How To Read A Map Usmc

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How to read a map usmc. These lines form small squares 1000 meters on each side called grid squares. Likewise the features these colors represent are also combined ie redbrown. The nga can provide black and white reproductions of many foreign maps and produce its own maps based upon intelligence. If military maps are not available use substitute maps.

The general rule of military map reading is right and up which means you read a military map to the right of each left border and upward from each bottom border. Military city map military map substitutes. Read the large numbers labelling the vertical grid line from left of point and estimate tenths 100metres from grid line 04 7 2 read the large numbers labelling the horizontal grid line below point and estimate tenths 100metres from grid line to point. A combat area has no street addresses but a military map can help you identify a location accurately.

The map im using is a 124000 scale so im going to use the 124000 scale grid on my protractor. Create your 4 digit grid coordinate by reading the number that applies to the left line of your grid square and the number that applies to the line on the bottom of your grid square. Your protractor will likely have different scale grids. Make sure you use the one that matches your maps scale or else youre going to be way off on your plotting.

And red colors were combined to make military maps red light readable. To do this we need to bust out our military protractor. How to plotread mgrs coordinates be neat and accurate with all map work.