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Appendix A: Glossary

AdC Aide de Camp, an assistant to a senior officer

Ala Plural: Alae. Latin: Wing, as in wing of cavalry. Air Wing in the Legion. Similar to Tercio, qv.

Amid Arabic: Brigadier General

Antania Plural: Antaniae, Septic mouthed winged reptilians, possibly genengineered by the Noahs, AKA Moonbats

BdL Barco del Legion, Ship of the Legion

Bellona Moon of Terra Nova

Bolshiberry A fruit bearing vine, believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Cazador Spanish: Hunter. Similar to Chasseur, Jaeger and Ranger. Light Infantry, especially selected and trained. Also a combat leader selection course within the Legion del Cid

Classis Latin: Fleet or Naval Squadron

Cohort Battalion, though in the Legion these are large battalions.

Conex Metal shipping container, generally 8' x 8' x 20' or 40'

Consensus When capitalized, the governing council of Old Earth, formerly the United Nations Security Council.

Dustoff Medical evacuation, typically by air

Eris Moon of Terra Nova

Federated States Drachma. Unit of money equivalent in value to 4.2 grams of

silver

Hecate Moon of Terra Nova

Hieros Shrine or temple

Roman number one. Chief Operations Officer, his office, and his staff section

Ia Operations officer dealing mostly with fire and maneuver, his office and his section, S- or G-3

Ib Logistics Officer, his office and his section, S- or G-4

Ic Intelligence Officer, his office and his section, S- or G-2

Adjutant, Personnel Officer, his office and his section, S- or

G-1

Ikhwan Arabic: Brotherhood

Jaguar Volgan built tank in legionary service

Jaguar II Improved Jaguar

Jizya See Yizya

Karez Underground aqueduct system

Keffiyah Folded cloth Arab headdress

Klick Kilometer. Note: Democracy ends where the metric system begins.

Kosmo Cosmopolitan Progressive. Similar to Tranzi on Old Earth

Liwa Arabic: Major General

Lorica Lightweight silk and liquid metal torso armor used by the Legion

Landing Zone, a place where helicopters drop off troops and

equipment

Makkah al Jedidah Arabic: New Mecca

Mañana sera mejor Balboan politico-military song. Tomorrow will be better.

Coastal Defense Submarine under development by the Legion

Multiple Rocket

Launcher

Mujahadin Arabic: Holy Warriors (singular: mujahad)

Mukhabbarat Arabic: Secret Police

Mullah Holy man, sometimes holy, sometimes not.

Na'ib 'Dabit Arabic: Sergeant Major

Naik Corporal

Naquib Arabic: Captain

Nongovernmental

Organization

Noahs Aliens that seeded Terra Nova with life, some from Old Earth, some possibly from other planets, some possibly genetically engineered, in the dim mists of prehistory. No definitive trace has ever been found of them.

Ocelot Volgan-built light armored vehicle mounting a 100mm gun and capable of carrying a squad of infantry in the back.

Precious Metal Certificate. High Denomination Legionary Investment

Vehicle

Progressivine A fruit bearing vine found on Terra Nova. Believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Push As in "tactical push." Radio frequency or frequency hopping sequence, so called from the action of pushing the button that activates the transmitter.

Pickup Zone. A place where helicopters pickup troops, equipment and supplies to move them somewhere else.

Rocket Grenade Launcher

Radio-Telephone

Operator

Sayidi Arabic form of respectful address, "Sir."

Self Propelled Anti-Tank Heavy Armor. A legionary tank destroyer, under development

Self Propelled Laser Air Defense. A developed legionary anti-aircraft

system

Subadar Major

Surah A chapter in the Koran, of which there are 114

Tercio Spanish: Regiment

Tranzitree A fruit bearing tree, believed to have been genengineered by the Noahs. The fruit is intensely poisonous to intelligent life.

Trixie A species of archaeopteryx brought to Terra Nova by the Noahs.

Yakamov A type of helicopter produced in Volga. It has no tail rotor.

Yizya Special tax levied against non-Moslems living in Moslem lands.