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IR True NATO Icons

This tiny mod replaces the vanilla icons with true APP-6C NATO Symbology, for extra immersion, realism and historical accuracy.


Vanilla HOI4 uses some weird hybrid between actual legit NATO Symbology and some made-up symbols.
For example (ignore the blurryness, I increased the size here):


This upward pointing arrow is the NATO symbol for anti-tank, not anti-air. Anti-air is symbolised by the dome. Further, there is no such thing as a thick bar on the left designating heavy armour; however there is a small upper-case H at the bottom that designates heavy.
I could not find any reference for anti-air being symbolised by this upwards arrow. I did do some research on Google and did find two other instances where people used the same symbology, but both of them were fan-forums (one was for Star Wars and a dead link...NATO Symbology in SW, dafug?). And then there are things like these binoclars for "recon" or paratroopers using the general "airborne" (implying helicopters) instead of the specific "paratroopers" symbol. Or the small + for support companies, although actual MIL-STD-2525D has a specific symbol for "Division or below support" and so on.

I'm familiar with MIL-STD-2525D and APP-6C, and it is what I used in this mod (and my other mods). I tried to stick as close as possible to the actual symbology, and I exclusively use real symbols, however for the sake of the game, I did create some combination that while technically correct, do not really exist in real life (such as SH to designate super heavy in "Super Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery")

Even though I personally actual prefer the green game icons, it just somehow bugged and I figured other people that actually use the NATO symbols might feel the same.

This mod is ironman compatible


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