echo1 0 Posted October 28, 2005 Ok im sure this has probably been asked elsewhere, but does anyone know what FIA stands for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironsight 1 Posted October 28, 2005 Ok im sure this has probably been asked elsewhere, but does anyone know what FIA stands for? Search the FAQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheitmann 0 Posted October 28, 2005 The Avon FAQ doesn't explain what FIA really stands for, just pure speculation. Quote from the FAQ: What do the initials "FIA" on resistance's vehicle stand for? Excellent question! In the ending cutscene in the 1985 Cold War Crisis campaign's "After Montignac" mission , after Corporal David Armstrong is captured by the resistance, one of his captors (Radim or Tomas) says to him "The Everon Freedom Alliance has no quarrel with NATO". Now, how you get from EFA (Everon Freedom Alliance) to FIA is beyond me. OFP player Asger Wille-Jřrgensen postulates that it stands for "Free Island Alliance". My theory is that the vehicles are serviced by the local FIAT garage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironsight 1 Posted October 28, 2005 The Avon FAQ doesn't explain what FIA really stands for, just pure speculation. If the FAQ doesn't know, nobody knows. This is the closest you can get Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colossus 2 Posted October 28, 2005 If I was to type "Liberty or death" in czech, what would that be? That might give us a clue.. or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Malcolm 0 Posted October 28, 2005 I heard it was something like "Free Island Army" but nobody really remembers what it originally meant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colossus 2 Posted October 28, 2005 That sounds relevant, I think you got it right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akd 0 Posted October 28, 2005 French-Indian Army. duh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow NX 1 Posted October 28, 2005 I always refer it to Free Islands Alliance - FIA Makes sense if you ask me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
action man 0 Posted October 28, 2005 Oh oh! Deja vous This question was asked two or three years ago and it turned into a flame war and got shut down,and any way in the end nobody came up with the right answer. I know coz i was that soldier My money's on this thread getting shut down aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted October 28, 2005 Well,i tried typing 'free island army', 'free island alliance' & 'everon freedom alliance' into a czech-english translator but, no, they dont have the initials FIA. Well, maybe it wasnt meant to stand for anything.... :wal EDIT: This is pure speculation and is proably completely wrong, but on certain vehicles the I looks more like an / perhaps then its F/A not FIA, and F/A stands for 'freedom alliance' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Malcolm 0 Posted October 28, 2005 Well,i tried typing 'free island army', 'free island alliance' & 'everon freedom alliance' into a czech-english translator but, no, they dont have the initials FIA. Well, maybe it wasnt meant to stand for anything.... :wal FIA is almost at 100% nothing in czech. I can't (as czech) find any meaningful czech words for this acronym. Well... maybe except "Fakt Inteligentni Armada" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zerg 0 Posted October 29, 2005 Everon has French sounding town names. Is it possible its something in French? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Malcolm 0 Posted October 29, 2005 Everon has French sounding town names. Is it possible its something in French? Forces d'intervention armées Force indépendante Armée Hmm? Second one sounds quite good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ZG-BUZZARD 0 Posted October 29, 2005 With this question having been asked so many times, I bet it will be continued to be asked until a definitive answer shows up... hopefully from BIS itself, since it's really something so simple and wouldn't (I think) harm being defined by them once and for all... Dunno if FIA is going to be present in ArmA but if it is, I bet even more people that don't know about OFP but will know about it through ArmA once they know about it, will also ask until that mystery is solved... but that's just my 2 cents... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RKSL-Rock Posted October 29, 2005 BUZZARD @ Oct. 29 2005,01:33)]With this question having been asked so many times, I bet it will be continued to be asked until a definitive answer shows up... FIA = F***ed If Anyone knows. PROBLEM SOLVED Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ZG-BUZZARD 0 Posted October 29, 2005 Nah, until it's solved it's a Free (to be speculated upon) Incognito (Only BIS knows what it is... and if even they don't... ) Acronym!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah 2 Posted October 29, 2005 I always refer it to Free Islands Alliance - FIA Makes sense if you ask me thats the one i've assumed it's been for a while too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
action man 0 Posted October 29, 2005 Fierce insurgent army! Well it is in my game anyway because i have changed res models for cechen rebels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jagy. 0 Posted October 29, 2005 Well... maybe except "Fakt Inteligentni Armada" LOOOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harley 3 1185 0 Posted October 29, 2005 For my two sous worth, Féderation Indépendante d'Agression I always wondered why there were so many French place names in a strategic area so close to the Soviet Union. I know that la Francophonie is strong, but even la belle France would colonise right in front of Russia. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gandalf the white 0 Posted October 30, 2005 first those bunch of rocks on Malden and now this... I wonder if Interpol is recruiting investigators from these boards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sander 14 Posted October 31, 2005 Hi, A French explanation of the acronym would seem likely. My guess is: FIA = Forces de l'Interieur Alliés Cf the FFI in WW2, but terming them allied since they are active on all islands of the Malden island group, even those belonging to distinct entities. The French place names in on Malden and Everon with a population carrying Slav personal names could perhaps be explained by making a comparison to the various foreign soldiers, artisans and others settled in the Russian empire by Czar Peter the Great, which also left their marks on various areas. Regards, Sander Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvargar 0 Posted October 31, 2005 Looking at the logo, isnt the I a little tilted? That means it could be F/A which fits Freedom Alliance. Either its tilted or it was because i was on a slope when i looked at it. Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperwolf572 758 Posted November 1, 2005 I tought it stands for "Freedom and Independence Alliance". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
