Index FM 44-100-2 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REFERENCE HANDBOOK
FINAL DRAFT - 31 March 2000


APPENDIX B

ADA SYMBOLS

This appendix identifies selected ADA unit symbols for use on military maps. Military symbols should contain sufficient information to clearly identify a unit, activity, or installation (FM 101-5-1). Military symbols usually consist of:

UNIT SIZE AND ROLE INDICATOR

    1. Placing the appropriate size indicator directly above the basic symbol shows the size of units. The branch or functional symbols are placed inside the basic symbol to identify the role of the unit. Symbols may be combined with one another as appropriate to show the exact function. For example, the airborne symbol is used with the ADA symbol to denote airborne ADA. Figure B-1 shows the different unit size symbols for ADA units.

      2. EQUIPMENT INDICATOR

    2. Symbols are used to indicate the type and location of a weapon or group of weapons. When a weapon symbol appears on a map or overlay, the base of the shaft indicates the location of the weapon (figure B-2).

      3. EXAMPLES OF UNIT SIZE, ROLE, AND EQUIPMENT

    3. Various types of ADA may be graphically represented in many ways. Figure B-3 shows just a few of these possible combinations.

 

Figure B-1. Unit size and role symbols.

Figure B-2. Procedure for indicating weapons on maps.