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The '''Lumenic Legion 1995 Common Designation System''' is a system of designations for weapons and equipment in service with the [[Lumenic Legion]] designed to standardize the naming and designation conventions used by the [[Lumenic Army]], [[Lumenic Navy]] and [[Lumenic Air Force]]. This designation nation system did not expend to individual weapons such as firearms, nor to many weapons integrated into vehicles, such as automatic cannons or machine guns. 

==Weapons designations==

===Explanation===

The system is deigned to streamline and standardize the designations of weapons system in use by the armed forces of [[Luminerra]] to reduce confusion and ease logistical concerns for combined arms operations. The system utilizes a three letter designation system followed by a dash and ending with the last two digits of the year the weapon system was accepted into service. 

The sequence utilized for determining with letter prefixes are used is as follows
:* The environment from which the weapon is launched
:* The primary mission of the weapon
:* The type of weapon

This will be followed by the last two digits of the year the weapon was accepted. In the case of free-fall bombs, the designation will be the same as above, but with the explosive weight of the device following the dash, followed by a slash and the last  two digits  of the acceptance year. 

If there have been modifications to the weapons, such as improvements to the initial design, these will be denoted with the letter A progressing through Z, and located at the end of the designation. 

===Code===

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ '''First letter designating how the weapon is deployed'''
|-
! Letter !! Launch environment !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Air||align="left"|Air-launched from manned or unmanned aircraft, such as a fighter-bomber, helicopter, or drone. 
|-
|align="center"|B||align="center"|Multiple||align="left"|Capable of being deployed from more than one environment
|-
|align="center"|F||align="center"|Infantry||align="left"|Also known as man portable, carried and deployed by an individual 
|-
|align="center"|N||align="center"|Vessel||align="left"|Launched from a surface vessel such as a warship.
|-
|align="center"|S||align="center"|Subsurface||align="left"|Launched from a submarine or other underwater device
|-
|align="center"|T||align="center"|Ground||align="left"|Launched from a ground vehicle or movable platform.
|}

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ Second letter designating the purpose of mission of the weapon
|-
! Letter !! Mission !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Attack||align="left"|Used for attacks against land based or surface targets/ 
|-
|align="center"|C||align="center"|Countermeasure||align="left"|Used for devices	designed or modified to confuse, deceive, or divert incoming weapons/
|-
|align="center"|D||align="center"|Dormant||align="left"|Used for inter weapons designed or permanently modified for training purposes.
|-
|align="center"|E||align="center"|Electronic||align="left"|Devices designed or modified with electronics equipment for communications, countermeasures, electronic radiation sounding, or other electronic recording or relay missions
|-
|align="center"|I||align="center"|Intercept||align="left"|Devices designed to intercept aerial targets in defensive roles
|-
|align="center"|O||align="center"|Vessel||align="left"|Devices designed to destroy space-based targets
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|align="center"|R||align="center"|Remote||align="left"|Devices designed for target reconnaissance or surveillance
|-
|align="center"|S||align="center"|Subsurface||align="left"|Devices designed to destroy enemy submarines or other underwater targets, or to detonate underwater
|-
|align="center"|T||align="center"|Weather||align="left"|Devices designed to observe, record, or relay data pertaining to meteorological phenomena
|}

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ Third letter designating the type of weapon
|-
! Letter !! Mission !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|B||align="center"|Bomb||align="left"|A guided or unguided freefall weapon system
|-
|align="center"|M||align="center"|Missile||align="left"| An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle with remote or internal trajectory guidance
|-
|align="center"|P||align="center"|Probe||align="left"|A non-orbital instrumented vehicle used to monitor and transmit environmental information
|-
|align="center"|R||align="center"|Rocket||align="left"|Devices designed or modified with electronics equipment for communications, countermeasures, electronic radiation sounding, or other electronic recording or relay missions
|-
|}

===Examples===

::Example:
:::: '''{{wpl|R-Darter|AIM-15}} ''' means:
::::* '''A''' -  The weapon is air-launched;
::::* '''I''' -  The weapon is designed to intercept and destroy air targets
::::* '''M''' -  The weapon is a guided missile;
::::* '''15''' -  The weapon was accepted in 2015

::Example:
:::: '''{{Wpl|Joint Direct Attack Munition|AAB-450/97}} ''' means:
::::* '''A''' -  The weapon is air-launched;
::::* '''A''' -  The weapon is designed to attack ground or surface targets
::::* '''B''' -  The weapon is a bomb
::::* '''450''' -  The weapon has an explosive weight of 450 kilograms
::::* '''97''' -  The weapon was accepted in 1997

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* {{wpl|GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb|AAB-96/06}} bomb
* [[Vaccari Gorgon|AAR-93]] aerial {{Wpl|Rocket launcher|rocket system}} 
* {{wpl|A-Darter|AIM-95}} short-range {{Wpl|infrared homing}} missile
* {{wpl|Vaccari Corvo|TIM-67}} {{wpl|surface-to-air missile}} 

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==Equipment designations== 

As with the above, the 1995 Common Designation System sought to bring naming designations for military equipment, such as radar sets and radio units, into line between the three major branches of the Lumenic Legion. 

===Explanation===

Under the 1995 Common Designation System, complete equipment sets or systems are designated with a single or a sequence of letters and digits prefixed, followed by a forward slash (/), then three letters, a hyphen (-), a number, and (occasionally) some optional letters. The three letters tell where the equipment is used, what it does and its purpose.

===Code===

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ '''First letter designating who uses the equipment''
|-
! Letter !! Launch environment !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Army||align="left"| Equipment used exclusively by the [[Lumenic Army]]
|-
|align="center"|B||align="center"|Navy||align="left"| Equipment used exclusively by the [[Lumenic Armada]]
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|align="center"|C||align="center"|Air Force||align="left"| Equipment used exclusively by the [[Lumenic Air Force]]
|-
|align="center"|L||align="center"|Legion||align="left"| Equipment used by all branches of the [[Lumenic Legion]]
|-
|align="center"|M||align="center"|Naval Infantry||align="left"| Equipment used exclusively by the [[Lumenic Armada Naval Infantry]]
|-
|}

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ Second letter designating where the equipment is used
|-
! Letter !! Mission !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Aircraft||align="left"| 
|-
|align="center"|B||align="center"|Amphibious||align="left"| 
|-
|align="center"|M||align="center"|Ground||align="left"|Equipment which is mounted to a towable or otherwise movable platform
|-
|align="center"|N||align="center"|Vessel||align="left"|Equipment utlized by a surface vessel
|-
|align="center"|P||align="center"|Portable||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|R||align="center"|Remote||align="left"|Devices designed for target reconnaissance or surveillance
|-
|align="center"|S||align="center"|Subsurface||align="left"|Used by a subsurface vessel or device
|-
|align="center"|T||align="center"|Ground||align="left"|Used from a ground vehicle or movable platform
|-
|align="center"|U||align="center"|Utility||align="left"|Used for equipment which is general use and not covered by a specific letter designation. 
|}

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ Third letter designating the type of equipment
|-
! Letter !! Mission !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Weapon||align="left"|Used as a generic designation if a more specific letter designator is not applicable. 
|-
|align="center"|C||align="center"|Countermeasure||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|E||align="center"|Echo||align="left"|Used for {{wpl|SONAR}} devices
|-
|align="center"|F||align="center"|Beam||align="left"|Used for {{wpl|laser}} applications
|-
|align="center"|I||align="center"|Infrared||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|M||align="center"|Meteorological||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|R||align="center"|Radar||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|S||align="center"|Wireless||align="left"|Used for radio transmission devices
|-
|align="center"|U||align="center"|Radar||align="left"|Used for equipment which is general use and not covered by a specific letter designation. 
|-
|align="center"|V||align="center"|Special||align="left"|
|-
|}

{| border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2" | class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|+ Fourth letter designating the function of the equipment
|-
! Letter !! Mission !! Detailed description
|-
|align="center"|A||align="center"|Acquisition||align="left"|Used for fire control applications
|-
|align="center"|B||align="center"|Recording||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|C||align="center"|Communications||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|D||align="center"|Computing||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|E||align="center"|Ejection||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|F||align="center"|Maintenance||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|I||align="center"|Identifacation||align="left"|Used for {{wpl|Identification friend or foe}} applications
|-
|align="center"|N||align="center"|Navigation||align="left"|
|-
|align="center"|P||align="center"|Passive||align="left"| Used for receiving or passive detection applications
|-
|align="center"|Q||align="center"|Special||align="left"|May be used if the device fits multiple designators.
|-
|align="center"|R||align="center"|Search||align="left"| Used for detection, gathering range and bearing, and other search applications
|-
|align="center"|S||align="center"|Surveillance||align="left"|Used for direction finding, reconnaissance and other surveillance applications
|-
|align="center"|T||align="center"|Transmit||align="left"|Used for direction finding, reconnaissance and other surveillance applications
|-
|align="center"|V||align="center"|Special||align="left"|
|-
|}

===Examples===
::Example:
:::: '''{{wpl|AN/APG-77|C/ARA-11}} ''' means:
::::* '''C''' -  The equipment is used by the Lumenic Air Force only
::::* '''A''' -  The equipment is used by a maned aircraft
::::* '''R''' -  The weapon is a radar set
::::* '''A''' -  The equipment is used for aircraft target acquisition
::::* '''11''' -  The weapon was accepted in 2011

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[[Category: Luminerra]]
[[Category: Lumenic Legion]]