NATO Symbol Help

[JohnSmith]

Hi guys,

I'm designing a board game, and I was just wondering what the NATO symbol for an insurgent/guerrilla would be.

In theory I could use an infantry symbol, but that has a tendency to represent organised infantry, not a rag-tag insurgent unit.

I've seen in some games they use this symbol for Guerrilla units: http://s316.photobucket.com/user/UN-Spa ... 6.jpg.html

However I can't find any official documents stating that this is actually the case.

anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers

[Mundy]

My shaky memory seems to recollect something using an "I" for "Irregular".  Can't remember if it was something game specific or not.
 
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[bayonetbrant]

here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush
http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/un ... ology.html

For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-ST ... 25B_20729/

[JohnSmith]

ORIGINAL: bayonetbrant

here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush
http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/un ... ology.html

For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-ST ... 25B_20729/

Cheers for the responses.

I like the Commando symbol. I think that might be more appropriate for my GRU Spetsnaz than the standard [SOF] nato symbol.

As for the insurgents, I may have to design something myself in that case. Any more suggestions are welcome!

[decaro]

ORIGINAL: JohnSmith

ORIGINAL: bayonetbrant

here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush
http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/un ... ology.html

For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-ST ... 25B_20729/

Cheers for the responses.

I like the Commando symbol. I think that might be more appropriate for my GRU Spetsnaz than the standard [SOF] nato symbol.

As for the insurgents, I may have to design something myself in that case. Any more suggestions are welcome!

How about an uneven, lopsided infantry symbol denoting an "irregular/insurgent"?

[Orm]

I have no idea on how the NATO symbol for insurgent or guerrilla looks like.

But I do like how the partisan counter looks like in MWIF so I can't resist showing it.

[fvianello]

There's no official NATO symbol for guerrilla units so it's up to you....anyway, you can find a quite complete list on wikipedia.

[Lieste]

There is, they take the same form as standard hostile infantry/recce/supply/motorised infantry. This is explicitly shown in the App6 documents.

There are also symbols for insurgent activity sans identified bodies of soldiery ~ booby traps, ambush sites, artillery firing positions (or impacts) etc.

[Zovs]

In traditional war games (read that as board war games) empty white boxes have been used, or a rectangle with a P or I have been used.

[JohnSmith]

ORIGINAL: Orm

I have no idea on how the NATO symbol for insurgent or guerrilla looks like.

But I do like how the partisan counter looks like in MWIF so I can't resist showing it.

Good suggestions guys!

I will see what I come up with and let you know!

[JohnSmith]

I settled for a similar take on the 'P' for partisan. Instead I wanted to focus on the fact that these are Mujahedeen units, and thus the 'M' for Mujahedeen, combined with the infantry cross.

There is also a Soviet Mechanised Infantry unit present.

Thanks for the help guys.

[bayonetbrant]

sounds like a good plan

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: JohnSmith



I settled for a similar take on the 'P' for partisan. Instead I wanted to focus on the fact that these are Mujahedeen units, and thus the 'M' for Mujahedeen, combined with the infantry cross.

There is also a Soviet Mechanised Infantry unit present.

Thanks for the help guys.

Looks awesome. [:)]