Lumenic Legion 1995 Common Designation System

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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 Armada 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

First letter designating how the weapon is deployed
Letter Launch environment Detailed description
A Air Air-launched from manned or unmanned aircraft, such as a fighter-bomber, helicopter, or drone.
B Multiple Capable of being deployed from more than one environment
F Infantry Also known as man portable, carried and deployed by an individual
M Mobile Equipment which is mounted to a towable or otherwise movable platform
N Vessel Launched from a surface vessel such as a warship.
S Subsurface Launched from a submarine or other underwater device
T Ground Launched from a ground vehicle or movable platform.
Second letter designating the purpose of the weapon
Letter Mission Detailed description
A Attack Used for attacks against land based or surface targets/
C Countermeasure Used for devices designed or modified to confuse, deceive, or divert incoming weapons/
D Dormant Used for inter weapons designed or permanently modified for training purposes.
E Electronic Devices designed or modified with electronics equipment for communications, countermeasures, electronic radiation sounding, or other electronic recording or relay missions
I Intercept Devices designed to intercept aerial targets in defensive roles
O Vessel Devices designed to destroy space-based targets
R Remote Devices designed for target reconnaissance or surveillance
S Subsurface Devices designed to destroy enemy submarines or other underwater targets, or to detonate underwater
T Weather Devices designed to observe, record, or relay data pertaining to meteorological phenomena
Third letter designating the type of weapon
Letter Mission Detailed description
B Bomb A guided or unguided freefall weapon system
M Missile An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle with remote or internal trajectory guidance
P Probe A non-orbital instrumented vehicle used to monitor and transmit environmental information
R Rocket Devices designed or modified with electronics equipment for communications, countermeasures, electronic radiation sounding, or other electronic recording or relay missions

Examples

Example:
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:
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
Other examples:

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

The CB/TRS-1 phased array radar array located at Saleit Royal Air Force Base, Luminerra

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.

While most model number designations depict the last two digits of the year the device was accepted into service, some equipment, such as the CB/TRS-1 phased array radar do not conform to this configuration.

If there have been upgrades or advancement to the system, it will be denoted by a numeric code, beginning with A and ending with Z, affixed to the end of the designation.

Code

First letter designating who uses the equipment
Letter Launch environment Detailed description
A Army Equipment used exclusively by the Lumenic Army
B Navy Equipment used exclusively by the Lumenic Armada
C Air Force Equipment used exclusively by the Lumenic Air Force
L Legion Equipment used by all branches of the Lumenic Legion
M Naval Infantry Equipment used exclusively by the Lumenic Armada Naval Infantry
Second letter designating where the equipment is used
Letter Mission Detailed description
A Aircraft
B Amphibious
M Ground Equipment which is mounted to a towable or otherwise movable platform
N Vessel Equipment utlized by a surface vessel
P Portable
R Remote Devices designed for target reconnaissance or surveillance
S Subsurface Used by a subsurface vessel or device
T Ground Used from a permanent ground based station
U Utility Used for equipment which is general use and not covered by a specific letter designation.
Third letter designating the type of equipment
Letter Mission Detailed description
A Weapon Used as a generic designation if a more specific letter designator is not applicable.
C Countermeasure
E Echo Used for SONAR devices
F Beam Used for laser applications
I Infrared
M Meteorological
R Radar
S Wireless Used for radio transmission devices
U Utility Used for equipment which is general use and not covered by a specific letter designation.
V Special
Fourth letter designating the function of the equipment
Letter Mission Detailed description
A Acquisition Used for fire control applications
B Recording
C Communications
D Computing
E Ejection
F Maintenance
G Transmission Used for direction finding, reconnaissance and other surveillance applications
I Identifacation Used for Identification friend or foe applications
N Navigation
P Passive Used for receiving or passive detection applications
Q Special May be used if the device fits multiple designators.
R Search Used for detection, gathering range and bearing, and other search applications
S Surveillance Used for direction finding, reconnaissance and other surveillance applications
T Targeting Used for bombing targetting application
V Special

Examples

Example:
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
Other examples:


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