1. 2 Star Fieldcraft
Judging Distance

2. There are 2 methods of judging distance:
The Appearance Method
The Unit of Measure Method

3. The Appearance Method

4. The Appearance Method At 100m = clear in all detail
This method is used to view how a person or their surroundings look at various
distances away from you, the observer.
For example…
At 100m = clear in all detail
At 200m = clear in all detail, skin colour and equipment identifiable.
At 300m = clear body outline, face colour good, remaining detail blurred
At 400m = only body outline clear
At 500m = body begins to taper, head becomes indistinct.
At 600m = body now wedge shaped, no head apparent.

5. The Unit Of Measure Method
This method uses an object which you the cadet knows quite well, such as the length of a football pitch (100metres) or the length of your street.
All you need to do is insert your chosen unit (eg a football pitch) between you and your target as many times as you can. If you think that a football pitch would fit 3.1/2 times then the distance is around 350 metres.
The following slide shows an example of this.

6. Your position
350 metres
The Enemy

7. There are also 3 aids to Judging Distance...
These are:
Halving
Bracketing
Key Ranges

8. Halving
Choose a point that you think is halfway to your target; estimate the distance to that point and then double it.
Bracketing
Say to yourself “The target is not more than 400m away, but is certainly more than 200m from me, so it must be about 300m away.”
Key Ranges
If you already know the range to any point in your arc of observation, you can estimate the distance to other objects from it.