battlecaseLarge ammunition box for feeding a manjack.BattleDecShort for Battle dodecahedron. A Posleen conglomerate ship consisting of an inner dodecahedral command ship (C-Dec) and twelve landers.BattleglobeA large Posleen conglomerate ship consisting of multiple hundreds of B-Decs.BattlemasterPosleen grade. Equivalent to captain-full colonel. Although all Posleen God Kings (Kessentai) are nominally independent, in general junior officers look to senior officers for direction.BattlenetHuman Command Network for Continental Defense.B-DecSee BattleDec.BDUsBattle Dress Uniform. The US Ground Force standard camouflage field uniform.Belvoir, FortHeadquarters of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Located just outside of Washington, D.C.BerettaStandard 9mm sidearm of US Ground Force.bermAn elongated pile of dirt used for cover.BlackhawkMilitary medium lift helicopter designated UH-60.bowsersMilitary tanker trucks.BradleysArmored Fighting Vehicle (AFV). Crew of two, holds eight infantrymen. Armed with a 25mm chaingun and a TOW-2 Missile Launcher.Bragg, FortHome of the Airborne. Located in central North Carolina.BullpupDesign of assault rifle. Places the ammunition magazine behind the firing hand thus shortening the overall length of the weapon.Bushmaster25mm chaingun mounted on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.caltropFour-pointed spike device designed so that one point always faces up.castellaineThe manager of a Posleen estate.cavCavalry.C-DecCommand Dodecahedron. Holds the senior God King of a Posleen «B-Dec» conglomerate and its most heavily armed normals. Is usually the center ship of a B-Dec. Has interstellar drive. Holds 1400–1800 Normals and 3–6 God Kings along with some light, simple armor.chaiBritish Navy word for tea.circumvallatedSurrounded by fortifications.clackerDetonation device for a claymore directional mine. So called because when compressed it makes a distinctive «clack» sound.claymoreDirectional mine. Consists of a convexly curved box with two ports for detonators on the top. The rear is a thin metal plate, then a sheet of explosive, then 750 ball bearings.CONARCContinental Army Command.COSChief of Staff.crateringDetonating explosives so as to cause a large crater. This is primarily used as an obstacle.CSPCombat Space Patrol.CyberpunkElite information warfare unit. Extremely secretive.DantrenIndowy Megascraper Deushi Megalopolis. Refuge for mobile forces.DarhelGalactic Federation race.DataNetPosleen information network. Very similar to the internet except without any indexing tools.defiladeManeuvering to obtain cover from terraindetcordExplosive cord. Similar to fusecord, but explodes instead of burning.didee-maoVietnamese: Retreat.DiessIndowy Planet. Under assault by the Posleen.DivArtyDivision Artillery.DunkirkedEvacuated by water.edanPosleen: Battle madness.edas'antaiPosleen: Primary genetic sponsor. Father.emphysemicA person who has emphysema.enfiladingFire from the flank.esonalPosleen: Ovipositor.eson'antaiPosleen: Primary genetic derivative. Son.FarbasePrimary military base on the moon. Hidden on the backside in a crater to reduce ehance of detection by the Posleen.FarsPrimary plateau of the country of Iran.FedCredsFederation Credits.firebaseHeavily defended base where artillery is concentrated.FireTacArtillery Coordination Network.FistnalPosleen: Damned. (Lit. «Eaten» reduced from «Eaten by sky demons.»)flechetteFinned metal dart.flikkerTo turn in the air like a hummingbird.FredericksburgTown in central Virginia.Fort A.P. HillMilitary base in central Virginia.fuscirtPosleen: Demons.fuscirtoPosleen: Demons. Part of a wordy curse that translates more or less as «Demon Feces.»GalilName of an Israeli assault rifle.GalMedGalactic Medications. General name for a wide variety of medications the Federation has supplied to Earth.GalTechGalactic Technologies. General name for a wide variety of technologies the Federation has supplied to Earth.GamaladaClan of the Po'oslenar.GatlingType of automatic weapon that has multiple barrels.ghillieType of camouflage suit used to break up the outline of an infantryman or sniper. Introduced by Scottish gamekeepers (or poachers alternately) during WWI.GhurkaElite Nepalese Mercenary Infantry.GlockType of pistol.gratRare but extremely unpleasant pest of the Posleen. Resembles a very large ant and forms colonies.HiberzineGalactic drug that causes almost instantaneous unconsciousness and places the user in a state of virtual suspended animation for up to 180 days. Combines pharmacological substances with nannites. Dosage is managed internally to the substance so that there is no chance of an over– or underdose.HimmitFederation race. Racial cowards and long-ranging scouts.HummelstownTown outside of Fort Indiantown Gap.HumveeHigh Mobility Multi-Use Vehicle (HMMV).HVMHypervelocity Missiles.Indiantown Gap, FortMilitary post in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg.IndowyGalactic race. Short bipeds with apparently innate ability with technology and tools.IrmansulGalactic planet under threat of invasion by the Posleen.IsfahanTown in central Iran. Famous for its rugs.KasserineTown in Morocco where the US Army suffered an early defeat in WWII at the hands of the German Afrikacorps.KenallaiPosleen: Senior battlemaster. Equivalent to a colonel or brigadier general.KenallurialGene derivative of Kenallai. Equivalent to a lieutenant or captain.KenstainPosleen: Term for a castellaine. Castellaines are a lower «caste» God King and are formed from God Kings that have either voluntarily stopped fighting or were incompetent or cowardly.KessanaltPosleen: Battle honor.KessentaiPosleen: God King (translates literally as «Philosopher» or «Thinker»).KevlarAramide fiber used in body armor. Also used to refer to the helmets made of it that are worn by US Ground Force personnel.KiowaScout helicopter.klicksShort for «kilometer.»laagerGrouping of tanks or other fighting vehicles.lidarLaser detection system.MagliteType of flashlight often preferred by police and special operations personnel.ManassasTown in north-central Virginia.manjackAutomated machine gun.MashadMajor city in northeastern Iran.MayportCity and naval base in northeastern Florida near Jacksonville.McCall, CampSmall military base near the much larger Fort Bragg.MilnetMilitary internet interface and analogue.MilspecsGalactic Technology glasses. In appearance simple «wrap-around» sunglasses. Provide full light enhancement ability.MiniéType of bullet used by both sides during the Civil War.monomolecularSingle very large molecule. A substance that is not only incredibly strong but also almost infinitely thin and therefore sharp.Montrose HeightsLarge hill overlooking Richmond, VA.Mosby HillLarge hill overlooking Richmond, VA.MREMeals-Ready-To-Eat. Military combat rations. Come in plastic packaging.Myer, FortMilitary base near Washington, D.C.nannitesVery small mechano-electric machines that are used for a wide variety of purposes by the Galactic Federation.NCONoncommissioned Officer.NomexFireproof fabric.OccoquanRiver, town and reservoir in northern Virginia.ooltPosleen: Group or company. (Lit. «Pack»)OoltonPosleen: Battalion or brigade. Used interchangeably. (Lit. «Big Pack»)oolt'ondaiPosleen: Battalion or brigade commander. (Lit. «Big pack leader»)oolt'ondarPosleen: Battalion or brigade.oolt'osPosleen: Posleen normal. (Lit. «Pack member»)Oolt'posPosleen: Command Dodecahedron. Holds 1400–1800 Normals and 3–6 God Kings along with some light, simple armor.orna'adarPosleen: Final battle or Ragnarok. A scramble for dwindling resources that leads to destruction of the world and extinction of all the Posleen on it.PanatellasLong, thin cigars.PanzergrenadierGerman Mechanized Infantry.PDCPlanetary Defense Center.plasteelGalactic armor material.Po'oslena'arPosleen: «The People of the Ships.»Po'osolPosleen: Lander. Holds 400–600 normals and one God King.PosleenEnemy aliens. Yellow-grey centauroids. Thirteen to fifteen hands high at the shoulder. Arms jut from a combination shoulder. Sauroid head with multiple teeth is mounted on a long, snake-like neck. «Hands» are four-fingered talons with an opposable talon, similar to a fish-eating bird of prey. Feet are foreshortened talons adapted for running and slashing.ProteansTerm for current generation of manjacks.ProvigilAnti-sleep drug.PyronicsManufacturer of the world's leading detonators, preferred by professional demolition personnel and terrorists the world over.QualtrenMegascraper on Diess.QuanticoMilitary base in central Virginia.Quarles GasPetroleum supply company outside of Fredericksburg, VA.Rabun GapLow pass in the Appalachians in northern Georgia.radomeRadar Dome.RagnarokThe end of the world in Norse mythology.railgunsRifle that accelerates its projectiles magnetically.RappahanockRiver in central Virginia.Reaver155mm wheeled mobile artillery.REMFMilitary acronym that starts with «Rear» and «Echelon» and goes downhill from there.Reticulan«Like a net.» Military plan that called for distributed forces so that no single force would be landed upon and destroyed by the Posleen. Referred to as «victory in detail» by its proponents and «Ridicuplan» by its opponents.RichbrauMicrobrewery in Richmond, VA.Robertson, Frank,Commander of the 229th Engineering Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Light. Fredericksburg, VA.Rockledge ManorRestored home in Occoquan.rubblingDestroying structures to produce rubble for defenses.SammadarPosleen Battalion commander.Schockoe BottomAn area of late 19th-century factories in Richmond,VA.SecDefSecretary of Defense.Simosin, Arkady10th Corps Commander.SpecOpsSpecial Operations.SpotsylvaniaCounty in Virgi