Military utility tools / Rate of march
Rate of march
Distance, pace and halt pattern in. Moving time, total time, arrival and the halt schedule out.
Loaded infantry on a road is typically 4. Cross country and at night, less.
Set the inputs, then work it out.
Moving time--on the feet
Halt time--total
Total time--start to finish
Arrival--:--at this pace
Short halts--count
Overall rate--km/h including halts
Halfway at--:--distance, not time
Time per km--moving
What halt pattern should I use?
Fifty and ten is the common working pattern and it is what the page opens with. Your own standing orders decide, and the calculator takes whatever you give it.
Does it account for gradient?
No. Use the load carriage calculator for the energy cost of slope, and set a lower rate here to reflect it.