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Hooray! I live on! ;) M

I just so happen to have recently bought an original ZF 2 x 16. Might be the only one left...mystery solved.

Yes, I can lend a hand. I have the actual information on the reticles now. First thing to do is decide which time period you want the Pkzpfw 38 (t) to represent. I say this because both the tank's co-ax and hull MG telescopes underwent three "neu" changes from 1938/9 through 1942. I have all...

The s.Pzb 41 had a ZF 1x11 and in other variants a specially configured ZF 3 x 8, whose reticle looks completely different than the standard Pak or Flak 3x8 configuration. It was also carried in the Sdkfz 250/11. but I'm guessing this wheel-mounted weapon won't meet your needs for a smaller...

The legendary Jacques Littlefield passed away on 7 January 2009. R.I.P. The world has sadly lost one of it's premier military historians and vehicle preservationists. But his collection remains and we must hope that it continues to be preserved, maintained, and enjoyed for generations to...

Well, that IS the question, isn't it? Where IS the truth? ;) The truth is in the actual original H.Dv's, OKW Datenblatt, and period Wehrmacht publications and rarely on the internet. (I myself strive for accuracy, but I am always open to be corrected:o) I urge all to pursue the truth by...

Discovered in Estonia a buried German-marked T-34/76 with preserved markings. Still had oil in the engine. It's not exactly breaking news, but I thought it was interesting. It's been on the web about a year or so. http://www.rense.com/general75/germ2.htm Full story and pictures in the link...

Hey man, that's "Czech Dusky Rose #9" ! Not only does it retard rust, mold, and mildew, it's also a floor wax AND a dessert topping!! Is good, no? :D:D

Great movie clip. Notice the gunners are looking through PG-1's? What movie is this from?

Did some more looking up. It IS a composite. It's somewhat similar to the TZF2 as used on on the Pzkpfw I (twin MGs), with some slight differences.

Very nice. See that thing hanging down from the roof in the second video behind the driver and to your immediate right? That's the Zielienrichtung 37. It's the range drum selection tool that transmits the range selection you apply by turning the silver gear knob at the very bottom and transmits...

Welllll...you're kinda right if you guys mean the RO method of rangefinding in the coding of the reticle views and how the guns are laid. But if you mean that the german main sight telescopes had an advantage in that they were actual "rangefinders" then I part ways with that description. The...

J, If it's the one I think you're talking about, it's the incorrect reticle. If it looks like this, Then it's incorrect for the main gun. The one above is for the ТПКУ or ТПК- 1 which is the commander's observation periscope (estimates range and drop of projectile to target based on...

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Yoshi - Well, one thing is for sure, getting the newer optical sights are a whole heckuva lot easier....;)

I now have the correct optical reticles for all the guns on the 38 (t) for both the main gun and MG, both for the early and later versions of the tank (they are different) and now the markings on the outside of the telescope make sense to me. My previous drawings made on earlier posts on this...

You know, that's a really good question. I think it's a composite myself....I always found it unnervingly weird looking. Kind of like the stock RO binocular reticle....just weird looking. Pretty much all the armor/artillery reticles seem to chronically suffer from thick lines and the...

A lot of great little links hidden around there!

Wow....this concept of RO 'dying away' really sucks. Especially since some of us folks have been busting hump over the past few years to find the historically correct weapon configurations, era-matching hardware, correct optics, etc - stuff a lot of folks probably have no idea how hard it is to...

Jeff, I apologize for the length of this...but it's interesting stuff...sooooo.. Well, yes, the first one does look like the TSR-1 for the Beobachtstungpanzer Panther, but the Beo.pzr Panther with all the optical gizmos never really went into production but this might have been some sort of...