VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

MTP 1(D), Vol. I
500 YDS 500 YDS 500 YDS 500 YDS 500 YDS 500 YDS
FOR SHIPS OF DIFFERENT SIZE
IN FORMATION TOGETHER
MANEUVERING INTERVAL EQUALS THE
SUM OF THE STANDARD OR ORDERED
DISTANCES OF THE LONGEST LINE, PLUS
THE LONGEST SINGLE DISTANCE IN ANY ONE
LINE.
For the formation shown at the right:
Port column: Carrier, cruiser, 2 destroyers
Starboard column: 4 destroyers, 3 frigates
3000 YDS. + 1000 YDS..= 4000 YDS.
MANEUVERING INTERVAL
4000 YDS
(Destroyers depicted are less than 450 feet in length)
1000 YDS 1000 YDS 500 YDS
FOR SHIPS OF THE SAME SIZE
MANEUVERING INTERVAL
2000 YDS 2000 YDS
MANEUVERING INTERVAL EQUALS THE
SUM OF THE STANDARD OR ORDERED
DISTANCES OF THE LONGEST LINE, PLUS
THE LONGEST SINGLE DISTANCE IN ANY ONE
LINE.
For destroyer formation shown at the left:
1500 YDS. + 500 YDS. = 2000 YDS.
(Destroyers depicted are less then 450 feet in length)
500 YDS 500 YDS 500 YDS
Figure 2-3. Standard Distances and Maneuvering Intervals
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