3D Army Land Navigation Courses
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3D Army Land Navigation Courses
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Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#2This looks really cool. But I'm stuck on understanding the setup. I spawn at a known point defined as 32QAU04710542. I have a list of "given" points that I'm trying to reach, all beginning with 32QAU0 and then ranging from 3500715 to 5790531. And I have a map.
I assume I'm supposed to locate these points, including the known point, on the map. And I'm hoping the names of the points will help me do that. But I don't know what they mean or how to find them on the map.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#3This looks really cool. But I'm stuck on understanding the setup. I spawn at a known point defined as 32QAU04710542. I have a list of "given" points that I'm trying to reach, all beginning with 32QAU0 and then ranging from 3500715 to 5790531. And I have a map. I assume I'm supposed to locate these points, including the known point, on the map. And I'm hoping the names of the points will help me do that. But I don't k…
I assume the game is meant to be played with the knowledge of some supplementary course and material.
the coordinates seem to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Grid_Reference_System
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#4This looks really cool. But I'm stuck on understanding the setup. I spawn at a known point defined as 32QAU04710542. I have a list of "given" points that I'm trying to reach, all beginning with 32QAU0 and then ranging from 3500715 to 5790531. And I have a map. I assume I'm supposed to locate these points, including the known point, on the map. And I'm hoping the names of the points will help me do that. But I don't k…
I assume the game is meant to be played with the knowledge of some supplementary course and material. the coordinates seem to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Grid_Reference_System
I have no doubt, but that supplementary material isn't present here.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#5And there is even more games! https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/oegames/
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#6I need a Navigation Course to navigate the course.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume the game is meant to be played with the knowledge of some supplementary course and material. the coordinates seem to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Grid_Reference_System
I have no doubt, but that supplementary material isn't present here.
That might be part of the game; how resourceful are you? Can you find the information needed to play it without someone handing it to you?
That's interesting, if true.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#8I need a Navigation Course to navigate the course.
All I've done so far is read guax's link on the coordinate system, but I think the intended workflow goes like this:
1. Plot the point where you currently are on the map.
2. Flag that point; you only get two Grease Pencil Points, but you need to remember this forever.
3. Plot the point you want to get to. Flag that one too. (You'll need to clear the grease pencil in order to do this. Flag your location before you do.)
4. Set Point 1 to location and Point 2 to destination. Open the protractor and read the azimuth from Point 1 to Point 2. This is based on Grid North.
5. Apply the adjustment between Grid North and Magnetic North.
6. Use your compass to orient yourself along the correct azimuth. The compass uses Magnetic North. You had to make all the measurements with your fat, stubby fingers, so hope they were accurate.
7. Start walking, tracking the distance you've gone.
8. Encounter obstacles.
9. Step off the track.
10. Wander into the wilderness and starve.
(You also get a notepad; I assume the notepad is there to give you some hope of recovering if you plan out the path around an obstacle carefully.)
I'm surprised they give you the option to move forward deterministically; that's not actually a thing that humans operating outside can do.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#9How to play:
1. scattered throughout the level are flagpoles with two-letter names on the flag
2. you are given a list of numeric coordinates which are locations to a subset of the flagpoles, in the format (map section)(xx.xx)(yy.yy), as well that of as your starting point
3. the objective is to navigate to those coordinates to record the two-letter names of those flags. A UI will open when you walk up to each flag asking if you want to fill in the answer.
4. you are given a map with the corresponding xy grids delineated, place the mini flags according to the given coordinates to help locate yourself on the map. (remember that your starting coordinate is given to you as well)
5. the game ends when you have filled out all of the coordinates' corresponding two-letter names, at which point the correct answer will be revealed for you to compare.
Re: 3D Army Land Navigation Courses
#10I need a Navigation Course to navigate the course.
All I've done so far is read guax's link on the coordinate system, but I think the intended workflow goes like this: 1. Plot the point where you currently are on the map. 2. Flag that point; you only get two Grease Pencil Points, but you need to remember this forever. 3. Plot the point you want to get to. Flag that one too. (You'll need to clear the grease pencil in order to do this. Flag your location before you do.…
>> I'm surprised they give you the option to move forward deterministically; that's not actually a thing that humans operating outside can do.
Absent distant landmarks?