Hammer Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm sorry if this has been answered but I could not find it so far. Being a sailor I think of bearings in degrees and range in yards or nautical miles... how is the direction and attitude in MILS determined. In simple terms how do I determine the number that I enter?I did find an excellent post on making corrections but I need more help with the basics. This would make a great Survival Guide topic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvtkramer Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 would this help?http://www.steelbeasts.com/Downloads/p13_sectionid/259/p13_fileid/1485 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted May 8, 2008 Members Share Posted May 8, 2008 Mils are "rounded up" milli-radians, so that a circle has 6400 of them. (For one mil to be equal to one mrad we'd just need 2 x Pi x 1000 = 6283; notice that the Swedish Streck and its Russian equivalent have 6300 units for a full circle, so they are better approximations (but harder to compute mentally)).0000 mil = North1600 mil = East3200 mil = South4800 mil = West 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryOwen Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Here's a link to a brief explanation of how the use of mils as units of angular measurement is helpful in making range estimations:http://www.1stusvcav.com/estimating_range.htmlWhen adjusting indirect fire, using mils to determine the amount of adjustment is easier than using minutes and seconds. That's why artillerymen use mils for attitude and direction as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thanks all of you. I am practicing o! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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