Glossary

AD

Anti-aircraft Defense

Anno Domini

AI

Artificial Intelligence

ASS

Alien StarShip

AVF

Advanced Variable Fighter

BC

Before Christ

BDI

Brain Direct Image system

BDS

Brain Direct interface System

CAG

Commander of Air Group

CCV

Control-Configurable Vehicle

an aeroplane shaped with mass distributed as to have maximum maneuverability

cycle

Zentradi unit of time approximatly equal to one Terran year

ECM

Electronic Counter-Measure

FCS

Fire Control System

g

gravity

acceleration of gravity on the surface of Earth (9.81 m/s/s)

GERWALK

Ground Effective Reinforcement of Winged Armament with Locomotive Knee-joint

GGV

GiGaVolt

GU

Gun Unit

HAL

HARuhiko Mikimoto

HMM

High-Maneuverability Missile

HOTAS

Hands On Throttle And Stick

HUD

Heads-Up Display

HW

Heavy Weight

IFF

Identification -- Friend or Foe

kg

kilogram

L

Lagrange

LST

Landing Ship Tank

MB

Main Battle

MBS

Macross Broadcasting System

Mainichi Houzou, Mainichi (Daily) Broadcasting Station

MG

Machine Gun

MW

MegaWatt

OT

OverTechnology

OTEC

OverTEChnology

OTM

OverTechnology of Macross

PBS

Pin-point Barrier System

PC

Protoculture Calendar

PPB

Pin-Point Barrier

PPV

Pin-Point Barrier

QF

Drone Fighter

RCS

Roll Control System

S/L

Sea Level

SD

Space Defence

SDF

Super Dimension Fortress

Self-Defence Force

T-O

Take-Off

TACAN

TACtical Air Navigation

term

Zentradi unit of time approximately equal to five Terran years

UHF

Ultra High Frequency

UNAF

U.N. Air Force

UNN

U.N. Navy

UNS

U.N. Spacy

UNSAF

U.N. Space Air Force

UNSM

U.N. Space Marines

VA

Variable Attack craft

VB

Variable Bomber

VE

Variable Electronic warfare craft

VF

Variable Fighter

VF-X

Variable Fighter-Developmental

VG

Variable Geometry

VHF

Very High Frequency

VT

Variable Trainer

VTOL

Vertical Take-Off and Landing

X

eXperimental craft

Y

prototype craft