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GLOSSARY
Craft An X-COM vehicle which is capable of flight.
HWP Heavy Weapon Platform - a vehicle which carries
a weapon which is too bulky to be hand-held.
Interceptor The most advanced and powerful fighter aircraft
available to mankind. Leased from the US Air
Force for X-COM use.
Skyranger The ideal light transport craft, combining high
speed, long range and high load capacity with a
vertical take-off and landing capability. Leased
from the Russian Air Force for X-COM use.
X-COM Extraterrestrial Combat unit. The multi-national
covert organization formed by the Earth to defeat
the alien threat.
UFO Unidentified Flying Object. The aliens operate
many types of craft, the term UFO is used to
describe all of them. Your scientists will be able to
research what each UFO carries out.
UFOpaedia All X-COM research data is entered into the
‘UFOpaedia’. As Commander of X-COM, you will
refer to the UFOpaedia when planning strategy.
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