The Military Balance 2019 Lista delle Abbreviazioni 1

AAA anti-aircraft artillery
AAM air-to-air missile
AAR search-and-rescue vessel
AAV amphibious assault vehicle
AB airborne
ABM anti-ballistic missile
ABU/H sea-going buoy tender/with
hangar
ABCV airborne combat vehicle
ac aircraft
ACV air-cushion vehicle/armoured
combat vehicle
ACS crane ship
AD air defence
ADA air-defence artillery
ADEX air-defence exercise
adj adjusted
AE auxiliary, ammunition carrier
AEM missile support ship
AEV armoured engineer vehicle
AEW airborne early warning
AFD/L auxiliary floating dry dock/small
AFS/H logistics ship/with hangar
AFSB afloat forward staging base
AFV armoured fighting vehicle
AG misc auxiliary
AGB/H icebreaker/with hangar
AGE/H experimental auxiliary ship/with
hangar
AGF/H command ship/with hangar
AGHS hydrographic survey vessel
AGI intelligence collection vessel
AGM space tracking vessel
AGOR oceanographic research vessel
AGOS oceanographic surveillance vessel
AGS/H survey ship/with hangar
AH hospital ship
AIP air-independent propulsion
AK/L cargo ship/light
aka also known as
AKEH dry cargo/ammunition ship
AKR/H roll-on/roll-off cargo ship/with
hangar
AKS/L stores ship/light
ALCM air-launched cruise missile
amb ambulance
amph amphibious/amphibian
AO/S oiler/small
AOE fast combat support ship
AOR/L/H fleet replenishment oiler with RAS
capability/light/with hangar
AOT/L oiler transport/light
AP armour-piercing/anti-personnel/
transport ship
APB barracks ship
APC armoured personnel carrier
AR/C/D/L repair ship/cable/dry dock/light
ARG amphibious ready group
ARH active radar homing
ARL airborne reconnaissance low