Military Information Links
Due the vast number of real world weapon systems and the focus on the military aspects in our stories, we have assembled several external links that should be able to address any questions you might have concerning what certain technical military terms are.
U.S. Military Ranks (Private,
Specialist, Staff Sergeant, Captain, Colonel, etc)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/comp/enlist.htm
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/comp/warrant.htm
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/comp/officer.htm
U.S. Army Unit Structure (Squad,
Platoon, Company, Battalion, Division, etc)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/army/unit/index.html
U.S. Army Divisions (82nd Airborne
Division, 2nd Armored Division, etc)
http://www.army.mil/installations/divisions.htm
U.S. Army Bases (Ft. Bragg, Ft.
Benning, Ft. Knox, Ft. Jackson, etc)
http://www.army.mil/installations/Map.htm
U.S. Air Force Bases (Pope AFB,
Nellis AFB, Andrews AFB, Elgin AFB, etc)
http://www.web-sailors.com/airforce.htm
U.S. Army Awards &
Badges(Master parachutist, Bronze star medal, etc)
http://www-perscom.army.mil/tagd/tioh/Badges/United%20States%20Army...
http://www-perscom.army.mil/tagd/tioh/Awards/Ribbons/Order%20of%20...
U.S. Army MOS (Infantry, Armor,
Air Defense Artillery, Aviation, etc)
http://www.goarmy.com/jobs/cmf/browse.htm
U.S. Land Weapon Systems (BDU,
M-16, M-60, M-72, HMMWV, M-1, etc)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/index.html
U.S. Aircraft (UH-60, CH-47, AH-1,
F-14, F-16, A-10, C-130, C-141, etc)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/index.html
U.S. Aircraft Ordinance (AIM-9,
AIM-7, AGM-65, Mk. 82, Paveway II, etc)
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/index.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/index.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/index.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/index.html
Heckler & Koch Firearms
(VP-70, MP-5, G-3A3, G-41, PSG-1, HK-69, etc)
http://www.hkpro.com/contents.htm
Fabrique Nationale Firearms (FN FAL, FN MINIMI,
FN MAG, etc)
http://www.fnfal.com/falfiles/
http://www.herstalgroup.com/english/index.html
Kalashnikov Firearms (AK-47, AK-74, RPK, PKM,
etc)
http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/models.html
Sniper Rifles (M-21, M-40A1, M-82, PSG-1, SVD,
etc)
http://www.snipercentral.com/rifles.htm