrier)
- VT1-2
WT – Waffenträger: Self-propelled gun (literally: Weapon carrier)
- Waffentrager
Ausf. – Ausführung: Model
E – Entwicklung: Development (refers to the proposed standardised tank development projects)
- E-100
Fgst. - Fahrgestell: Chassis
- Flakpanzer 38, 2 cm, Pz.Fgst.38 (t) Sf.
Sfl. - Sonderfahrgestell: Special chassis
- Pz.Sfl.Ic
Sf. - Selbstfahrend: Self-propelled
- 8,8 Pak 43/1 Sf. "Nashorn"
GW – Geschützwagen: (Heavy) self-propelled gun (literally: Heavy gun vehicle)
ZgKw – Zugkraftwagen: Truck
Zug - Zugkraftwagen: Truck

(DE) Air

StuKa – Sturzkampfflugzeug: Dive bomber (literally: Dive attack airplane)
PAH – Panzerabwehrhubschrauber: Anti-tank helicopter
- BO 105 PAH-1

(DE) Naval

Z – Zerstörer: Destroyer
- Z20 Karl Galster
K – Kanonenboot: Gun boat
- Kanonenboot K-2
T – Torpedoboot: Torpedo boat
- Type 1939 (T31)
R – Räumboot: Mine sweeper
- R-boot R-41
S – Schnellboot: Fast attack craft
- S-100 (1945)
LS – Leichte-Schnellboot: Light fast attack craft
- LS 3
VS – Versuchs-Schnellboot: Experimental fast attack craft
- VS-10
SF – Siebelfähre: Siebel ferry (named after Friedrich Siebel)
- SF40 Leichte
AF/AFP – Artilleriefährprahm: Artillery ferry barge
- AF D1
MZ - Mehrzweckboot: Multi-purpose boat
- MZ1
U – Unterseeboot: Submarine

(CH) Weaponry

KDA – Kanone, Kalibergruppe D, Ausführung A: Cannon, calibre group D (30 mm+), variant A (belt-fed)
- Oerlikon KDA (35 mm)
KAD – Kanone, Kalibergruppe A, Ausführung D: Cannon, calibre group A (20 mm), variant D
- Oerlikon KAD (20 mm)

(DE) Weaponry

FH – Feldhaubitze: Field howitzer
IG – Infanteriegeschütz: Infantry gun
- s.I.G.33 (150 mm)
Sfl – Selbsfahrlafette: Self-propelled gun (literally: Self-propelled mount/chassis/underlayer)
KwK – Kampfwagenkanone: Tank gun (literally: Combat vehicle cannon)
- KwK42 (75 mm)
PaK – Panzerabwehrkanone: Anti-tank gun (literally: Armour-defense cannon)
- PaK39 L48 (75 mm)
FlaK – Flugabwehrkanone: Anti-air gun (literally: Air-defense cannon)
- FlaK43 (37 mm)
MG – Maschinengewehr: Machine gun (literally: Machine rifle)
- MG34 (7.92 mm)
MG FF – Maschinengewehr Flügel-Fest: Machine gun wing-fixed
- MG FF (20 mm)
MG FF/M – Maschinengewehr Flügel-Fest/Minengeschoß: Machine gun wing-fixed/mineshot
- MG FF/M (20 mm)
MK – Maschinenkanone: Auto-cannon (literally: Machine cannon), occasionally Motorkanone, cannon firing through engine
- MK 108 (30 mm)
SK – Schiffskanone: Ship cannon (originally used as Schnellfeuerkanone: Quick-firing cannon during WWI)
- 10.5 cm SK C/32 (105 mm)
TbtK – Torpedobootskanone: Torpedo boat cannon (also used for some destroyer turrets/guns)
BK – Bordkanone: Board cannon (large calibre guns equipped to aircraft)
- BK 3.7 (37 mm)
BR – Bordrakete: Board rocket (rockets equipped to aircraft)
K – Kanone: Cannon
T – Torpedo
LT – Lufttorpedo: Aerial torpedo (torpedoes used by aircraft)
L/ – Länge: Length (refers to calibre-length of gun barrels)
- 8.8 cm L/56 KwK 36 (barrel length of 56 x 88 mm = 4.928 m)
C/ – Construktionsjahr: Year of construction (archaic spelling of Konstruktion)
- 2 cm/65 C/38 (20 mm) (<odel of 1938)
L – Lafette: Gun mount
DopL – Doppellafette: Twin gun mount (literally: Double mount)
DrhL – Drehturmlafette: Turret gun mount (literally: Turntable turret mount)
Pz.B. – Panzerbüchse: Anti-tank rifle
- s.Pz.B.41 (28/20 mm)

(DE) Munition

Gr – Granate: Grenade (synonymous with shell)
Br – Brandkörper: Incendiary charge (literally: Blaze body)
KGr – Kanonengranate: Cannon shell (literally: Cannon grenade)
PzGr – Panzergranate: Armour-piercing shell (literally: Armour grenade)
BrGr – Brandgranate: Incendiary shell (literally: Burn grenade)
PzBrGr – Panzerbrandgranate: Armour-piercing incendiary shell (literally: Armour burn grenade)
SpGr – Sprenggranate: High-explosive fragmentation shell (literally: Burst grenade). Sometimes spelled Sprgr.
PzSpGr – Panzersprenggranate: Armour-piercing high-explosive shell (literally: Armour burst grenade)
HlGr – Hohlladungsgranate: High-explosive anti-tank shell (literally: Hollow-charge grenade)
Patr – Patrone: Bullet
GrPatr – Granatpatrone: Shell (for 15 and 20 mm munition)
SC – Sprengbombe Cylindrisch: General-purpose bomb (archaic spelling of zylindrisch, literally: Burst bomb, cylindrical)
SD – Sprengbombe Dickwandig: Semi-armour-piercing bomb (literally: Burst bomb, thick-walled)
PC – Panzersprengbombe Cylindrisch: Armour-piercing high-explosive bomb (literally: Armour-bursting bomb, cylindrical)
PD – Panzersprengbombe Dickwandig: Heavy armour-piercing bomb (literally: Armour-bursting bomb, thick-walled)
LFK – Lenkflugkörper: (Anti-tank) guided missile (literally: Guided flight body)
F5W – Torpedo designation: F – 17.7 inch (450 mm) calibre, 5 – roughly 5 meter length, W – whitehead (German designation of Italian F200/450 torpedo)
G7a/T 1 – Torpedo designation: G – 21 inch (533 mm) calibre, 7 – roughly 7 meter length, a – steam propulsion, T 1 – Torpedo model number 1
L'spur – Leuchtspur: Tracer
Zerl. – Zerleger: Self-destroying (literally: Disassambler)
Fp – Füllpulver: Explosive filling (literally: Filling powder)
DM – Deutsches Modell: German Model (modern designation to differentiate between American M munition)
Zt.Z – Zeitzünder: Time fuze
Lh – Lichtspurhülse: Base tracer
Bd.Z – Bodenzünder: Base fuze. Sometimes spelled Bdz
m.Hb – mit Haube: Capped

(DE) Prefix/Suffix

le – leicht: Light
s – schwer: Heavy
gp – gepanzert: Armoured
nA – neuer Art: Modernized (literally: New type)
(r) – russisch: Russian captured vehicle
- T 34 747 (r) (Germany)
(e) – englisch: British captured vehicle
(t) – tschechisch: Czech captured vehicle
- Pz.35(t)
(a) – amerikanisch: American captured vehicle
- M4 748 (a) (Germany)
(f) – französisch: French captured vehicle
U – Umbau: Conversion (kit)
- Me 410 A-1/U2
R – Rüstsatz: Upgrade (kit)
- Me 410 B-6/R3
/Trop – Tropen: Tropic (variant with air filters)
- Bf 109 G-2/trop
(Mob) – Mobilmachung: Mobilization (design modification aimed at simplified and thus faster construction)
- Type 1936A (Mob)

(DE) Manufacturer/Designer

Ar – Arado
- Ar 234 B-2
Bf – Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW): Bavarian Airplane Factory (renamed to Messerschmitt in 1938)
- Bf 109 K-4
BMW – Bayerische Motorenwerke: Bavarian Motor Factory
Bo – Bölkow (from the alternative spelling Boelkow)
- BO 105 PAH-1
BV – Blohm & Voss
- BV 238
DB – Daimler-Benz
- DB 601
Do – Dornier
- Do 217 E-2
Fw – Focke-Wulf
- Fw 190 A-5
Ha – Hamburger Flugzeugbau
He – Heinkel
- He 111 H-3
Ho – Horten
- Ho 229 V3
Hs – Henschel
- Hs 129 B-3
Ju – Junkers
- Ju 87 D-5
Me – Messerschmitt
- Me 410 A-1
Ta – Focke-Wulf (named after Kurt Tank)
- Ta 152 C-3
Rh – Rheinmetall
- Rh202 (20 mm)
Ru – Ruhrstahl
- Ru 251
(P) – Porsche
- Tiger II (P)
(H) – Henschel
- Tiger II (H)
(A) – Alkett (Altmärkische Kettenwerk GmbH)
- Panzer IV/70(A)
(V) – VOMAG (Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft)
- Panzer IV/70(V)

(DE) Military

KM – Kriegsmarine: German navy (literally: War navy)
LW – Luftwaffe: German air force (literally: Air weapon)
BW – Bundeswehr: (Modern) German army (literally: Federation defense)
RLM – Reichsluftfahrtministerium: Ministry of national aviation
OKW – Oberkommando der Wehrmacht: High command of the armed forces
JG – Jagdgeschwader: Fighter division (literally: hunting division)
NJG – Nachtjagdgeschwader: Night fighter division (literally: night hunting division)
ZG – Zerstörergeschwader: Heavy fighter division (literally: destroyer division)
KG – Kampfgeschwader: Bomber division (literally: attack division)
SKG – Schnellkampfgeschwader: Fast bomber division (literally: fast attack division)
StG – Sturzkampfgeschwader: Dive bomber division (literally: dive attack division)

Italian

Italian abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (IT) Vehicle Manufacturer/Designer (IT) Manufacturer/Designer Weaponry (IT) Weaponry Prefix/Suffix (IT) Prefix/Suffix

(IT) Vehicle

P – Pesante: Heavy (tank)
- P26/40: Heavy tank, 26 tons, model 1940
M – Medio: Medium (tank)
- M15/42: Medium tank, 15 tons, model 1942
L – Leggero: Light (tank)
- L6/40: Light tank, 6 tons, model 1930
AB – Autoblinda: Armoured car
- AB 41: Armoured car, model 1941
R – Ricognizione: Reconnaisance (vehicle)
- R3 T106 FA
SIDAM – Sistema Italiano di Difesa Aerea Mobile: Italian system for mobile air-defense
- SIDAM 25

(IT) Manufacturer/Designer

Abbreviation	Company	Note / Translation	Example
Air vehicles
C.R.	Caccia Rosatelli	(Fighter) named after Celestino Rosatelli	FIAT C.R.42
B.R.	Bombardiere Rosatelli	(Bomber) named after Celestino Rosatelli	FIAT B.R.20
G.		named after Giuseppe Gabrielli	FIAT G.50
S. S.M.	Società Anonima Costruzioni Aeronautiche Savoia	Savoy Aeronautical Constructions Company	Savoia S.81
S. S.M.	Marchetti	named after Alessandro Marchetti	Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79
P.	Piaggio		Piaggio P.108
M.C.	(Aeronautica) Macchi	Aeronautics Machi	Macchi M.C.200
M.C.	Castoldi	named after Mario Castoldi	Macchi M.C.200
Ba.	Società Italiana Ernesto Breda	Italian Company Ernesto Breda	Breda Ba.65
Re.	Officine Meccaniche Reggiane SpA	Technical Bureau Reggiane Subsidiary	Reggiane Re.2000
CANT Z.	Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini	Aeronautical and naval yard Trieste	CANT Z.1007
CANT Z.	Zappata	named after Filippo Zappata	CANT Z.1007
Ground vehicles
OTO	Odero-Terni-Orlando		OTOMATIC
FIAT	Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino	Italian automobile factory Turin	FIAT 6614
OF	OTO-FIAT		OF-40
Armament
SAFAT	Società Anonima Fabbrica Armi Torino	Turin arms factory incorporated company	Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)

(IT) Weaponry

SR – Senza Rinculo: Recoilless (gun)

(IT) Prefix/Suffix

Affix	Meaning	Translation	Example
A	Artigliere	Artillery	P.108A
AS	Aerosilurante	Air torpedo	G.55S
AS	Africa Settentrionale	North Africa (trop. Filter)	Bf 109 G-14/AS
B	Bombardiere	Bomber	P.108B
CB	Caccia Bombardiere	Fighter-Bomber	Re.2001 CB
CC	Contro Carro	Anti-Tank (rifle)	L3/33 CC
CN	Caccia Notturno	Night-Fighter	Re.2001 CN
EC	Esperimento Cannoni	Experimental Cannons	C.202EC
N	Normale	Normal	S.M.79 bis/N
N	Nuovo	New	C.205N2
TM	Totalmente Modificato	Completly Modified	S.M.79 bis/T.M

Japanese

Japanese abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (JP) Vehicle (JP) Air (JP) Army (JP) Nicknames (JP) Navy (JP) First letters (role) (JP) Second letters (manufacturers/designers) (JP) Full and Model designation (JP) Official name designation (JP) Ground (JP) Vehicle type (JP) Order system Manufacturer/Designer (JP) Manufacturer/Designer
(JP) Calendar and Type Numbers
Japanese Imperial Year: Starts with the founding of Japan in 660 BC Japanese Era Name (年号): Literally "year name" are names given to (usually) reign periods of Japanese Emperors. Shisaku number: After the shift of using nengō years, the navy re-adopted the use of nengō for their prototype planes to distinguish them from adopted models.
Year	Japanese Imperial Year	Nengō Era	Type Number	Shisaku Number
1868 ⋮ 1912	2528 ⋮ 2572	Meiji 1 ⋮ Meiji 44	Type 1 ⋮ Type 44
1912	2572	Taishō 1	Type 1
1913	2573	Taishō 2	Type 2
1914	2574	Taishō 3	Type 3
1915	2575	Taishō 4	Type 4
1916	2576	Taishō 5	Type 5
1917	2577	Taishō 6	Type 6
1918	2578	Taishō 7	Type 7
1919	2579	Taishō 8	Type 8
1920	2580	Taishō 9	Type 9
1921	2581	Taishō 10	Type 10
1922	2582	Taishō 11	Type 11
1923	2583	Taishō 12	Type 12
1924	2584	Taishō 13	Type 13
1925	2585	Taishō 14	Type 14
1926	2586	Taishō 15 Shōwa 1	Type 15
1927	2587	Shōwa 2	Type 87
1928	2588	Shōwa 3	Type 88
1929	2589	Shōwa 4	Type 89
1930	2590	Shōwa 5	Type 90
1931	2591	Shōwa 6	Type 91	6-Shi
1932	2592	Shōwa 7	Type 92	7-Shi
1933	2593	Shōwa 8	Type 93	8-Shi
1934	2594	Shōwa 9	Type 94	9-Shi
1935	2595	Shōwa 10	Type 95	10-Shi
1936	2596	Shōwa 11	Type 96	11-Shi
1937	2597	Shōwa 12	Type 97	12-Shi
1938	2598	Shōwa 13	Type 98	13-Shi
1939	2599	Shōwa 14	Type 99	14-Shi
1940	2600	Shōwa 15	Type 100 Type 0	15-Shi
1941	2601	Shōwa 16	Type 1	16-Shi
1942	2602	Shōwa 17	Type 2	17-Shi
1943	2603	Shōwa 18	Type 3	18-Shi
1944	2604	Shōwa 19	Type 4	19-Shi
1945	2605	Shōwa 20	Type 5	20-Shi
Post-War
1946 ⋮ 1960 ⋮ 1989	2606 ⋮ 2620 ⋮ 2649	Shōwa	Type 46 ⋮ Type 60 ⋮ Type 89
1989 1990 ⋮ 1993 ⋮ 2019	2649 2450 ⋮ 2453 ⋮ 2679	Heisei	Type 89 Type 90 ⋮ Type 93 ⋮ Type 19
2019 ⋮ Present	2679 ⋮ Present	Reiwa	Type 19 ⋮ Present

(JP) Vehicle

(JP) Air

(JP) Variants (small-scale modifications)
	Heavenly Stems	Japanese
	Heavenly Stems	Kanji	Romanji
1	甲	コウ	Kō
2	乙	オツ	Otsu
3	丙	ヘイ	Hei
4	丁	テイ	Tei
Not used in practice
5	戊	ボ	Bo
6	己	キ	Ki
7	庚	コウ	Kō
8	辛	シン	Shin
9	壬	ジン	Jin
10	癸	キ	Ki
Other
Improved		改 (改善)	Kai (Kaizen)

(JP) Army

Ki – Kitai: Airframe
- Ki-10-I - Army Type 95 Model 1 Fighter
- Ki-43-II - Army Type 1 Model 2 Fighter

Notes:

Kitai numbering is purely for Airframe/Prototype numbering. Official designation of planes went through Type designation + role.
Japanese names for Army planes are popular nicknames for pilots and civilians alike, as they were popularized with Japanese documentaries and propaganda. Unlike Navy planes, these are not part of the official plane designation.
- Other Japanese nicknames for planes are:

(JP) Nicknames

Ki-43 - Hayabusa (隼, Peregrine falcon)
Ki-44 - Shoki (鍾馗, Demon)
Ki-45 - Toryū (屠龍, Dragonslayer)
Ki-49 - Donryū (呑龍, Storm Dragon)
Ki-61 - Hien (飛燕, Flying Swallow)
Ki-67 - Hiryū (飛龍, Flying Dragon)
Ki-84 - Hayate (疾風, Gale)
Ki-200 - Shusui - (秋水, Sharp Sword)

(JP) Navy

In the late 1920s, The navy adopted a short designation naming scheme to indicate the role and manufacturer of the plane.

(JP) First letters (role)

Letter	Japanese	Role	Example
A	艦上戦闘機	Carrier-based fighter plane	A6M
B	艦上攻撃機	Carrier-based attack bomber	B5N
C	艦上偵察機	Carrier-based reconnaissance plane	C6N³
D	艦上爆撃機	Carrier-based dive bomber	D4Y
E	水上偵察機	Ship-based reconnaissance hydroplane	E13A²
F	水上観測機	Ship-based observation hydroplane	F1M
G	陸上攻撃機	Land-based attack bomber	G4M
H	飛行艇	Flying boat	H6K
J	陸上戦闘機	Land-based fighter plane	J2M
K	練習機	Trainer	K10W³
L	輸送機	Transport	L2D²
M	特殊機	Special purpose	M6A³
N	水上戦闘機	Fighter hydroplane	N1K
P	陸上爆撃機	Land-based bomber	P1Y
Q	哨戒機	Patrol plane	Q1W³
R	陸上偵察機	Land-based reconnaissance plane	R2Y
S	夜間戦闘機	Night fighter	S1A³
X	実験	Special purpose (Always after other designations)	JXFw¹ (Fw 190)

Notes:

All (But X) can be added to an already existing plane as a suffix to indicate a role refit
- A6M-N
- N1K-J
- G5N-L
- ...
¹ - X (Special Purpose) is used as second letter for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service
² - Planes that aren't playable in-game
³ - Planes that aren't in-game

(JP) Second letters (manufacturers/designers)

Letter	Japanese Manufacturer	Foreign Manufacturer	Foreign Example
A	Aichi	North American	KXA (NA-16)
B		Boeing	AXB (P-12 / F4B)
Bu		Bücker	KXBu (Bü 131)
C		Consolidated	HXC (P2Y)
D	Showa	Douglas Dewoitine Northrop	LXD (DC-4E) AXD (D.500) DXD (Northrop BT)
F		Fairchild	LXF (Fairchild 91)
Fw		Focke-Wulf	JXFw (Fw 190)
G	Hitachi	Grumman	AXG (Grumman F)
H	Hiro	Hawker	AXH (Nimrod)
He		Heinkel	AXHe (He 100)
J	Nihon	Junkers	LXJ (Ju 86)
K	Kawanishi	Kinner	LXK (Kinner Envoy)
M	Mitsubishi	Airspeed	LXM (Airspeed Envoy)
N	Nakajima
P	Nihon
S	Sasebo
Si	Showa
V		Vought	AXV (V-141)
W	Wanatabe (Kyushu)
Y	Yokosuka
Z	Mizuno

(JP) Full and Model designation

After 1929, aircraft of the Japanese navy were designated by Type designation same as army planes together with model designation to indicate variant information.

A6M3 mod. 22Ko - Type 0 Carrier Fighter Model 22A (Kō)
- mod. 22Ko - 2nd airframe / wing refit
- mod. 22Ko - 2nd engine refit
- mod. 22Ko - 1st small-scale refit (armament) (check Heavenly stems)

(JP) Official name designation

After July 1943, adopted planes got a name instead of a full type and model designation.

Fighters: Weather and meteorological names
- Naval fighters: Wind names (usually ending with pū or fū「風」)
- Interceptors: Lightning names (usually ending in den「電」)
- Night fighters: Light names (usually ending in ko「光」)
  - J1N-S Gekkō (月光, Moonlight) (not in-game variant)
Bombers: Mountains names (usually ending in zan「山」)
Attack planes: Star or constellation names (usually ending in sei「星」)
- D4Y Suisei (彗星, Comet)
- B7A Ryūsei (流星, Shooting Star)
Patrol: Sea or ocean names (usually ending in kai「海」or yo「洋」)
Reconnaissance: Cloud names (usually ending in un「雲」)
- R2Y Keiun (景雲, Cirrus Cloud)
Trainers: Trees, plants and flowers
Transports: Sky names (usually ending in ku「空」)
Miscellaneous: Landscape names
Purpose-built kamikaze aircraft: Flower names (usually ending in ka「花」)
- Kikka (橘花, Orange Blossom)

(JP) Ground

(JP) Vehicle type

Japanese			English
Romanji	Katakana	Kanji	Literal	Role
Ke	ケ	軽 (Kei)	Light	Light tank
Chi	チ	中 (Chū)	Medium	Medium tank
O	オ	大 (Ō)	Large	Heavy Tank
Ho	ホ	砲 (Hō)	Gun	SPG

Other (Don't follow order system):

Ka: Amphibious (tank)
- Type 2 Ka-Mi (Was named after the designer, Kamishi)
- Type 3 Ka-Chi
- Type 4 Ka-Tsu

Na: Testbed
- Type 5 Na-To

(JP) Order system

	Japanese
	Romanji	Katakana
1	I	イ
2	Ro	ロ
3	Ha	ハ
4	Ni	ニ
5	Ho	ホ
6	He	ヘ
7	To	ト
8	Chi	チ
9	Ri	リ
10	Nu	ヌ
11	Ru	ル
12	O	オ

The chosen order of vehicles was based on the Japanese poem Iroha (いろは), which contains each character of the Japanese syllabary exactly once. (A total of 47)
Early Japanese tanks were designated only by order without a role:
- Type 89 I-Go - 1st model of the Imperial Japanese year 2589 (1929)
- Type 95 Ro-Go - 2nd model of the Imperial Japanese year 2595 (1935)
- Type 95 Ha-Go - 3rd model of the Imperial Japanese year 2595 (1935)

(JP) Manufacturer/Designer

HI: Vickers (UK)
- 40 mm/62 "HI" Type 91 AA (40 mm), based on the QF 2pdr Mk VIII
RU: Lewis (UK)
- 7.7 mm RU Type 92 MG, based on the .303 in Lewis MG

Polish

Polish abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (PL) Vehicle

(PL) Vehicle

ORP – Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: Warship of the Republic of Poland (honorific styling)
- ORP Garland

Romanian

Polish abbreviations (quicklinks)
Manufacturer/Designer (RO) Manufacturer/Designer

(RO) Manufacturer/Designer

IAR – Industria Aeronautică Română: Romanian Aeronautic Industry
- IAR-81C

Russian

Russian abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (RU) Vehicle (RU) Ground (RU) Air (RU) Naval Weaponry (RU) Weaponry Munition (RU) Munition Prefix/Suffix (RU) Prefix/Suffix Historical Name (RU) Historical Name Manufacturer/Designer (RU) Manufacturer/Designer Military (RU) Military

(RU) Vehicle

(RU) Ground

T – Tank
- T-34
SU – Samokhodnaya Ustanovka: Self-propelled mount
- SU-122
ISU: Self-propelled mount based on IS heavy tank
- ISU-122
ZSU – Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka: Anti-aircraft self-propelled mount
- ZSU-37
ZRPK – Zenitny Raketno-Pushechny Kompleks: Anti-aircraft missile-gun system
- ZPRK 2S6
ASU – Aviadesantnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka: Airborne self-propelled mount
- ASU-85
BT – Bystrokhodny Tank: Light tank (literally: Fast-moving tank)
- BT-7
BTR – Bronev Transporter: Armoured personnel carrier (literally: Armoured transport)
- BTR-152A
RBT – Raketny Bystrokhodny Tank: Rocket tank (literally: Fast-moving rocket tank)
- RBT-5
BA – Bronev Avtomobil: Armoured car
- BA-11
BM – Boyevaya Mashina: Rocket launcher vehicle (literally: Combat machine)
- BM-8-24
BMP – Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty: Infantry fighting vehicle (literally: Infantry combat machine)
- BMP-1
PT – Plavayushchy Tank: Amphibious tank (literally: Floating tank)
- PT-76B
IT – Istrebitel Tankov: (Missile) tank destroyer (literally: Tank fighter)
- IT-1

(RU) Air

I – Istrebitel: Fighter (airplane)
- Polikarpov I-15 M-22
DB – Dalny Bombardirovschik: Long-range bomber
- Ilyushin DB-3B
BB – Blizhny Bombardirovschik: Short-range bomber
- Sukhoi BB-1
SB – Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik: Fast bomber
- Tupolev SB 2M-100
TB – Tyazholy Bombardirovschik: Heavy bomber
- Tupolev TB-3M-17-32
MBR – Morskoi Blizhny Razvedchik: Naval short-range reconnaissance (airplane)
- Beriev MBR-2-M-34
U – Uchebny: Trainer (airplane)
- Polikarpov U-2 (original designation of the Po-2)

(RU) Naval

MO – Malyi Okhotnik: Small submarine chaser (literally: Small hunter)
- MO-4
BMO – Bronirovanny Malyi Okhotnik: Armoured small submarine chaser (literally: Armed small hunter)
- BMO
MPK – Malyi Protivolodochnoi Korabl: Small anti-submarine ship
- MPK pr. 122A
MBK – Morskoi Bronekater: Armoured gunboat (literally: Naval combat cutter)
- MBK pr.186
SKR – Storozhevoi Korabl: Observation ship
- SKR Groza, Uragan type (1943)

(RU) Weaponry

UB – Universalniy Berezina: Berezin universal (MG)
- Berezin UB (12.7 mm)
DP – Degtyarov Pulemyot: Degtyarov MG
DT – Degtyarov Tankovy: Degtyarov tank (MG)
- DT (7.62 mm)
DA – Degtyarov Aviatsonny: Degtyarov airplane (MG)
- DA (7.62 mm)
PV – Pulemet Vozdushny: Airborne MG
- PV-1 (7.62 mm)
ShKAS – Shpitalny-Komaritski Aviatsionny Skorostrelny: Shpitalny-Komaritsky airplane rapid-fire (MG)
- ShKAS (7.62 mm)
DShK – Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny: Degtyarov-Shpagin large-calibre (MG)
- DShK (12.7 mm)
A – Afanasev (MG)
- A-12.7 (12.7 mm)
B – Berezin (auto-cannon)
- B-20 (20 mm)
Yak-B – Yakushev-Borzov (MG)
- YaK-B (12.7 mm)
ShVAK – Shpitalny-Vladimirov Aviatsionny Krupnokaliberny: Shpitalny-Vladimirov airplane large-calibre (auto-cannon)
- ShVAK (20 mm)
TNSh – Tankovy Nudelman-Shpitalny: Nudelman-Shpitalny tank (auto-cannon)
- TNSh (20 mm)
PTB – Pushka Taubin-Baburin: Taubin-Baburin cannon
- PTB-23 (23 mm)
VYa – Volkov-Yartsev (auto-cannon)
- VYa-23 (23 mm)
NS – Nudelman-Suranov (auto-cannon)
- NS-23 (23 mm)
NR – Nudelman-Rikhter (auto-cannon)
- NR-30 (30 mm)
GSh – Gryazev-Shipunov (auto-cannon)
- GSh-23-2 (23 mm)
N-37D – Nudelman 37 mm Dulny tormoz: Nudelman 37 mm (auto-cannon with) muzzle brake
- N-37D (37 mm)
KPVT – Krupnokaliberniy Pulemyot Vladimirova Tankovy: Vladimirov large-calibre tank MG
- KPVT (14.5 mm)
ZPU – Zenitnaya Pulemotnaya Ustanovka: Anti-aircraft MG mount
NSVT – Nikitina-Sokolova-Volkova Tankovy: Nikitin-Sokolov-Volkov tank (MG)
- NSVT (12.7 mm)
PKT – Pulemyot Kalashnikova Tankovy: Kalashnikov tank MG
- PKT (7.62 mm)
SGMT – Stankovy Goryunova Modernizirovany Tankovy: Goryunov modernized mounted tank (MG)
- SGMT (7.62 mm)
20-K – Gun No. 20 of the Korolyov factory
- 20-K (45 mm)
L-11 – Gun No. 11 of the Leningrad factory
- L-11 (76 mm)

(RU) Munition

BR – Broneboynye: Armour-piercing (shell)
BZ – Broneboyny Zazhigatelny: Armour-piercing incendiary (shell)
BZT – Broneboyny Zazhigatelny Trassiruyushchy: Armour-piercing incendiary tracer (shell)
PB – Polu Broneboynye: Semi armour-piercing (shell)
O – Oskolochno: Fragmentation (shell)
OZ – Oskolochno Zazhigatelny: Fragmentation incendiary (shell)
OZT – Oskolochno Zazhigatelny Trassiruyushchy: Fragmentation incendiary tracer (shell)
OF – Oskolochno Fugasny: High-explosive fragmentation (shell)
Sh – Shrapnel (shell)
FAB – Fugasnaya Aviatsionnaya Bomba: High-explosive aircraft bomb
OFAB – Oskolochno Fugasnaya Aviatsionnaya Bomba: High-explosive fragmentation aircraft bomb
RS – Reaktivny Snaryad: Rocket (literally: Rocket-powered projectile)
RBS – Reaktivny Broneboyny Snaryad: Armour-piercing rocket (literally: Rocket-powered armour-piercing projectile)

(RU) Prefix/Suffix

Oby. – Obyekt: Object (tank prototype)
Pr. – Proyekt: Project (ship design program)
- Pr.1124 (1940)
E – Ekranami: Up-armoured (literally: With screens)
- KV-1E
M – Modernizirovany: Modernized
- IS-4M
S – Skorokhodnuyu: Lightened (literally: Fast)
- KV-1S
SP – Soprovzhdeniya Pekhoty: Infantry support
- T-126(SP)
U – Uluchshenny: Improved
- Pr. 7U
V – Vzryvnoy: Explosive (Reactive Armour)
- T-64BV
T – Torpedonosets: Torpedo bomber

(RU) Historical Name

IS – Iosef Stalin (tank)
- IS-1
KV – Kliment Voroshilov (tank)
- KV-2 (1939)
SMK – Sergey Mironovich Kirov (tank)
- SMK

(RU) Manufacturer/Designer

ACh – Aleksei Charomsky
- Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e): Yermolayev Yer-2 with 2 Charomsky ACh-30B diesel engines
AM – Aleksandr Mikulin
- Su-6 (AM-42): Su-6 with Mikulin AM-42 V-12 engine
ANT – Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev
Ar – Arkhangelsky
- Arkhangelsky Ar-2
GAZ – Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod: Gorky Automobile Factory
- GAZ-AAA (4M)
Il – Ilyushin
- Ilyushin IL-2M (1943)
KS – Krasnoye Sormovo
La – Lavochkin
- Lavochkin La-5
LaGG – Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov
- Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3-66
M – Myasishchev
MAI – Moskovsky Avyatsyonny Instytut Moscow Aviation Institute
- Tandem MAI
Mi – Mil
- Mil Mi-24A
MiG – Mikoyan-Gurevich
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
OKB – Opytno-Konstruktorskoye Buro: Experimental Design Bureau
Pe – Petlyakov
- Petlyakov Pe-2-1
Po – Polikarpov
- Polikarpov Po-2
STZ – Stalingradsky Traktoriy Zavod: Stalingrad Tractor Factory
- T-34E STZ
Su – Sukhoi
- Sukhoi Su-2 MV-5
Tu – Tupolev
- Tupolev Tu-2S-44
VK – Vladimir Klimov
- Yak-3 (VK-107): Yakovlev Yak-3 with Klimov VK-107 V-12 engine
Yak – Yakovlev
- Yakovlev Yak-1
Yer – Yermolayev
- Yermolayev Yer-2 (M-105)
ZiS – Zavod imeni Stalina: Factory named after Stalin
- ZiS-30

(RU) Military

VVS – Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily: Soviet air force (literally: Military air force)
VMF – Voyenno-Morskoy Flot: Soviet Navy (literally: Military maritime fleet)
SA – Sovetskaya Armiya: Soviet army
IAP – Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk: Fighter air regiment
GvIAP – Gvardeysky Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk: Guards fighter air regiment
ShAP – Shturmovoy Aviatsionny Polk: Ground attack air regiment

Swedish

Swedish abbreviations (quicklinks)
Vehicle (SE) Vehicle (SE) Ground (SE) Air Prefix/Suffix (SE) Prefix/Suffix (SE) Air force (SE) Ground projects Weaponry (SE) Weaponry Munition (SE) Munition

(SE) Vehicle

(SE) Ground

Vagn/Wagon indicates that the vehicle is "tracked". Bil/Car indicates that the vehicle is "wheeled".

Strv – Stridsvagn: Tank (literally: Combat wagon)
- Strv m/38
Strf – Stridsfordon: (Heavy) infantry fighting vehicle (literally: Combat vehicle)
- Strf 9040C
Tgdb – Terrängdragbil: Off-road tractor unit (literally: Terrain pull-car)
- Lvtgdb m/40
Sav – Stormartillerivagn: Assault gun (pre 1950s designation, literally: Assault artillery wagon)
- Sav m/43 (1946)
Ikv – Infanterikanonvagn: Assault gun (post 1950s designation, literally: Infantry cannon wagon)
- Ikv 103
Pvkv – Pansarvärnskanonvagn: Tracked self-propelled anti-tank gun (literally: Anti-armour cannon wagon)
- Pvkv m/43 (1946)
Lvkv – Luftvärnskanonvagn: Tracked self-propelled anti-air gun (literally: Anti-air cannon wagon)
- Lvkv 42
Pvrbv – Pansarvärnsrobotvagn: Tracked self-propelled anti-tank missile (literally: Anti-armour robot wagon)
- Pvrbv 551
Lvrbv – Luftvärnsrobotvagn: Tracked self-propelled anti-air missile (literally: Anti-air robot wagon)
- Lvrbv 701

(SE) Air

Fpl - Flygplan: Aeroplane
Hkp - Helikopter Helicopter

(SE) Prefix/Suffix

(SE) Air force

A - Attack: Strike Aircraft/Attacker
- A21A-3
B - Bomb: Bomber
- B3C
J - Jakt: Persuit aircraft/Fighter
- J26
S - Spaning: Reconnaissance Aircraft (Spaning = Scouting)
SK - Skol: Trainer Aircraft (Skol = School)
- SK60B
T - Torped: Torpedo Bomber
- T18B-1
Ö - Övning: Advanced Trainer Aircraft (Övning = Practice)

(SE) Ground projects

VEAK – Vagn Eldledning AutomatKanon: Wagon Fire-control AutoCannon (literall)
- VEAK 40
UDES – Underlagsgrupp Direkt Eld Stridsfordon: Material group Direct Fire Combat vehicle (literall)
- UDES 33

(SE) Weaponry

ksp – kulspruta: Machine gun (literally: Bullet sprayer)
- 8 mm ksp m/22
kan - kanon: Cannon
- 75 mm kan m/41
akan – automatkanon: Autocannon
- 30 mm akan m/55
pvkan - pansarvärnskanon: Anti-tank cannon
- 75 mm pvkan m/43
lvkan - Luftvärnskanon: Anti-aircraft cannon
- 75 mm lvkan m/37
fsthaub - Fästningshaubits: Fortress howitzer
- 150 mm fsthaub m/02

(SE) Munition

gr - granat: Grenade (synonymous with shell)
prj - projektil: Projectile (often as a substitute for fullprj - fullprojektil) Solid projectile (literally: Full projectile)
sl - spårljus: Tracer (literally: Track light)
pprj - pansarprojektil: Armour-piercing projectile (literally: Armour projectile)
pgr - pansargranat: Armour-piercing shell (literally: Armour grenade)
hpgr - halvpansargranat: Semi-armour-piercing shell (literally: Half armour grenade)
sgr - spränggranat: High-explosive shell (literally: Burst grenade)
spgr- sprängpansargranat: High-Explosive Squash-Head shell (literally: Burst armour grenade)
psgr - pansarspränggranat: High-Explosive Anti-Tank shell (literally: Armour burst grenade)
rökgr - rökgranat: Smoke shell (literally: Smoke grenade)
rb - robot: Missile (literally: "robot")
- Rb24
rbs - robotsystem: Missile system
- Rbs 55
srak - sprängraket: High-explosive rocket (literally: Burst rocket)
- 15 cm srak m/51
psrak - pansarsprängraket: High-Explosive Anti-Tank rocket (literally: Armour burst rocket)
- 14,5 cm psrak m/49A
hprak - Halvpansarraket Semi-armour-piercing High-Explosive rocket (literally: Half-armour rocket)
- 18 cm hprak m/49
mb - minbomb High capacity / General purpose bomb (literally: Mine bomb)
- 600 kg mb m/50
sb - sprängbomb High-Explosive Fragmentation bomb (literally: Burst bomb)
- 120 kg sb m/61

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-=Czech=
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-==Vehicle==
+! colspan="4" | Abbreviations per language A-Z (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="width: 2.5%; text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''A'''
+| style="width: 47.5%; vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="width: 2.5%; text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''N'''
+| style="width: 47.5%; vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''B'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''O'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''C'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Czech|Czech]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''P'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Polish|Polish]]
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''D'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''Q'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''E'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#English|English]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''R'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Romanian|Romanian]]<br>[[#Russian|Russian]]
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''F'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Finnish|Finnish]]<br>[[#French|French]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''S'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Swedish|Swedish]]
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''G'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#German|German]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''T'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''H'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''U'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''I'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Italian|Italian]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''V'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''J'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |[[#Japanese|Japanese]]
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''W'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''K'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''X'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''L'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''Y'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|-
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''M'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" |'''Z'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+|}
+= Czech =
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
+! Czech abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(CZ) Vehicle|(CZ) Vehicle]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(CZ) Manufacturer/Designer|(CZ) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+|}
+== (CZ) Vehicle ==
 * '''LT – Lehký tank:''' Light tank
 ** LT vz. 38
@@ Line 9: / Line 87: @@
 * '''vz. – vzor:''' Version
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (CZ) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''ČKD – Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk'''
 * '''ZB – Zbrojovka Brno'''
-=English=
+= English =
-==Vehicle (US)==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-===Ground===
+! English abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(AU) Vehicle|(AU) Vehicle]]
+* [[#(CA) Vehicle|(CA) Vehicle]]
+* [[#(NZ) Vehicle|(NZ) Vehicle]]
+* [[#(UK) Vehicle|(UK) Vehicle]]
+* [[#(US) Vehicle|(US) Vehicle]]
+** [[#(US) Ground|(US) Ground]]
+** [[#(US) Air|(US) Air]]
+*** [[#(US) Army (pre-1962)|(US) Army (pre-1962)]]
+*** [[#(US) Navy (pre-1962)|(US) Navy (pre-1962)]]
+*** [[#(US) Post 1962|(US) Post 1962]]
+** [[#(US) Naval|(US) Naval]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(AU) Manufacturer/Designer|(AU) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+* [[#(UK) Manufacturer/Designer|(UK) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+* [[#(US) Manufacturer/Designer|(US) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+** [[#(US)(Army) Air Force|(US)(Army) Air Force]]
+** [[#(US) Navy|(US Navy]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(UK) Weaponry|(UK) Weaponry]]
+* [[#(US) Weaponry|(US) Weaponry]]
+'''Munititon'''
+* [[#Munititon|Munititon]]
+** [[#(UK) Munititon|(UK) Munititon]]
+** [[#(US) Munititon|(US) Munititon]]
+'''Military'''
+* [[#(AU) Military|(AU) Military]]
+* [[#(CA) Military|(CA) Military]]
+* [[#(NZ) Military|(NZ) Military]]
+* [[#(UK) Military|(UK) Military]]
+* [[#(US) Military|(US) Military]]
+|}
+== (AU) Vehicle ==
+* '''HMAS – His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship:''' Honorific styling
+** [[Battle (D37)|HMAS Tobruk]]
-* '''M – Model'''
+== (CA) Vehicle ==
-** [[M4|Medium Tank, M4 Sherman]]: Model 4 medium tank
+* '''HMCS – His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship:''' Honorific styling
-* '''T – Trial''' (model)
+** [[Haida (G63)|HMCS Haida]]
-** [[T26E1-1|Heavy Tank T26E1-1 "Super Pershing"]]: Trial model 26 medium tank
-* '''A – Advancement'''
+== (NZ) Vehicle ==
-** [[M4A1|Medium Tank, M4A1 Sherman]]: Model 4, Advancement 1 medium tank
+* '''HMNZS – His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship:''' Honorific styling
-* '''E – Experimental'''
+** [[HMNZS Leander]]
-** [[M4A3E2|Assault Tank M4A3E2 Jumbo]]: Model 4, Advancement 3, Experimental 2 assault tank
-* '''LVT – Landing Vehicle, Tracked'''
+== (UK) Vehicle ==
-** [[LVT(A)(1)]]
+* '''A – Armour Index of the General Staff''' (historical index number)
-* '''LST – Landing Ship, Tank'''
+** [[Churchill Mk I|Infantry Tank Mk IV A22 "Churchill" Mk I]]
-* '''(A) – Amphibious'''
+* '''FV – Fighting Vehicle''' (modern index number)
-** [[LVT(A)(1)]]
+** [[FV4202]]
-* '''HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage'''
+* '''F – Fighter'''
-** [[M8 Scott|75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8]]
+** [[Spitfire F Mk 24]]
-* '''GMC – Gun Motor Carriage'''
+* '''FR – Fighter-Reconnaissance'''
-** [[M18 GMC]]
+** [[Firefly FR Mk V]]
-* '''CGMC – Combination Gun Motor Carriage'''
+* '''FAW – Fighter All-Weather'''
-** [[M15A1 CGMC]]
+** [[Sea Venom FAW 20]]
-* '''MGMC – Multiple Gun Motor Carriage'''
+* '''FG – Fighter/Ground attack'''
-** [[M16 MGMC]]
+** [[Phantom FG.1]]
-* '''SPG – Self-Propelled Gun'''
+* '''FGA – Fighter/Ground Attack'''
-* '''SPH – Self-Propelled Howitzer'''
+** [[Sea Hawk FGA.6]]
-** [[Type 75 SPH]]
+* '''FGR – Fighter/Ground attack/Reconnaissance'''
-* '''SPRG – Self-Propelled Recoilless Gun'''
+** [[Phantom FGR.2]]
-** [[Type 60 SPRG (C)]]
+* '''LF – Long-range Fighter''' or '''LF – Low-altitute Fighter'''
-* '''SPAA – Self-Propelled Anti-Air'''
+** [[Spitfire LF Mk IX]]
-* '''MRLS – Multiple Rocket Launcher System'''
+* '''FB – Fighter-Bomber'''
-** [[Type 75 MLRS]]
+** [[Sea Fury FB 11]]
-* '''ATM – Anti-Tank Missile'''
+* '''B – Bomber'''
-** [[Type 60 ATM]]
+** [[Lancaster B Mk III]]
-* '''MBT – Main Battle Tank'''
+* '''B(I) – Bomber (Interdictor)'''
-** [[MBT-70]]
+** [[Canberra B (I) Mk 6]]
-* '''(RISE) – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment'''
+* '''TB – Torpedo Bomber'''
-** [[M60A1 RISE (P)]]
+** [[Hampden TB Mk I]]
-* '''(AOS) – Add-On Stabilization'''
+* '''TF – Torpedo-Fighter'''
-** [[M60A1 (AOS)]]
+** [[Firebrand TF Mk IV]]
-* '''W – Wet munition storage'''
+* '''HMS – His/Her Majesty's Ship:''' Honorific styling
-** [[M4A2 (76) W]]
+** [[HMS Southampton]]
-* '''HVSS – Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension'''
+* '''HMT – His/Her Majesty's Trawler:''' Honorific styling
-** [[M4A3 (105)|Medium Tank M4A3 (105) HVSS Sherman]]
+** [[Isles class (T-285)|HMT Liscomb]]
-* '''CCKW – General Motors designation:''' C – designed in 1941, C – conventional cab, K – all-wheel drive, W – dual rear axles
-** [[CCKW 353 AA]]
-===Air===
+== (US) Vehicle ==
-====Army (pre-1962)====
+=== (US) Ground ===
+* '''M – Model'''
-* '''A – Attack'''
+** [[M4|Medium Tank, M4 Sherman]]: Model 4 medium tank
-** [[A-36]]
+* '''T – Trial''' (model)
-* '''P – Pursuit'''
+** [[T26E1-1|Heavy Tank T26E1-1 "Super Pershing"]]: Trial model 26 medium tank
-** [[P-38E]]
+* '''A – Advancement'''
-* '''B – Bomber'''
+** [[M4A1|Medium Tank, M4A1 Sherman]]: Model 4, Advancement 1 medium tank
-** [[B-25J-1]]
+* '''E – Experimental'''
-* '''F – Fighter'''
+** [[M4A3E2|Assault Tank M4A3E2 Jumbo]]: Model 4, Advancement 3, Experimental 2 assault tank
-** [[F-80A-5]]
+* '''LVT – Landing Vehicle, Tracked'''
-* '''H - Helicopter'''
+** [[LVT(A)(1)]]
-** [[H-34]]
+* '''LST – Landing Ship, Tank'''
-* '''X – Experimental'''
+* '''(A) – Amphibious'''
-** [[XA-38]]: Experimental Attacker 38
+** [[LVT(A)(1)]]
-* '''Y – Pre-production test'''
+* '''HMC – Howitzer Motor Carriage'''
-** [[YP-38]]
+** [[M8 Scott|75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8]]
+* '''GMC – Gun Motor Carriage'''
-====Navy (pre-1962)====
+** [[M18 GMC]]
+* '''CGMC – Combination Gun Motor Carriage'''
-* '''A - Attacker'''
+** [[M15A1 CGMC]]
-** [[AD-4]]
+* '''MGMC – Multiple Gun Motor Carriage'''
-* '''F - Fighter'''
+** [[M16 MGMC]]
-** [[F4F-3]]
+* '''SPG – Self-Propelled Gun'''
-* '''BT - Bomber (torpedo)'''
+* '''SPH – Self-Propelled Howitzer'''
-** [[BTD-1]]
+** [[Type 75 SPH]]
-* '''P - Patrol'''
+* '''SPRG – Self-Propelled Recoilless Gun'''
-** [[PV-2D]]
+** [[Type 60 SPRG (C)]]
-* '''PB – Patrol Bomber'''
+* '''SPAA – Self-Propelled Anti-Air'''
-** [[PBY-5a Catalina]]
+* '''MRLS – Multiple Rocket Launcher System'''
-* '''SB – Scout Bomber (Dive bomber):'''
+** [[Type 75 MLRS]]
-** [[SB2U-2]]
+* '''ATM – Anti-Tank Missile'''
-* '''TB – Torpedo Bomber'''
+** [[Type 60 ATM]]
-** [[TBD-1]]
+* '''MBT – Main Battle Tank'''
-* '''OS – Observation Scout'''
+** [[MBT-70]]
-** [[OS2U-1]]: Navy Observation Scout 2, Vought No.1
+* '''(RISE) – Reliability Improved Selected Equipment'''
+** [[M60A1 RISE (P)]]
-====Post 1962====
+* '''(AOS) – Add-On Stabilization'''
+** [[M60A1 (AOS)]]
+* '''W – Wet munition storage'''
+** [[M4A2 (76) W]]
+* '''HVSS – Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension'''
+** [[M4A3 (105)|Medium Tank M4A3 (105) HVSS Sherman]]
+* '''CCKW – General Motors designation:''' C – designed in 1941, C – conventional cab, K – all-wheel drive, W – dual rear axles
+** [[CCKW 353 AA]]
-* '''AH - Attack Helicopter'''
+=== (US) Air ===
-** [[AH-1Z]]
+==== (US) Army (pre-1962) ====
-* '''UH - Utility Helicopter'''
+* '''A – Attack'''
-** [[UH-1B]]
+** [[A-36]]
+* '''P – Pursuit'''
+** [[P-38E]]
+* '''B – Bomber'''
+** [[B-25J-1]]
+* '''F – Fighter'''
+** [[F-80A-5]]
+* '''H - Helicopter'''
+** [[H-34]]
+* '''X – Experimental'''
+** [[XA-38]]: Experimental Attacker 38
+* '''Y – Pre-production test'''
+** [[YP-38]]
-===Naval===
+==== (US) Navy (pre-1962) ====
+* '''A - Attacker'''
-* '''USS – United States Ship:''' Honorific styling
+** [[AD-4]]
+* '''F - Fighter'''
+** [[F4F-3]]
+* '''BT - Bomber (torpedo)'''
+** [[BTD-1]]
+* '''P - Patrol'''
+** [[PV-2D]]
+* '''PB – Patrol Bomber'''
+** [[PBY-5a Catalina]]
+* '''SB – Scout Bomber (Dive bomber):'''
+** [[SB2U-2]]
+* '''TB – Torpedo Bomber'''
+** [[TBD-1]]
+* '''OS – Observation Scout'''
+** [[OS2U-1]]: Navy Observation Scout 2, Vought No.1
+==== (US) Post 1962 ====
+* '''AH - Attack Helicopter'''
+** [[AH-1Z]]
+* '''UH - Utility Helicopter'''
+** [[UH-1B]]
+=== (US) Naval ===
+* '''USS – United States Ship:''' Honorific styling
 ** [[USS Pensacola (CA-24)]]
 * '''DD – Destroyer'''
@@ Line 140: / Line 295: @@
 * '''SSBN – Ballistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear-powered'''
-==Vehicle (UK)==
+== (AU) Manufacturer/Designer ==
+* '''CAC – Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation'''
+** [[Boomerang Mk I (Great Britain)|CAC Boomerang Mk I]]
+* '''DAP – Department of Aircraft Production'''
+** [[Beaufort Mk VIII|DAP Beaufort Mk VIII]]
-* '''A – Armour Index of the General Staff''' (historical index number)
+== (UK) Manufacturer/Designer ==
-** [[Churchill Mk I|Infantry Tank Mk IV A22 "Churchill" Mk I]]
+* '''AEC – Associated Equipment Company'''
-* '''FV – Fighting Vehicle''' (modern index number)
+** [[AEC Mk.II]]
-** [[FV4202]]
+* '''BAe – British Aerospace'''
-* '''F – Fighter'''
+* '''G – Gloster'''
-** [[Spitfire F Mk 24]]
+** [[Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K]]
-* '''FR – Fighter-Reconnaissance'''
+* '''MB – Martin-Baker'''
-** [[Firefly FR Mk V]]
+** [[MB.5]]
-* '''FAW – Fighter All-Weather'''
-** [[Sea Venom FAW 20]]
-* '''FG – Fighter/Ground attack'''
-** [[Phantom FG.1]]
-* '''FGA – Fighter/Ground Attack'''
-** [[Sea Hawk FGA.6]]
-* '''FGR – Fighter/Ground attack/Reconnaissance'''
-** [[Phantom FGR.2]]
-* '''LF – Long-range Fighter'''
-or
+== (US) Manufacturer/Designer ==
+* '''GMC – General Motors Company''' (not to be confused with Gun Motor Carriage)
-* '''LF – Low-altitute Fighter'''
+=== (US)(Army) Air Force ===
-** [[Spitfire LF Mk IX]]
+* '''BN – Boeing''' (Renton plant, Washington)
-* '''FB – Fighter-Bomber'''
+** [[B-29A-BN]]
-** [[Sea Fury FB 11]]
+* '''CO – Consolidated''' (San Diego plant, California)
-* '''B – Bomber'''
+** [[B-24D-25-CO]]
-** [[Lancaster B Mk III]]
+* '''DT – Douglas''' (Tulsa plant, Oklahoma)
-* '''B(I) – Bomber (Interdictor)'''
-** [[Canberra B (I) Mk 6]]
-* '''TB – Torpedo Bomber'''
-** [[Hampden TB Mk I]]
-* '''TF – Torpedo-Fighter'''
-** [[Firebrand TF Mk IV]]
-* '''HMS – His/Her Majesty's Ship:''' Honorific styling
-** [[HMS Southampton]]
-* '''HMT – His/Her Majesty's Trawler:''' Honorific styling
-** [[Isles class (T-285)|HMT Liscomb]]
-==Vehicle (other)==
-* '''HMAS – His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship:''' Honorific styling
-** [[Battle (D37)|HMAS Tobruk]]
-* '''HMCS – His/Her Majesty's Canadian Ship:''' Honorific styling
-** [[Haida (G63)|HMCS Haida]]
-* '''HMNZS – His/Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship:''' Honorific styling
-** [[HMNZS Leander]]
-* '''ORP – Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej:''' Warship of the Republic of Poland (honorific styling)
-** [[Garland (H37)|ORP Garland]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer (US)==
-* '''GMC – General Motors Company''' (not to be confused with Gun Motor Carriage)
-===(Army) Air Force===
-* '''BN – Boeing''' (Renton plant, Washington)
-** [[B-29A-BN]]
-* '''CO – Consolidated''' (San Diego plant, California)
-** [[B-24D-25-CO]]
-* '''DT – Douglas''' (Tulsa plant, Oklahoma)
 ** [[A-26C-45DT]]
 * '''DB – Douglas Bomber''' (company designation)
@@ Line 213: / Line 331: @@
 ** [[B-17G-60-VE]]
-===Navy===
+=== (US) Navy ===
 * '''A – Brewster'''
 ** [[F2A-1]] Buffalo: Navy Fighter 2, Brewster No. 1
@@ Line 236: / Line 353: @@
 ** [[PBY-5 Catalina]]: Navy Patrol Bomber, Consolidated No. 5
-==Manufacturer/Designer (UK)==
+== (UK) Weaponry ==
+* '''BL – Breech-loading''' (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of 5 inch calibre and upwards.
+** [[6 inch/45 BL Mark XII (152 mm)]]
+* '''QF – Quick-firing''' (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of up to 5 inch calibre.
+** [[6 inch/50 QF Mark N5 (152 mm)]]
+* '''RP – Remote-powered''' (control): System of direct unified control of turrets (RP.10: Hydraulic, RP.50: Electric)
+* '''HA – High-angle''' (mount): Mounting for large-calibre AA guns.
+* '''CP – Central-pivot''' (mount): Mounting for naval guns.
+* '''BD – Between decks''' (mount): Low profile mountings, noticeably for being flush with the flight decks on carriers
+* '''STAAG – Stabilized tachymetric anti-aircraft gun''' (mount)
+** [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)]]
+* '''ADEN – Armament Development Establishment, Enfield'''
+** [[ADEN (30 mm)]]
+* '''RARDEN – Royal Armament, Research and Development Establishment, Enfield'''
+** [[L21A1 (30 mm)|L21A1 RARDEN (30 mm)]]
+* '''pdr – Pounder:''' Gun designations based on the pound (lb) weight of their projectiles.
+** [[20pdr OQF Mk.I (84 mm)]]
+* '''cwt – Hundredweight (centum weight):''' Gun designations based on weight (barrel and breech) in cwt (1 cwt = 112 lb)
+** [[OQF 3in 20cwt (76 mm)]] (20 cwt = 2,250 lb)
+* '''GO – Gas Operated'''
-* '''AEC – Associated Equipment Company'''
+== (US) Weaponry ==
-** [[AEC Mk.II]]
+* '''MCLOS – Manual Command to Line of Sight'''
-* '''BAe – British Aerospace'''
+* '''SACLOS – Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight'''
-* '''G – Gloster'''
+* '''TOW – Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided'''
-** [[Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K]]
+** [[BGM-71 TOW]]
-* '''MB – Martin-Baker'''
+* '''AGM – Air-launched, Ground-attack, Missile'''
-** [[MB.5]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer (other)==
-* '''CAC – Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation'''
-** [[Boomerang Mk I (Great Britain)|CAC Boomerang Mk I]]
-* '''DAP – Department of Aircraft Production'''
-** [[Beaufort Mk VIII|DAP Beaufort Mk VIII]]
-==Weaponry (US)==
-* '''MCLOS – Manual Command to Line of Sight'''
-* '''SACLOS – Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight'''
-* '''TOW – Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided'''
-** [[BGM-71 TOW]]
-* '''AGM – Air-launched, Ground-attack, Missile'''
 ** [[AGM-12B Bullpup]]
 * '''AIM – Air-launched, Interception, Missile'''
@@ Line 270: / Line 390: @@
 ** [[M2HB (12.7 mm)]]
-==Weaponry (UK)==
+== Munition ==
+* '''B – Ball-Point'''
-* '''BL – Breech-loading''' (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of 5 inch calibre and upwards.
+* '''I – Incendiary'''
-** [[6 inch/45 BL Mark XII (152 mm)]]
+* '''I-T – Incendiary Tracer'''
-* '''QF – Quick-firing''' (cannon): Usually for (naval) guns of up to 5 inch calibre.
+* '''IAI – Immediate Action Incendiary'''
-** [[6 inch/50 QF Mark N5 (152 mm)]]
+* '''FI – Fragmentation Incendiary'''
-* '''RP – Remote-powered''' (control): System of direct unified control of turrets (RP.10: Hydraulic, RP.50: Electric)
+* '''FI-T – Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer'''
-* '''HA – High-angle''' (mount): Mounting for large-calibre AA guns.
+* '''T – Tracer'''
-* '''CP – Central-pivot''' (mount): Mounting for naval guns.
-* '''BD – Between decks''' (mount): Low profile mountings, noticeably for being flush with the flight decks on carriers
-* '''STAAG – Stabilized tachymetric anti-aircraft gun''' (mount)
-** [[QF STAAG Mark II (40 mm)]]
-* '''ADEN – Armament Development Establishment, Enfield'''
-** [[ADEN (30 mm)]]
-* '''RARDEN – Royal Armament, Research and Development Establishment, Enfield'''
-** [[L21A1 (30 mm)|L21A1 RARDEN (30 mm)]]
-* '''pdr – Pounder:''' Gun designations based on the pound (lb) weight of their projectiles.
-** [[20pdr OQF Mk.I (84 mm)]]
-* '''cwt – Hundredweight (centum weight):''' Gun designations based on weight (barrel and breech) in cwt (1 cwt = 112 lb)
-** [[OQF 3in 20cwt (76 mm)]] (20 cwt = 2,250 lb)
-* '''GO – Gas Operated'''
-==Munition==
-* '''B – Ball-Point'''
-* '''I – Incendiary'''
-* '''I-T – Incendiary Tracer'''
-* '''IAI – Immediate Action Incendiary'''
-* '''FI – Fragmentation Incendiary'''
-* '''FI-T – Fragmentation Incendiary Tracer'''
-* '''T – Tracer'''
 * '''P – Practice'''
 * '''PT – Practice Tracer'''
@@ Line 331: / Line 428: @@
 * '''HC – High Capacity''' (bomb)
-==Munition (UK)==
+=== (UK) Munition ===
 * '''RP – Rocket Projectile'''
 ** [[RP-3]]
-==Military (US)==
+=== (US) Munition ===
+* '''HVAR – High Velocity Aircraft Rocket'''
+** [[HVAR]]
+* '''FFAR – Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket'''
+** [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]]
+== (AU) Military ==
+* '''RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force'''
-* '''USAAF – United States Army Air Force'''
+== (CA) Military ==
-* '''USAF – United States Air Force'''
+* '''RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force'''
+== (NZ) Military ==
+* '''RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force'''
+== (UK) Military ==
+* '''RAF – Royal Air Force'''
+* '''RN – Royal Navy'''
+* '''FAA – Fleet Air Arm:''' Royal Navy Air Force
+== (US) Military ==
+* '''USAAF – United States Army Air Force'''
+* '''USAF – United States Air Force'''
 * '''USMC – United States Marine Corps'''
 ** [[M3A1 (USMC)]]
@@ Line 347: / Line 462: @@
 * '''VMA – Marine Attacker Squadron:''' V – Fixed-wing aircraft, M – Marine Corps, A – Attacker
-==Military (UK)==
+= Finnish =
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-* '''RAF – Royal Air Force'''
+! Finnish abbreviations (quicklinks)
-* '''RN – Royal Navy'''
+|-
-* '''FAA – Fleet Air Arm:''' Royal Navy Air Force
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
-==Military (other)==
+* [[#(FI) Weaponry|(FI) Weaponry]]
+|}
-* '''RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force'''
-* '''RCAF – Royal Canadian Air Force'''
-* '''RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force'''
-=Finnish=
-==Weaponry==
+== (FI) Weaponry ==
 * '''ItO – Ilmaturjuntaohjus:''' Anti-air missile (literally: Air protection missile)
-** [[Ito 90M]] (vehicles named after its weapon system)
+** [[ItO 90M]] (vehicle named after its weapon system)
-=French=
+= French =
-==Vehicle==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
+! French abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(FR) Vehicle|(FR) Vehicle]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(FR) Weaponry|(FR) Weaponry]]
+'''Munition'''
+* [[#(FR) Munition|(FR) Munition]]
+'''Prefix/Suffix'''
+* [[#(FR) Prefix/Suffix|(FR) Prefix/Suffix]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(FR) Manufacturer/Designer|(FR) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+'''Military'''
+* [[#(FR) Military|(FR) Military]]
+|}
+== (FR) Vehicle ==
 * '''Char – Char de bataille:''' Battle tank
 ** [[Char 25t]]
@@ Line 392: / Line 519: @@
 ** [[Mle 1923 (7.5 mm)]]
-==Weaponry==
+== (FR) Weaponry ==
 * '''AAT – Arme Automatique Transformable:''' general-purpose machine gun
 * '''SA – Semi-automatique:''' Semi-automatic (cannon)
@@ Line 405: / Line 531: @@
 ** [[MAC 1934T (7.5 mm)]]
-==Munition==
+== (FR) Munition ==
 * '''ACRA – Anti-Char Rapide Autopropulsé:'''Anti-Tank Quick Self-propelled (missile)
 ** [[ACRA (142 mm)]]
@@ Line 429: / Line 554: @@
 * '''TP – Traceuse Perforante:''' Armour-piercing Tracer shell
-==Prefix/Suffix==
+== (FR) Prefix/Suffix ==
 * '''bis:''' Second (iteration)
 ** [[B1 bis]]
@@ Line 436: / Line 560: @@
 ** [[B1 ter]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (FR) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''AMX – Atelier de Construction d'Issy-Les-Moulineaux:''' Issy-Les-Moulineaux construction workshop
 ** [[AMX-13]]
@@ Line 491: / Line 614: @@
 ** [[Hispano HS.9 (20 mm)]]
-==Military==
+== (FR) Military ==
 * '''BCC – Battalion de Chars de Combat:''' Battle tank battalion
 * '''RCC – Régiment de Chars de Combat:''' Battle tank regiment
@@ Line 500: / Line 622: @@
 * '''FAFL – Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres:''' Free French air forces
-=German=
+= German =
-==Vehicle==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-===Ground===
+! German abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(DE) Vehicle|(DE) Vehicle]]
+** [[#(DE) Ground|(DE) Ground]]
+** [[#(DE) Air|(DE) Air]]
+** [[#(DE) Naval|(DE) Naval]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(CH) Weaponry|(CH) Weaponry]]
+'''Munition'''
+* [[#(DE) Munition|(DE) Munition]]
+'''Prefix/Suffix'''
+* [[#(DE) Prefix/Suffix|(DE) Prefix/Suffix]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(DE) Manufacturer/Designer|(DE) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+'''Military'''
+* [[#(DE) Military|(DE) Military]]
+|}
+== (DE) Vehicle ==
+=== (DE) Ground ===
 * '''Pz. – Panzer:''' Tank (literally: Armour)
 ** [[Pz.IV F2]]
@@ Line 556: / Line 698: @@
 * '''Zug - Zugkraftwagen:''' Truck
-===Air===
+=== (DE) Air ===
 * '''StuKa – Sturzkampfflugzeug:''' Dive bomber (literally: Dive attack airplane)
 * '''PAH – Panzerabwehrhubschrauber:''' Anti-tank helicopter
 ** [[BO 105 PAH-1]]
-===Naval===
+=== (DE) Naval ===
 * '''Z – Zerstörer:''' Destroyer
 ** [[Z20 Karl Galster]]
@@ Line 586: / Line 726: @@
 * '''U – Unterseeboot:''' Submarine
-==Weaponry (DE)==
+== (CH) Weaponry ==
+* '''KDA''' – '''K'''anone, Kalibergruppe '''D''', Ausführung '''A''': Cannon, calibre group D (30 mm+), variant A (belt-fed)
+** [[Oerlikon KDA (35 mm)]]
+* '''KAD''' – '''K'''anone, Kalibergruppe '''A''', Ausführung '''D''': Cannon, calibre group A (20 mm), variant D
+** [[Oerlikon KAD (20 mm)]]
+== (DE) Weaponry ==
 * '''FH – Feldhaubitze:''' Field howitzer
 * '''IG – Infanteriegeschütz:''' Infantry gun
@@ Line 625: / Line 770: @@
 ** [[s.Pz.B.41 (28/20 mm)]]
-==Weaponry (CH)==
+== (DE) Munition ==
-* '''KDA''' – '''K'''anone, Kalibergruppe '''D''', Ausführung '''A''': Cannon, calibre group D (30 mm+), variant A (belt-fed)
-** [[Oerlikon KDA (35 mm)]]
-* '''KAD''' – '''K'''anone, Kalibergruppe '''A''', Ausführung '''D''': Cannon, calibre group A (20 mm), variant D
-** [[Oerlikon KAD (20 mm)]]
-==Munition==
 * '''Gr – Granate:''' Grenade (synonymous with shell)
 * '''Br – Brandkörper:''' Incendiary charge (literally: Blaze body)
@@ Line 661: / Line 798: @@
 * '''m.Hb – mit Haube:''' Capped
-==Prefix/Suffix==
+== (DE) Prefix/Suffix ==
 * '''le – leicht:''' Light
 * '''s – schwer:''' Heavy
@@ Line 684: / Line 820: @@
 ** [[Type 1936A (Mob)]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (DE) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''Ar – Arado'''
 ** [[Ar 234 B-2]]
@@ Line 727: / Line 862: @@
 ** [[Panzer IV/70(V)]]
-==Military==
+== (DE) Military ==
 * '''KM – Kriegsmarine:''' German navy (literally: War navy)
 * '''LW – Luftwaffe:''' German air force (literally: Air weapon)
@@ Line 741: / Line 875: @@
 * '''StG – Sturzkampfgeschwader:''' Dive bomber division (literally: dive attack division)
-=Italian=
+= Italian =
-==Vehicle==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
+! Italian abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(IT) Vehicle|(IT) Vehicle]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(IT) Manufacturer/Designer|(IT) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(IT) Weaponry|(IT) Weaponry]]
+'''Prefix/Suffix'''
+* [[#(IT) Prefix/Suffix|(IT) Prefix/Suffix]]
+|}
+== (IT) Vehicle ==
 * '''P – Pesante:''' Heavy (tank)
 ** [[P40|P26/40]]: Heavy tank, 26 tons, model 1940
@@ Line 757: / Line 904: @@
 ** [[SIDAM 25]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (IT) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Abbreviation
@@ Line 847: / Line 993: @@
 |}
-==Weaponry==
+== (IT) Weaponry ==
 * '''SR – Senza Rinculo:''' Recoilless (gun)
-==Prefix/Suffix==
+== (IT) Prefix/Suffix ==
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Affix
@@ Line 913: / Line 1,057: @@
 |}
-=Japanese=
+= Japanese =
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-=== Variants (small-scale modifications) ===
+! colspan="5" | Japanese abbreviations (quicklinks)
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! rowspan="2" |
-! rowspan="2" |Heavenly
-Stems
-! colspan="2" |Japanese
 |-
-!Kanji
+| colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;" |
-!Romanji
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(JP) Vehicle|(JP) Vehicle]]
+** [[#(JP) Air|(JP) Air]]
+*** [[#(JP) Army|(JP) Army]]
+**** [[#(JP) Nicknames|(JP) Nicknames]]
+*** [[#(JP) Navy|(JP) Navy]]
+**** [[#(JP) First letters (role)|(JP) First letters (role)]]
+**** [[#(JP) Second letters (manufacturers/designers)|(JP) Second letters (manufacturers/designers)]]
+**** [[#(JP) Full and Model designation|(JP) Full and Model designation]]
+**** [[#(JP) Official name designation|(JP) Official name designation]]
+** [[#(JP) Ground|(JP) Ground]]
+*** [[#(JP) Vehicle type|(JP) Vehicle type]]
+*** [[#(JP) Order system|(JP) Order system]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(JP) Manufacturer/Designer|(JP) Manufacturer/Designer]]
 |-
-|1
+! colspan="5" |(JP) Calendar and Type Numbers
-|甲
-|コウ
-|Kō
 |-
-|2
+| colspan="5" |
-|乙
+* Japanese Imperial Year: Starts with the founding of Japan in 660 BC
-|オツ
+* Japanese Era Name ({{Annotation|年号|Nengō}}): Literally "year name" are names given to (usually) reign periods of Japanese Emperors.
-|Otsu
+* Shisaku number: After the shift of using nengō years, the navy re-adopted the use of nengō for their prototype planes to distinguish them from adopted models.
 |-
-|3
+!Year
-|丙
+!Japanese<br>Imperial<br>Year
-|ヘイ
+!Nengō<br>Era
-|Hei
+!Type<br>Number
+!Shisaku<br>Number
 |-
-|4
+|1868<br>⋮<br>1912
-|丁
+|2528<br>⋮<br>2572
-|テイ
+|'''Meiji 1'''<br>⋮<br>'''Meiji 44'''
-|Tei
+|'''Type 1'''<br>⋮<br>'''Type 44'''
+|
 |-
-! colspan="4" |Not used in practice
+|1912
+|2572
+|'''Taishō 1'''
+|'''Type 1'''
+|
 |-
-|5
+|1913
-|戊
+|2573
-|ボ
+|'''Taishō 2'''
-|Bo
+|'''Type 2'''
+|
 |-
-|6
+|1914
-|己
+|2574
-|キ
+|'''Taishō 3'''
-|Ki
+|[[Type 3 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 3''']]
+|
 |-
-|7
+|1915
-|庚
+|2575
-|コウ
+|'''Taishō 4'''
-|Kō
+|'''Type 4'''
+|
 |-
-|8
+|1916
-|辛
+|2576
-|シン
+|'''Taishō 5'''
-|Shin
+|'''Type 5'''
+|
 |-
-|9
+|1917
-|壬
+|2577
-|ジン
+|'''Taishō 6'''
-|Jin
+|'''Type 6'''
+|
 |-
-|10
+|1918
-|癸
+|2578
-|キ
+|'''Taishō 7'''
-|Ki
+|'''Type 7'''
+|
 |-
-! colspan="4" |Other
+|1919
+|2579
+|'''Taishō 8'''
+|'''Type 8'''
+|
 |-
-| colspan="2" |Improved
+|1920
-|改
+|2580
-(改善)
+|'''Taishō 9'''
-|Kai
+|'''Type 9'''
-(Kaizen)
+|
-|}
-=== Calendar and Type Numbers ===
-{| class="wikitable"
-!Year
-!Japanese<br>Imperial<br>Year
-!Nengō<br>Era
-!Type<br>Number
-!Shisaku<br>Number
 |-
-|1868<br>⋮<br>1912
+|1921
-|2528<br>⋮<br>2572
+|2581
-|'''Meiji 1'''<br>⋮<br>'''Meiji 44'''
+|'''Taishō 10'''
-|'''Type 1'''<br>⋮<br>'''Type 44'''
+|'''Type 10'''
 |
 |-
-|1912
+|1922
-|2572
+|2582
-|'''Taishō 1'''
+|'''Taishō 11'''
-|'''Type 1'''
+|'''Type 11'''
 |
 |-
-|1913
+|1923
-|2573
+|2583
-|'''Taishō 2'''
+|'''Taishō 12'''
-|'''Type 2'''
+|'''Type 12'''
 |
 |-
-|1914
+|1924
-|2574
+|2584
-|'''Taishō 3'''
+|'''Taishō 13'''
-|[[Type 3 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 3''']]
+|'''Type 13'''
 |
 |-
-|1915
+|1925
-|2575
+|2585
-|'''Taishō 4'''
+|'''Taishō 14'''
-|'''Type 4'''
+|'''Type 14'''
 |
 |-
-|1916
+|1926
-|2576
+|2586
-|'''Taishō 5'''
+|'''Taishō 15'''<br>Shōwa 1
-|'''Type 5'''
+|'''Type 15'''
 |
 |-
-|1917
+|1927
-|2577
+|'''2587'''
-|'''Taishō 6'''
+|Shōwa 2
-|'''Type 6'''
+|'''Type 87'''
 |
 |-
-|1918
+|1928
-|2578
+|'''2588'''
-|'''Taishō 7'''
+|Shōwa 3
-|'''Type 7'''
+|'''Type 88'''
 |
 |-
-|1919
+|1929
-|2579
+|'''2589'''
-|'''Taishō 8'''
+|Shōwa 4
-|'''Type 8'''
+|[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
 |
 |-
-|1920
+|1930
-|2580
+|'''2590'''
-|'''Taishō 9'''
+|Shōwa 5
-|'''Type 9'''
+|[[Type 90 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 90''']]
 |
 |-
-|1921
+|1931
-|2581
+|'''2591'''
-|'''Taishō 10'''
+|''Shōwa 6''
-|'''Type 10'''
+|[[Type 91 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 91''']]
-|
+|''6-Shi''
 |-
-|1922
+|1932
-|2582
+|'''2592'''
-|'''Taishō 11'''
+|''Shōwa 7''
-|'''Type 11'''
+|[[Type 92 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 92''']]
-|
+|''7-Shi''
 |-
-|1923
+|1933
-|2583
+|'''2593'''
-|'''Taishō 12'''
+|''Shōwa 8''
-|'''Type 12'''
+|[[Type 93 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 93''']]
-|
+|''8-Shi''
 |-
-|1924
+|1934
-|2584
+|'''2594'''
-|'''Taishō 13'''
+|''Shōwa 9''
-|'''Type 13'''
+|'''Type 94'''
-|
+|''9-Shi''
 |-
-|1925
+|1935
-|2585
+|'''2595'''
-|'''Taishō 14'''
+|''Shōwa 10''
-|'''Type 14'''
+|[[Type 95 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 95''']]
-|
+|''10-Shi''
 |-
-|1926
+|1936
-|2586
+|'''2596'''
-|'''Taishō 15'''<br>Shōwa 1
+|''Shōwa 11''
-|'''Type 15'''
+|'''Type 96'''
-|
+|''11-Shi''
 |-
-|1927
+|1937
-|'''2587'''
+|'''2597'''
-|Shōwa 2
+|''Shōwa 12''
-|'''Type 87'''
+|[[Type 97 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 97''']]
-|
+|''12-Shi''
 |-
-|1928
+|1938
-|'''2588'''
+|'''2598'''
-|Shōwa 3
+|''Shōwa 13''
-|'''Type 88'''
+|'''Type 98'''
-|
+|''13-Shi''
 |-
-|1929
+|1939
-|'''2589'''
+|'''2599'''
-|Shōwa 4
+|''Shōwa 14''
-|[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
+|'''Type 99'''
-|
+|''14-Shi''
 |-
-|1930
+|1940
-|'''2590'''
+|'''2600'''
-|Shōwa 5
+|''Shōwa 15''
-|[[Type 90 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 90''']]
+|'''Type 100'''<br>'''Type 0'''
-|
+|''15-Shi''
 |-
-|1931
+|1941
-|'''2591'''
+|'''2601'''
-|''Shōwa 6''
+|''Shōwa 16''
-|[[Type 91 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 91''']]
+|[[Type 1 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 1''']]
-|''6-Shi''
+|''16-Shi''
 |-
-|1932
+|1942
-|'''2592'''
+|'''2602'''
-|''Shōwa 7''
+|''Shōwa 17''
-|[[Type 92 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 92''']]
+|[[Type 2 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 2''']]
-|''7-Shi''
+|''17-Shi''
 |-
-|1933
+|1943
-|'''2593'''
+|'''2603'''
-|''Shōwa 8''
+|''Shōwa 18''
-|[[Type 93 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 93''']]
+|[[Type 3 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 3''']]
-|''8-Shi''
+|''18-Shi''
+|-
+|1944
+|'''2604'''
+|''Shōwa 19''
+|'''Type 4'''
+|''19-Shi''
 |-
-|1934
+|1945
-|'''2594'''
+|'''2605'''
-|''Shōwa 9''
+|''Shōwa 20''
-|'''Type 94'''
+|[[Type 5 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 5''']]
-|''9-Shi''
+|''20-Shi''
 |-
-|1935
+! colspan="5" |Post-War
-|'''2595'''
-|''Shōwa 10''
-|[[Type 95 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 95''']]
-|''10-Shi''
 |-
-|1936
+|'''1946'''<br>⋮<br>'''1960'''<br>⋮<br>'''1989'''
-|'''2596'''
+|2606<br>⋮<br>2620<br>⋮<br>2649
-|''Shōwa 11''
+|Shōwa
-|'''Type 96'''
+|'''Type 46'''<br>⋮<br>[[Type 60 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 60''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
-|''11-Shi''
+|
 |-
-|1937
+|'''1989'''<br>'''1990'''<br>⋮<br>'''1993'''<br>⋮<br>'''2019'''
-|'''2597'''
+|2649<br>2450<br>⋮<br>2453<br>⋮<br>2679
-|''Shōwa 12''
+|Heisei
-|[[Type 97 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 97''']]
+|[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]<br>[[Type 90 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 90''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 93 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 93''']]<br>⋮<br>'''Type 19'''
-|''12-Shi''
+|
 |-
-|1938
+|'''2019'''<br>⋮<br>'''Present'''
-|'''2598'''
+|2679<br>⋮<br>Present
-|''Shōwa 13''
+|Reiwa
-|'''Type 98'''
+|'''Type 19'''<br>⋮<br>'''Present'''
-|''13-Shi''
+|
+|}
+== (JP) Vehicle ==
+=== (JP) Air ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+! colspan="4" |(JP) Variants (small-scale modifications)
 |-
-|1939
+! rowspan="2" |
-|'''2599'''
+! rowspan="2" |Heavenly
-|''Shōwa 14''
+Stems
-|'''Type 99'''
+! colspan="2" |Japanese
-|''14-Shi''
 |-
-|1940
+!Kanji
-|'''2600'''
+!Romanji
-|''Shōwa 15''
-|'''Type 100'''<br>'''Type 0'''
-|''15-Shi''
 |-
-|1941
+|1
-|'''2601'''
+|甲
-|''Shōwa 16''
+|コウ
-|[[Type 1 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 1''']]
+|Kō
-|''16-Shi''
 |-
-|1942
+|2
-|'''2602'''
+|乙
-|''Shōwa 17''
+|オツ
-|[[Type 2 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 2''']]
+|Otsu
-|''17-Shi''
 |-
-|1943
+|3
-|'''2603'''
+|丙
-|''Shōwa 18''
+|ヘイ
-|[[Type 3 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 3''']]
+|Hei
-|''18-Shi''
 |-
-|1944
+|4
-|'''2604'''
+|丁
-|''Shōwa 19''
+|テイ
-|'''Type 4'''
+|Tei
-|''19-Shi''
 |-
-|1945
+! colspan="4" |Not used in practice
-|'''2605'''
-|''Shōwa 20''
-|[[Type 5 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 5''']]
-|''20-Shi''
 |-
-! colspan="5" |Post-War
+|5
+|戊
+|ボ
+|Bo
 |-
-|'''1946'''<br>⋮<br>'''1960'''<br>⋮<br>'''1989'''
+|6
-|2606<br>⋮<br>2620<br>⋮<br>2649
+|己
-|Shōwa
+|キ
-|'''Type 46'''<br>⋮<br>[[Type 60 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 60''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
+|Ki
-|
 |-
-|'''1989'''<br>'''1990'''<br>⋮<br>'''1993'''<br>⋮<br>'''2019'''
+|7
-|2649<br>2450<br>⋮<br>2453<br>⋮<br>2679
+|庚
-|Heisei
+|コウ
-|[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]<br>[[Type 90 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 90''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 93 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 93''']]<br>⋮<br>'''Type 19'''
+|Kō
-|
 |-
-|'''2019'''<br>⋮<br>'''Present'''
+|8
-|2679<br>⋮<br>Present
+|辛
-|Reiwa
+|シン
-|'''Type 19'''<br>⋮<br>'''Present'''
+|Shin
-|
+|-
+|9
+|壬
+|ジン
+|Jin
+|-
+|10
+|癸
+|キ
+|Ki
+|-
+! colspan="4" |Other
+|-
+| colspan="2" |Improved
+|改
+(改善)
+|Kai
+(Kaizen)
 |}
-* Japanese Imperial Year: Starts with the founding of Japan in 660 BC
+==== (JP) Army ====
-* Japanese Era Name ({{Annotation|年号|Nengō}}): Literally "year name" are names given to (usually) reign periods of Japanese Emperors.
-* Shisaku number: After the shift of using nengō years, the navy re-adopted the use of nengō for their prototype planes to distinguish them from adopted models.
-==Aircraft==
-===Army===
 * '''Ki – Kitai:''' Airframe
 ** [[Ki-10-I]] - Army Type 95 Model 1 Fighter
@@ Line 1,242: / Line 1,407: @@
 ** Other Japanese nicknames for planes are:
-====Nicknames====
+===== (JP) Nicknames =====
 * '''[[Ki-43 (Family)|Ki-43]]''' - ''Hayabusa'' (隼, Peregrine falcon)
 * '''[[Ki-44 (Family)|Ki-44]]''' - ''Shoki'' (鍾馗, Demon)
@@ Line 1,253: / Line 1,417: @@
 * '''[[Ki-200]]''' - ''Shusui'' - (秋水, Sharp Sword)
-===Navy===
+==== (JP) Navy ====
 In the late 1920s, The navy adopted a short designation naming scheme to indicate the role and manufacturer of the plane.
-====First letters (role)====
+===== (JP) First letters (role) =====
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Letter
@@ Line 1,354: / Line 1,517: @@
 |[[Fw 190 (Family)|JXFw]]<sup><small>1</small></sup> (Fw 190)
 |}
 Notes:
@@ Line 1,365: / Line 1,529: @@
 * <sup>3</sup> - Planes that aren't in-game
-====Second letters (manufacturers/designers)====
+===== (JP) Second letters (manufacturers/designers) =====
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Letter
@@ Line 1,485: / Line 1,648: @@
 |}
-====Full and Model designation====
+===== (JP) Full and Model designation =====
+After 1929, aircraft of the Japanese navy were designated by [[#Calender_and_Type_Numbers|Type]] designation same as army planes together with model designation to indicate variant information.
-After 1929, aircraft of the Japanese navy were designated by [[#Calender_and_Type_Numbers|Type]] designation same as army planes together with model designation to indicate variant information.
 * [[A6M3 mod. 22Ko]] - Type 0 Carrier Fighter Model 22A (Kō)
@@ Line 1,494: / Line 1,656: @@
 ** mod. 22'''<big>Ko</big>''' - 1st small-scale refit (armament) <small>(check [[#Variants (small-scale modifications)|Heavenly stems]])</small>
-====Official name designation====
+===== (JP) Official name designation =====
 After July 1943, adopted planes got a name instead of a full type and model designation.
@@ Line 1,525: / Line 1,687: @@
 ** [[Kikka|Kikka (橘花, Orange Blossom'')'']]
-==Ground==
+=== (JP) Ground ===
-===Vehicle type===
+==== (JP) Vehicle type ====
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="3" |Japanese
 ! colspan="2" |English
 |-
 !Romanji
 !Katakana
@@ Line 1,569: / Line 1,730: @@
 ** Type 4 Ka-Tsu
-*'''Na:''' Testbed
+* '''Na:''' Testbed
-**[[Na-To|Type 5 Na-To]]
+** [[Na-To|Type 5 Na-To]]
-===Order system===
+==== (JP) Order system ====
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! rowspan="2" |
@@ Line 1,632: / Line 1,792: @@
 * The chosen order of vehicles was based on the Japanese poem ''[[wikipedia:Iroha|Iroha (いろは)]]'', which contains each character of the Japanese syllabary exactly once. (A total of 47)
 * Early Japanese tanks were designated only by order without a role:
 ** [[I-Go Ko|Type 89 I-Go]] - 1st model of the Imperial Japanese year 2589 (1929)
 ** [[Ro-Go|Type 95 Ro-Go]] - 2nd model of the Imperial Japanese year 2595 (1935)
 ** [[Ha-Go|Type 95 Ha-Go]] -  3rd model of the Imperial Japanese year 2595 (1935)
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (JP) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''HI:''' Vickers (UK)
 ** [[40 mm/62 "HI" Type 91 AA (40 mm)]], based on the QF 2pdr Mk VIII
@@ Line 1,643: / Line 1,802: @@
 ** 7.7 mm RU Type 92 MG, based on the .303 in Lewis MG
-=Romanian=
+= Polish =
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
+! Polish abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(PL) Vehicle|(PL) Vehicle]]
+|}
+== (PL) Vehicle ==
+* '''ORP – Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej:''' Warship of the Republic of Poland (honorific styling)
+** [[ORP Garland]]
+= Romanian =
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
+! Polish abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(RO) Manufacturer/Designer|(RO) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+|}
+== (RO) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''IAR – Industria Aeronautică Română:''' Romanian Aeronautic Industry
 ** [[IAR-81C]]
-=Russian=
+= Russian =
-==Vehicle==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-===Ground===
+! Russian abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(RU) Vehicle|(RU) Vehicle]]
+** [[#(RU) Ground|(RU) Ground]]
+** [[#(RU) Air|(RU) Air]]
+** [[#(RU) Naval|(RU) Naval]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(RU) Weaponry|(RU) Weaponry]]
+'''Munition'''
+* [[#(RU) Munition|(RU) Munition]]
+'''Prefix/Suffix'''
+* [[#(RU) Prefix/Suffix|(RU) Prefix/Suffix]]
+'''Historical Name'''
+* [[#(RU) Historical Name|(RU) Historical Name]]
+'''Manufacturer/Designer'''
+* [[#(RU) Manufacturer/Designer|(RU) Manufacturer/Designer]]
+'''Military'''
+* [[#(RU) Military|(RU) Military]]
+|}
+== (RU) Vehicle ==
+=== (RU) Ground ===
 * '''T – Tank'''
 ** [[T-34]]
@@ Line 1,682: / Line 1,883: @@
 ** [[IT-1]]
-===Air===
+=== (RU) Air ===
 * '''I – Istrebitel:''' Fighter (airplane)
 ** Polikarpov [[I-15 M-22]]
@@ Line 1,699: / Line 1,899: @@
 ** Polikarpov [[Po-2|U-2]] (original designation of the Po-2)
-===Naval===
+=== (RU) Naval ===
 * '''MO – Malyi Okhotnik:''' Small submarine chaser (literally: Small hunter)
 ** [[MO-4]]
@@ Line 1,712: / Line 1,911: @@
 ** [[Groza|SKR Groza, Uragan type (1943)]]
-==Weaponry==
+== (RU) Weaponry ==
 * '''UB – Universalniy Berezina:''' Berezin universal (MG)
 ** [[Berezin UB (12.7 mm)]]
@@ Line 1,763: / Line 1,961: @@
 ** [[L-11 (76 mm)]]
-==Munition==
+== (RU) Munition ==
 * '''BR – Broneboynye:''' Armour-piercing (shell)
 * '''BZ – Broneboyny Zazhigatelny:''' Armour-piercing incendiary (shell)
@@ Line 1,779: / Line 1,976: @@
 * '''RBS – Reaktivny Broneboyny Snaryad:''' Armour-piercing rocket (literally: Rocket-powered armour-piercing projectile)
-==Prefix/Suffix==
+== (RU) Prefix/Suffix ==
 * '''Oby. – Obyekt:''' Object (tank prototype)
 * '''Pr. – Proyekt:''' Project (ship design program)
@@ Line 1,798: / Line 1,994: @@
 * '''T – Torpedonosets:''' Torpedo bomber
-==Historical Name==
+== (RU) Historical Name ==
 * '''IS – Iosef Stalin''' (tank)
 ** [[IS-1]]
@@ Line 1,807: / Line 2,002: @@
 ** [[SMK]]
-==Manufacturer/Designer==
+== (RU) Manufacturer/Designer ==
 * '''ACh – Aleksei Charomsky'''
 ** [[Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e)]]: Yermolayev Yer-2 with 2 Charomsky ACh-30B diesel engines
@@ Line 1,852: / Line 2,046: @@
 ** [[ZiS-30]]
-==Military==
+== (RU) Military ==
 * '''VVS – Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily:''' Soviet air force (literally: Military air force)
 * '''VMF – Voyenno-Morskoy Flot:''' Soviet Navy (literally: Military maritime fleet)
@@ Line 1,861: / Line 2,054: @@
 * '''ShAP – Shturmovoy Aviatsionny Polk:''' Ground attack air regiment
-=Swedish=
+= Swedish =
-==Vehicle==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; float:right;"
-===Ground===
+! Swedish abbreviations (quicklinks)
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |
+'''Vehicle'''
+* [[#(SE) Vehicle|(SE) Vehicle]]
+** [[#(SE) Ground|(SE) Ground]]
+** [[#(SE) Air|(SE) Air]]
+'''Prefix/Suffix'''
+* [[#(SE) Prefix/Suffix|(SE) Prefix/Suffix]]
+** [[#(SE) Air force|(SE) Air force]]
+** [[#(SE) Ground projects|(SE) Ground projects]]
+'''Weaponry'''
+* [[#(SE) Weaponry|(SE) Weaponry]]
+'''Munition'''
+* [[#(SE) Munition|(SE) Munition]]
+|}
-{{Notice|'''Vagn/Wagon''' indicates that the vehicle is "tracked". '''Bil/Car''' indicates that the vehicle is "wheeled".}}
+== (SE) Vehicle ==
+=== (SE) Ground ===
+{{Notice|'''Vagn/Wagon''' indicates that the vehicle is "tracked". '''Bil/Car''' indicates that the vehicle is "wheeled".}}
+* '''Strv – Stridsvagn:''' Tank (literally: Combat wagon)
+** [[Strv m/38]]
+* '''Strf – Stridsfordon:''' (Heavy) infantry fighting vehicle (literally: Combat vehicle)
+** [[Strf 9040C]]
+* '''Tgdb – Terrängdragbil:''' Off-road tractor unit (literally: Terrain pull-car)
+** [[Lvtdgb m/40|Lvtgdb m/40]]
+* '''Sav – Stormartillerivagn:''' Assault gun (pre 1950s designation, literally: Assault artillery wagon)
+** [[Sav m/43 (1946)]]
+* '''Ikv – Infanterikanonvagn:''' Assault gun (post 1950s designation, literally: Infantry cannon wagon)
+** [[Ikv 103]]
+* '''Pvkv – Pansarvärnskanonvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-tank gun (literally: Anti-armour cannon wagon)
+** [[Pvkv m/43 (1946)]]
+* '''Lvkv – Luftvärnskanonvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-air gun (literally: Anti-air cannon wagon)
+** [[Lvkv 42]]
+* '''Pvrbv – Pansarvärnsrobotvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-tank missile (literally: Anti-armour robot wagon)
+** [[Pvrbv 551]]
+* '''Lvrbv – Luftvärnsrobotvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-air missile (literally: Anti-air robot wagon)
+** [[Lvrbv 701]]
+=== (SE) Air ===
+* '''Fpl - Flygplan:''' Aeroplane
+* '''Hkp - Helikopter''' Helicopter
+== (SE) Prefix/Suffix ==
+=== (SE) Air force ===
+* '''A - Attack:''' Strike Aircraft/Attacker
+** [[A21A-3]]
+* '''B - Bomb:''' Bomber
+** [[B3C]]
+* '''J - Jakt:''' Persuit aircraft/Fighter
+** [[J26]]
+* '''S - Spaning:''' Reconnaissance Aircraft (Spaning = Scouting)
+* '''SK - Skol:''' Trainer Aircraft (Skol = School)
+** [[SK60B]]
+* '''T - Torped:''' Torpedo Bomber
+** [[T18B-1]]
+* '''Ö - Övning:''' Advanced Trainer Aircraft (Övning = Practice)
-* '''Strv – Stridsvagn:''' Tank (literally: Combat wagon)
+=== (SE) Ground projects ===
-** [[Strv m/38]]
+* '''VEAK – Vagn Eldledning AutomatKanon:''' Wagon Fire-control AutoCannon (literall)
-* '''Strf – Stridsfordon:''' (Heavy) infantry fighting vehicle (literally: Combat vehicle)
+** [[VEAK 40]]
-** [[Strf 9040C]]
+* '''UDES – Underlagsgrupp Direkt Eld Stridsfordon:''' Material group Direct Fire Combat vehicle (literall)
-* '''Tgdb – Terrängdragbild:''' Off-road tractor unit (literally: Terrain pull-car)
-** [[Lvtdgb m/40|Lvtgdb m/40]]
-* '''Sav – Stormartillerivagn:''' Assault gun (pre 1950s designation, literally: Assault artillery wagon)
-** [[Sav m/43 (1946)]]
-* '''Ikv – Infanterikanonvagn:''' Assault gun (post 1950s designation, literally: Infantry cannon wagon)
-** [[Ikv 103]]
-* '''Pvkv – Pansarvärnskanonvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-tank gun (literally: Armour protection cannon wagon)
-** [[Pvkv m/43 (1946)]]
-* '''Lvkv – Luftvärnskanonvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-air gun (literally: Air protection cannon wagon)
-** [[Lvkv 42]]
-* '''Pvrbv – Pansarvärnsrobotvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-tank missile (literally: Armour protection robot wagon)
-** [[Pvrbv 551]]
-* '''Lvrbv – Luftvärnsrobotvagn:''' Tracked self-propelled anti-air missile (literally: Air protection robot wagon)
-** [[Lvrbv 701]]
-* '''UDES – Underlagsgrupp Direkt Eld Stridsfordon:''' Support group Direct Fire Combat vehicle (literall)
 ** [[UDES 33]]
-===Air===
+== (SE) Weaponry ==
-====Vehicles types====
+* '''ksp – kulspruta:''' Machine gun (literally: Bullet sprayer)
+** [[ksp m/22 (8 mm)|8 mm ksp m/22]]
-* '''Fpl - Flygplan:''' Aeroplane
-* '''Hkp - Helikopter''' Helicopter
-====Designation prefixes====
-* '''A - Attack''' Strike Aircraft/Attacker
-** [[A21A-3]]
-* '''B - Bomb''' Bomber
-** [[B3C]]
-* '''J - Jakt:''' Persuit aircraft/Fighter
-** [[J26]]
-* '''S - Spaning:''' Reconnaissance Aircraft
-* '''SK - Skol:''' Trainer Aircraft
-** [[SK60B]]
-* '''T - Torped:''' Torpedo Bomber
-** [[T18B-1]]
-* '''Ö - Övning:''' Advanced Trainer Aircraft
-==Weaponry==
-* '''ksp – kulspruta:''' Machine gun
-** [[ksp m/22 (8 mm)]]
 * '''kan - kanon:''' Cannon
-** [[kan Strv 81 (84 mm)]]
+** [[Kan m/41 (75 mm)|75 mm kan m/41]]
 * '''akan – automatkanon:''' Autocannon
-** [[Akan m/55 (30 mm)]]
+** [[Akan m/55 (30 mm)|30 mm akan m/55]]
-* '''pvkan - pansarvärnskanon:''' Anti-tank gun
+* '''pvkan - pansarvärnskanon:''' Anti-tank cannon
-** [[Pvkan m/43 (75 mm)]]
+** [[Pvkan m/43 (75 mm)|75 mm pvkan m/43]]
-* '''lvkan - Luftvärnskanon:''' Anti-aircraft gun
+* '''lvkan - Luftvärnskanon:''' Anti-aircraft cannon
-** [[Lvkan m/37 A (75 mm)]]
+** [[Lvkan m/37 A (75 mm)|75 mm lvkan m/37]]
 * '''fsthaub - Fästningshaubits:''' Fortress howitzer
-** [[Fsthaub m/02 (150 mm)]]
+** [[Fsthaub m/02 (150 mm)|150 mm fsthaub m/02]]
-==Munition==
+== (SE) Munition ==
 * '''gr - granat:''' Grenade (synonymous with shell)
-* '''prj - projektil:''' Bullet
+* '''prj - projektil:''' Projectile (often as a substitute for '''fullprj - fullprojektil''') Solid projectile (literally: Full projectile)
-* '''hpgr - halvpansargranat:''' Semi-armour-piercing shell
+* '''sl - spårljus:''' Tracer (literally: Track light)
-* '''slpprj - spårljuspansarprojektil:''' Armour-piercing tracer bullet
+* '''pprj - pansarprojektil:''' Armour-piercing projectile (literally: Armour projectile)
-* '''slsgr - spårljusspränggranat:''' High-explosive tracer shell
+* '''pgr - pansargranat:''' Armour-piercing shell (literally: Armour grenade)
-* '''sgr - spränggranat:''' High-explosive shell
+* '''hpgr - halvpansargranat:''' Semi-armour-piercing shell (literally: Half armour grenade)
+* '''sgr - spränggranat:''' High-explosive shell (literally: Burst grenade)
+* '''spgr- sprängpansargranat:''' High-Explosive Squash-Head shell (literally: Burst armour grenade)
+* '''psgr - pansarspränggranat:'''  High-Explosive Anti-Tank shell (literally: Armour burst grenade)
 * '''rökgr - rökgranat:''' Smoke shell (literally: Smoke grenade)
-* '''Rb - Robot:''' Missile
+* '''rb - robot:''' Missile (literally: "robot")
 ** [[Rb24]]
-* '''Rbs - Robotsystem:''' Missile launcher/system (literally: missile system)
+* '''rbs - robotsystem:''' Missile system
 ** [[Rbs 55]]
-* '''srak - Sprängraket:''' Explosive rocket
+* '''srak - sprängraket:''' High-explosive rocket (literally: Burst rocket)
-** [[srak m/51]]
+** [[srak m/51|15 cm srak m/51]]
-* '''psrak - Pansarsprängraket:''' Armour-piercing explosive rocket
+* '''psrak - pansarsprängraket:''' High-Explosive Anti-Tank rocket (literally: Armour burst rocket)
-** [[psrak m/49A]]
+** [[psrak m/49A|14,5 cm psrak m/49A]]
-* '''hprak - Halvpansarraket''' Semi-armour-piercing rocket (literally: half-armour rocket)
+* '''hprak - Halvpansarraket''' Semi-armour-piercing High-Explosive rocket (literally: Half-armour rocket)
-** [[hprak m/49]]
+** [[hprak m/49|18 cm hprak m/49]]
-* '''mb - Minbomb''' Medium capacity / General purpose bomb
+* '''mb - minbomb''' High capacity / General purpose bomb (literally: Mine bomb)
-** [[mb m/50 (600 kg)]]
+** [[mb m/50 (600 kg)|600 kg mb m/50]]
-* '''sb - Sprängbomb''' High-explosive bomb
+* '''sb - sprängbomb''' High-Explosive Fragmentation bomb (literally: Burst bomb)
-** [[sb m/61 (120 kg)]]
+** [[sb m/61 (120 kg)|120 kg sb m/61]]
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