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-~~Title: Land Navigation~~
-===== Land Navigation =====
-By: Thendash
-=== PREFACE ===
-'Land Navigation' aims to instruct members on performing basic land navigation duties. The author of this document does not recommend that a
-reader attempt to use the techniques described henceforth in real life situations and as such you do so at your own risk.
-=== SCOPE ===
-This guide contains information on map reading and land navigation techniques, primarily as they pertain to ArmA.
-==== MAP READING ====
-=== INTRODUCTION ===
-Maps provide information on the existence, location of, and the distance between ground features. It also indicates variations in terrain,
-heights of natural features, and the extent of vegetation cover. They will be your primary tool in use during land navigation and therefore
-you must be familiar with all aspects of a map and how to read them.
-=== TYPE ===
-The map used in ARMA 3 is a variable scale, topographic map using a simplified MGRS(Military Grid Reference System). Compared to real life
-maps, the ARMA map differs in a few ways, primarily:
-  - No difference between magnetic North and true North.
-  - No magnetic declination to account for.
-  - No grid zone designator to account for.
-=== SYMBOLS AND MARGINAL INFORMATION ===
-**Margin**
-The only marginal information on the ARMA 3 map, is scale and contour line distance.
-**Symbols**
-{{ :guides:legend-for-arma-3-map.gif?direct&300|}}
-Because it is often not practical to show certain objects at scale on a map, or because more information than just the shape and size of
-an object is required, symbols are commonly displayed on the map.
-Common symbols seen on the ARMA map are categorized into two categories, **man made objects** and **natural objects**.
-Symbols representing **man made objects** include:
-  - Primary Paved Roads(MSR)
-  - Paved Roads(ASR)
-  - Dirt Roads
-  - Foot Paths
-  - Town and City Centers
-  - Buildings and Walls
-  - Prominent Vertical Structures(Antenna, Wind Generator, Lighthouse, etc)
-  - Runways and Airports
-Symbols representing **natural objects** include:
-  - Contour and Elevation
-  - Mountain Peaks
-  - Water Features
-  - Forested Areas
-  - Brush
-=== GRIDS ===
-Reading a grid reference is essential to locating and communicating positions in the world onto a map.
-**Precision**
-The map is divided into equally sized grid squares, and the intersecting lines are numbered both vertically(Eastings) and
-horizontally(Northings). Each digit of a grid reference represents one decimal place, starting at 10 km with the two digit grid reference.
-  - **10 km** square: **2 digit** reference
-  - **1 km** square: **4 digit** reference
-  - **100 m** square: **6 digit** reference
-  - **10 m** square: **8 digit** reference
-  - **1 m** square: **10 digit** reference
-**Reading a grid**
-It is easy to read 2, 4, and 6 digit grid references from the ARMA map because the map scales as you zoom in and out, but you can read a
-more precise grid reference using either map tools or estimation. Either way, the steps remain the same:
-  - Read **LEFT TO RIGHT** first
-  - Read **BOTTOM TO TOP** second
-  - Combine the two readings together to create the grid reference.
-These steps can be remembered by the mnemonic, **‘RIGHT in the house, UP the stairs’**
-=== ELEVATION ===
-**Contour Lines**
-Elevation on the map is represented by contour lines. ARMA uses two types of contour lines:
-  - **Index Lines:** Starting at sea level, every fifth contour line is considered an Index Line and is shown in red on the map.
-  - **Intermediate Lines:** All contour lines between the index lines are considered intermediate lines and are spaced at the current contour interval.
-**Contour Interval**
-You can find the ‘contour interval’ in the bottom right margin on the ARMA map. The contour interval represents the vertical distance
-between any two adjacent contour lines at the current map scale. Thus, the closer the contour lines are grouped, the steeper the slope is
-because more vertical distance is covered in a shorter horizontal distance.
-Contour lines never intersect because any point on a contour line is at the same elevation above or below sea level.
-==== NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES ====
-=== EQUIPMENT ===