VN grid map reading
 

Now this is going from memory, so, it may not be 100% and it may not be how other units done or even the Army way, but as far as I car remember$%#@&^*

I took this map from Daves Gallery its just an example.
You will notice that the maps have numbers on top and sides and bottom, The bigger numbers are all we used the smaller ones are for a Map group number (I think) .
Anyway, Lets say you were given a grid of 47/34, pretty easy to find but now lets go off that grid, it gets a little harder, you are standing at an interserction and can go 4 different ways, there was no designation for right or up (and thats all we used) except that 70 was for right and 10 was for up followed by a number equal to in 10 meter (example 12 = 120 meters)
so with that in mind find where you would be on this map if I gave you a grid over the radio of 47 70 50 34 10 15

Oh yea, This just what I was told when the guy handed me the radio and a map and said "Your my RTO"
Ron

Difficult?
 

I can't belive its that difficult, Nobody?

I figure its somewere just east of hill 556

I think it's a tad north of hill 556.

both right
 

I was just looking for 556. You were both close enough.
Pop Smoke
Ron

This sucks. I figured this just before I submitted the reply.

stick
 

Ok heres one for you.
You need to be at 47 70 80 32 10 60 for extraction in one hour.

Ron

Looks 598 to me, however, I was never a good map reader by coordinates, read a lot maps by terrian assocation.

RR
 

About 2 clicks off, You get no ride back to base camp.

Ron

Hill 564. I could always find my way home