Military Symbol G3

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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CONT…
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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CONT…
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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CONT…
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
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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CONT…
ANTI TANK ROCKET
LAUNCHER
ANTI AIRCRAFT
MACHINE GUN
AIR DEFENCE
ARTILLERY (GUN)
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CONT…

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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ARMY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

INSTITUT PENGURUSAN TENTERA DARAT (IPDA)

AFSM VOL II (T 101)

MIL SYMBOL IS A SIGN COMPOSED OF A

 CORRECTLY DRAW MIL SYMBOLS.

 CORRECTLY MARK MIL SYMBOLS.

 CONFORM TO THE RULES LAID DOWN IN

MIL SYMBOLS ARE USED PRIMARILY IN CONJUNCTION :

 MIL SYMBOLS ARE GRAPHIC AIDS WHICH ACCURATELY

 MIL SYMBOLS LOSE THEIR VALUE IF THEY BECOME

RED EN UNITS, INSTL, EQPT AND

YELLOW FRIENDLY OR EN AREAS

GREEN FRIENDLY OR EN MANMADE OBS, DML

? OTHERS WHEN USING THESE, GIVE SUITABLE

AN ADMIN OR LOG INSTL

A LOG UNIT WITHIN A LOG

A LOG COMD HQ WITHIN A

ARMED FORCES SYMBOLS

AN ARMY OP AN AIR FORCE UNIT

A NAVY ADMIN INSTL A MARINE OP

SIZE OR STR SYMBOLS

SMALLEST UNIT UNIT SMALLER THAN

PL EQUIVALENT COY EQUIVALENT BN EQUIVALENT

USING OF DOUBLE LINE

WHEN ONLY ONE COLOUR IS USED, THE BASIC SYMBOLS

EN DIV AMMO DEPOT

USE OF SOLID OR BROKEN LINE

A SOLID LINE IS USED TO INDICATE :

PRESENT OR ACTUAL LOC

A BROKEN LINE IS TO INDICATE FUTURE OR

FUTURE LOC OF AN INF BN PROJECTED OBJ

PRESENT LOC OF A HOSP DUE TO OPEN

FUTURE LOC OF HQ 3 INF DIV WHICH WILL

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

1 (HQ 1 BDE)   2 (2 WKSP)

INSERTING NUMBERS AND

NO 2 PL, A COY, 4 RMR

NO 2 PL, A COY, 4 RMR

ATT AND DET

A RFT INF BN (+)

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

AN INF BN MINUS (-)

TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR BOUNDARIES

x PROJECTED BDE BDRY

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

A COORD PT IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BDRY TO DESIGNATE

COORD PT FOR UNITS OF 1 BDE AND 2 BDE

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

A DEF AREA OCC BY A COY 7 RMR

AREA CONTAINING AN INF PL ,

AN ASSY A OCC BY 2 RMR AND 3 RRR

HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE/SITE/POINT

A LANDING POINT IS SHOWN • LP

LANDING POINTS IN SEVERAL LANDING SITES

THE FWD EDGE OF THE BATTLE AREA (FEBA)

WHEN IT IS REQUIRED TO SHOW PATROLLED PART OF THE

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

THE BASE-END OF THE STAFF INDICATES THE

INDICATING AN EXACT LOC

THE SYMBOL IS APPROX