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[Chauffeur]

So, there are more than quite a few abbreviations being bandied about, and as a fairly new player to the online community, I profess the need for a dictionary. I've figured out the following terms, but could use help with the second batch, as well as others you can think of.

IS- Inner Sphere
ISN-Inner Sphere News
DC- Draconis Combine
FS-Federated Suns
LC-Lyran Commonwealth
F2P-Free to PLay
P2W-Pay to Win
FRR-Free Rasalhalleague Republic

FWLM-? (Free Worlds League M-something?)
MAC-?
MPBT-?
DCM-?
NBT-HC-?
MWLL-?
NBT-?
MWL-?
TKZ-?

[DFDelta]

MWLL is Mechwarrior Living Legends, a mod for Crysis Wars.

The other questionables are pretty much all different leagues and similar things I think...

[Syxx]

MAC = McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Mercenary Unit for the Capellan Confederation generally, integrated as a house unit in 3060ish

DCM = Draconis March perhaps? The line of systems that changed hands frequently from fighting between the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns. Could also be 'Detroit Consolidated MechWorks,' on the planet Detroit, in the Periphery.

MPBT = Pretty sure that's Multiplayer Battletech 3025. An EA game that was similar to what World of Tanks is now, but having a world map and the houses gaining territories with wins/losses

FWLM = Free Worlds League Military/Militia

Edited by Syxx, 05 November 2011 - 10:32 AM.

[Bishop L]

Chauffeur, on 05 November 2011 - 10:22 AM, said:

So, there are more than quite a few abbreviations being bandied about, and as a fairly new player to the online community, I profess the need for a dictionary. I've figured out the following terms, but could use help with the second batch, as well as others you can think of.

IS- Inner Sphere
ISN-Inner Sphere News
DC- Draconis Combine
FS-Federated Suns
LC-Lyran Commonwealth
F2P-Free to PLay
P2W-Pay to Win
FRR-Free Rasalhalleague Republic

FWLM-Free Worlds League Military
MAC-?
MPBT-?
DCM- Draconis Combine Military
NBT-HC-?
MWLL- Mechwarrior Living Legends
NBT-?
MWL-?
TKZ-?

Edited by Bishop L, 05 November 2011 - 10:49 AM.

[Sartris]

MAC - McCarron's Armored Cavalry (link)
MPBT - Multiplayer Battletech - last generation of online Battletech games

Official name for the Draconis Combine's military is the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)

[minobu tetsuharu]

Syxx, on 05 November 2011 - 10:31 AM, said:

MAC = McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Mercenary Unit for the Capellan Confederation generally, integrated as a house unit in 3060ish

DCM = Draconis March perhaps? The line of systems that changed hands frequently from fighting between the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns. Could also be 'Detroit Consolidated MechWorks,' on the planet Detroit, in the Periphery.

MPBT = Pretty sure that's Multiplayer Battletech 3025. An EA game that was similar to what World of Tanks is now, but having a world map and the houses gaining territories with wins/losses

FWLM = Free Worlds League Military/Militia

It's Militia for the FWL. Otherwise you are correct. Adding to this list.

NBT-HC is Net Battletech.Hardcore
TKZ seems to be referring to a ladder system called the The Killing Zone because I've never seen this acornym used in relation to battletech.

DCM is supposed to be DCMS which stands for Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery

[Alizabeth Aijou]

FWLM-Free Worlds League Military (Or Militia)
MAC-McCarron's Armoured Cavalry.
MPBT- Dunno, maybe you meant MRBC (Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission)? Even if it doesn't exist yet...
DCM-Detroit Consolidated MechWorks
NBT-HC-NetBattleTech-Hardcore
MWLL-MechWarrior: Living Legends
NBT-NetBattleTech
MWL-Never heard of
TKZ-Never heard of

Additions:
SLAF-Star League Armed Forced
CC-Capellan Confederation
CCAF-Capellan Confederation Armed Forces
AFFS-Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
LCAF-Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces
SOL-Sword of Light Regiments
BMD-Benjamin Military District
DMD-Dieron Military District
GMD-Galedon Military District (Later NSMD New Samarkand Military District)
PMD-Pesht Military District
ISF-Internal Security Force (DC intelligence)
DEST-Draconis Elite Strike Team
O5P-Order of the Five Pillars (Another DC intelligence agency)
BDS-Black Dragon Society (DC traditionalist group)
LOKI-Division of the Lyran Intelligence Corps
ROM-ComStar's intelligence corps
SAFE-Intelligence Agency of the FWL
MOC-Magistracy of Canopus
TC-Taurian Concordant
OA-Outworlds Alliance
MH-Marian Hegemony
FWL-Free Worlds League
DoO-Duchy of Oriente
PoR-Principality of Regulus
DoA-Duchy of Andurien
CMM-Crusis March Militia
CMM-Capellan March Militia (Yeah, can get confusing)
DMM-Draconis March Militia
ELH-Eridani Light Horses
WD-Wolf's Dragoons
GDL-Gray Death Legion
NWH-Northwind Highlanders (Also Northwind Hussars)
BWC-Black Widow Company
BOR-Brotherhood of Randis
RWR-Rim Worlds Republic (defunct)
OC-Oberon Confederation
BOS-Barony of Strang (overrun by the clans in 3049)
CP-Calderon Protectorate
CF-Circinus Federation
EF-Elysian Fields (overrun by the clans in 3049)
GV-Greater Valkyrate (overrun by the clans in 3049)
IP-Illyrian Palatinate (conquered by the Marian Hegemony in 3063)
LL-Lothian League (conquered by the Marian Hegemony in 3063)
SL-Star League (both first and second Star Leagues)
C*-ComStar
WoB-Word of Blake (created in 3052, split from ComStar)
RC-Rim Collection (created in 3048)
HL-Hanseatic League (deep periphery traders)
NC-Nueva Castille (deep periphery nation)
UC-Umayyad Caliphate (deep periphery)
CL-Chainelaine Isles (deep periphery, near CJF invasion corridor)
CB-Clan Burrock (Homeworlds Clan, absorbed by Clan Star Adder in 3059)
CBS-Clan Blood Spirit (Homeworlds Clan)
CC-Clan Coyote (Homeworlds Clan)
CCC-Clan Cloud Cobra (Homeworlds Clan)
CDS-Clan Diamond Shark (Homeworlds Clan, traders)
CFM-Clan Fire Mandrill (Homeworlds Clan)
CGB-Clan Ghost Bear (initially a Homeworlds Clan, joins invasion later on)
CGS-Clan Goliath Scorpion (Homeworlds Clan)
CHH-Clan Hell's Horses (initially a Homeworlds Clan, joins invasion later on)
CIH-Clan Ice Hellion (initially a Homeworlds Clan, joins invasion later on)
CJF-Clan Jade Falcon (Invading Clan)
CJW-Clan Jade Wolf (short-lived clan after the refusal war of 3057)
CM-Clan Mongoose (absorbed by Clan Wolf in 2868)
CNC-Clan Nova Cat (initially a Homeworlds Clan, joins invasion later on)
CSF-Clan Sea Fox (original name for Clan DIamond Shark)
CSJ-Clan Smoke Jaguar (Invading Clan)
CSA-Clan Star Adder (Homeworlds Clan)
CSR-Clan Snow Raven (Homeworlds Clan)
CSV-Clan Steel Viper (Homeworlds Clan)
CW-Clan Widowmaker (absorbed by Clan Wolf in 2834)
CW-Clan Wolf (Invading Clan)
CW-Clan Wolverine (annihilated in 2823)
CWiE-Clan Wolf in Exile (Inner Sphere Clan)

Edited by Alizabeth Aijou, 05 November 2011 - 12:03 PM.

[Alizabeth Aijou]

Some more terms which non-MW/BT players need to know:

General IS military structure:
Lance - Four BattleMechs.
Company - Three Lances (12 'Mechs).
Battalion - Three Companies (36 'Mechs).
Regiment - Three Battalions (108 'Mechs).
Brigade - Three Regiments (324 'Mechs) effectively defunct in the current timeline.
Division - Three Brigades (972 'Mechs) effectively defunct in the current timeline.
Corps - One to Three BattleMech Divisions, Two to Seven Infantry Divisions, other support. Star League Defence Force (2570-2780) only.
Army - Used in place of the Corps during the Reunification War (2577-2597).

General IS AeroSpace Military Structure:
Flight - Two AeroSpace Fighters.
Squadron - Three Flights (6 Units).
Wing - Three Squadrons (18 Units).
Regiment - Two to Three Wings (36-54 Units).

ComStar military structure (And later on, Word of Blake too):
Level I - One BattleMech/AeroSpace Fighter/Vehicle/Infantry Unit
Level II - Six Level I Units (Six Elements) "Demi-Company"
Level III - Six Level II Units (Thirty-Six Elements) "Battalion"
Level IV - Six Level III Units (216 Elements) "Division"
Level V - Six Level IV Units (846-1296 Elements) "Army"
Level VI - Six Level V Units (5076-7776 Elements) Regional Administrative Grouping

Clans:
Point - One BattleMech, or Two Conventional Vehicles/AeroSpace Fighters, or Five ProtoMechs (3057+ only) or Five Battle Armour, or 25 Conventional Infantry.
Star - Five Points of the same type.
Nova - Two Stars of different types (10 Points).
Binary - Two Stars (10 Points).
Supernova - Two Novas (20 Points).
Trinary - Three Stars (15 Points).
Supernova Trinary - Three Novas (30 Points).
Cluster - 4-5 Binaries,Trinaries, Supernovas, or Supernova Trinaries (40-150 Points)
Galaxy - 3-5 Clusters (120-750 Points)
Touman - All military assets of a given Clan.

[Milano]

lol you guys don't know MPBT? what have you played in the past?

MultiPlayer BattleTech.. there was EVGA (aol and GeNie i think?), Solaris (AOL and GameStorm), and 3025 (EA)

[Kip Wilson]

One small correction.... The SLAF should be the SLDF (Star League Defense Force). There may have been an SLAF but SLDF ismore common