Status: This is a synopsis of my work-in-progress titled 'Greyloch.' It features derivatives from the Prologue.
Greyloch.
MILITARY HARDWARE BRIEF
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[VEHICLES, AUTOMATED UNITS, SPACECRAFT & TACTICAL SYSTEMS SPECIFIC TO THE TASTRAS AND OTHER COLONIAL MILITARY ASSETS.]
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Note: The means to interpret the technology listed is by observing the following format:
DESCRIPTOR - (First line: brief detail of item and functional role.)
ABBREVIATE - (Second line in brackets: Abbreviated descriptor,acronym utilised by member forces.)
DESIGNATE - (Military Model/classification system. Multiple classes of same unit type.)
INFORMAL TITLE(S) - (Non-official names associated with poetic, or lamented experiences by personnel utilising such technology.)
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Rugged Environment Multi-Terrain Assault Vehicle.
(REMTAV)
T-22A1
T-22A2
"Canid"
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Armoured Multi-Terrain Artillery Vehicle.
(AMTAV)
T-4
"Leviathan"
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Open-range Light Agility System.
(ORLAS)
T-81C
"Sprint-Suit" "Chaser" "Preyhound"
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Tactical Infantry Armour System.
(TIAS)
M-4501
"war plate" "bullet stopper" "wearable casket/suit-coffin" "washed, but no brain" "powersuit"
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Combatant Transport/Support Vehicle.
(CTSV)
T-87R
"Bushcat" "troop mover" "coffin-on-wheels"
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Special Application Aerial Recon/Pursuit Vehicle.
(SARP-V)
A-40
"spydrone" "sky-spy" "Spyrrow"
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Situational Communication/Intelligence Relay Satellite.
(SCIRS)
A-1200C
"Orbiter" "The Voice" "Cyclops" "Planet scanner" "Comms"
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Range-Variable Transport/Logistics Spacecraft.
(RVTLS-VTOL)
A-13 / A-13B / A-13T
"Dropship" "flying coffin" "vee-toll" "mother's arms" "Hydra" "Vacuum packed delivery system to hell"
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Range-Variable Combat Spacecraft.
(RVCS-VTOL)
A-19 / A-20
"Fighter" "rain-bringer" "Skyhunter" "fleet pet" "pain with wings"
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Unmanned Aerial Force Application Vehicle.
(UAFAV)
A-61 / A-61a / A-81
"gunship" "fire-drone" "prayer-answer" "Shrike" "fleet killjoy" "aviation cluster-fuck package"
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Unmanned Payload-delivery/Ordnance Application vehicle.
(UPD/OAV)
A-12 / A-14 / A-140
"bomb-star" "bomb-drone" "Condor" "peacemaker/piece-maker" "aviation shit-storm delivery package"
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Range/Recon All Wheel Drive.
(R/AWD)
T-R0131
"walkless leg wheels..." "Kingcraft" "officer chariot"
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Unmanned Self-Propelled Weapon Emplacement.
(USP-E)
T-716 / T-439 / F:QRF USP-E 719D
"computer guns" "Stalkers" "ambush-in-a-can"
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Note: Many tactical systems, vehicles, and technology has been standardised for use throughout Colonial Military Sanction (CMS) forces. The jargon and slang titles afforded to TASTRAS-approved technical equipment and technology is used to differentiate amongst that utilised by the following separate divisions:
- (CMS) Integrated Regular Army.
- (CMS) Mobile Ranger Division. (MRD).
- (CMS) Operational Service Detachment – ‘Compound’.
- (CMS) Fleet First-Wing Surface Deployment Corps. (SDC).
[VEHICLES, AUTOMATED UNITS, SPACECRAFT & TACTICAL SYSTEMS SPECIFIC TO THE TASTRAS AND OTHER COLONIAL MILITARY ASSETS.]
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Note: The means to interpret the technology listed is by observing the following format:
DESCRIPTOR - (First line: brief detail of item and functional role.)
ABBREVIATE - (Second line in brackets: Abbreviated descriptor,acronym utilised by member forces.)
DESIGNATE - (Military Model/classification system. Multiple classes of same unit type.)
INFORMAL TITLE(S) - (Non-official names associated with poetic, or lamented experiences by personnel utilising such technology.)
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Rugged Environment Multi-Terrain Assault Vehicle.
(REMTAV)
T-22A1
T-22A2
"Canid"
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Armoured Multi-Terrain Artillery Vehicle.
(AMTAV)
T-4
"Leviathan"
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Open-range Light Agility System.
(ORLAS)
T-81C
"Sprint-Suit" "Chaser" "Preyhound"
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Tactical Infantry Armour System.
(TIAS)
M-4501
"war plate" "bullet stopper" "wearable casket/suit-coffin" "washed, but no brain" "powersuit"
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Combatant Transport/Support Vehicle.
(CTSV)
T-87R
"Bushcat" "troop mover" "coffin-on-wheels"
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Special Application Aerial Recon/Pursuit Vehicle.
(SARP-V)
A-40
"spydrone" "sky-spy" "Spyrrow"
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Situational Communication/Intelligence Relay Satellite.
(SCIRS)
A-1200C
"Orbiter" "The Voice" "Cyclops" "Planet scanner" "Comms"
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Range-Variable Transport/Logistics Spacecraft.
(RVTLS-VTOL)
A-13 / A-13B / A-13T
"Dropship" "flying coffin" "vee-toll" "mother's arms" "Hydra" "Vacuum packed delivery system to hell"
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Range-Variable Combat Spacecraft.
(RVCS-VTOL)
A-19 / A-20
"Fighter" "rain-bringer" "Skyhunter" "fleet pet" "pain with wings"
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Unmanned Aerial Force Application Vehicle.
(UAFAV)
A-61 / A-61a / A-81
"gunship" "fire-drone" "prayer-answer" "Shrike" "fleet killjoy" "aviation cluster-fuck package"
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Unmanned Payload-delivery/Ordnance Application vehicle.
(UPD/OAV)
A-12 / A-14 / A-140
"bomb-star" "bomb-drone" "Condor" "peacemaker/piece-maker" "aviation shit-storm delivery package"
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Range/Recon All Wheel Drive.
(R/AWD)
T-R0131
"walkless leg wheels..." "Kingcraft" "officer chariot"
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Unmanned Self-Propelled Weapon Emplacement.
(USP-E)
T-716 / T-439 / F:QRF USP-E 719D
"computer guns" "Stalkers" "ambush-in-a-can"
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Note: Many tactical systems, vehicles, and technology has been standardised for use throughout Colonial Military Sanction (CMS) forces. The jargon and slang titles afforded to TASTRAS-approved technical equipment and technology is used to differentiate amongst that utilised by the following separate divisions:
- (CMS) Integrated Regular Army.
- (CMS) Mobile Ranger Division. (MRD).
- (CMS) Operational Service Detachment – ‘Compound’.
- (CMS) Fleet First-Wing Surface Deployment Corps. (SDC).