OK how far off are 6mm figures

[Jim Webster]

Not sure I’ve expressed that properly. I just wondered how far away a man had to be before you he appeared to be the size of a 6mm figure held at arms length or thereabouts?

Same with 28mm and 15mm.

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[Tony Hughes]

Use similar triangles.

6mm at 600mm away (arms length) is 1:100 ratio

1.8m person would be 180m away to give the same ratio.

Easy stuff !!!

 

[madman]

I think what he is looking for is how far away does a man have to appear 6mm high?

[Jim Webster]

I think Tony may have answered me, if I read him right a man has to be 180m away to look 6mm

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[Tony Hughes]

Exactly Jim – it is called the visual angle.

Visual angle – Wikipedia

 

[Tony Hughes]

Damn ! That was supposed to be a link.

 

 

[Jim Webster]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_angle

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[Jim Webster]

And I posted the link and forgot to put in the comment 🙂
My purpose was to work out how much detail you really see at that distance

 

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[David Blair]

Jim Webster wrote:

Not sure I’ve expressed that properly. I just wondered how far away a man had to be before you he appeared to be the size of a 6mm figure held at arms length or thereabouts? Same with 28mm and 15mm.

For 6mm about 300 M away, far too close for a change of tactics.

 

Bruggeman’s Roman Army pages has a handy graphic for this very purpose, half way down the link.

 

https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/gary-brueggemans-the-roman-army-ancient-warfare/new_infantry_intro

[ian pillay]

David Blair wrote:

Jim Webster wrote:

Not sure I’ve expressed that properly. I just wondered how far away a man had to be before you he appeared to be the size of a 6mm figure held at arms length or thereabouts? Same with 28mm and 15mm.

For 6mm about 300 M away, far too close for a change of tactics. Bruggeman’s Roman Army pages has a handy graphic for this very purpose, half way down the link. https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/gary-brueggemans-the-roman-army-ancient-warfare/new_infantry_intro

 

Thats a great practical graphic that would really be handy for training those legions.

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[Thomaston]

This is interesting. I’ve had the same question for a long time.
My way of trying to solve the problem was walking around with a ruller at arms length but i quickly realized I didn’t knwo how far away people were without getting out a mil scope.

Tired is enough.

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