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What is "a click" in military terms?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    1 klick = 1 Kilometre

    In reply to the person with the NATO answer, it wasn't a decision NATO made as it became popular in Vietnam, which wasn't a NATO action.

    And the answer below is just rubbish. Almost all UN & NATO countries forces use "klicks" for distance. So to claim that "klick" came from the sighting mechanism for one specific weapon, that the majority if the UN don't even use, is ridiculous.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A kilometer.

    As I understand the history of the term, NATO wanted to standardize distances in metrics, but "kilometers" was a bit of a mouthful for the soldiers, so "klicks" (with a k) became popular instead.

  • 1 decade ago

    Actually I believe that it is spelled "klick" but that is irrelivant I supose. What it means is kilometer, the military uses the metric system to measure distance and they're fond of shortening words and using acronyms.

  • 1 decade ago

    One Kilometer

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    im actually in the military. click is used when determining how may clicks u should move the front or back sight on a m-4 for windage. every click is a kilometer.

  • 1 decade ago

    1 Kilometer = 1000 meters = 0.62 of a mile

  • WC
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    A measure of distance.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I believe 8 clicks makes 1 mile so 1/8th of a mile. (I think)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i dont know what a click is but i know what a clip is. a clip is a thing that holds the bullets for the gun.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the noise of a gun

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