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Re: U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder
Posted by: SnakeDoc ()
Date: January 26, 2013 09:46PM

Hi Pat

very nice item. This is so called "Doppelbild-Entfernungs-und Zielkurswinkelschätzer" - double
prism stadimeter, used to range finding and estimating angle on bow.

It was used in pre-war attack-periscopes (probably on type II boats). You can see it as a part of Vesikko
control room periscope:
[www.nortfort.ru]

In war-time U-boats, double-prism range-finder was abandon, and the range was found by graticule only.

So the numbers 2017 or 3017 are most likely serial numbers or so.

See these links:
[www.uboot995.homepage.t-online.de]
[www.uboatnet.de]
[www.subsim.com]

Will look forward for more images.

--
Regards
Maciek


[www.tvre.org]

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U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder Pat89 01/26/2013 12:19AM
Re: U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder Joseph Chillino 01/26/2013 12:38AM
Re: U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder SnakeDoc 01/26/2013 09:46PM
Re: U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder Pat89 02/01/2013 02:18PM
Re: U-Boat Periscope Rangefinder Hit72 03/20/2013 08:05PM


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