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1 mil is an arc of 1 metre at a distance of 1 kilometre
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Neil Willis wrote: 25 Apr 2020, 16:12 1 mil is an arc of 1 metre at a distance of 1 kilometre
so its degrees then? how many degrees is 1 mil? my trig has long since abandoned me :lol:
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A metric alternative to degrees. There are 6400 mils in a full circle.
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Mils are a much finer system adopted ground forces primarily.

360 degrees = 6400 Mils
180 degrees = 3200 Mils
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