
SWFA SS
12x32 BR
MANUAL
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Range Estimation
cont.
The strength of the milliradian (MRAD) based ranging system is the
greatly simplified arithmetic based on multiplying by one thousand.
An object that is 1 yard tall, subtending 1 MRAD on the reticle scale is
1000 yards away from the observer:
Using the formula above, if this same 1 yard tall target subtends
10 MRAD on the reticle, it is 100 yards away.
In order for the arithmetic to remain simple, the target size and distance
to targets must be expressed in the same units, most commonly in feet,
yards or meters.
If the target size is expressed in inches and the distance to target in
yards, a multiplier must be introduced that makes the arithmetic a lot
less intuitive:
𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 (𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 (𝑚𝑟𝑎𝑑)∗1000=𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 (𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)
(𝑚𝑟𝑎𝑑)∗1000=𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 (𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)
𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 (𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠)𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒
(𝑚𝑟𝑎𝑑)∗27.78=𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 (𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠)