Target distance

[[email protected] 16]

Hey! Been playing DayZ for 3-4 weeks, but just a few days ago started using the sniper, so got a uber noob question.

When i want to measure the targets height using mill dots, do i do that while zoomed in with the scope or zoomed out?

I know the formula ( 1.8 if he is standing or 0.9 if he is crouching X 1000 and all that divided by the height of the target in mill dots ), but still can't figure out if i have to zoom in with the scope or not when finding out the targets height.

[the13th (DayZ) 32]

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[TheDuriel 26]

zoomed out

if you zoom in you have to cut in half the final distanze / mildots

[herrjon 478]

I use the dayzdb info for DMR http://dayzdb.com/database/dmr takes out the math and gives you the offset for the different ranges as well as roughly the range for varying mildot heights at zoom level 2. Obviously halve that if they're crouched, or use the horizontal ones if they're prone. If they're really close to the point where it's difficult to size them up, it ends up being about 1/2 the mildots at level 1, but at that point if you're shooting at zoom one, you don't need to offset it too much for those distances anyways.

There's also other ways to range find without the use of a rangefinders or mildots, if say you're a spotter in a squad and you'll calling out positions, however it requires knowing how to read the map somewhat precisely.

Easiest is of course way points. If you see a bandit on Elektro hospital for instance, set a waypoint for the hospital and bam, there's your range. Can get a bit tricky in unfamiliar areas, but is useful if you don't have mildots to go off of, or you do but your target it behind cover and you can't range them off their height.

However, there are servers that have waypoints disabled, then it gets a bit more tricky. If you know you're position and you see someone, use your map and figure out about where they are. Then you can use the coordinate system and some math to figure out a rough distance. It gets into radial distances and some geometry that I probably couldn't explain very well, but there's tutorials all over if you're looking to get more advanced.

Edit: Just remembered this one from DayZguidez. It's more estimation than anything, but it works just fine in the heat of things, just depends on how exact you want to get.

Edited January 12, 2013 by (TMW)HerrJon