Glossary

ADAF

Area Defence Anti Fighter, a system to defend an area against missile and fighter attacks (FT2)

ADFC

Area Defence Fire Control, a system to defend an area against missile and fighter attacks (FB1)

CF

Crew factor

CEF

Combat Endurance Factor

CPV

Combat Point Value, a more true combat effectiveness point value than NPV

DCP

Damage Control Party

DP

Damage Point

ECM

Electronic Counter Measures, a way of jamming sensors

ECCM

Electronic Counter Counter Measures, a way of neutralising jamming

EFSB

Earth Force Source Book, a role playing module for the Babylon Project RPG containing an FT Babylon 5 system, written by Jon Tuffley

EMP

Electro Magnetic Pulse, a big burst of electro magnetic radiation that will fry electronic circuits

ER

Enhanced Range, a long range type of Salvo Missile

ESU

Eurasian Solar Union, a major power from the FT background, consisting of the USSR and China

FB

Fleet Book

FB1

Fleet Book:Volume 1

FB2

Fleet Book:Volume 2

FCS

Fire Control System, a system to control and target offensive weaponry

FCT

Free Cal-Tex, a human faction

FD

Free Dutch, a human faction

FSE

Federal Stats Europa, a major power from the FT background, consisting of France

FT

Full Thrust the game (normally refers to Second Edition)

FTFB

Full Thrust Fleet Book:Volume 1

FT1 / FTI

Full Thrust First Edition

FT2 / FTII

Full Thrust Second Edition

FT3 / FTIII

Full Thrust Third Edition, this was never published. Future versions are now all unofficial collaborations such as Cross Dimensions & Project Continuum 

FB3 

Fleet Book:Volume 3 (never published)

FTL

Faster Than Light, the name for the drive system that allows ships to exceed C the speed of light

GM

Game Master or umpire, runs a PBEM game or adjudicates a board game

GMU

Game Movement Unit(s), the unit of movement in the game, by default one inch but can be any unit for example centimetres. See also MU

GZG

Ground Zero Games, the publisher of Full Thrust

IC

Indonesian Commonwealth, a human faction

IF

Islamic Federation, a human faction

K-gun

A Kra'vak grav powered projectile weapon

KV

An abbreviation for the Kra'vak, an aggressive (Predator like) alien/xeno race

LLAR

League Latin American Republics, a human faction

LSS

Life Support System, a core system (FB1)

MKP

Multiple Kinetic Penetrator pack a Kra'Vak one-shot weapon

MT

More Thrust, a supplement to Full Thrust Second Edition now deprecated

MU

Movement Unit(s), the unit of movement in the game, by default one inch but can be any unit for example centimetres. See also GMU

NAC

New Anglian Confederation, a major power from the FT background, consisting of the UK, USA and Canada

NPV

Nominal Points Value, the effective cost of a ship in game terms, used to balance forces so that players have equal points (see Fleet Book:Volume 1, Ship Design, page 11), see also CPV

NSL

Neu Swabian League, a major power from the FT background, consisting of Germany

ORC

Out Rim Coalition, a minor power from the FT background

OU

Oceanic Union, a human faction

PAU

Pan Africa Union, a human faction

PBEM

Play By Electronic Mail, playing an FT game remotely using eMail

PB

Plasma Bolt, Phalon weapon

PBL

Plasma Bolt Launcher, a Phalon area effect weapon

PDAF

Point Defence Anti Fighter, a system to defend against missile and fighter attacks (FT2)

PDS

Point Defence System, a system to defend against missile and fighter attacks (FB1)

PP

Power Points

PT

Pulse Torpedo

RG

Rail Gun, see K-gun

RH

Romanov Hedgemoney, a human faction

SG

Scattergun a Kra'vak one-shot weapon

SML

Salvo Missile Launcher, a multiple missile launching system (FB1)

SMM

Salvo Missile Magazine, ammunition supply for a SML (FB1)

SMR

Salvo Missile Rack, an eternally mounted Salvo Missile Launcher (FB1)

SSD

Systems Status Display, an iconic representation of the ships systems

SV

An abbreviation for the Sa'vasku, an enimagtic alien/xeno race

TMC

Total Mass Cost, the effective size and weight of a ship design 

TMF

Total Mass Factor is the MASS of the ship design (see Fleet Book:Volume 1, Ship Data Panels, page 41) 

UNSC

United Nations Space Command, a human faction