DmitriKozlowsky Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 According to real life , magnetic variation or magnetic declination for Normandy is Westerly (Neg) 000 or 001. But according to DCS community, Normandy MagVar is E 008. Which is correct?
DD_Fenrir Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 The DCS declination is about right for the time period (1944).
xvii-Dietrich Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Magnetic declination varies as the Earth's dipole slowly evolves so it changes from year to year. Also, it depends on the position on the Earth. Across the DCS Normandy map in 1944, there was historically values ranging from approx. 9 degrees (Le Havre) to 10 degrees (Cherbourg). There is a useful online tool here, which allows you to look at the changes in position and year of magnetic variation: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/historical_declination/ 1
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