This video give full instructions on the Suunto MB-6. Plus, as an added bonus, we’ll go through a much better Military Boxing technique – boxing is a method of by-passing an obstacle whilst map reading and / or navigating.
The Suunto MB-6 compass is still issued to the Swiss military and the design is basically the same as the old Recta DP6, which was originally issued to army officers during World War II.
Today I’ll go through how to use this strange looking compass in a box.
00:00 Description of the Suunto MB-6
00:50 Rn-though of the parts of the compass
02:05 Using the inclinometer
03:30 The numbers on the back of the mirror
05:22 Adjusting for declination
06:33 Taking a bearing (AKA an azimuth) from a map
08:29 Following a compass bearing
10:40 Fair Sleets Gate https://youtu.be/dltC3RH5IGU
11:38 Find a ground feature on a map (resection)
14:20 Comparison - Recta DP6 and Suunto MB-6
16:35 Description of military boxing
16:50 The standard military Box Shape
18:11 The improved 60 degree shape of military boxing