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AFV |
Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
AHU |
Army Health Unit |
Air Sup Pl | Ait Supply Platoon |
APA |
African Purchase Area |
APs | Amunition Points |
AVM |
Air Vice Marshal (Senior Air Force Officer Rank) |
AIRTASK |
Signal sent to squadron detailing the task to be performed. |
BAAs |
Brigade Administrative Areas |
Bde | Brigade |
BECM | British Empire and Commonwealth Museum (Bristol) |
Blue Job | a member of the Air Force |
BM | Brigade Major |
Brown Job |
a member of the Army |
Capt | Captain |
CIO | Central Intelligence Organisation |
CLM | Commander of the Legion of Merit |
Comp Ps | Composite Points |
COIN | Counter Insurgency |
COINOPS |
Counter Insurgency Operations |
Col | Colonel |
COMOPS |
Combined Operations |
CONEX | Department of Conservation and Externs ion |
Copper | a member of the BSAP |
Cpl |
Corporal |
CPU | Crime Protection Unit (BSAP) |
DAK |
Dakota, DC3 |
Dist. | District |
DMM | Defence Forces Meritorious Medal |
ED |
Efficiency Decoration |
ETA | Expected time of arrival |
ETD |
Expected time of departure |
Fd Amb Coy | Field Ambilance Company |
Fire Force | A group of helicopters with quick reaction troops supported by a K-car |
Fg Off | Flying Officer |
Flt Lt | Flight Lieutenant |
Floppy |
Dead terrorist |
G-Car | Allouette III in trooping configuration |
Gook | Terrorist |
Gp Capt |
Group Captain |
HQ | Headquarters |
ICD | Independence Commerative Decoration |
Intaf |
Internal Affairs |
ISOPS | Internal Security Operations |
JOC |
Joint Operations Centre |
JPS | Joint Planning Staff |
K-Car |
Allouette III equipped with 20mm cannon |
KIA | Killed in Action. Killed during direct conflict with the enemy. |
KOAS | Killed in Active Service. Killed during the period of the conflict but not during direct enguagement with the enemy (eg. accidental shooting, road accident, land mine). |
Kraal |
African village |
L/Cpl | Lance Corporal |
LOCSTAT |
Location State |
Lt | Lieutenant |
Lt Col |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Maj | Major |
MC | Military Cross |
Med Trg | Medical Training |
Med Coy |
Medical Company |
Mid | Midlands |
MFO | Military Forwarding Organisation |
MISREP |
Mission Report |
MLM | Member of the Legion of Merit |
MM |
Military Medal |
MSM | Meritorius Service Medal |
OCC |
Operations Coordinating Committee |
OLM | Officer of the Legion of Merit |
OSD Byo | Ordinance Supply Depot Bulowayo |
OSD Sby | Ordinance Supply Depot Salisbury |
Outbrassed |
Outranked. When the commanding officer of one unit is senior in rank to that of another unit. |
PATU | Police Anti Terrorist Unit |
Plt Off | Pilot Officer |
Pookie |
Mine detection and clearance vehicle, night ape-bush baby |
PPs |
Petrol Points |
PRAW | Police Reserve Air Wing |
Psyops |
Psychological Operations |
RhA | Rhodesian Artillery |
RAA |
Rhodesia Army Association |
RAAMT | Rhodesia Army Association Museum Trust |
Rat pack | Ration pack |
Regt. |
Regiment |
RhAC | Rhodesian Armoured Corps |
RhAdm |
Rhodesian Corps of Administration |
RhAEC | Rhodesian Army Education Corps |
RhAF |
Rhodesian Air Force |
RhAMC | Rhodesian Army Medical Corps |
RhAPC |
Rhodesian Army Pay Corps |
RhASC | Rhodesian Army Services Corps |
RhCCh |
Rhodesian Corps of Chaplins |
RhE | Rhodesian Corps of Engineers |
Rh Inf | Rhodesian Corps of Infantry |
RhMP |
Rhodesian Army Medical Corps |
Rh Sigs | Rhodesian Corps of Signals |
Rhodaf |
Rhodesian Air Force |
RHU |
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RIC | Rhodesian Intelligence Corps |
RLI |
Rhodesian Light Infantry |
RRAF | Royal Rhodesian air Force |
RSA |
Republic of South Africa |
Ruware | A granite outcrop |
RWW |
Rhodesians World Wide |
SALOPS | Salisbury Operations |
Sangers |
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SAP | South African Police |
SAS |
Special Air Service |
SB | Special Branch |
Sby |
Salisbury |
Svcs Area HQ (Mat) | Services Area Headquarters Matabeleland |
SF | Security Force |
Sgt |
Sergeant |
Shangaan | An indigenous tribe found in the central and eastern areas for Rhodesia |
SITREP |
Situation Report |
Sup Ps | Supply Points |
Stick |
Group of soldiers |
Sqn | Squadron |
Sqn Ldr |
Squadron Leader |
Tp | Troop |
Tpr | Trooper |
Troopie |
Endearing term for a soldier of the rank of trooper or private. Sometimes used to denote soldier irrespective of ranks. |
Tse Tse Fly |
Fly-like insect that bites and draws blood. Responsible for the spread of sleeping sickness. |
UDI | Unilateral Declaration of Independence |
Wg Cdr | Wing Commander |
ZAPU |
Zimbabwe African People's Union |
ZANLA | Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army |
ZANU | Zimbabwe African National Union |
ZIPRA |
Zimbabwe Independent Peoples Republican Army |
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