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ARMY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

INSTITUT PENGURUSAN TENTERA DARAT (IPDA)

MILITARY SYMBOL
AND
MAP MARKING

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REF:

AFSM VOL II (T 101)


PPB (MAL) 100

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DEFINITION

MIL SYMBOL IS A SIGN COMPOSED OF A


DIAGRAM, NUMBER, LETTER,
ABBREVIATION, COLOUR OR COMBINATION
THEREOF WHICH IS USED TO IDENT AND
DISTINGUISH A PARTICULAR MIL UNIT,
EQPT, ACTIVITY OR INSTL.

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AIM

 CORRECTLY DRAW MIL SYMBOLS.

 CORRECTLY MARK MIL SYMBOLS.

 CONFORM TO THE RULES LAID DOWN IN


AFSM VOL II.

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USE OF SYMBOLS

MIL SYMBOLS ARE USED PRIMARILY IN CONJUNCTION :


 ALL TYPES OF SIT MAPS .
 FD SKETCHES AND OVERLAYS.
 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
 ORG CHARTS.

NOTES:

 MIL SYMBOLS ARE GRAPHIC AIDS WHICH ACCURATELY


IDENT ITEM OF OP INTEREST.

 MIL SYMBOLS LOSE THEIR VALUE IF THEY BECOME


COMPLICATED OR CLUTTERED WITH UNNEC DETAIL.

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COLOURS
BLUE / BLACK FRIENDLY UNITS, INSTL, EQPT
AND ACTIVITIES.

RED EN UNITS, INSTL, EQPT AND


ACTIVITIES.

YELLOW FRIENDLY OR EN AREAS


CONTAMINATED BY GAS OR
OTHER MEANS

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GREEN FRIENDLY OR EN MANMADE OBS, DML


AND MINEFD.

? OTHERS WHEN USING THESE, GIVE SUITABLE


EXPLANATION IN THE MARGIN OR
LEGEND.

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BASIC SYMBOLS

A UNIT

A HQ

AN OP

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AN ADMIN OR LOG INSTL

A LOG UNIT WITHIN A LOG


CHAIN OF COMD

A LOG COMD HQ WITHIN A


LOG CHAIN OF COMD

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ARMED FORCES SYMBOLS

AN ARMY OP AN AIR FORCE UNIT

A NAVY ADMIN INSTL A MARINE OP

A NATIONAL COMD HQ
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SIZE OR STR SYMBOLS

SMALLEST UNIT UNIT SMALLER THAN


PL EQUIVALENT

PL EQUIVALENT COY EQUIVALENT BN EQUIVALENT

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CONT…

x xx

BDE REGT
DIV
xx x xx x x

CORPS ARMY

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USING OF DOUBLE LINE

WHEN ONLY ONE COLOUR IS USED, THE BASIC SYMBOLS


FOR EN UNITS ARE DRAWN WITH A DOUBLE LINE.

II

EN INF BN HQ

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EN BN ARTY OP

xx

EN DIV AMMO DEPOT


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USE OF SOLID OR BROKEN LINE

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A SOLID LINE IS USED TO INDICATE :

PRESENT OR ACTUAL LOC


PRESENT OBJ
PRESENT BDRY X

OBJ
BRAVO
7 BDE HQ
7
X
8
BDRY OF 7 BDE AND 8 BDE

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A BROKEN LINE IS TO INDICATE FUTURE OR


PROJECTED LOC, OBJ, BDRY OR ACTIVITY

OBJ

FUTURE LOC OF AN INF BN PROJECTED OBJ

x
x
PROJECTED BDE BDRY

FUTURE LOC OF
HQ OF A MECH BDE
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TIMES
THE TIME OF ANY HAPPENING SUCH AS THE
OPENING OF A HQ OR INSTL, THE ARR OF A UNIT IN
A NEW LOC ETC, MAY BE WRITTEN UNDER OR
INSIDE THE SYMBOLS

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HOSP

091430H FEB

PRESENT LOC OF A HOSP DUE TO OPEN


AT 1430 HR ON 9 FEB IN TIME ZONE H

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XX

091430H MAR

FUTURE LOC OF HQ 3 INF DIV WHICH WILL


OPEN AT 1430 HR ON 9 MAR IN TIME ZONE H

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COMBINATION OF SYMBOLS,
ABBREVIATIONS AND NUMBERS

2 RMR (2 RMR) MP 1 (1 RMPC Coy)

•••
2 (2 RAC) 3 (3 SUP PL)

1 (HQ 1 BDE)   2 (2 WKSP)

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INSERTING NUMBERS AND


ABBREVIATION TO THE SYMBOL

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NO 2 PL, A COY, 4 RMR


… WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?
2 / A / 4 RMR


2/A 4 RMR


2 A / 4 RMR


2 / A / 4 RMR
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NO 2 PL, A COY, 4 RMR



2 / A / 4 RMR


2/A 4 RMR


2 A / 4 RMR


2 / A / 4 RMR

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CBT ORG
TO SHOW A NON–ORGANIC CBT COMD, TEAM OR TASK
FORCE, THE SYMBOL IS DRAWN OVER THE SIZE SYMBOL.

2 RMR

B/3
2 RMR …
2/3
. FWD DET
BATTLE GP 2 RMR FORMED BY:   REME SP GP
2 RMR
B SQN 3 RAC
NO 2 TP 3 ENGR SQN
FWD DET REME SP GP
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ATT AND DET


WHEN A UNIT IS SUBSTANTIALLY RFT, A ( + ) SIGN IS PLACED ON
THE RIGHT OF THE SYMBOL

A RFT INF BN (+)

WHEN A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF A UNIT IS DET, A ( - ) SIGN IS PLACED


ON THE RIGHT OF THE SYMBOL

AN INF BN MINUS (-)

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TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR BOUNDARIES

x PROJECTED BDE BDRY

BN BDRY

XX DIV BDRY

4
x BDRY BETWEEN 4 BDE AND 5 BDE
5

2
XX
BDRY BETWEEN 7 BDE AND 2 DIV
7

NOTE: WHEN A BDRY SEPARATES UNIT OF UNEQUAL SIZE, THE


SYMBOL FOR THE LARGER IS NORMALLY USED. G3 2/08
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A COORD PT IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BDRY TO DESIGNATE


AREAS. IT IS ALSO WHERE LATERAL BDRY INTERSECT. A COORD PT IS
SHOWN BY DRAWING A CIRCLE ON THE SELECTED TERRAIN FEATURE
AND PLACING AN ‘X’ IN THE CENTRE. PROJECTED COORD PT ARE
SHOWN WITH THE CIRCLE IN BROKEN LINE

1 x2
2 RMR 7 RMR

4 RRR 8 RRR

1 x2

COORD PT FOR UNITS OF 1 BDE AND 2 BDE


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AREAS

...

AREA OCC BY A PL ( IN A STATE OF DEF )

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DIR OF
A 7 RMR EN THREAT

A DEF AREA OCC BY A COY 7 RMR

...

AREA CONTAINING AN INF PL ,


NOT IN A STATE OF DEF
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2 RMR

ASSY A

3 RRR

AN ASSY A OCC BY 2 RMR AND 3 RRR


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HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE/SITE/POINT


A HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE IS SHOWN BY A SOLID LINE
ENCLOSING THE LANDING ZONE WITH THE LETTER ‘LZ’ AND
CODE (IF NEC) INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE LINE

LZ RED LZ RED

LS 1 LS 1

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A LANDING POINT IS SHOWN • LP

LANDING POINTS IN SEVERAL LANDING SITES


WITHIN A LANDING ZONE

• LP
LS 1 • LP • LP• LP
LZ BLUE LS 2
• LP

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FRONT LINES

THE FWD EDGE OF THE BATTLE AREA (FEBA)

FRIENDLY

EN

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WHEN IT IS REQUIRED TO SHOW PATROLLED PART OF THE


LINK BY A KNOWN UNIT , SOLID STRAIGHT LINE ARE DRAWN
CONNECTING THE UNIT SYMBOLS TO BE PATROLLED PART

1/B/3

AREA PTLATROLLED
BY NO 1 TP B SQN 3 RAC
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OBJ
OBJ ARE SHOWN BY DRAWING A SOLID LINE
AROUND THE AREA CONCERNED AND IDENT BY THE
ABBREVIATION ‘ OBJ ’ AND A NUMBER, A LETTER, A
PHASE NUMBER, A CODE NAME OR TITLE OF THE
FRIENDLY UNIT WHOSE OBJ IT IS

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OBJ 2 OBJ PHASE 3

OBJ NUMBER 2 OBJ FOR PHASE 3

OBJ DURIAN OBJ 4 RRR

OBJ GIVEN THE NICKNAME OBJ FOR 4 RRR


‘DURIAN’

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WPN SYMBOLS

MACHINE GUN

ARTILLERY

MORTAR

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ANTI TANK ROCKET
LAUNCHER

ANTI AIRCRAFT
MACHINE GUN

AIR DEFENCE
ARTILLERY (GUN)

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MISSILE IN ANTI-AIRCRAFT ROLE



MISSILE IN ANTI-TANK ROLE

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INDICATES AN EXACT
LOC OR AN AREA

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THE BASE-END OF THE STAFF INDICATES THE


EXACT LOC OR AREA

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INDICATING AN EXACT LOC

88

87 3 RMR

86

23 24 25
4 RAR OP POSN AT
GR 236872 HQ 3 RMR AT GR 242866

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INDICATING AN AREA

19

2 RRR
18

17

45 46 47
2 RRR OCC MS 4617

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THE SYMBOL IS APPROX


DIR TOWARDS THE DIR
OF THE OP

37 C / 23

36

35 GUN POSN OF C BTY 23


RAR AT GRID 574358
56 57 58

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WRONGLY DRAWN!!

88

A/2

87 5 RMR

86

23 24 25
A BTY 2 RAR OP
POSN AT GR 249879 HQ 5 RMR AT GR 233878

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RULES OF MARKING GRID INTERSECTION LINE ON OVERLAY

 AT LEAST THREE GRID INTERSECTION POINTS

 NUMBERING AT THE OUTER SIDE OF THE MARKING

68

76

42 42

70 95
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QUESTION ?

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THANK YOU !

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