FM 101-5-1
Operational Terms and Graphics
Chapter 5
Equipment Symbols
This chapter describes equipment, weapon, ground vehicle, and aerial vehicle
symbols. It describes procedures for creating composite weapon system symbols
and the procedures for text labeling to provide necessary details.
The use of the symbol frames shown in Chapter 4
is optional for equipment and recommended only for ships, aircraft, and aerial
vehicles.
Orientation of the symbols shown in this chapter is extremely important.
All manual and automated displays and overlays should show the symbol oriented
the same as the actual equipment. The "Q" field will show the
orientation of moving equipment symbols.
Blue or black will represent friendly equipment on color displays and red
will represent enemy or hostile equipment. Monochrome displays will use the
color available.
EQUIPMENT SYMBOL LABELING
Figures 5-1 through 5-4 show the placement of unit labeling fields around
the different symbol frames. Figure 5-5 is a table defining the labeling
fields. See Appendix A for examples of fully
labeled unit and equipment symbols.
| Field |
Field Title |
Description |
Application |
Length
(characters) |
| A |
Symbol |
Frame shape, fill, and icon showing the basic
function of units, installations, or equipment with modifers A1, A2, and A3 |
All |
|
| D |
Equipment |
Indicates number of items present.
Installation : Size in square feet |
Units and installations |
10 |
| E |
Suspect, Assumed Friend, Faker, Joker |
Question mark '?': suspect, assumed friend,
faker. 'J': joker |
All |
1 |
| F |
Reinforced or Detached |
Shows (+) reinforced , (-) reduced, or (+-)
reinforced and reduced |
Units |
3 |
| G |
Staff Comments |
Free text |
All |
20 |
| H |
Additional Information |
Free text |
All |
20 |
| J |
Evaluation Rating |
Free text |
Enemy only |
2 |
| L |
Signature Equipment |
Indicated by "!" ( refers to
detectable electronic signatures) |
Enemy equipment only |
1 |
| M |
Higher Formtion |
Number or title of higher echelon command
(Corps designated by Roman numerals) |
All |
21 |
| N |
Enemy (Hostile) |
Indicated enemy by letters "ENY" |
Enemy equipment, lines, areas, and
boundaries |
3 |
| P |
IFF/SIF |
Identification modes and codes |
Units and equipment |
5 |
| Q |
Direction of Movement Arrow |
Direction symbol is moving or will move.
Nuclear, biological, chemica: downwind direction |
All |
4 |
| R |
Mobility Indicator |
Pictorial representation of mobility |
Equipment only |
|
| T |
Unique Designation |
An alphanumeric title that uniquely
identifies a particular symbol; track number. Nuclear: friendly delivery unit
(missile, satellite, aircraft, etc) |
All |
21 |
| V |
Type of Equipment |
Identifies unique designation. Nuclear:
Friendly weapons type |
Units and equipment |
24 |
| W |
Date-Time Group |
Alphanumeric field for date/time
(MILSTD-2500A)
(DDHHMMSSZMONYY) or "o/o" for on order
|
All |
15 |
| X |
Altitude / Depth |
Altitude portion of GPS. Flight level for
aircraft. Depth for submerged objects. Height in feet of equipment or structure
on the ground. Nuclear: Height of burst |
All |
6
|
| Y |
Speed |
Nautical miles per hour; kilometers per hour |
Units and equipment |
5 |
| Z |
Location |
Latitude and longitude; grid coordinates |
All |
19 | |
Figure 5-5. Equipment Labeling Field Definitions
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