tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65784325293495836.post562509616612952132..comments2023-12-04T04:34:04.524-04:00Comments on Mars-la-Tour on 6 by 4: How far can you see and know what you are seeingLentulushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748125314815303831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65784325293495836.post-17417585400659157182010-12-09T21:41:59.300-04:002010-12-09T21:41:59.300-04:00Yes, I am really thinking of 3km as the extreme be...Yes, I am really thinking of 3km as the extreme best case; large bodies identified enough to take the blind off, but not really for effective fire. And at that only in an ideal case where the observer has an good, elevated position with the enemy on the plain below. Which was a feature of the positions magnifique which were the basis of the "plan" for frontier defense.<br /><br />I think the battlefields should be quite broken; not so much from a movement perspective as from a visibility perspective.<br /><br />However, I have a couple of interesting images - gotta love google earth -- which won't go in a comment so I'll do a postLentulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748125314815303831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65784325293495836.post-23912646022752069652010-12-09T16:40:16.767-04:002010-12-09T16:40:16.767-04:00Are you sure that the sighting table doesn't t...Are you sure that the sighting table doesn't take into account telescopes? (granted 1870 field glasses might be more powerful) It at least consisders someone with better eyesight than me.<br /><br />3km for a man standing up on flat ground is pretty much the full distance to the horizon. A mounted man/officer can see a bit farther about 5km I think. Again with no obstructions. <br /><br />When i climb the low hill across the road I can see varying distances but only certain isolated spots at a distance are visible even at a km or 2 with dead ground between me and them but then I am in hilly terrain with a wooded patches. <br /><br />Visibility from the bridge of a destroyer was better on a clear day. (another factor humidity also affects it) <br /><br />Then there is recognition...<br /><br />This almost calls for some kind of field test vs measured distances.<br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com