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Subject: Long Range Desert Group navigation
From: Dr. Geoffrey Kolbe (geof@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Feb 02 2002 - 12:35:25 EST
I was watching a program on the TV a few days ago about the Long Range
Desert Group, a British special force that functioned deep behind enemy
lines in the desert campaign of WW2.
It was mentioned that they found their position using a theodolite to
obtain the altitude of the stars.
I have a surveying theodolite, but there is no way of illuminating the
cross hairs.
Does anyone know what sort of theodolite would have been used?
Too, what navigation tables and method was used?
Thankyou,
Geoffrey Kolbe
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