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JohnSmith -> NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 2:23:17 PM)
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-Spacy/media/IMG_1936.jpg.html However I can't find any official documents stating that this is actually the case. anyone have any suggestions? Cheers

Mundy -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 3:12:52 PM)
My shaky memory seems to recollect something using an "I" for "Irregular". Can't remember if it was something game specific or not. Ed-

bayonetbrant -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 3:20:24 PM)
here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/unit-symbology.html For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-2000-2999/MIL-STD-2525B_20729/

JohnSmith -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 3:27:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bayonetbrant here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/unit-symbology.html For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-2000-2999/MIL-STD-2525B_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!

Joe D. -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 10:03:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JohnSmith quote: ORIGINAL: bayonetbrant here's what we used for Next Wars I: Orange Crush http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/06/unit-symbology.html For US symbology (which is about a 95% overlap w/ NATO) you want MIL STD 2525B http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-2000-2999/MIL-STD-2525B_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 -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/3/2014 11:06:45 PM)
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. [image]local://upfiles/29130/F3564E4C88804DDB8171C918C85431EF.jpg[/image]

fvianello -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/4/2014 2:55:28 PM)
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 -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/4/2014 4:14:08 PM)
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 -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/4/2014 5:37:12 PM)
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 -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/5/2014 2:03:33 PM)
quote: 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. [image]local://upfiles/29130/F3564E4C88804DDB8171C918C85431EF.jpg[/image] Good suggestions guys! I will see what I come up with and let you know!

JohnSmith -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/6/2014 1:31:42 PM)
[image]http://i59.tinypic.com/2vdk6s7.jpg[/image] 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 -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/6/2014 1:37:15 PM)
sounds like a good plan :)

Orm -> RE: NATO Symbol Help (2/6/2014 4:00:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: JohnSmith [image]http://i59.tinypic.com/2vdk6s7.jpg[/image] 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. [:)]

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