As with many hobbies and fandoms, there is unique jargon to the Warhammer 40k. Here is my growing list of terms and acronyms that I’ve discovered on various forums and blogs:
- AM – Astra Militarum (formerly known as Imperial Guard)
- AP – Armour Penetration, a weapon stat
- AV – Armour Value for vehicles
- BRB – Base Rule Book
- BS – Balistic Skill, used for rolling to hit with ranged weapons
- CAD – Combined Arms Detatchment
- CC – Close Combat
- CCS – Company Command Squad
- CSM – Chaos Space Marines
- Fluff – Name for the lore, fiction, and background of the 40k universe
- FOC – Force Organization Chart
- IG – Imperial Guard (now formally known as Astra Militarum)
- MoO – Master of Ordinance
- OoF – Officer of the Fleet
- TS – Tempestus Scions
- S – Strength of a weapon or character
- W – Wounds
- WAAC – Win At All Costs; where player fields an army to win, even if the army is cheesy, unfair, or borderline cheating
- WC – Warp Charge, used for Psychic Phase