Vehicle identifier

A vehicle identifier can either be a unique identifier for a single unit or a general identifier for all units of the same type. Vehicle identifiers are managed by the International Organization for Standardization.

Military vehicles
Military vehicles are designated by a three letter code (third not always necessary) followed by a number of 1 to 4 digits.

First letter (role)

 * F: Fighter role
 * A: Offensive role
 * B: Bombing role
 * C: Cargo/transport role
 * G: Guarding/permanent role

Second letter (area of operation or source)

 * S: Aerospace
 * X: Space-exclusive
 * A: Air-exclusive
 * N: Naval
 * L: Land
 * C: Spacecraft-based
 * B: Ship-based
 * O: Orbiter (Spacestation/sattelite)-based
 * P: Aircraft-based

Third letter (vehicle type)

 * H: Heavy Fighter
 * G: Frigate
 * D: Destroyer
 * C: Cruiser