Military Issue Compasses

[BritinBritain]

In most of the UK grid north is almost identical to true north :smil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Meridian

Thanks for the confirmation. My memory isn't as bad as I thought it was.

 

[cdwoods]

Funny thing, as a straight leg grunt in the 70's, if you messed up on reading True North, Magnetic North and Grid North, you had some extra walking to do. LOL! :m1:

 

[BritinBritain]

Funny thing, as a straight leg grunt in the 70's, if you messed up on reading True North, Magnetic North and Grid North, you had some extra walking to do. LOL! :m1:

That's why they are called the PBI (poor bloody infantry.)