Ready for something REALLY far out? I doubt seriously that lookouts gave bearings by compass - more like "Fine on the port bow" or similar. I know that until recently both the UK and US navies did this - until no one knew them anymore and the "clock" system came in. I am not familiar with the system used by the KM - but as they were in many respects founded on the UK system during the eternal wars with France (and as the ruling family in GB was the Hanovers ...) I suspect that they also used a 32 point system. And as for distance - the usual close, medium and far will do - anything more accurate required the UZO or 'scopes with their markings.
Any chance of limiting the direction to the 32 point system? Ya'll would have to larn to box the compass .......
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