Carlosian military designation system
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Background
Letters
A
B
C
D
E
F
The letter 'F' stands for fighter.
- F17 Mediator, air superiority fighter
- F18 Asór, carrier-capable multiple-role fighter aircraft
- F19 Santana, multiple-role fighter aircraft
- F20 Vencedor, air superiority fighter
G
H
I
J
The letter 'J' stands for juggernaut, and is usually assigned to attack aircraft. In recent years the emergence of convertiplanes has blurred the distinctions between these and helicopters, though when in doubt, J will almost always be assigned.
- J41 Mosco, attack aircraft
- J52 Arcángel, tilt-wing heavy gunship
- J54 Alacran, tilt-jet medium gunship
- J57 Ajutánt, tilt-jet light gunship
K
L
M
- M39 Rénanin, heavy transport aircraft
- M52 Alerión, tilt-wing medium transport aircraft
- M58 Augurie, tilt-wing heavy transport aircraft
- M71 Anomalía, tilt-wing utility aircraft
N
O
P
Q
R
The letter 'R' stands for rate, the Carlosian equivalent of the 'mark' or 'type' designation systems used by other countries. It is applied to a wide variety of items, from small arms such as pistols and rifles, grenades, towed artillery and shovels etc.
- R1 fragmentation grenade
- R2 smoke grenade
- R3 combat knife
- R4
- R5 shovel
- R6
- R7
- R8
- R9
- R10
- R11 handgun
- R12
- R13
- R14
- R15
- R16
- R17
- R18 anti-material rifle
- R19
- R20
- R21
- R22
- R23
- R24
- R25
- R26
- R27
- R28
- R29
- R30
- R31
- R32
- R33
- R34
- R35
- R36
- R37
- R38 assault rifle
- R39
- R40
- R41
- R42
- R43
- R44
- R45 battle rifle
- R46 Satre, MANPADS
- R47
- R48
- R49
- R50
- R51
- R52
- R53
- R54
- R59 Maris, MANPADS
- R97 Oltra, grenade launcher
- R485 Orca, torpedo
- R551 250 lb general-purpose bomb
- R552 500 lb general-purpose bomb
- R553 1,000 lb general-purpose bomb
- R554 2,000 lb general-purpose bomb
- R555 4,000 lb general-purpose bomb
- R556 8,000 lb general-purpose bomb
- R557 12,000 lb general-purpose bomb
S
The letter 'S' is used for missiles.
- S261 Maraton, dual-purpose anti-armour and anti-air missile
- S372 Alusión, intermediate-range ballistic missile
- S854 Acechar, multi-purpose missile
- S859 Endresia, loitering munition
- S867 Turgenia, loitering munition
- S774 Rábiar, cruise missile
- S922 Rétina, beyond-visual-range anti-air and anti-radiation missile
T
U
V
The letter 'V' stands for vehicle, and is used for motorised equipment. Uniquely, all designations in this category carry four numerals.
- V3405 TBD, armoured personnel carrier
- V5295 Sentinel, tank destroyer
- V5835 TBD, infantry fighting vehicle
- V3756 Renegón, main battle tank
- V4139 Abérant, main battle tank
- V4784 ???, self-propelled howitzer
- V8362 TBD, armoured personnel carrier
- V5469 Sílfo, infantry mobility vehicle
W
X
The letter 'X' is used for equipment which has not as of yet received a proper designation. As such, it is most often found assigned to prototypes.