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09-11-2006, 07:00 PM
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Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
I've seen countless movies where military talk about such and such a target being so many "clicks" away. No one has ever been able to tell me what distance a "click" is.
Anyone?
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09-11-2006, 07:22 PM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
1 kilometer.
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09-11-2006, 07:37 PM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
Alittle more detail:
U.S. military slang for the kilometer (about 0.621 mile). Also spelled klick or klik. This unit became popular during the Vietnam War, but it was invented by U.S. troops in Germany during the 1950s. Occasionally it was used as a non-metric unit equal to 1000 yards (0.9144 kilometer).
BTW..thanks for asking Arthur. I spent 3 years in the Corps, 1 in Nam...and never had a clue what a "click" was. 
Last edited by Henry Gale : 09-11-2006 at 07:39 PM.
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09-11-2006, 07:44 PM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
I think the term "CLICK" came from the fact that 1 click on the standard distance measuring caliper was 1 kilometer.
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09-13-2006, 04:19 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
Thanks to all. Especially to Henry Gale.
Now I know it is either one kilo or 1,000 yards, depending on what they want it to be in any particular setting |
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09-14-2006, 12:24 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
urban dictionary is good for stuff like this.
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09-14-2006, 01:24 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
I would've thought by now it always means 1 kilometre. Is 1,000 yards as a measure ever used anymore, if ever?
Also, at least to me, "1 kilo" would mean a kilogram (which is about 2.2 lbs); when referring to distance it's either "1km", sometimes "1k", and if in the military the point of this thread, "1 click".
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09-14-2006, 04:05 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
Yee-Ming
I was mostly teasing about 1,000 yards, but when you are dealing with Hollywood, anything is possible.
Yeah, I thought about using "kilo" after I wrote it but figured that for this purpose it would pass muster
Next time I'll use 1km. |
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09-15-2006, 02:30 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
Arthur, yards is a Imperial measurement, metres a Metric measurement, and their lengths differ.
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09-15-2006, 10:50 AM
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Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ?
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Originally Posted by Yee-Ming
Also, at least to me, "1 kilo" would mean a kilogram
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That's correct in everyday terminology (technically not).
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