Military

FM 101-5-1
Operational Terms and Graphics

Chapter 5
Equipment Symbols
(Continued)

BUILDING AN EQUIPMENT SYMBOL

The following are example procedures for building a specific equipment symbol. Select the basic equipment symbol.
Rifle/light automatic weapon (M16)
Add horizontal lines to indicate the size or range of a weapon: zero for small, light, or short; one for medium; or two for large, heavy, or long.
Medium machine gun (7.62 mm)	Heavy machine gun (.50 cal)
Add a circle in the center of the line for a grenade launcher.
M203	MK19
If a weapon has a high trajectory, a circle is placed at the base of the shaft. If the weapon has a flat trajectory, a chevron is placed at the base of the shaft.
Medium mortar	Light antitank gun
If the weapon is primarily for air defense, a horizontal half circle is placed at the base of the shaft.
Air defense missile	Air defense gun
If the weapon is a rocket launcher, a double arrowhead is placed at the head of the shaft. If the weapon is also a tracked, self-propelled vehicle, a flat ellipse is placed below the weapon symbol.
Rocket launcher	Tracked, self-propelled medium howitzer
COMPOSITE WEAPON SYSTEM SYMBOLS

MODIFIERS

MOBILITY MODIFIERS

TYPES OF GROUND EQUIPMENT

VEHICLE SYMBOLS

AIRCRAFT/AERIAL VEHICLES

Updated 27 July 1997.
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