# Vietnam and clicks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713 "2002-12-01T01:54:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![lk1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lk1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lk1932)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/1 "2002-12-01T01:54:40Z")

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When you watch a movie on the Vietnam war distance seems to be measured by clicks. Just what is a click?

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/2 "2002-12-01T01:59:17Z")

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A kilometer. It’s standard military slang, predating the Vietnam war by some time.

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**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/3 "2002-12-01T01:59:25Z")

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One kilometer. Our maps are laid out in one kilometer squares.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/4 "2002-12-01T01:59:55Z")

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A click is a kilometer.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/5 "2002-12-01T02:00:13Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128274&highlight=clicks+distance](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128274&highlight=clicks+distance)

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/6 "2002-12-03T03:58:59Z")

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Hah-hah, I won. My post was first.

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**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-and-clicks/139713/7 "2002-12-03T05:47:32Z")

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Wait, I got it!

A click is equal to one mile. No more, no less.

Don’t let anyone tell you differently.