Talk:Angular mil

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[edit] Use of mils by the US Navy

The phrase:

armies use metric units for mapping and targetting, even the U.S. Army.

was changed to:

armies use metric units for mapping and targeting, even the U.S. Army, but the U.S. Navy does not.

The sentence is talking about army use, so I don't think navy use belongs in the same sentence. The mil is used within the US Navy at least as follows:

• by the USMC just like the US Army
• by the US Navy for fire support of land operations

Bobblewik 12:51, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

The point wasn't about the use of mils; it was about the use of yards. And, more specifically, the old claim was that English units in general are no longer ever used with mils. I claim that is false. Gene Nygaard 12:54, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

In other words, the problem dealt with the clausefor which what you have quoted above was an explanation and justification, namely:

No conversion to Imperial units is provided because [rest of sentence above in first quoted text, removed from second].

Gene Nygaard 13:09, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

I just get it. Thanks. I had been misreading it as armies use mils rather than armies use metric units. Now I think that the whole sentence should be taken out. Bobblewik 13:18, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Okay by me. Gene Nygaard 13:26, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Note that if it were converted, "1 mil at 1 km is about 1 metre" it should be "1 mil at 1,000 yards is about 1 yard". Not really necessary, I don't think, and not needing an explanation why it isn't there. Gene Nygaard 13:29, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Copy edited as discussed. Bobblewik 13:45, 31 July 2005 (UTC)