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28 mar 2019 · A visualization depicting the Soldier’s Manual of Common Tasks (STP 21-1-SMCT) task Measure Distance on a Map (071-COM-1008). This was developed for the Center for Initial Military...
In order to do this, measure the distance from the start point to the edge of the map. The marginal notes give the road distance from the edge of the map to some towns, highways, or junctions off the map.
Practice two things about the map/terrain a lot. 1. Estimating distances seen on the map to what it looks like in real life. 2. Imagine the map as a 3D projection where you can see the contour lines form the hills, valleys, ridges, depressions, and other terrain features. Second, if you do dead reckon.
There are two ways to do this: (1) Comparison with Ground Distance. (a) Measure the distance between two points on the map—map distance (MD). (b) Determine the horizontal distance between these same two points on the ground—ground distance (GD). (c) Use the RF formula and remember that RF must be in the general form: RF. =
1. Identify the scale of the map. The map scale is the ratio (1:50,000) of the distance on the map (1 inch) compared to the distance on the ground. (usually 50,000 inches). 2. Convert a straight-line map. distance to miles, meters, or yards.
13 paź 2015 · TBS-PAT-1002f Given a military topographic map, protractor, string, and paper, determine distance between two points using bar scale within tolerance of 30 meters. Maps. Definition of Maps. A...
