LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

[Schanilec]

Are there any lists that have LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations? A lot of them I just cannot define.

[pmelheck1]

If I remember their was a table at the back of the manual. Otherwise let us know which ones your looking for the meaning of.

[Schanilec]

Oh say an engineering unit for exmaple 'EAB', an RAF Hurricane unit 'Trop.' or a IJA LCU 'RTA'. I know those. But there are a lot of others I just can't figure out. It's not important. I'm just really, really curious.

[Sardaukar]

EAB = Engineer Aviation Battalion (construction engineers)
Trop. = Tropical

For use in North Africa the Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB (and other variants) were tropicalised. They were fitted with Vokes and Rolls Royce engine dust filters and the pilots were issued with a desert survival kit, including a bottle of water behind the cockpit

RTA = Royal Thai Army

[Schanilec]

Yes, I got those. But there are many more abbreivations on many other indivual units and squadrons. I was hopiing that there maybe some sort of list that has been compiled.

[Blackhorse]

No list that I'm aware of. [:(]

Here are the US Army and Marine LCU abbreviations that may not be self-explanatory:

CAA = Coastal Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Const Rgt = Construction Regiment
CPNAB = Contractors, Pacific Naval Air Bases: A consortium of 8 engineering companies that were building air bases for the US Navy in the Pacific when the war began.
Cst Art = Coastal Artillery
Def Bn = Defense Battalion
EAB = Engineer Aviation Bn
Eng Con = Engineer Construction (Brigade)
(H&M) = Horse & Mechanized; an interim Cavalry Regiment organization. Restricted to the West Coast
(Hrse) = Horse cavalry regiment. Restricted to the West Coast
Merrills Marauders = popular name of the 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), a light infantry long range penetration special operations unit that fought in Burma. Later converts to the 475th Infantry Regiment
SeaBees = the popular name for Naval Construction Battalions (CBs = SeaBees). Naval Construction Regiments are x3 CBs in a single LCU.
(Sep)= Separate; usually an independent regiment, not part of a Division
(Spec)= Special. A division or regiment with a unique TO&E. Ex. 1st Cavalry (Spec) Division
Specl Svc= 1st Special Service Force, a regimental-sized commando-type unit that served briefly in the Aleutians
TD= Tank Destroyer
USA/ USAAF / USMC/ USN = United States Army / Army Air Forces / Marine Corps / Navy

872/873rd EAB = two battalions of EABs in a single LCU
854-875-1871 EAB = three battalions of EABs in a single LCU

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

Yes, I got those. But there are many more abbreivations on many other indivual units and squadrons. I was hopiing that there maybe some sort of list that has been compiled.

Welcome to the world of military. All LOVE abbreviations. [:D] BOHICA! [8D]

[timtom]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

...Air Unit Abbreviations? A lot of them I just cannot define.

Any in particular that puzzle you?

[Schanilec]

CPNAB was one I just couldn't figure out. I'll try make a list as they appear. BOHICA. I know that one. It happens every time I fill at the pump.
And I believe RTA is Royal Thai Army.

Thanks guys.

[Chris21wen]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

CPNAB was one I just couldn't figure out. I'll try make a list as they appear. BOHICA. I know that one. It happens every time I fill at the pump.
And I believe RTA is Royal Thai Army.

Thanks guys.

Construction/Construtors Pacific Naval Air Bases or something like that and I believe they had civilian attached or were civilion unit.

[Schanilec]

Here are a couple more I found over the weekend.

British:

BBF Brigade
IV corps RIASC Base Force
8th RAF M/W
4th IAF Admin, Base Force

Dutch:

KNIL

Japanese:

3rd Ching An Tui Brigade
7th RGA
15th RGC Temp Division

[Schanilec]

British: I meant BFF Brigade.

Sorry

[rjopel]

BFF = Burma Frontier Force
IV corps RIASC Base Force = Royal Indian Army Service Corps
8th RAF M/W = 8th Royal Air Force (some engineering thing)
4th IAF Admin, Base Force = Indian Air Force Administrative?

[Roger Neilson II]

Burma Frontier Force

Roger

[Schanilec]

The M/W for the 8th RAF M/W still somewhat a mystery, eh?

Anything on the IJA units?

But hey thanks for the others. Sure helps me with the bells and whistles within the game.
I'm sure I'll find some more as time goes along.

Again thanks all.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

The M/W for the 8th RAF M/W still somewhat a mystery, eh?

Anything on the IJA units?

But hey thanks for the others. Sure helps me with the bells and whistles within the game.
I'm sure I'll find some more as time goes along.

Again thanks all.

Don't know the correct answer, but the natural assumption would be that M/W stands for Maintenance and Workshop.

[Don Bowen]

Mobile Works

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


Mobile Works

Works for me

[Barb]

RGC = Reorganized National Government of China
Ching An Tui = basically unit of Mengjiang (Mengkukuo)

[Schanilec]

This is good.
Thanks.[:)]