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.
- 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
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
- 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
- R47
- R48
- R49
- R50
- R51
- R52
- R53
- R54
- R97 Herensuge, rocket launcher
S
The letter 'S' is used for missiles.
T
U
V
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.