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the body. It is reckoned in degrees from either the
north or south point clockwise entirely around
the horizon. Azimuth of a current is the direction
toward which it is f lowing, and is usually reck-
oned from the north point.
A mil’s reticule can measure the azimuth
angle, upper and lower angle, distance and size of
an object or target . The visual distance reticule
lines can measure the distance of normal object
easily on the basis that the object to be measured
is at least 2 meters (6 feet) in height.
4.2.2 How to measure the azimuth angle
The azimuth angle is the angle included
between two objects to be measured at the hori-