> >I also thought of 'mil' as used in NATO for angles. There are 64000 in a > >circle. > > > I think there are only 6400 military mils in a circle. In artillery, > knowing the range to a target in kilometres and the error in metres from > where the shells are landing to the target.
You are almost certainly correct. I seem to remember that a mil is 1 metre at 1 kilometre. That made it simple for soldiers. It is almost certainly a corruption of milliradian. Of course, military aviators use degrees so ground-air interfaces require a conversation. >the needed correction to the azimuth of the gun in mils is error/range. As I am sure you know, the relationship between azimuth and correction also depends on the relative locations of the observer and gun. The observer reporting the error is usually nearer to the target than the guns, and facing a different direction. I wonder if they actually use milliradians inside the computer calculations? -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
