Military flat compass and protractor
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I think soldiers are human and if they are not pushed to maintain perishable skills those skills are lost. The physical wear and tear from continous patrols and manning outposts resulted in shortcuts that are now SOP. He also said the Mission load was such that training was almost nonexistant while in country. His accessment was in threater units relied a great deal on electronics and would be at a loss if they suddenly disappeared. He had a few funny stories on his having to relearn the basics in land nav.
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He had to admit due to the operational tempo basic skills had fallen by the wayside. He had multiple tours in both Iraq and Afganistan and his last unit was Airborne. Got the chance to shoot with an E-6 type who was a Basic Infantry skills Instructor. Brunton and Silva make a horrible one.Re: Analog Navigation in Today's Military If you are going to get a lensatic, get a Comenga. Using the Key we will adjust the declination to 12 degrees east as shown below. In the picture below the declination is set at zero. They are the adjustable declination scale. There are a set of small black numbers inside the red ring. I know a lot of prior military like the lensatic because that is all they know. Pen- Protractor and Compass Set, Compass Protractor Set, Protractor, Compass for Geometry, Math Compass, Compass School, Math Compass and Protractor, Geometry Tools Set, Geometry Set : Office Products Skip to main . Step 1: Adjust the compass declination with the key and screw.
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To report an issue with this product or seller, click here. They almost always understand the baseplate, but almost always have trouble with the lensatic. Geometry Set for Students, Math Protractor Compass with Rulers, Box of Protactor Kit for Class Supplies and School, 12 Pcs 98. I generally bring out the old military lensatic, and a bunch of baseplates. Why pay $50-60 on a good lensatic when you can pay the same amount for a base plate that does more? I regularly teach land nav to 12-13 year old boys, even adults. But, the original poster of this thread said he wanted to step up his compass game. For most people, a button compass is just fine, and a lensatic is too much. And, 99% of the time I don't even need a compass to point north, terrain association does that for me. I would say 99% of my land nav is terrain association, especially here in the Rockies where that is really easy. and it bypasses th need to convert grid to magnetic. I'm usually moving while looking at my compass, so a bubble gets pretty annoying.įinallyMe, there is a method to getting an azimuth with the lensatic compass, without a protractor. The lensatic compasses work pretty well for that. I just want the compass to point north while I am bouncing around, and show me north while I am moving in the dark. I do land nav almost entirely through terrain association nowadays. I guess you can add Commenga to the list. Read the links that Rick posted for the difference between Brunton and Silva. The only known BACK-UP of the GPS when it malfunctions is your ability to use a military protractor and military compass. If you are in the US, I only recommend Brunton and Suunto. You are going to pay around $50 for one, at least. Why bother' Because most reenactor units will go into the field several times a year, and it helps to know where you are and how to get where youre going. A little screw to set the offset angle (there is a technical term for that, but my mind just went blank, declination?). To do this, we require: a map a protractor a compass and some special knowledge of how to use them.
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A bunch of protractor marks at different ratiosģ. If you are ready to step up your compass to the next level, here are the features you want:Ģ. I printed a map with the same scale as my compass, used a gps to get the UTM coordinates, and was able to get an exact spot match on the paper map with the protractor on my compass. I used them the other day on a 4 mile hike with the Boy Scouts. My Brunton has protractors built into it, no need to carry more. In the military, I was given a compass and a protractor for land nav stuff. Those go into some good detail about brand names. read the posts that Rick put links up for.