LAND NAVIGATION: COMPASS HANDLING AND DEAD RECKONING

LENSATIC COMPASS

EFFECTS OF METAL OBJECTS AND ELECTRICITY

HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES FIELD GUN, TRUCK, TANK 55 METERS 10 METERS

TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE,BARBED WIRE 10 METERS MACHINE GUN RIFLE STEEL RIM GLASSES 2 METERS METER 1/3 METER

CENTERHOLD TECHNIQUE

COMPASS TO CHEEK TECHNIQUES

PRESETTING AN AZIMUTH

AZIMUTH LESS THAN 180 DEGREES, TURN COUNTERCLOCKWISE AZIMUTH GREATER THAN 180 DEGREES, TURN CLOCKWISE
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OFFSETS
90 DEGREE OFFSET

DELIBERATE OFFSET

PACE COUNT
KEEP PEEBLE IN POCKET TIE KNOT IN STRING PER 100 METERS

PER 100 METERS PER 100 METERS

PUT MARKS IN NOTEBOOK

FACTORS THAT CAN EFFECT A PACE COUNT:

SLOPES WINDS SURFACES ELEMENTS CLOTHING VISIBILITY

Pace course 100-300 meters. Count every other step.
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DEAD RECKONING

DRIFT
PHYSICAL LOAD TERRAIN

ELEMENTS

INHERENT TENDENCY

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SETTING A BACK AZIMUTH

LAMS RULE
IF YOUR AZIMUTH SETTING IS

LESS THAN 180 = ADD 180 DEGREES

MORE THAN 180 = SUBTRACT 180 DEGREES

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