OPERATIONAL TERMS AND
GRAPHICS
OPERATIONAL TERMS AND GRAPHICS
THE ARMY HAS CREATED A COMMON LANGUAGE OF OPERATIONAL TERMS AND GRAPHICS FOR LEADERS TO ISSUE ORDERS RAPIDLY WITH A MINIMUM RISK OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
AS 2LTs IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, YOU MUST BE PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF MILITARY TERMS AND SYMBOLS TO COMPREHEND GUIDANCE AND INTENT FROM HIGHER. A PROFICIENT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE THE PLAN TO YOUR SUBORDINATES.
FAILURE ON YOUR PART TO SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND THE ARMY’S COMMON LANGUAGE WILL NOT ONLY BE PROFESSIONALLY EMBARRASSING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESULT IN MEMBERS OF YOUR UNIT BEING KILLED OR INJURED.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION: CORRECTLY CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONS OVERLAY.
CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1, A 1:50,000 AND A TACTICAL SITUATION BRIEF.
STANDARD: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY IAW FM 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A MINIMUM SCORE OF 70% ON THE EXAMINATION.
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
SAFETY: General
RISK: Low
ENVIRONMENTAL: None
EVALUATION
Students are required to complete a final examination and achieve a passing score of at least 70%.
CHAPTER 1 - OPERATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 2 - OPERATIONAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER 3 - GRAPHIC CONTROL MEASURES
CHAPTER 4 - UNIT SYMBOLS
CHAPTER 5 - EQUIPMENT SYMBOLS
101-5-1OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS
REFERENCES
ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION: IDENTIFY STANDARD OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS.
CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1.
STANDARD: IDENTIFY AND DRAW STANDARD OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS IAW FM 101-5-1.
GRAPHICS INFORMATION
WHOWHEREWHATHOW
When done properly, graphic overlays are STAND ALONE.
COLORS
BLACK:: REPRESENTS ALL HIGHER FRIENDLY CONTROL MEASURES AND WEAPONS (i.e., boundaries,
phase lines, machine guns, mortars, etc.)
RED: REPRESENTS ALL ENEMY INFORMATION MINUS OBSTACLES (i.e., enemy units, axes of advance, etc.)
GREEN: REPRESENTS ALL OBSTACLES, BOTH FRIENDLY AND ENEMY (i.e., friendly mine fields, enemy triple-strand concertina wire obstacle, etc.)
BLUE: REPRESENTS ALL FRIENDLY UNIT SYMBOLS AND ADDITIONS TO HIGHER’S OVERLAY BY A COMMANDER OR PLATOON LEADER
ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT COLORS WILLBE DEPICTED IN THE LEGEND
WHO
GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY
BASIC SYMBOL FRAMES(WHO)
UNIT UNITHQ ENEMY
UNIT
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
FUTURE OR SUSPECTED UNIT LOCATIONS
ENEMYHQ
UNIT ROLE INDICATORS
INFANTRY(BASIC)
LIGHTINFANTRY
MECHANIZEDINFANTRY
(BFV)
L
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
ARMOR MEDICAL
E
ENGINEERS
ANTI-ARMORDISMOUNTED
RECON
OBSERVATIONPOST
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
UNIT ROLE INDICATORS
FIELDARTILLERY
AIR DEFENSEARTILLERY
ROTARYWING
UNIT SIZE INDICATORS
SQUAD SECTION
PLATOON COMPANY ORBATTERY
BATALLION
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
TEAM
UNIT DESIGNATORS
SIZE
UNIT
1UNIT ROLEINDICATOR
HIGHERECHELON
A
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
INFANTRYCOMPANY
ENEMY
FM 101-5-1 Appendix B
RECONSQUAD
ARTILLERYBATTALION
ENGINEERTEAM
ARMORPLATOON
MECHANIZEDINFANTRYSECTION
E
WHO & WHAT ?????2nd PLT, A CO, 3rd BN, 1st BDE (Bradley MECH)
2 A/3/1
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
WHERE
GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY
LOCATION (WHERE)
CENTERMASS
FM 101-5-1 Ch 4
A HQ HAS THE STAFF ON THE SIDE, WHILE A UNIT
HAS IT CENTERED
THE END OF THE STAFF, OR EXTENSION, INDICATES THE EXACT
LOCATION OF THE HQ.
WHAT
GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY
WEAPON SYMBOLS
LIGHT MG(SAW)
ANTI-TANKWEAPON
(AT-4)
LIGHTMORTAR (60mm)
MEDIUM MG(7.62mm)
HEAVY MG(50.CAL)
MEDIUMMORTAR (81mm)
HEAVYMORTAR (120mm)
FM 101-5-1 Ch 5
OBSTACLES (WIRE)
SINGLE-STRAND CONCERTINA
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
DOUBLE-STRAND CONCERTINA
TRIPLE-STRAND CONCERTINA
AP AT
UNSPECIFIED DIRECTIONAL(CLAYMORE)
OBSTACLES (MINES)
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
COMPLETED MINEFIELD (UNSPECIFIED MINES)
PLANNED OR SUSPECTED
MINEFIELD (AT MINES)
OBSTACLES (MINEFIELDS)
MIXED MINEFIELD (AP & AT)
HOW
GRAPHICS PHILOSOPHY
CONTROL MEASURES (POINTS)
S P RP 8 PP
STARTPOINT
RELEASEPOINT
CHECKPOINT
PASSAGE POINT
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
BOUNDARIES
A A
B B
1-11 1-11
2-502 2-502
1 1
2 2
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
LINES
LOA LOA
FLOTFLOT
LC
FORWARD LINE OF OWN TROOPS
LIMIT OF ADVANCE
LINE OF CONTACT
LC
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
LINES
LDLD
PLD PLD
PL DOG
PL DOG
PROBABLE LINE OF DEPLOYMENT
PHASE LINE
LINE OF DEPARTURE
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
AREAS
L
AREA OF OPERATION
A 2/1
BATTLE POSITION
BP ALPHA(P) BP SCARED
PREPARED BUT NOT OCCUPIED(i.e., alternate and supplemental positions, etc.)
ENGAGEMENTAREA
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
AO SNAKE EA SNAKE
AREAS
ASLTPSN 3
ATTACK POSITION ASSAULT POSITION
KNOWN ENEMY LOCATION
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
ENY ENY
ASSEMBLY AREA
AA DEXTER
ATK DEXTER
ROUTES
FRIENDLY AXIS OF ADVANCE (FRIENDLY GROUNDAXIS OF MAIN ATTACK) [ME]
FRIENDLY AXIS OF ADVANCE (FRIENDLY GROUNDAXIS OF SUPPORTING ATTACK) [SE]
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
AA BLACK
AA BLACK
ROUTES
ENEMY AXIS OF ADVANCE (MAIN EFFORT)
ENEMY AXIS OF ADVANCE (SUPPORTING EFFORT)
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
ENY
ENY
ENY
ENY
ROUTES
DIRECTION OF ATTACK (FRIENDLY DIRECTION OF SUPPORTING ATTACK) [SE]
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
DIRECTION OF ATTACK (FRIENDLY DIRECTION OF MAIN ATTACK) [ME]
DOA BLACK
DOA BLACK
FIRE PLANNING
TARGET REFERENCEPOINT
LINEAR TARGET
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
TARGET
1 AB0020
AB0020
SMOKE
OTHER ACTIONS
SUPPORT BY FIRE
FM 101-5-1 Ch 3
AMBUSH
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY.
CONDITION: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN FM 101-5-1, A 1:50,000 AND 1:25,000 MAP, AND A TACTICAL SITUATION BRIEF.
STANDARD: CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL OVERLAY IAW FM 101-5-1 AND ACHIEVE A 70% PASS ON THE OVERALL TESTING.
CHECK ON LEARNING
#1) What manual governs Operational Terms & Graphics?
#2) What MUST an operational overlay BE?
#3) What do the colors BLACK and GREEN represent?
#4) What is the symbol for Infantry? Armor? Engineers?
#5) What is the symbol for Team? Squad? Platoon?
#6) What is the symbol for heavy MG? Medium Mortar? Triple-strand Concertina?
B 5/87
3
C 5/87
2
FG2310BP2
BP3
BP
1
C 5-87L
FEBA
FLOT
85
13
16
81
PL ELMPL BIRCH
PL ELM PL BIRCH
ATK RED
FLOT
1
2
3
AB
0020
B 5-87L
3
BP2
BP3B
P1
BP2
BP3
BP
1
C 5-87L
C 5-87L
LD/LC
LD/LC
3 CLDOA BLACK
AA BLUE
FG2320
QUESTIONS??