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blackhorizon
 Post subject: BFG abbreviations
PostPosted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:29 pm 
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In BFG people use alot of abbreviations for lots of things:
The list:

CWE - Craftworld Eldar
CE - Corsair Eldar
DE - Dark Eldar
IN - Imperial Navy
SM - Space Marine
Nec - Necrons
Nid - Tyranids

AR - Attack Rating
VP - Victory Point
RR - Re-roll
WM - Warmaster
PP - Pirate Prince
MotF - Master of the Fleet
MoT - Mark of Tzeentch
MoK - Mark of Khorne
MoS - Mark of Slaanesh
MoN - Mark of Nurgle
MoCU - Mark of Chaos Undivided

BB - Battleship (or space marine Battlebarge, depending on context)
CG - Grand Cruiser
CB - Battlecruiser/Heavy Cruiser
CA - Attack Cruiser (ie, standard BFG cruiser)
CL - Light Cruiser
CV - Carrier
CVB - Battleship sized carrier
FF - Frigate
DD - Destroyer

WS - Wraithship
DS - Dragonship
NS - Nightshade
VS - Void Stalker

PK - Planet Killer
TE - Terminus Est
Apoc - Apocalypse
Emp - Emperor (battleship)
Ret - Retribution (battleship)
Rep - Repulsive (grand cruiser)
BSF - Blackstone Fortress
ABSF - Activated Blackstone Fortress

TS - Tracking System
ITS - Integrated Tracking System
CTS - Custodian Tracking System
FWST - Fire Warrior Strike Teams

Str - Strength
GPW - Gaus Particle Whip
SPG - Star Pulse Generator
WBe - Weapon Battery equivalent (used to compare firepower)
EWB - Eldar Weapon Battery
WB - Weapon Battery
FP - Firepower
PL - Pulsar Lance
PhL - Phantom Lance
RB - Rail Battery (Tau WB)
IC - Ion Cannons (Tau lances)
LB - Launch Bay
TT - Tau Torps
AC - Air Craft (or Aerospace Craft, Attack Craft, etc)
AB - Assault Boat
TH - Thunderhawks
NF - Nightmare Field
LA - Lightning Arc
HF - Holofields
SF - Shadowfields
HG - Heavy Guns
BC - Bombardment Cannon
NC - Nova Cannon
BP - Bio Plasma
PA - Pyro Acid
MC - Massive Claws
FT - Feeder Tentacles
L - Lance

SO - Special Orders (or the hated Seditio Opprimere, depending on context)
CTNH - Come To New Heading
AAF - All Ahead Full
BR - Burn Retros
RO - Reload Ordnance
LO - Lock On
BFI - Brace For Impact

RCS - Right Column Shift
LCS - Left Column Shift
H&R - Hit and Run
CAP - Combat Aerospace Patrol
Crits - Critical hits
BM - Blast Marker
BV - Boarding Value

MSM - Move Shoot Move
MMS - Move Move Shoot

MMH - Murder Murder Hades
CCC - Carnage Carnage Carnage

ECF = Exploration and Commerce Fleet (Kor'vattra Ileath'fannor) - the metal Tau ships
CPF = Commerce Protection Fleet (Kor'vattra Qath'fannor) - the resin Tau ships

QSF = Q'orl Swarmfleet
QRF = Q'orl Raiding Fleet (led by QSV Predestined)
QCS = Q'orl Chainships
QSV = Q'orl Swarmhood Vessel
QHW = Q'orl Homeworld-class Core module
QHS = Q'orl Hivestation-class Core module
QSH = Q'orl Swarmhood-class Core module
QWB = Q'orl WB Segment module
QLM = Q'orl Lance Segment module
QLB = Q'orl LB Segment module
QSM = Q'orl Support Segment module
QCM = Q'orl Cargo Segment module
QXP = The QSV Predestined - Q'orl Experimental Hivestation-class Core module

HA - High Admiralty, aka, BFG rules review panel
BBB - Big Blue Book, aka, the rulebook

BFG - Big Friendly Giant .. er .. Battlefleet Gothic

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Nerroth
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:37 pm 
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Don't forget:

ECF = Exploration and Commerce Fleet (Kor'vattra Ileath'fannor) - the metal Tau ships

CPF = Commerce Protection Fleet (Kor'vattra Qath'fannor) - the resin Tau ships


And soon you may need:

QSF = Q'orl Swarmfleet
QRF = Q'orl Raiding Fleet (led by QSV Predestined)
QCS = Q'orl Chainships
QSV = Q'orl Swarmhood Vessel
QHW = Q'orl Homeworld-class Core module
QHS = Q'orl Hivestation-class Core module
QSH = Q'orl Swarmhood-class Core module
QWB = Q'orl WB Segment module
QLM = Q'orl Lance Segment module
QLB = Q'orl LB Segment module
QSM = Q'orl Support Segment module
QCM = Q'orl Cargo Segment module
QXP = The QSV Predestined - Q'orl Experimental Hivestation-class Core module



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Galatea
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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:33 pm 
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LB = Launch Bay

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PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:59 am 
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I just made an update.

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