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PODCASTS (HTTP/WWWATSTACT ABOUT (HTTP./www.ITST (MEMBERS (HTTP./WWWJTSTACTICAL.COM, ‘Navigation (ntto-/vnwwjtstactica.com/topics/skllcom/navisation/ Land Navigation: Calculating your Pace Count by The IS Cow ht saci com/autor admin) In land navigation t's important to craw before you can walk and determining your pace counts fundamental Every bic of information thatyou can gather about your location has it's place in navigation, so no techniques shouldbe discounted or Ignored ‘wile some might dismiss pace count as a"wast of ime” or "to hard te keep up with these are probably the same people whe have never really before, ‘Apace count will enable yu to know the distance youre traveling by determining in advance, the numberof paces it takes you to travela pre-set di YoulIthen need to give yourself some kindof reminder tha you've covere that distance, as wells each time you hit your magic number, or pace ¢ SetupFirst, start with a 100 Meter measurement on flat terrain. Weve got 2 100m + length of SSO card we use asa pace line. I's wrapped around and spat coat hanger. Inventive right? Yep. ‘wen we say 100, it means that on each end theres around 3 fee of extra 550 cord soit canbe tied off to whatever Is available Inthe terrain we? Theres also a tape marker indicating where the extra $50 cord stars on each end so chat we can be as accurate as possible with our pace count ‘with 100m oF 580 cord, the Ine going to sag no mater how tight you tisk you've pulled It, An option ic te the lineata height even with where your side ‘This wll enable you to form an open loop with your thumb and index finger around the rope, and follow the line while walking Just be sure that hav the tine isn slowing your pace. You can aso lave the line ying onthe round, but this wl keep you looking down, Walk the line ‘There's not much left ta do but walk he line. Start with your feet together onthe startingline and step off wth your left foot Every time your lef fot Inclusing your fist step, count Some people count every step, let and right, but we felis better o havea smaller number to count to and count double paces This wllhelp you ‘After walking your pac ine, take cut 2 notebook and pencil and write down your magic number. Walk the pace ine atleast two more times, add all Avie by three. This is your base pace-ount, and als the lowest it wil ever be! ‘A hgh school rack can aso be utilzed asa pace ine Ifyou dont have the resources to create your own The downfall this wil be covered further Factors affecting pace count‘ter youve determined your pace count on a lat terrain, It's time to get Iventive. There are so mary factors that can affect pace count that you me [Nighta weather (ain, snow, etc.) walking uphil, waking downhil, carrying a pac, terrain type (mud, soft, et..), mental ané physical exhaust ‘These are al actors that wil affect pace count, but believe ior not, a ofthese wil never be lower than your base pace- Sa Interesting arte. Thanks. “To add my oun torrie to your comments, lcame up withthe fllowng vation whe | wae kid ‘The tectniqe | dovelzped was to reduce ny own “mental concentra of pace counting by courting mutipl stops aa tne For example, nstoad of counting each and over fat levantualy lamed io count only every 2nd le foot. This reduces the moral efor 5-8-7-8" with esch stop"! -ta-2-ta-3 ta by counting any each second let foc. The tecrique takes ale practce, but ees up he! if | ovontualy took even further, and now use an sight count acriqus of counting the loft ‘ata tata tata 2a tata aaa att, Again, the pattern becomes natura and inuive wih pratce, and your brains (eed up to pay aenton to your surroundings, 6 tha ean count having to think about ‘The "as mana racked by your brain witout any ef. ‘So with his tochique, can 92 ca. 3hm and ony have mental courted te 100, Someene who was courting each every fotsep would have 1600 vial steps. Thais taxing, Av + Repl + Sas © remot Navan 10% ac posed Bjoern ‘cucna Pas mentwrg how Kneis etenia tbe soot IF you were gvan a map and. compass and you ound youself in thick foraty In whic the canopy extands fr 75-100 ofthe grouna neyoPoneto the canopy toleok beyond (eg, you ae injred and unable to lib) wou thal mean tha you ae lot? Or rere another way of ge relocating toa place whore you ARE able o see landmarks, dont wart io know =). Tere are pony of aras Ike what | am doserbing nthe N ‘And knowing whore her is righar ground cou save your fe. Tha question is, how do you get tit? nany case thanks fr posting hase artes Bryan! thinks excotlent knowledge! Av + ReoW + Shares ‘Ane ck sto havea shor ple of parscor with a bunch of card locks on your Backpack/LCE. Mov 100m you move one of hem down an sla courting fom 0. nthe end jst count he cord bees. Av + Reply» Sa of bom up fst. Ten, ovary ina y My quosten CDT Gis is why would you even ty to pace count 8K, sa up land right Boundaries and hen a backstop bahnd your destne Associaton fo gel win 500m and then use a pace count. Trying to pace count BK is pointes and leaves os from or ear. THs just as. A + Rept + Sa cat cies: Absolutly, every terrain and tne hs ob ads sodtferenty. Taran Associate here, Pace count thre et... combat, st enough to kr whore you ra the ond, you have to know EXACTLY where you are EVERY second, Cause you make contact you batt beable to cal or requite frst krowing you exact locaton and fguring kt oxt whe gttng shot at. Fgurng ou ag locaton using your Azimith and where you are count canbe a charge inthe middle ofa freight just hope you can seo smehting VERY promimate ati aso on your map and acs a. (On, and thanks, thas been 15-20 years, ot ve gone Pate im your County and twas wenderu though que Tek nvested). Get mes and ‘wonders Lean ever retum th fave, at me know, de ate, Aw Reply + St ‘Teczen, ‘You ight about the ain association, on myles eal camp ding ou 8 hour exercise, my secon dnt other pacing during he day, Now at ight that’ a erent story. AY + Reply « Shae Taczen=7yorsag0 Pacing fa challenging skiton many Ives Fst, tactical, ts ecu to keep a pace count an stilfocus on your suroundings. I yournateam squad one peson canbe designated th tactical envicrment itis your movement, body poston, stops ec. that make a dorenco, you can just stand up and walk ane, Complicate th {suchas a Scout Sniper or Forward Observer) an spond much f you erawing or sang. | generally rey on Terrain association (which has many challenges in ano se (riplecanoupe or apne when you cant see the train aroune ‘desert envionment a sold pace counts @ MUST (Isl have a map thas sd an wih 2210 features and 2 ola courour nes on. you he resection ee, allyouhave's you pace) But any train with contour andor steady features, associations VERY accurate usualy more have tobe ery fara wit how a rap Tks" and how that looks the real ground Frally, by far biggast mistake in going apace court. Up/Down hil. as you said, asthe crow ths" stance on a map and actual tinea ona Simple taking 2 100 meter cord ad laying it out up al and geting a count (suchas ft ground count = 60, uphl = 110. simply doasnt werk. {er 100 meters (60 paces) ont ground ara wavel 100 meters ona map. Now you come oa clf-ace(90 degrees sia up for 100 meters) are strat up fassua cba up) you use you "uphil pace” of 10 and ravel 100 meters up, BUT. ou have now tacalod ZERO mater onthe A agus hilmounai has this same props to the degra ois slope clneldecine. What see many do get “uphill pace, measu (say 300 meters) and assume they have to travel thar “upil pace" x3 to goto ther endpoint sok not tue (ave seen taught is way INASAR (Natoral Organzaton of Soarch an Rescue) ard many others. “Ths IS away to calcuate apace acreas incline and decline buttinvalves determining actual stance (nat strat ine distance) by poting on 8 each contour lp tat cross0s your bearing then converting that no Ine graph that creates aside vow (as opposed othe down view of ama measuring the curved Ineo get an actual distance traveled (tis aso a mestnod we use to determine "seed space" of isin rom apariculat AY Reply Shae Pacing can be a pain ne arse over extn pores. Asan army cadet, | dor (narmalyjhave access toa fancy gps fo tlle haw far Veg aco an Bkm nav fg, kan got ait annoying (considarng that @km works out as about 10000 paces in bushland), AY Reply + Shae ThaNanee 8 ea 90 Emphasis onthe "wie dwn part, haha, Whal was it again? 607 or was it 657 Was hat open lerain or though brush? Him. Av Repl + Sha IS Admin 4 maton Byes age = LOL throw exaety what you mean. Gti Keep thal ging ~ Bryan AS Reply» ShawsBamrete Ose Peay Do you have what you need to prevail? Shop the ITS Store for exclusive merchandise, equipment and hard to find tactical gear. 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