Starcraft: Band of Brothers Glossary
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
TERRANS
Captain Hal Jansen, squadron leader of 141st Storks
Captain Skip Ander, squadron member of 141st Storks
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick O'toole, squadron commander of Zulu-1C
Colonel Barry Dawlson, commander of 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment, 1st Airborne Division
Colonel Ethan McAllen, Ghost with the Shadow Hunters/Tango Group near Jormungand Cerebrate Araq
Colonel Tommy Alexander, squadron leader of 252nd Black Flight
Commander James Raynor, commanding the Behemoth-class battecruiser Hyperion and leader of Raynor's Raiders
Commandore Jerry Mathos, member of the Umojan Defense Forces
Communications Officer Jacqueline Andersen, crewmember of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser Hyperion
Corporal Andy Hawkins, squadron member of Zulu-1A
Corporal Deek Samson, squadron member of Zulu-1A (KIA)
Corporal Jay Yates, squadron member of Zulu-1D
Corporal Willie "G" Hancock, squadron commander of Yankee-1A
Corpsman Jan "J.J." Jast, squadron member of Zulu-1A
First Lieutenant Adam Jones, squadron commander of Zulu-1A
First Lieutenant Bo "Hornet" Nacdle, squadron commander of Zulu-1B (KIA)
Lieutenant Molly Jonstone, squadron member of 141st Storks
Major General Antony Dura, member of the Umojan Defense Forces
Private First Class Jack Smith, squadron member of Zulu-1B (KIA)
Private First Class John Shumaker, squadron member of Zulu-1A (KIA)
Private First Class Kit Ashley, squadron member of Zulu-1B (KIA)
Private First Class Pete Black, squadron member of Zulu-1C (KIA)
Private First Class Rob Jonson, squadron member of Zulu-1C
Private Jimmy Campbell, squadron member of Zulu-1A (KIA)
Second Lieutenant Allison Carter, squadron commander of Zulu-1D
Specialist Johnny Maxwell, squadron member of Zulu-1A
Specialist Mac Damly, squadron member of Zulu-1E
Staff Sergeant Bob Zyner, squadron commander of Zulu-1E (KIA)
Strategical/Tactical Officer Jamie Walker, crewmember of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser Hyperion
PROTOSS
Centurion Tes, Judicator Commander of the Arbiter Jer'zhul
Dark Templar Aragas, part of the Tango Team 1
Dark Templar Jin, part of Tango Team 1
Dark Templar Zami, part of Tango Team 1
Dark Templar Zeratul, part of Tango Team 3
High Templer/Executor Tassadar, Commander of the carrier Gantrithor and leader of the Protoss Defense Forces
Legionnaire Bachi, Judicator crewmember of the Arbiter Jer'zhul
Legionnaire Jax, Judicator crewmember of the Arbiter Jer'zhul
Legionnaire Ramis, Templar Zealot of the Itas Legion
Nas'tal Amees, piloting drone on the carrier Gantrithor
Nas'tal Legionnaire Daki, Templar Dragoon of the Itas Legion
Nas'tal Shelik, piloting drone on the carrier Gantrithor
Praetor Fenix, member of the Protoss Defense Forces
Prefect Almashi, Judicator war counselor
Prelate Artanis, commander of the Praetorian Guards
SHIPS, ARMOR, AND WEAPONRY
TERRANS: SHIPS
Abyss, Behemoth-class battlecruiser
CF/A-17G Wraith S2-1, part of the Storks, 141st (Jansen's Wraith)
CF/A-17G Wraith S2-2, part of the Storks, 141st (Jonstone's Wraith)
CF/A-17G Wraith S2-5, part of the Storks, 141st (Ander's Wraith)
Death's Head, Behemoth-class battlecruiser, and part of the command wing of Ranyor's Raiders
Flagship Hyperion, Behemoth-class battlecruiser, and part of the command wing of Ranyor's Raiders
Invincible, Victory-class battlecruiser and part of the command wing of Raynor's Raiders
R-92 Fuel Vessel
Sun Arc, Behemoth-class battlecruiser
T-34 Dropship
T-43 Dropship
TERRANS: ARMORY
9mm "Reaper" pistol: standard sidearm carried by Ghosts
9mm "Zerg Popper" pistol: standard sidearm carried by Ghosts
Atlas-class IMBM: miniature nuclear device capable of obliterating everything in a 750 to 1500 m (.75 to 1.5 km) radius
C-10 "Frag" Gauss Rifle: standard sniper rifle carried by Ghosts
C-14 "Impaler" Gauss Rifle: standard automatic rifle carried by marines
C-21 "Cutter" machine gun: heavy weapon, high rate of fire
CMC-300 Armor: skirmish armor worn by marines
CMC-400 Armor: standard armor worn by marines
CMC-660 Armor: standard armor worn by Firebats
Fragmentation grenade: grenade fired from modified C-14 rifle, explodes on contact
SAML-10: disposable missile launcher that fires Hawkeye AA missiles
SHW-5: heavy weapon assigned to one member of each squadron, high rate of fire
Sticky grenade: hand grenade smothered with sticky, glue-like substance smothered on
PROTOSS: SHIPS
Flagship Gantrithor, "Protector of the Homeplanet," Protoss carrier of the Expeditionary Fleet and Homefleet, part of the command wing for the Protoss Defense Forces
Jerzhul, "Fury," Protoss Arbiter of the Third Fleet
TERMS
TERRAN TERMS
AA: Anti-Aircraft
APC: Armored Personnel Carrier
bats: nickname for Firebats
CMC: Confederate Marine Corps
Company Z(ulu)-1: Also designated as CZ-1. Each company is given a name, in alphabetical order, starting with A and ending with Z. "Zulu" is the nickname of Z company to avoid confusion. (Company A would be labeled Alpha.) Z-1 is the first company, Z-2 is another company. The letter after the number, as in Z-1A, stands for the squadron. There are eight squadrons in each company, so it starts with Squadron A (Z-1A) and it ends with Squadron H (Z-1H).
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
grunt: nickname for marines
HQ: Headquarters
HUD: Head's Up Display
ICD: Infantry Communications Device
IMBM: Interplanetary Medium Ballistic Missile
KIA: Killed in Action
MECH-OP: MECHanical, OPtical, artificial eye used to enhance eyesight of Ghost agents
NBC: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Pfc.: Private First Class
Pvt.: Private
R-#: Refuel-#, as in R-92
rubass: RUBber, glASS, glass designed to absorb rather than shatter upon impact
SAML: Surface to Air Missile Launchers
SAR: Search and Rescue
SCV: Space Construction Vehicle
SHW: Squadron Heavy Weapon
Spc.: Specialist
STO: Strategical/Tactical Officer
T-#: Transport#, as in T-34
TT: Tarsonis Time, thirty planetary hours equal one day
UMI: Umojan Military Intelligence
PROTOSS TERMS
Cholas- "Killing Veil," worn by Dark Templar
Itas- "Death Trap," Protoss Legion of the Akilae Tribe, Templar Caste
Izos- "Researchers," from the caste Khalai, equivalent to Terran scientists
Jashas- "Shadow Hunters," name given by Khalai Protoss to the Dark Templar
Junos- the length of a year for Protoss, equal to about 10.28 Terran years
Khalai- "Civilians," Pross caste
Nas'tal- "Injured Fighter," Protoss warriors reincarnated and volunteers to fight as drone pilot or Dragoon