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Abbreviations And Terms to CMO.
By Subsurf
A quick reference guide to all abbreviations and terms within Command: Modern Operations. Feel free to critique and help out.
   
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A
AADC: Area Air Defence Commander
AARA: Air to air refuelling area
AAW: Anti Air Warfare
AB: Air-base
ACA: Airspace control authority
ACO: Airspace control order
ACW: anti-carrier warfare
ADZ: Air Defence Zone
AESAs: Active Electronically Scanned Arrays
AFB: Air force base
AO: Area of operations
AR: Air recon
ASW: Anti Submarine Warfare
ASuW: Anti Surface Warfare
AOA: Amphibious objective area
AOC: Air operations center
B
BARCAP-Barrier Combat Air Patrol
C
CZ - Convergence Zone
D
DD: Destroyer
E
EMCON- Emissions Condition
ESM- Electronic Support Measures
ELINT-Electronic Intelligence
N
NCTR - Non-Cooperative Target Recognition
O
OECM - Offensive Radar Jamming
R
RV-Rendezvous (Meetup Point)
RFS-Radio Frequency Systems
RTB - Return to Base
S
SAG-Surface Action Group
L
LZ-Landing Zone
W
WRA - Weapon Release Authorization
F
FFA Free Fire Aera
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TheRealThing08 Jan 4, 2023 @ 12:24pm 
Pretty sure OECM is Offensive Electronic Countermeasures but I could be wrong
Juror #8 Jan 7, 2022 @ 6:47am 
Rather than reinvent the wheel, reference JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms [www.jcs.mil]. While U.S.-centric, some of the terminology is in use by U.S. allies and NATO.
BBsquid Aug 7, 2021 @ 3:49pm 
some of your acronyms are state of the art...for the 1980s.
BobTank63 Jul 26, 2021 @ 5:59pm 
CAP-Combat Air Patrol
Ship Classes:
CL-Light Cruiser
CA-Heavy Cruiser
FF-Frigate
CV-Aircraft Carrier
PT-Patrol Boat
SS-Submarine
Letters added to above classes:
G-Guided missile (Has guided missiles)
N-Nuclear (nuclear-powered)
E-Escort
H-Helicopter (carries helicopters)
B-Ballistic (has nuclear ballistic missiles)
Azurella Apr 3, 2021 @ 6:50am 
Some usefull abreviation used by NATO and sometime in scenario description

AARA air to air refuelling aera
AB air-base
AFB Air force base
ACW anti-carrier warfare
ADA Air Defence Zone
AR air reco
DD Destroyer
FFA Free Fire aera
FF Frigate
FEZ Fighter engagement zone
ORP Operational rally point
RESCAP recue combat air patrol
SEAD suppression of enemy air defences
SUCAP surface combat air patrol

Phobosdeimos Feb 26, 2021 @ 6:14pm 
NCTR - Non-Cooperative Target Recognition
sinsober Dec 3, 2020 @ 9:33am 
AESAs - Active Electronically Scanned Arrays
CZ - Convergence Zone
WRA - Weapon Release Authorization
RTB - Return to Base
OECM - Offensive Radar Jamming